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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Christopher Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062781004208
Christopher Elementary
565 Coyote Rd., San Jose, CA 95111 · (408) 227-8550 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public elementary schools
- C-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.
- BThree-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
21.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
285 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 145% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
26.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
23.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 18.5% | 25.1% | 48.1% |
| Math | 7.0% | 16.4% | 25.4% | 51.2% |
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 | 26.8% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 17.4% | 17.3% |
| 2022-23 | 18.1% | 16.9% |
| 2021-22 | 26.4% | 14.8% |
| 2018-19 | 39.6% | 36.2% |
| 2017-18 | 38.4% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 34.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 Christopher Elementary
Christopher Elementary's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Elementary this school | 446 | 63.9% | 22.2% |
| Ronald W. Reagan Elementary Sanger | 472 | 65.3% | 57.7% |
| Linda Vista Elementary San Jose | 437 | 68.2% | 29.8% |
| Spruce Elementary South San Francisco | 384 | 61.2% | 21.9% |
| Madison (James) Elementary Anaheim | 553 | 62.7% | 36.0% |
| Allen (Decima M.) Elementary San Bruno | 396 | 64.9% | 43.5% |
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 Christopher Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #4,371 of 5,151 | #200 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #3,959 of 5,172 ▲ 505 | #195 of 226 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #4,303 of 5,172 ▲ 603 | #193 of 226 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,812 of 5,116 | #43 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #3,079 of 5,915 | #109 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,820 of 5,352 | #107 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #3,493 of 5,354 | #182 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #3,282 of 5,625 | #68 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #502 of 1,139 | #13 of 36 |
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
446
+64 (+17%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 446 | 20.8 | 21.5:1 | 64% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 17.3 | 24.5:1 | 63% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 16 | 25.9:1 | 61% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 14 | 27.3:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 15 | 26.9:1 | 78% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 15 | 29.3:1 | 80% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | N/A | N/A | 88% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 68% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 20 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christopher Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (404 to 446); teachers up 38% (15 to 20.8).
About Christopher Elementary
Christopher Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in San Jose, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 446 students.
Oak Grove Elementary operates 18 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,515 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Christopher Elementary are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 15% Asian, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Christopher Elementary and a ratio of 21.5:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 64% of students. That is 27 points above the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
allk12 grades Christopher Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Christopher Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.1%. The school's actual rate is 22.2%, 19.9 points lower.
Census Bureau estimates for Santa Clara County show that the median household income is $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, enrolling about 230,059 students in all.
The closest other public school is G. W. Hellyer Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Christopher Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Christopher Elementary ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 22.2% against a local average of 28.4%.
Christopher Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over 4 years, Christopher Elementary's enrollment climbed 17%, to 446. By 2024-25, the school had 21.5 students per teacher, compared with 27.3 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Christopher Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Oak Grove Elementary
- Herman (Leonard) IntermediateMiddle · 723 students
- Bernal IntermediateMiddle · 675 students
- Sakamoto ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Santa Teresa ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Davis (Caroline) IntermediateMiddle · 537 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
Other Christopher Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Christopher Elementary. Christopher Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Christopher Elementary SchoolChristopher, IL · 510 students
- Christopher Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 315 students
Nearby schools
- G. W. Hellyer Elementary0.4 mi · 387
- Voices College-Bound Language Academy0.4 mi · 316
- Lairon College Preparatory Academy0.6 mi · 253
- Rocketship Spark Academy0.6 mi · 546
- Sylvandale Middle0.7 mi · 330
- Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy0.8 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Christopher ElementaryHow many students attend Christopher Elementary?
Christopher Elementary enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Christopher Elementary serve?
Christopher Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Christopher Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Christopher Elementary is approximately 21.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Christopher Elementary?
Student demographics at Christopher Elementary are roughly 5% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Christopher Elementary public or private?
Christopher Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oak Grove Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.