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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Santa Clara County, California

324 public schools in Santa Clara County, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Opportunity Youth Academy leads the list at 7.9%, against a median of 55.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
324
Santa Clara County, California
Best % Proficient
7.9%
Median % Proficient
55.3%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Opportunity Youth AcademySan Jose, CASanta Clara County Office of EducationHigh69.6%2837.9%
2Lowell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary85.1%2618.7%
3Empire Gardens ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary70.6%2149.4%
4Santee ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary89.9%31811.9%
5Grant ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary69.7%38312.0%
6Lyndale ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary82.9%27513.8%
7Ernesto Galarza ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary77.3%32213.8%
8O. S. Hubbard ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary85.0%42714.2%
9Joseph George MiddleSan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryMiddle82.6%38414.2%
10Lairon College Preparatory AcademySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryMiddle81.8%25314.4%
11Washington ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary83.0%32915.4%
12Sylvia Cassell ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary87.6%28215.7%
13A. J. Dorsa ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary90.1%28415.7%
14Selma Olinder ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary80.3%26916.4%
15Mariano Castro ElementaryMountain View, CAMountain View WhismanElementary82.7%24817.4%
16RosemaryCampbell, CACampbell UnionElementary73.8%41317.9%
17Edenvale ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary68.1%35718.0%
18Christopher ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary63.9%44618.5%
19Mt. Pleasant ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary79.7%17218.7%
20McKinley ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary81.1%20619.0%
21P. A. Walsh STEAM AcademyMorgan Hill, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary69.4%35919.4%
22Glen View ElementaryGilroy, CAGilroy UnifiedElementary74.0%50819.6%
23Thomas P. Ryan ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary83.8%24719.8%
24Captain Jason M. Dahl ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary85.6%39619.9%
25Robert Sanders ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary78.6%30419.9%
26Horace Mann ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary74.4%29320.1%
27Katherine R. Smith ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary73.7%37320.4%
28William C. Overfelt HighSan Jose, CAEast Side Union HighHigh62.7%1,36320.7%
29Bridges AcademySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryMiddle89.4%27420.8%
30Muwekma Ohlone MiddleSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedMiddle68.7%58721.2%
31Allen at SteinbeckSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary69.0%40621.8%
32San Antonio ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary91.7%32621.8%
33Anne Darling ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary73.1%26021.8%
34Eliot ElementaryGilroy, CAGilroy UnifiedElementary78.0%48121.9%
35William Sheppard MiddleSan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryMiddle71.4%45122.2%
36Terrell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary54.1%25522.2%
37San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science AcademySan Martin, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary56.9%64322.6%
38Davis (Caroline) IntermediateSan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryMiddle61.8%53722.9%
39Robert F. Kennedy ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary90.3%30023.0%
40Monroe MiddleSan Jose, CACampbell UnionMiddle59.1%67723.2%
41Anderson (Alex) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary55.9%49223.4%
42Horace Cureton ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary79.1%25423.5%
43Blackford ElementarySan Jose, CACampbell UnionElementary57.0%41424.0%
44Sylvandale MiddleSan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryMiddle74.5%33024.3%
45Gardner ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary70.1%38524.8%
46Ocala MiddleSan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryMiddle79.3%37724.9%
47San Jose HighSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedHigh69.9%87424.9%
48Barrett ElementaryMorgan Hill, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary67.4%37426.0%
49Ida Jew AcademiesSan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary69.2%43526.0%
50O. B. Whaley ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary67.9%26826.6%
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