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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062781009413
Anderson (Alex) Elementary
5800 Calpine Dr., San Jose, CA 95123 · (408) 225-6556 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
275 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.6pp since 2014
Math
29.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 17.1% | 18.7% | 54.9% |
| Math | 12.0% | 17.2% | 20.8% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 32.7% |
| 2021-22 | 29.8% | 28.2% |
| 2018-19 | 44.5% | 41.3% |
| 2017-18 | 46.8% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 45.3% | 41.2% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anderson (Alex) Elementary
Anderson (Alex) Elementary's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson (Alex) Elementary this school | 492 | 55.9% | 25.6% |
| Sequoia Elementary Westminster | 440 | 58.4% | 54.3% |
| Los Molinos Elementary Hacienda Heights | 505 | 57.4% | 67.1% |
| Longfellow Elementary San Francisco | 466 | 57.5% | 25.5% |
| John Blacow Elementary Fremont | 557 | 50.8% | 40.0% |
| George B. Miller Elementary La Palma | 502 | 54.4% | 61.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anderson (Alex) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,013 of 5,151 | #190 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,306 of 5,172 ▲ 702 | #178 of 226 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #4,338 of 5,172 ▼ 62 | #194 of 226 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #1,441 of 5,116 | #111 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #2,535 of 5,915 | #86 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,479 of 5,352 | #142 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #1,556 of 5,354 | #99 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #3,652 of 5,625 | #82 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #1,844 of 3,837 | #123 of 189 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
492
-45 (-8%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 492 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 56% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 21 | 23.3:1 | 54% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 48% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 35% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 25 | 23.6:1 | 48% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 49% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | N/A | N/A | 55% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 23% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 21 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson (Alex) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (589 to 492); teachers down 12% (25 to 22).
About Anderson (Alex) Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Anderson (Alex) Elementary serves students in San Jose, California. A total of 492 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6.
Oak Grove Elementary has 8,515 students in 18 schools, and Anderson (Alex) Elementary is one of those schools.
Anderson (Alex) Elementary's enrollment is 53% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 28% Asian, 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Santa Clara County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. Anderson (Alex) Elementary has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at Anderson (Alex) Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.4:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. Across public schools in Santa Clara County, the average is 37%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Anderson (Alex) Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Anderson (Alex) Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools. It scores 25.6%; the prediction is 46.8%.
Federal survey data for Santa Clara County show that median household income is about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 412 public schools operate in Santa Clara County, serving about 230,059 students.
The next-closest public school is Oak Grove High, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 45.1% on proficiency, and Anderson (Alex) Elementary is below that at 25.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 492 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 537.
Community posts for Anderson (Alex) Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oak Grove Elementary
- Herman (Leonard) IntermediateMiddle · 723 students
- Bernal IntermediateMiddle · 675 students
- Sakamoto ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Santa Teresa ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Davis (Caroline) IntermediateMiddle · 537 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove High0.6 mi · 1,374
- Oak Ridge Elementary0.7 mi · 495
- Summit Public School: Tahoma0.7 mi · 383
- Calero High0.9 mi · 173
- Edenvale Elementary1.1 mi · 357
- Santa Teresa High1.2 mi · 2,134
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson (Alex) ElementaryHow many students attend Anderson (Alex) Elementary?
Anderson (Alex) Elementary enrolls approximately 492 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Anderson (Alex) Elementary serve?
Anderson (Alex) Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Anderson (Alex) Elementary have?
Anderson (Alex) Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary?
At Anderson (Alex) Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 53% Hispanic, 3% Black, 28% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Anderson (Alex) Elementary in?
Anderson (Alex) Elementary is part of Oak Grove Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.