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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in San Jose, California

120 public elementary schools in San Jose, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Lowell Elementary leads the list at 8.4%, against a median of 41.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
120
San Jose, California
Best % Proficient
8.4%
Median % Proficient
41.2%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Lowell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary85.1%2618.4%
2Empire Gardens ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary70.6%21410.8%
3Grant ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary69.7%38311.6%
4Ernesto Galarza ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary77.3%32213.6%
5O. S. Hubbard ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary85.0%42713.8%
6Washington ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary83.0%32913.8%
7Santee ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary89.9%31814.4%
8Lyndale ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary82.9%27515.7%
9A. J. Dorsa ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary90.1%28415.7%
10Anne Darling ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary73.1%26017.3%
11Sylvia Cassell ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary87.6%28217.4%
12Mt. Pleasant ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary79.7%17217.8%
13Selma Olinder ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary80.3%26918.0%
14Horace Mann ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary74.4%29318.1%
15Thomas P. Ryan ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary83.8%24718.2%
16Edenvale ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary68.1%35720.7%
17McKinley ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary81.1%20620.7%
18Captain Jason M. Dahl ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary85.6%39620.9%
19Horace Cureton ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary79.1%25421.6%
20Katherine R. Smith ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary73.7%37321.9%
21San Antonio ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary91.7%32622.1%
22Christopher ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary63.9%44622.2%
23Blackford ElementarySan Jose, CACampbell UnionElementary57.0%41422.7%
24Terrell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary54.1%25522.8%
25Gardner ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary70.1%38522.8%
26Robert Sanders ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary78.6%30423.5%
27Allen at SteinbeckSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary69.0%40623.7%
28Robert F. Kennedy ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary90.3%30024.2%
29Aptitud Community Academy at GossSan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary89.1%38625.4%
30Anderson (Alex) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary55.9%49225.6%
31O. B. Whaley ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary67.9%26825.7%
32Donald J. Meyer ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary79.7%24625.9%
33Ida Jew AcademiesSan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary69.2%43527.4%
34Linda Vista ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary68.2%43729.8%
35Stipe (Samuel) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary60.6%31029.8%
36Walter L. Bachrodt ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary61.3%39830.1%
37Toyon ElementarySan Jose, CABerryessa Union ElementaryElementary43.7%23130.7%
38Valle Vista ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary65.7%20431.4%
39Franklin ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary80.8%52531.6%
40Luther Burbank ElementarySan Jose, CALuther BurbankElementary69.7%42632.1%
41Merritt Trace ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary54.3%82932.4%
42Leroy Anderson ElementarySan Jose, CAMorelandElementary85.4%37732.5%
43Stonegate ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary76.0%50032.9%
44Canoas ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary71.6%28232.9%
45Parkview ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary64.5%54932.9%
46Ben Painter ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary51.9%36233.5%
47Orchard ElementarySan Jose, CAOrchard ElementaryElementary50.1%74033.6%
48Windmill Springs ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary74.7%59833.7%
49Almaden ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary71.8%30534.8%
50Rachel Carson ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary47.2%19935.0%
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