Selma Olinder Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.2% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 80.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Selma Olinder Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.8 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.2% exceeded — 6.1 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 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 4.9% | 17.1% | 21.9% |
| 4th | 25 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 5th | 39 | 7.7% | 20.5% | 28.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 7.0% | 18.6% | 25.6% |
| 4th | 27 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| 5th | 42 | 4.8% | 9.5% | 14.3% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.4