Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543006034
Bracher Elementary
2700 Chromite Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051 · (408) 423-1200 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of California public elementary schools
- B-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.
- DThree-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
17.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
90 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
45.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.7% | 19.1% | 14.5% | 39.7% |
| Math | 13.9% | 19.4% | 22.5% | 44.2% |
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 | 45.8% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 37.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.5% | 36.2% |
| 2021-22 | 51.7% | 41.6% |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 50.6% |
| 2017-18 | 57.0% | 51.8% |
| 2016-17 | 51.1% | 51.4% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% 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 Bracher Elementary
Bracher Elementary's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracher Elementary this school | 269 | 33.5% | 41.1% |
| Lomita Park Elementary San Bruno | 277 | 35.4% | 34.4% |
| Frost (Earl) Elementary San Jose | 313 | 33.2% | 48.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Newark | 286 | 37.8% | 53.1% |
| Theuerkauf Elementary Mountain View | 308 | 38.6% | 39.6% |
| Briarwood Elementary Santa Clara | 288 | 39.9% | 46.3% |
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 Bracher Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,384 of 5,151 | #149 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #2,894 of 5,172 ▼ 502 | #165 of 226 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #2,385 of 5,172 ▼ 276 | #144 of 226 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.1pp | #291 of 5,116 | #30 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #5,008 of 5,915 | #228 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #167 of 5,352 | #9 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #1,087 of 5,354 | #76 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #4,625 of 5,625 | #130 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #1,222 of 3,837 | #92 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
269
-38 (-12%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 269 | 15.6 | 17.3:1 | 33% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 13.6 | 19.4:1 | 40% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 15.6 | 15.2:1 | 46% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 48% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 13.6 | 25.4:1 | 52% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 15 | 23.7:1 | 54% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | N/A | N/A | 63% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 46% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 16 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bracher Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (344 to 269); teachers up 15% (13.6 to 15.6).
About Bracher Elementary
Bracher Elementary is an elementary school in Santa Clara, California, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 269 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Santa Clara Unified is responsible for 30 schools, Bracher Elementary included, with 14,411 students in all.
Hispanic students account for 52% of enrollment at Bracher Elementary. The remaining students are 21% Asian, 11% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census figures show Santa Clara County is about 25% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bracher Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1 at Bracher Elementary, with 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 33% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Bracher Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After accounting for student poverty, Bracher Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.1% is 18.9 points below the 59.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Santa Clara County, 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%. Bracher Elementary is among the 412 public schools in Santa Clara County.
Bowers Elementary is the public school closest to Bracher Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Bracher Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Bracher Elementary ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 41.1% versus a 46.0% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 307 to 269. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.5:1 to 17.3:1.
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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
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- Bowers Elementary0.6 mi · 240
- Juan Cabrillo Middle0.6 mi · 796
- Adrian Wilcox High0.6 mi · 1,614
- Briarwood Elementary0.9 mi · 288
- Scott Lane Elementary1.1 mi · 406
- New Valley Continuation High1.3 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Bracher ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bracher Elementary?
Bracher Elementary enrolls approximately 269 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bracher Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bracher Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bracher Elementary have?
Bracher Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bracher Elementary?
At Bracher Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 52% Hispanic, 6% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Bracher Elementary public or private?
Bracher Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Clara Unified.
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