Elementary Schools in San Jose, California: San Jose schools average 3.2 points above the state — but the range is 51.6 points wide.

Near Average2024–25 data131 schools · avg 46.4/100

San Jose, California has 131 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 46.4/100 — 3.2 points above the state average of 43.2. 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 25.7% exceeded standard (state: 21.3%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction reveals whether schools push students beyond proficiency or pace toward it. Of 131 schools, 18 High Ceiling stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 16.9% (near the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Avg Scope Score

46.4

State avg: 43.2

SchoolScope composite

Score Range

51.6

43.5 – 95.0

Avg Exceeded %

25.7%

State avg: 21.3%

CDE CAASPP 2025

Chronic Absenteeism

16.9%

State avg: 17.9%

CDE Attendance 2025

Schools Ranked

131

With Scope Scores

Level	Schools	Avg Score	Exceeded	vs State
Elementary	131	Developing 46.4/100	25.7%	+3.2
High	41	Developing 46.9/100	19.8%	+3.2
Middle	30	Developing 46.0/100	23.9%	+5.6

How San Jose schools compare

San Jose has 131 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 46.4/100 — 3.2 points above the state average of 43.2 (CDE CAASPP 2025).

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

Chronic absenteeism in San Jose averages 16.9% — near the state average of 17.9%.

How we score · Exceeded 40% · Met+Exceeded 22% · Growth 15% · Absenteeism 10% · Suspension 5% · ELPAC 5% · Baseline 3%

