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Willow Glen Elementary

San Jose Unified San Jose Santa Clara County 95125
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,232 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
702 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
39%
Teachers
34 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 57.3%
White 26.2%
Asian 3.7%
Black 2.6%
Other 10.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Willow Glen Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard26.0%
Met Standard22.1%
Below Standard51.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Willow Glen Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

26.0% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points above the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.7 points higher (vs 20.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
26.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
48.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-4.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
17.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,232
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 109 27.5% 17.4% 22.9% 32.1% 45.0%
4th 95 37.9% 23.2% 17.9% 21.1% 61.0%
5th 102 23.5% 28.4% 19.6% 28.4% 52.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 109 23.9% 26.6% 22.0% 27.5% 50.5%
4th 94 25.5% 20.2% 36.2% 18.1% 45.7%
5th 107 17.8% 16.8% 25.2% 40.2% 34.6%