How does Stonegate Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Jose?

Stonegate Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.5/100, placing it at the 31st percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,266 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Stonegate Elementary?

10.3% of students at Stonegate Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 30.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Stonegate Elementary improving or declining?

Stonegate Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Stonegate Elementary?

23.8% of students at Stonegate Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Stonegate Elementary

Franklin-McKinley Elementary San Jose Santa Clara County 95121

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,266 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

509 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

59%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 52.1%

White 2.2%

Asian 37.5%

Black 1.8%

Other 6.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Stonegate Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.3%
Met Standard	20.2%
Below Standard	69.5%

Exceeded

10.3%

Met

20.2%

Below

69.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Stonegate Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.9 points below the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district average of 13.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

30.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-5.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

23.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,266

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	41	14.6%	12.2%	21.9%	51.2%	26.8%
4th	55	5.5%	14.6%	21.8%	58.2%	20.0%
5th	47	8.5%	21.3%	31.9%	38.3%	29.8%
6th	58	15.5%	24.1%	19.0%	41.4%	39.7%
7th	58	5.2%	29.3%	24.1%	41.4%	34.5%
8th	53	17.0%	39.6%	17.0%	26.4%	56.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	42	11.9%	21.4%	30.9%	35.7%	33.3%
4th	57	14.0%	17.5%	36.8%	31.6%	31.6%
5th	49	4.1%	16.3%	28.6%	51.0%	20.4%
6th	60	11.7%	11.7%	20.0%	56.7%	23.3%
7th	58	3.5%	13.8%	25.9%	56.9%	17.2%
8th	55	12.7%	20.0%	23.6%	43.6%	32.7%