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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 8.7%, against a median of 54.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
226
Santa Clara County, California
Best % Proficient
8.7%
Median % Proficient
54.3%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Lowell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary85.1%2618.7%
2Empire Gardens ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary70.6%2149.4%
3Santee ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary89.9%31811.9%
4Grant ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary69.7%38312.0%
5Lyndale ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary82.9%27513.8%
6Ernesto Galarza ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary77.3%32213.8%
7O. S. Hubbard ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary85.0%42714.2%
8Washington ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary83.0%32915.4%
9Sylvia Cassell ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary87.6%28215.7%
10A. J. Dorsa ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary90.1%28415.7%
11Selma Olinder ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary80.3%26916.4%
12Mariano Castro ElementaryMountain View, CAMountain View WhismanElementary82.7%24817.4%
13RosemaryCampbell, CACampbell UnionElementary73.8%41317.9%
14Edenvale ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary68.1%35718.0%
15Christopher ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary63.9%44618.5%
16Mt. Pleasant ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary79.7%17218.7%
17McKinley ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary81.1%20619.0%
18P. A. Walsh STEAM AcademyMorgan Hill, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary69.4%35919.4%
19Glen View ElementaryGilroy, CAGilroy UnifiedElementary74.0%50819.6%
20Thomas P. Ryan ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary83.8%24719.8%
21Captain Jason M. Dahl ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary85.6%39619.9%
22Robert Sanders ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary78.6%30419.9%
23Horace Mann ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary74.4%29320.1%
24Katherine R. Smith ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary73.7%37320.4%
25Allen at SteinbeckSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary69.0%40621.8%
26San Antonio ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary91.7%32621.8%
27Anne Darling ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary73.1%26021.8%
28Eliot ElementaryGilroy, CAGilroy UnifiedElementary78.0%48121.9%
29Terrell ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary54.1%25522.2%
30San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science AcademySan Martin, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary56.9%64322.6%
31Robert F. Kennedy ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary90.3%30023.0%
32Anderson (Alex) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary55.9%49223.4%
33Horace Cureton ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary79.1%25423.5%
34Blackford ElementarySan Jose, CACampbell UnionElementary57.0%41424.0%
35Gardner ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary70.1%38524.8%
36Barrett ElementaryMorgan Hill, CAMorgan Hill UnifiedElementary67.4%37426.0%
37Ida Jew AcademiesSan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary69.2%43526.0%
38O. B. Whaley ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary67.9%26826.6%
39Walter L. Bachrodt ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary61.3%39827.4%
40Aptitud Community Academy at GossSan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary89.1%38627.6%
41Toyon ElementarySan Jose, CABerryessa Union ElementaryElementary43.7%23128.0%
42Stipe (Samuel) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary60.6%31028.1%
43Scott Lane ElementarySanta Clara, CASanta Clara UnifiedElementary55.2%40628.1%
44El Roble ElementaryGilroy, CAGilroy UnifiedElementary57.5%55128.6%
45Donald J. Meyer ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary79.7%24628.8%
46Ben Painter ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary51.9%36229.4%
47Robert Randall World LanguagesMilpitas, CAMilpitas UnifiedElementary59.3%28530.0%
48Linda Vista ElementarySan Jose, CAAlum Rock Union ElementaryElementary68.2%43730.2%
49Franklin ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary80.8%52530.5%
50Almaden ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary71.8%30530.8%
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