Cherrywood Elementary

Set in San Jose, California, Cherrywood Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, one of the schools within Berryessa Union Elementary. It enrolls 529 students across grades K through 5.

Cherrywood Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Berryessa Union Elementary, a district that hosts 5,907 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Cherrywood Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cherrywood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household earnings sit near $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Cherrywood Elementary is one.

Ruskin Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cherrywood Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Cherrywood Elementary's enrollment has edged up 68% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 529). Asian enrollment moved from 63% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

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