Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERRYESSA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060480000457
Brooktree Elementary
1781 Olivetree Dr., San Jose, CA 95131 · (408) 923-1910 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
157 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 99 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 102% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
54.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.6pp since 2014
Math
35.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.2% | 28.4% | 18.4% | 26.9% |
| Math | 21.3% | 14.2% | 36.2% | 28.4% |
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 | 54.6% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 54.7% | 43.2% |
| 2021-22 | 52.6% | 41.0% |
| 2018-19 | 60.2% | 56.3% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 52.9% |
| 2016-17 | 51.5% | 44.1% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Brooktree Elementary
Brooktree Elementary's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooktree Elementary this school | 387 | 40.6% | 47.6% |
| Laneview Elementary San Jose | 349 | 37.5% | 51.6% |
| Skyline Elementary Daly City | 366 | 39.3% | 56.3% |
| Cadwallader Elementary San Jose | 374 | 43.3% | 60.8% |
| Joseph Azevada Elementary Fremont | 394 | 36.8% | 65.1% |
| Junipero Serra Elementary Daly City | 286 | 40.9% | 55.8% |
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 Brooktree Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,884 of 5,151 | #133 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #2,700 of 5,172 ▼ 766 | #159 of 226 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,710 of 5,172 ▼ 226 | #123 of 226 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #1,262 of 5,116 | #100 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #3,839 of 5,915 | #150 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,825 of 5,352 | #108 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #2,123 of 5,354 | #124 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #4,313 of 5,625 | #113 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #2,255 of 3,837 | #136 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
387
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | 41% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 36% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 19 | 20.9:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 30% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 30% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 32% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | N/A | N/A | 35% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 28 | 20.7:1 | 21% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 22 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooktree Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (446 to 387); teachers down 14% (21 to 18).
About Brooktree Elementary
Brooktree Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in San Jose, California. In all, 387 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Brooktree Elementary is one school in Berryessa Union Elementary, a system of 13 schools with 5,907 students.
About 58% of the student body at Brooktree Elementary is Asian. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White, and 2% Black. County-wide, 41% of Santa Clara County residents are Asian. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Brooktree Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, Brooktree Elementary has a ratio of 21.5:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 55.8%.
In Santa Clara County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Counting Brooktree Elementary, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Northwood Elementary, is about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Brooktree Elementary is 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 20.3 in 2020-21 to 21.5 in 2024-25.
Brooktree Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Berryessa Union Elementary
- Sierramont MiddleMiddle · 742 students
- Morrill MiddleMiddle · 665 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Cherrywood ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Vinci Park ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Northwood ElementaryElementary · 452 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
- Northwood Elementary0.8 mi · 452
- Cherrywood Elementary0.9 mi · 529
- Morrill Middle1.1 mi · 665
- Mabel Mattos Elementary1.2 mi · 746
- Laneview Elementary1.2 mi · 349
- Vinci Park Elementary1.3 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Brooktree ElementaryHow large is Brooktree Elementary?
Brooktree Elementary enrolls approximately 387 students in grades KG-05.
Is Brooktree Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brooktree Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Brooktree Elementary?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Brooktree Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brooktree Elementary?
At Brooktree Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 58% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Brooktree Elementary public or private?
Brooktree Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berryessa Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.