San Miguel Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.0% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 59.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for San Miguel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.0% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.5 points below the Sunnyvale district average of 32.5%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.7% exceeded — 9.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 21.5% | 15.4% | 36.9% |
| 4th | 68 | 20.6% | 20.6% | 41.2% |
| 5th | 61 | 18.0% | 26.2% | 44.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 16.4% | 23.9% | 40.3% |
| 4th | 70 | 18.6% | 28.6% | 47.1% |
| 5th | 64 | 18.8% | 14.1% | 32.8% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.9