Terrell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.9% |
| Met Standard | 13.4% |
| Below Standard | 76.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Terrell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.9% of students exceeded standard while 13.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.1% exceeded — 13.2 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 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 33 | 15.2% | 18.2% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 30 | 6.7% | 3.3% | 10.0% |
| 5th | 36 | 11.1% | 16.7% | 27.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 11.8% | 17.6% | 29.4% |
| 4th | 30 | 3.3% | 13.3% | 16.7% |
| 5th | 36 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.2