School archetypes in San Jose

23 Strong All-Around18 High Ceiling9 Culture First15 Building Momentum

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

For the data nerds

Every school in San Jose

ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP

#	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 94/100
3	John Muir Elementary Cupertino Union High Ceiling	69.8%	Strong 92/100
4	Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary Cupertino Union High Ceiling	69.2%	Strong 90/100
5	Union Middle Union Elementary High Ceiling	61.2%	Strong 89/100
6	Lynbrook High Fremont Union High High Ceiling	77.5%	Strong 84/100
7	Oster Elementary Union Elementary High Ceiling	57.9%	Strong 81/100
8	Forest Hill Elementary Campbell Union High Ceiling	60.0%	Strong 80/100
9	Williams Elementary San Jose Unified High Ceiling	63.6%	Strong 80/100
10	University Preparatory Academy Charter Santa Clara County Office of Education Strong All-Around	48.7%	Strong 79/100
11	Tom Matsumoto Elementary Evergreen Elementary High Ceiling	61.0%	Strong 79/100
12	Evergreen Elementary Evergreen Elementary High Ceiling	61.2%	Strong 79/100
13	Leland High San Jose Unified High Ceiling	56.5%	Strong 78/100
14	James Franklin Smith Elementary Evergreen Elementary High Ceiling	57.4%	Strong 77/100
15	Carlton Elementary Union Elementary High Ceiling	56.1%	Strong 76/100
16	Bret Harte Middle San Jose Unified High Ceiling	51.0%	Strong 76/100
17	Graystone Elementary San Jose Unified High Ceiling	57.3%	Strong 76/100
18	Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet Cambrian High Ceiling	54.4%	Strong 75/100
19	KIPP San Jose Collegiate East Side Union High Building Momentum	47.2%	Strong 75/100
20	Bagby Elementary Cambrian Strong All-Around	49.8%	Strong 73/100
21	Country Lane Elementary Moreland High Ceiling	54.6%	Strong 73/100
22	Noddin Elementary Union Elementary High Ceiling	52.4%	Strong 73/100
23	Millbrook Elementary Evergreen Elementary Strong All-Around	45.3%	Strong 73/100
24	Easterbrook Discovery Moreland High Ceiling	51.6%	Strong 73/100
25	Guadalupe Elementary Union Elementary High Ceiling	52.2%	Strong 72/100
26	Silver Oak Elementary Evergreen Elementary High Ceiling	54.2%	Strong 72/100
27	Evergreen Valley High East Side Union High High Ceiling	50.5%	Strong 72/100
28	Leigh High Campbell Union High Strong All-Around	44.8%	Strong 72/100
29	Los Alamitos Elementary San Jose Unified High Ceiling	51.4%	Strong 72/100
30	Summit Public School: Tahoma Santa Clara County Office of Education Strong All-Around	45.5%	Strong 72/100
31	KIPP Heartwood Academy Alum Rock Union Elementary Strong All-Around	43.7%	Strong 71/100
32	Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary San Jose Unified Strong All-Around	43.3%	Solid 70/100
33	Booksin Elementary San Jose Unified Strong All-Around	48.6%	Solid 70/100
34	Branham High Campbell Union High Strong All-Around	42.7%	Solid 69/100
35	Norwood Creek Elementary Evergreen Elementary Strong All-Around	45.3%	Solid 69/100
36	Sierramont Middle Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	39.6%	Solid 68/100
37	Simonds Elementary San Jose Unified Strong All-Around	46.5%	Solid 67/100
38	Piedmont Hills High East Side Union High Strong All-Around	41.9%	Solid 67/100
39	Carolyn A. Clark Elementary Evergreen Elementary Strong All-Around	45.3%	Solid 67/100
40	Northwood Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	45.7%	Solid 66/100
41	Gussie M. Baker Elementary Moreland Strong All-Around	48.5%	Solid 65/100
42	Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet San Jose Unified Strong All-Around	38.6%	Solid 64/100
43	Santa Teresa High East Side Union High Strong All-Around	33.8%	Solid 64/100
44	Dartmouth Middle Union Elementary Strong All-Around	41.0%	Solid 64/100
45	Pioneer High San Jose Unified Building Momentum	35.3%	Solid 64/100
46	Discovery Charter Santa Clara County Office of Education Strong All-Around	40.7%	Solid 64/100
47	Price Charter Middle Cambrian Strong All-Around	35.2%	Solid 63/100
48	KIPP Heritage Academy Franklin-McKinley Elementary Strong All-Around	36.6%	Solid 62/100
49	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory Santa Clara County Office of Education Strong All-Around	36.2%	Solid 62/100
50	Ruskin Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	50.6%	Solid 62/100
51	Cadwallader Elementary Evergreen Elementary Strong All-Around	37.1%	Solid 62/100
52	Lietz Elementary Union Elementary Strong All-Around	42.9%	Solid 61/100
53	Vinci Park Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	39.8%	Solid 61/100
54	Rocketship Spark Academy Franklin-McKinley Elementary Strong All-Around	37.6%	Solid 61/100
55	Ledesma (Rita) Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Strong All-Around	34.9%	Solid 60/100
56	Silver Creek High East Side Union High Strong All-Around	28.4%	Solid 60/100
57	Manuel De Vargas Elementary Cupertino Union Strong All-Around	36.5%	Solid 60/100
58	Majestic Way Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	39.3%	Solid 59/100
