Elementary Schools in San Jose, California

Above Average2024–25 data168 schools · avg 62.1/100

San Jose, California has 168 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 62.1/100 — 18.3 points above the California state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is Murdock-Portal Elementary at 95/100, where 78.7% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. San Jose schools average 37.1% exceeded standard (state: 21.6%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction reveals whether schools push students beyond proficiency or pace toward it. Of 168 schools, 24 High Ceiling stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 13.0% (below the state average of 18.1%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Avg Scope Score

62.1

State avg: 43.8

SchoolScope composite

Score Range

56.5

38.6 – 95.1

Avg Exceeded %

37.1%

State avg: 21.6%

CDE CAASPP 2025

Chronic Absenteeism

13.0%

State avg: 18.1%

CDE Attendance 2025

Schools Ranked

168

With Scope Scores

How San Jose schools compare

San Jose's 168 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 62.1 — 18.3 points above the California state average of 43.8. Scores range from 38.6 to 95.1, a 56.5-point spread.

The top-ranked school is Murdock-Portal Elementary with a Scope Score of 95 and 78.7% of students exceeding standard.

High-ceiling schools: San Jose schools average 37.1% exceeding standard — well above the statewide average of 21.6%. These schools aren't just getting students to proficiency, they're pushing them further.

Chronic absenteeism in San Jose averages 13.0%, which is above the state average of 18.1%.

How we score · Scope Score weights exceeded (40%), met (22%), growth (15%), absenteeism (10%), suspension (5%), ELPAC (5%), baseline (3%)

