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Top 10 Elementary Schools in San Jose, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in San Jose based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 72.5% Exceeded Standard, compared to 57.6% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Murdock-Portal Elementary
Cupertino Union
 Santa Clara 84.7 78.7% 95.0% 1.6% 0.0%
2 John Muir Elementary
Cupertino Union
 Santa Clara 79.7 69.7% 92.2% 1.6% 0.4%
3 Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary
Cupertino Union
 Santa Clara 79.2 69.1% 87.6% 5.4% 0.5%
4 Forest Hill Elementary
Campbell Union
 Santa Clara 75.1 60.0% 81.1% 5.2% 1.1%
5 Williams Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 74.3 63.5% 85.5% 7.2% 0.7%
6 Evergreen Elementary
Evergreen Elementary
 Santa Clara 73.8 59.2% 81.2% 5.6% 0.5%
7 Graystone Elementary
San Jose Unified
 Santa Clara 73.4 57.2% 79.5% 6.7% 2.3%
8 Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
Cambrian
 Santa Clara 71.9 55.3% 82.6% 2.4% 1.4%
9 Oster Elementary
Union Elementary
 Santa Clara 71.9 57.8% 78.3% 6.0% 1.2%
10 Tom Matsumoto Elementary
Evergreen Elementary
 Santa Clara 71.6 59.7% 78.4% 4.7% 0.1%

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