William Burnett Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.2% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 38.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for William Burnett Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points below the Milpitas Unified district average of 42.4%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 42.7% exceeded — 3.5 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 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 43.1% | 22.2% | 65.3% |
| 4th | 53 | 30.2% | 20.8% | 50.9% |
| 5th | 64 | 37.5% | 23.4% | 60.9% |
| 6th | 76 | 40.8% | 34.2% | 75.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 41.7% | 29.2% | 70.8% |
| 4th | 54 | 35.2% | 16.7% | 51.9% |
| 5th | 64 | 35.9% | 17.2% | 53.1% |
| 6th | 77 | 48.0% | 18.2% | 66.2% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.3