School archetypes in San Jose

28 Strong All-Around24 High Ceiling9 Culture First1 Solid Base38 Building Momentum

Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more

Schools in San Jose ranked by Scope Score

#	School	Exceeded	Score
1	Murdock-Portal Elementary Cupertino Union High Ceiling	78.7%	Strong 95/100
2	Joaquin Miller Middle Cupertino Union High Ceiling	72.6%	Strong 93/100
3	Lynbrook High Fremont Union High High Ceiling	77.5%	Strong 93/100
4	John Muir Elementary Cupertino Union High Ceiling	69.8%	Strong 92/100
5	Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary Cupertino Union High Ceiling	69.2%	Strong 89/100
6	Leland High San Jose Unified High Ceiling	56.5%	Strong 86/100
7	Union Middle Union Elementary High Ceiling	61.2%	Strong 86/100
8	Williams Elementary San Jose Unified High Ceiling	63.6%	Strong 82/100
9	Leigh High Campbell Union High Strong All-Around	44.8%	Strong 81/100
10	Forest Hill Elementary Campbell Union High Ceiling	60.0%	Strong 80/100
11	Evergreen Valley High East Side Union High High Ceiling	50.5%	Strong 80/100
12	Evergreen Elementary Evergreen Elementary High Ceiling	61.2%	Strong 79/100
13	Oster Elementary Union Elementary High Ceiling	57.9%	Strong 79/100
14	Tom Matsumoto Elementary Evergreen Elementary High Ceiling	61.0%	Strong 79/100
15	Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet Cambrian High Ceiling	54.4%	Strong 78/100
16	Branham High Campbell Union High Strong All-Around	42.7%	Strong 77/100
17	Carlton Elementary Union Elementary High Ceiling	56.1%	Strong 77/100
18	James Franklin Smith Elementary Evergreen Elementary High Ceiling	57.4%	Strong 76/100
19	Graystone Elementary San Jose Unified High Ceiling	57.3%	Strong 76/100
20	Bagby Elementary Cambrian Strong All-Around	49.8%	Strong 74/100
21	Piedmont Hills High East Side Union High Strong All-Around	41.9%	Strong 74/100
22	Millbrook Elementary Evergreen Elementary Strong All-Around	45.3%	Strong 74/100
23	Bret Harte Middle San Jose Unified High Ceiling	51.0%	Strong 74/100
24	Silver Oak Elementary Evergreen Elementary High Ceiling	54.2%	Strong 73/100
25	Country Lane Elementary Moreland High Ceiling	54.6%	Strong 73/100
26	Easterbrook Discovery Moreland High Ceiling	51.6%	Strong 73/100
27	Guadalupe Elementary Union Elementary High Ceiling	52.2%	Strong 73/100
28	Los Alamitos Elementary San Jose Unified High Ceiling	51.4%	Strong 72/100
29	Noddin Elementary Union Elementary High Ceiling	52.4%	Strong 72/100
30	Santa Teresa High East Side Union High Strong All-Around	33.8%	Strong 71/100
31	Pioneer High San Jose Unified Building Momentum	35.3%	Strong 70/100
32	Booksin Elementary San Jose Unified Strong All-Around	48.6%	Solid 70/100
33	Norwood Creek Elementary Evergreen Elementary Strong All-Around	45.3%	Solid 69/100
34	Simonds Elementary San Jose Unified Strong All-Around	46.5%	Solid 69/100
35	Sierramont Middle Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	39.6%	Solid 69/100
36	Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary San Jose Unified Strong All-Around	43.3%	Solid 68/100
37	Carolyn A. Clark Elementary Evergreen Elementary Strong All-Around	45.3%	Solid 67/100
38	Silver Creek High East Side Union High Strong All-Around	28.4%	Solid 66/100
39	Northwood Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	45.7%	Solid 66/100
40	Gussie M. Baker Elementary Moreland Strong All-Around	48.5%	Solid 65/100
41	KIPP Navigate College Prep SBE - KIPP Navigate College Prep Building Momentum	25.7%	Solid 65/100
42	Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet San Jose Unified Strong All-Around	38.6%	Solid 65/100
43	Kathleen MacDonald High Santa Clara Unified Building Momentum	25.7%	Solid 64/100
44	Dartmouth Middle Union Elementary Strong All-Around	41.0%	Solid 64/100
45	Yerba Buena High East Side Union High Building Momentum	18.6%	Solid 63/100
46	Ruskin Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	50.6%	Solid 62/100
47	Price Charter Middle Cambrian Strong All-Around	35.2%	Solid 62/100
48	Willow Glen High San Jose Unified Building Momentum	22.5%	Solid 62/100
49	Vinci Park Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	39.8%	Solid 61/100
50	Manuel De Vargas Elementary Cupertino Union Strong All-Around	36.5%	Solid 61/100
51	Cadwallader Elementary Evergreen Elementary Strong All-Around	37.1%	Solid 61/100
52	Lietz Elementary Union Elementary Strong All-Around	42.9%	Solid 61/100
53	Majestic Way Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	39.3%	Solid 61/100
54	Ledesma (Rita) Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Strong All-Around	34.9%	Solid 60/100
55	Noble Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	42.5%	Solid 59/100
56	Independence High East Side Union High Building Momentum	20.7%	Solid 59/100
57	Sartorette Charter Cambrian Strong All-Around	31.8%	Solid 59/100
58	Santa Teresa Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Strong All-Around	42.0%	Solid 59/100
59	Abraham Lincoln High San Jose Unified Building Momentum	15.3%	Solid 58/100
60	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate Oak Grove Elementary Solid Base	38.9%	Solid 58/100
61	Sakamoto Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Building Momentum	35.8%	Solid 57/100
62	Abram Agnew Elementary Santa Clara Unified Building Momentum	32.1%	Solid 57/100
63	Summerdale Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Culture First	34.2%	Solid 57/100
64	Taylor (Bertha) Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Culture First	35.4%	Solid 57/100
65	Reed Elementary San Jose Unified Building Momentum	34.7%	Solid 56/100
66	Piedmont Middle Berryessa Union Elementary Building Momentum	27.1%	Solid 55/100
67	Farnham Charter Cambrian Building Momentum	31.7%	Solid 55/100
68	Fammatre Elementary Cambrian Building Momentum	29.5%	Solid 54/100
69	Schallenberger Elementary San Jose Unified Building Momentum	34.1%	Solid 54/100
70	Oak Grove High East Side Union High Building Momentum	17.1%	Solid 54/100
71	Morrill Middle Berryessa Union Elementary Building Momentum	29.8%	Solid 54/100
72	Moreland Middle Moreland Building Momentum	32.9%	Solid 54/100
73	Cedar Grove Elementary Evergreen Elementary Culture First	25.5%	Solid 52/100
74	Mt. Pleasant High East Side Union High Building Momentum	9.6%	Solid 52/100
75	Castillero Middle San Jose Unified Building Momentum	28.6%	Solid 51/100
76	Oak Ridge Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Culture First	31.1%	Solid 51/100
77	Indigo Oak Grove Elementary Building Momentum	27.9%	Solid 50/100
78	Gunderson High San Jose Unified Building Momentum	8.9%	Developing 50/100
79	Brooktree Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Building Momentum	24.1%	Developing 48/100
80	William C. Overfelt High East Side Union High Building Momentum	10.4%	Developing 47/100
81	George C. Payne Elementary Moreland Building Momentum	34.8%	Developing 47/100
82	James Lick High East Side Union High Building Momentum	7.8%	Developing 47/100
83	Del Mar High Campbell Union High Building Momentum	16.9%	Developing 46/100
84	Sherman Oaks Elementary Campbell Union Culture First	17.4%	Developing 46/100
85	River Glen San Jose Unified Culture First	19.7%	Developing 45/100
86	Adelante Dual Language Academy Alum Rock Union Elementary Culture First	15.3%	Developing 45/100
87	Baldwin (Julia) Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Culture First	20.0%	Developing 44/100
88	Latimer Moreland Building Momentum	28.0%	Developing 44/100
89	Willow Glen Elementary San Jose Unified Building Momentum	26.0%	Developing 44/100
90	Windmill Springs Elementary Franklin-McKinley Elementary Building Momentum	21.3%	Developing 44/100
91	Frost (Earl) Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Building Momentum	21.4%	Developing 44/100
92	Shirakawa (George, Sr.) Elementary Franklin-McKinley Elementary Building Momentum	23.0%	Developing 43/100
93	Russo/McEntee Academy Alum Rock Union Elementary Building Momentum	18.3%	Developing 42/100
94	Del Roble Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Culture First	16.2%	Developing 41/100
95	Almaden Elementary San Jose Unified Building Momentum	15.4%	Developing 41/100
96	Los Paseos Elementary Morgan Hill Unified Building Momentum	15.7%	Developing 41/100
97	Ben Painter Elementary Alum Rock Union Elementary Building Momentum	15.2%	Developing 40/100
98	Andrew P. Hill High East Side Union High Building Momentum	10.2%	Developing 40/100
99	John Muir Middle San Jose Unified Building Momentum	16.5%	Developing 39/100
100	Lynhaven Elementary Campbell Union Building Momentum	17.6%	Developing 39/100

