Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Benjamin Bubb Elementary operates as a compact elementary school in Mountain View, California, one of the schools within Mountain View Whisman. Current enrollment sits at 312 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Within Mountain View Whisman, which oversees 11 schools and 4,624 students, Benjamin Bubb Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Benjamin Bubb Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Asian (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 17% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Benjamin Bubb Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Benjamin Bubb Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.2%; this one delivers 73.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Santa Clara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benjamin Bubb Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Isaac Newton Graham Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Benjamin Bubb Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 67.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 45%: 571 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 22% to 33%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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