Vargas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.7% |
| Met Standard | 17.1% |
| Below Standard | 71.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Vargas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.8 points below the Sunnyvale district average of 32.5%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.6% exceeded — 34.9 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 14.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 30.8% |
| 4th | 60 | 16.7% | 18.3% | 35.0% |
| 5th | 64 | 9.4% | 17.2% | 26.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 15.1% | 24.5% | 39.6% |
| 4th | 65 | 9.2% | 16.9% | 26.1% |
| 5th | 66 | 4.5% | 10.6% | 15.2% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.2