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If you could change one rule at Booksin Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005702
Booksin Elementary
1590 Dry Creek Rd., San Jose, CA 95125 · (408) 535-6213 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
22.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
85 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 172 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (172) is 56% larger than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
71%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
73.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.7pp since 2014
Math
76.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.1% | 26.6% | 15.5% | 10.8% |
| Math | 50.0% | 26.2% | 14.8% | 8.9% |
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 | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 76.7% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 71.5% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 63.3% |
| 2020-21 | 72.1% | 61.5% |
| 2018-19 | 79.8% | 71.4% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 68.6% |
| 2016-17 | 78.1% | 67.6% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Booksin Elementary
Booksin Elementary's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booksin Elementary this school | 715 | 11.9% | 74.6% |
| Quarry Trail Elementary Rocklin | 705 | 13.6% | 67.4% |
| Laurel Elementary Atherton | 658 | 12.6% | 82.2% |
| Walnut Acres Elementary Walnut Creek | 689 | 14.9% | 79.7% |
| Dapplegray Elementary Rolling Hills Estates | 639 | 10.2% | 73.8% |
| Discovery Elementary San Marcos | 717 | 17.4% | 76.9% |
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 Booksin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #443 of 5,151 | #62 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #372 of 5,172 ▼ 19 | #60 of 226 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #555 of 5,172 ▲ 84 | #63 of 226 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #1,299 of 5,116 | #23 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #688 of 5,915 | #12 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,877 of 5,352 | #150 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #555 of 5,354 | #44 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.9% | #5,424 of 5,625 | #213 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,684 of 3,837 | #114 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
715
-54 (-7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 715 | 31.3 | 22.9:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 30.3 | 23.0:1 | 10% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 30.1 | 23.2:1 | 10% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 30 | 25.6:1 | 8% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 869 | 32.4 | 26.8:1 | 11% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 32 | 26.5:1 | 13% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 754 | N/A | N/A | 15% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 38 | 19.9:1 | 12% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 730 | 30 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booksin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (869 to 715); teachers down 4% (32.4 to 31.3).
About Booksin Elementary
Booksin Elementary is a large elementary school for students in San Jose, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 715 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 54% higher.
Booksin Elementary is one school in San Jose Unified, a system of 41 schools with 24,322 students.
The biggest share of students at Booksin Elementary, 43%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 20% Asian, and 16% multiracial. In Santa Clara County overall, about 30% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Booksin Elementary scores 71%.
Booksin Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1, with 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. The school has 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Santa Clara County, the average is 37%.
Booksin Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Booksin Elementary are 2.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (74.6% actual, 72.6% predicted).
In the wider Santa Clara County area, median household income comes to about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Santa Clara County counts 412 public schools with about 230,059 students.
Willow Glen High is about 0.5 miles from Booksin Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 46.7%, lower than Booksin Elementary's 74.6%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 7% across 4 years, from 769 in 2020-21 to 715 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 25.6 to 22.9 over 4 years.
The Booksin Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 San Jose Unified
- Abraham Lincoln HighHigh · 1,590 students
- Willow Glen HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Leland HighHigh · 1,471 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Willow Glen MiddleMiddle · 1,180 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 910 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
- Willow Glen High0.5 mi · 1,543
- Willow Glen Middle0.6 mi · 1,180
- Willow Glen Elementary1.1 mi · 660
- Blackford Elementary1.1 mi · 414
- Bagby Elementary1.1 mi · 529
- Schallenberger Elementary1.2 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Booksin ElementaryHow many students attend Booksin Elementary?
Booksin Elementary enrolls approximately 715 students in grades KG-05.
Is Booksin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Booksin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Booksin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Booksin Elementary is approximately 22.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Booksin Elementary?
At Booksin Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 20% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Booksin Elementary public or private?
Booksin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Jose Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.