Central Park Elementary

Located at 2720 Sonoma Pl., in Santa Clara, California, Central Park Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that enrolls 419 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Santa Clara Unified.

Within Santa Clara Unified, which oversees 30 schools and 14,411 students, Central Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Central Park Elementary reports that the largest single group is Asian at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the resource side, Central Park Elementary reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Central Park Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Central Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.4%.

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. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Central Park Elementary is one.

Santa Clara High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central Park Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Park Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 56.4%.

Central Park Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 29%: 325 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 16% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 59.1:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 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.