Booksin Elementary

Located at 1590 Dry Creek Rd., in San Jose, California, Booksin Elementary is a substantial elementary campus that works with 715 students (grades K through 5), overseen by San Jose Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Booksin Elementary sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

San Jose Unified runs 41 schools in total, collectively educating 24,322 students. Booksin Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Booksin Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 21% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 16% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, Booksin Elementary logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Booksin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.1%.

In the surrounding community, 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. Booksin Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Willow Glen High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Booksin Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Booksin Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

Booksin Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 869 students in 2018 compared to 715 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.8:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.