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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Santa Clara County, California

226 public elementary schools in Santa Clara County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Murdock-Portal Elementary leads the list at 94.3%, against a median of 58.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
226
Santa Clara County, California
Top % Proficient (Reading)
94.3%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
58.3%
BEST IN READING · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Murdock-Portal ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary55194.3%
2William Faria ElementaryCupertino, CACupertino UnionElementary61493.7%
3Herbert Hoover ElementaryPalo Alto, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary38991.8%
4John Muir ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary55791.1%
5Juana Briones ElementaryPalo Alto, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary26090.2%
6Millikin ElementarySanta Clara, CASanta Clara UnifiedElementary50490.2%
7Springer ElementaryMountain View, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary36589.5%
8Covington ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary40489.3%
9Nelson S. Dilworth ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary54787.3%
10Cherry Chase ElementarySunnyvale, CASunnyvaleElementary62287.2%
11Fairmeadow ElementaryPalo Alto, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary42586.9%
12Oak Avenue ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary33486.2%
13Argonaut ElementarySaratoga, CASaratoga Union ElementaryElementary36785.9%
14Lucille M. Nixon ElementaryStanford, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary35085.6%
15Marshall Lane ElementarySaratoga, CACampbell UnionElementary42785.4%
16Saratoga ElementarySaratoga, CASaratoga Union ElementaryElementary29785.1%
17Williams ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary55984.9%
18Ohlone ElementaryPalo Alto, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary46484.7%
19Gardner Bullis ElementaryLos Altos Hills, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary31384.6%
20Daves Avenue ElementaryLos Gatos, CALos Gatos Union ElementaryElementary54984.3%
21Amy Imai ElementaryMountain View, CAMountain View WhismanElementary38884.2%
22Stevenson ElementaryMountain View, CAMountain View WhismanElementary46184.0%
23Silver Oak ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary46982.8%
24Forest Hill ElementarySan Jose, CACampbell UnionElementary50682.6%
25Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCupertino, CACupertino UnionElementary66281.9%
26Duveneck ElementaryPalo Alto, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary37681.7%
27James Franklin Smith ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary59581.3%
28Steindorf STEAM K-8 MagnetSan Jose, CACambrianElementary49181.1%
29Blossom Hill ElementaryLos Gatos, CALos Gatos Union ElementaryElementary53080.6%
30Laurelwood ElementarySanta Clara, CASanta Clara UnifiedElementary57180.6%
31Montclaire ElementaryLos Altos, CACupertino UnionElementary44280.3%
32Tom Matsumoto ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary72779.9%
33Almond ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary35479.9%
34Cumberland ElementarySunnyvale, CASunnyvaleElementary58679.8%
35John Sinnott ElementaryMilpitas, CAMilpitas UnifiedElementary68679.6%
36Lexington ElementaryLos Gatos, CALos Gatos Union ElementaryElementary17479.5%
37C. B. Eaton ElementaryCupertino, CACupertino UnionElementary48979.2%
38Evergreen ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary52879.2%
39Blue Hills ElementarySaratoga, CACupertino UnionElementary42479.1%
40D. J. Sedgwick ElementaryCupertino, CACupertino UnionElementary40779.0%
41Loyola ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary36779.0%
42Alta Vista ElementaryLos Gatos, CAUnion ElementaryElementary58478.8%
43West Valley ElementarySunnyvale, CACupertino UnionElementary42278.8%
44Santa Rita ElementaryLos Altos, CALos Altos ElementaryElementary32678.5%
45Graystone ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary46678.1%
46Washington Open ElementarySanta Clara, CASanta Clara UnifiedElementary35277.9%
47Stevens Creek ElementaryCupertino, CACupertino UnionElementary40777.8%
48Palo Verde ElementaryPalo Alto, CAPalo Alto UnifiedElementary33477.8%
49Curtner ElementaryMilpitas, CAMilpitas UnifiedElementary66377.1%
50Christa McAuliffeSaratoga, CACupertino UnionElementary35877.1%
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