59	Noble Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Strong All-Around	42.5%	Solid 59/100
60	Santa Teresa Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Strong All-Around	42.0%	Solid 59/100
61	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate Oak Grove Elementary Strong All-Around	38.9%	Solid 59/100
62	KIPP Navigate College Prep SBE - KIPP Navigate College Prep Building Momentum	25.7%	Solid 59/100
63	Sartorette Charter Cambrian Strong All-Around	31.8%	Solid 58/100
64	Sakamoto Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Building Momentum	35.8%	Solid 57/100
65	Abram Agnew Elementary Santa Clara Unified Building Momentum	32.1%	Solid 57/100
66	Taylor (Bertha) Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Culture First	35.4%	Solid 57/100
67	Rocketship Discovery Prep Santa Clara County Office of Education Building Momentum	31.5%	Solid 57/100
68	Kathleen MacDonald High Santa Clara Unified Building Momentum	25.7%	Solid 57/100
69	Yerba Buena High East Side Union High Building Momentum	18.6%	Solid 56/100
70	Willow Glen High San Jose Unified Building Momentum	22.5%	Solid 56/100
71	Summerdale Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Culture First	34.2%	Solid 56/100
72	Reed Elementary San Jose Unified Building Momentum	34.7%	Solid 56/100
73	Piedmont Middle Berryessa Union Elementary Building Momentum	27.1%	Solid 55/100
74	Farnham Charter Cambrian Building Momentum	31.7%	Solid 55/100
75	Moreland Middle Moreland Building Momentum	32.9%	Solid 54/100
76	Morrill Middle Berryessa Union Elementary Building Momentum	29.8%	Solid 54/100
77	Fammatre Elementary Cambrian Building Momentum	29.5%	Solid 54/100
78	Discovery Charter II Santa Clara County Office of Education Building Momentum	28.9%	Solid 54/100
79	Schallenberger Elementary San Jose Unified Building Momentum	34.1%	Solid 53/100
80	Castillero Middle San Jose Unified Building Momentum	28.6%	Solid 53/100
81	Independence High East Side Union High Building Momentum	20.7%	Solid 53/100
82	Abraham Lincoln High San Jose Unified Building Momentum	15.3%	Solid 53/100
83	Oak Ridge Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Culture First	31.1%	Solid 51/100
84	Cedar Grove Elementary Evergreen Elementary Culture First	25.5%	Solid 50/100
85	Indigo Oak Grove Elementary Building Momentum	27.9%	Developing 49/100
86	Oak Grove High East Side Union High Building Momentum	17.1%	Developing 48/100
87	Rocketship Mosaic Elementary Franklin-McKinley Elementary Culture First	32.5%	Developing 48/100
88	Brooktree Elementary Berryessa Union Elementary Building Momentum	24.1%	Developing 47/100
89	George C. Payne Elementary Moreland Building Momentum	34.8%	Developing 47/100
90	Rocketship Los Suenos Academy Santa Clara County Office of Education Building Momentum	21.6%	Developing 47/100
91	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy Alum Rock Union Elementary Culture First	22.8%	Developing 47/100
92	Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds Santa Clara County Office of Education Building Momentum	22.7%	Developing 46/100
93	Mt. Pleasant High East Side Union High Building Momentum	9.6%	Developing 46/100
94	Sherman Oaks Elementary Campbell Union Culture First	17.4%	Developing 46/100
95	Gunderson High San Jose Unified Building Momentum	8.9%	Developing 45/100
96	River Glen San Jose Unified Culture First	19.7%	Developing 45/100
97	Baldwin (Julia) Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Culture First	20.0%	Developing 44/100
98	Adelante Dual Language Academy Alum Rock Union Elementary Culture First	15.3%	Developing 44/100
99	Latimer Moreland Building Momentum	28.0%	Developing 44/100
100	Willow Glen Elementary San Jose Unified Building Momentum	26.0%	Developing 43/100

Source: CDE CAASPP 2025 · 202 schoolsMethodology · Explore all schools

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

Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology

Frequently asked questions

Are the schools in San Jose good?

San Jose's 131 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 46.4/100, which is 3.2 points above the state average. 25.7% of students exceed the state standard on average (state average: 21.3%). The Scope Score weights seven dimensions: exceeded standard (40%), met standard (22%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC proficiency (5%), suspension rate (5%), and baseline proficiency (3%). 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 46.4/100 — 3.2 points above the state average of 43.2. The exceeded rate averages 25.7% vs. 21.3% statewide. Chronic absenteeism averages 16.9% vs. 17.9% statewide.

How many schools are in San Jose?

San Jose has 131 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 seven dimensions of publicly available California school data: the exceeded-vs-met standard split, overall proficiency, grade 3–5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, ELPAC English Learner proficiency, and baseline 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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