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

Across Santa Clara County, California, 226 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Lowell Elementary leads the list at 8.4%, against a median of 55.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
226
Santa Clara County, California
Best % Proficient
8.4%
Median % Proficient
55.5%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, 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%
10Mariano Castro ElementaryMountain View, CAMountain View WhismanElementary82.7%24816.3%
11Anne Darling ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary73.1%26017.3%
12Sylvia Cassell ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary87.6%28217.4%
13RosemaryCampbell, CACampbell UnionElementary73.8%41317.4%
14Mt. Pleasant ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary79.7%17217.8%
15Selma Olinder ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary80.3%26918.0%
16Horace Mann ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary74.4%29318.1%
17Thomas P. Ryan ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary83.8%24718.2%
18Glen View ElementaryGilroy, CAGilroy UnifiedElementary74.0%50820.1%
19Edenvale ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary68.1%35720.7%
20McKinley ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary81.1%20620.7%
21Captain Jason M. Dahl ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary85.6%39620.9%
22Eliot ElementaryGilroy, CAGilroy UnifiedElementary78.0%48121.1%
23Horace Cureton ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary79.1%25421.6%
24P. A. Walsh STEAM AcademyMorgan Hill, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary69.4%35921.7%
25Katherine R. Smith ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary73.7%37321.9%
26San Antonio ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary91.7%32622.1%
27Christopher ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary63.9%44622.2%
28Blackford ElementarySan Jose, CACampbell UnionElementary57.0%41422.7%
29San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science AcademySan Martin, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary56.9%64322.8%
30Terrell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary54.1%25522.8%
31Gardner ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary70.1%38522.8%
32Robert Sanders ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary78.6%30423.5%
33Allen at SteinbeckSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary69.0%40623.7%
34Robert F. Kennedy ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary90.3%30024.2%
35Barrett ElementaryMorgan Hill, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary67.4%37424.9%
36Aptitud Community Academy at GossSan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary89.1%38625.4%
37Anderson (Alex) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary55.9%49225.6%
38O. B. Whaley ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary67.9%26825.7%
39Donald J. Meyer ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary79.7%24625.9%
40Ida Jew AcademiesSan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary69.2%43527.4%
41El Roble ElementaryGilroy, CAGilroy UnifiedElementary57.5%55128.4%
42Scott Lane ElementarySanta Clara, CASanta Clara UnifiedElementary55.2%40629.1%
43Linda Vista ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary68.2%43729.8%
44Stipe (Samuel) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary60.6%31029.8%
45Walter L. Bachrodt ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary61.3%39830.1%
46Toyon ElementarySan Jose, CABerryessa Union ElementaryElementary43.7%23130.7%
47Valle Vista ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary65.7%20431.4%
48Franklin ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary80.8%52531.6%
49Vargas ElementarySunnyvale, CASunnyvaleElementary29.2%43531.8%
50Luther Burbank ElementarySan Jose, CALuther BurbankElementary69.7%42632.1%
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