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San Jose Unified Elementary Schools

28 schools ranked by composite score — exceeded vs. met standard, growth, absenteeism, suspension, and baseline proficiency.

District performance overview

San Jose Unified has 28 ranked elementary schools averaging a composite score of 43.7 — 1.9 points near the state average of 45.5. Scores range from 2.5 to 74.3.

The highest-scoring school is Williams Elementary with a composite of 74.3 and 63.5% exceeding standard.

Wide performance spread: The 71.8-point gap between the highest and lowest scoring schools in San Jose Unified suggests significant variation in school quality within the same district. Choosing the right school within this district matters more than choosing the district itself.

District-wide chronic absenteeism averages 21.2%, below the state average of 18.7%.

Avg Composite
43.7
State avg: 45.5
Score Range
71.8
2.5 – 74.3
Avg Exceeded %
20.9%
State avg: 21.0%
Schools Ranked
28
With composite scores
# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Williams Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 74.3 63.5% 85.5% 7.2% 0.7%
2 Graystone Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 73.4 57.2% 79.5% 6.7% 2.3%
3 Booksin Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 67.7 48.6% 75.0% 8.5% 1.5%
4 Simonds Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 67.2 46.6% 73.8% 13.3% 3.7%
5 Los Alamitos Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 66.7 51.4% 74.4% 5.9% 1.1%
6 Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 63.8 43.3% 72.2% 13.0% 0.9%
7 Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 61.8 38.6% 68.2% 10.3% 0.3%
8 Reed Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 57.8 34.7% 63.3% 9.9% 2.7%
9 Schallenberger Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 55.7 34.1% 54.1% 15.7% 1.6%
10 River Glen
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 49.5 21.3% 47.7% 12.2% 0.9%
11 Willow Glen Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 48.5 26.0% 48.1% 17.2% 2.4%
12 Rachel Carson Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 43.9 13.4% 31.6% 19.3% 0.4%
13 Almaden Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 43.5 15.4% 38.8% 22.9% 0.0%
14 Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 38.8 13.6% 32.9% 23.6% 1.4%
15 Canoas Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 37.9 13.3% 34.0% 23.3% 6.1%
16 Merritt Trace Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 36.8 16.1% 32.6% 26.1% 4.5%
17 Allen at Steinbeck
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 36.3 10.2% 25.6% 24.1% 2.6%
18 Horace Mann Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 34.5 6.7% 16.0% 35.4% 4.3%
19 Terrell Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 34.1 9.9% 23.3% 24.6% 2.4%
20 Gardner Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 30.4 2.8% 20.8% 31.7% 4.3%
21 Ernesto Galarza Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 29.6 4.0% 13.4% 28.7% 3.5%
22 Selma Olinder Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 29.1 4.2% 19.6% 30.0% 6.3%
23 Anne Darling Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 28.7 3.4% 12.8% 30.7% 5.6%
24 Washington Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 28.4 1.9% 12.2% 30.8% 2.7%
25 Empire Gardens Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 27.4 1.9% 12.2% 35.0% 7.3%
26 Lowell Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 27.1 1.3% 8.2% 36.4% 5.3%
27 Grant Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 26.7 3.4% 11.2% 30.3% 4.1%
28 San Jose Unified District Level Program
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 2.5 0.0% 5.0% —% —%

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