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology

Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.

Private Schools in San Jose

Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.

Harker

Nonsectarian · Grades Pre-K-12 · 1976 students

10:1Private

Archbishop Mitty High School

Roman Catholic · Grades 9-12 · 1752 students

16:1Private

Bellarmine College Preparatory

Roman Catholic · Grades 9-12 · 1665 students

18:1Private

Valley Christian High School

Brethren · Grades 9-12 · 1600 students

17:1Private

Basis Independent Silicon Valley

Nonsectarian · Grades 5-12 · 823 students

9:1Private

What Scope Scores can't tell you about San Jose

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Frequently asked questions

Are the schools in San Jose good?

San Jose's 168 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 62.1/100, which is 18.3 points above the California state average of 43.8. 37.1% of students exceed the state standard on average (state average: 21.6%). The Scope Score weights six dimensions: exceeded standard (40%), met standard (22%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What is the best elementary school in San Jose?

The highest-scoring elementary school in San Jose is Murdock-Portal Elementary with a Scope Score of 95/100 and 78.7% of students exceeding the state standard. Rankings are based on SchoolScope's 2025 Scope Score, which measures academic performance and school climate using publicly available California data. See full methodology.

How do San Jose schools compare to the state average?

San Jose elementary schools average a Scope Score of 62.1 vs. the statewide average of 43.8 (18.3 points above). The exceeded rate averages 37.1% vs. 21.6% statewide. Chronic absenteeism averages 13.0% vs. 18.1% statewide. Scores range from 38.6 to 95.1, a 56.5-point spread.

How many schools are in San Jose?

San Jose has 168 ranked elementary schools with Scope Scores. Schools are ranked using a weighted composite of CAASPP test performance, growth trajectory, chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Schools with insufficient testing data are not ranked.

What does the Scope Score measure?

The Scope Score is SchoolScope's proprietary composite rating (0–100) based on six dimensions of publicly available California school data: the exceeded-vs-met standard split, overall proficiency, grade 3–5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score separates students who "exceeded" from those who "met" the standard — revealing whether a school pushes students beyond proficiency or paces toward it. Full methodology and weights.

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