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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILPITAS UNIFIED·NCES 062450003665
Curtner Elementary
275 Redwood, Milpitas, CA 95035 · (408) 635-2852 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
156 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (102).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
77.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
78.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.7% | 24.4% | 10.1% | 12.7% |
| Math | 63.3% | 14.7% | 12.1% | 9.8% |
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 | 77.1% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.8% | 80.6% |
| 2022-23 | 76.3% | 80.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.5% | 80.8% |
| 2018-19 | 78.0% | 77.8% |
| 2017-18 | 77.8% | 77.3% |
| 2016-17 | 78.1% | 71.8% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Curtner Elementary
Curtner Elementary's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtner Elementary this school | 663 | 23.5% | 78.2% |
| John Sinnott Elementary Milpitas | 686 | 22.6% | 79.2% |
| Walnut Elementary Walnut | 706 | 25.2% | 77.2% |
| Quail Summit Elementary Diamond Bar | 696 | 25.0% | 80.7% |
| Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary Walnut | 654 | 20.3% | 78.1% |
| Marshall Pomeroy Elementary Milpitas | 597 | 27.6% | 67.1% |
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 Curtner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #300 of 5,151 | #49 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #308 of 5,172 ▼ 107 | #51 of 226 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #392 of 5,172 ▼ 8 | #49 of 226 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,193 of 5,116 | #92 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #935 of 5,915 | #16 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,661 of 5,352 | #219 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #3,454 of 5,354 | #178 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #5,021 of 5,625 | #161 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #2,540 of 3,837 | #147 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
663
-56 (-8%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 663 | 26 | 25.5:1 | 24% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 25 | 26.4:1 | 23% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 669 | 25.5 | 26.2:1 | 15% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | 28 | 25.7:1 | 18% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 28.9 | 25.8:1 | 21% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 27 | 27.0:1 | 20% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | N/A | N/A | 26% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 28 | 21.5:1 | 21% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 23 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curtner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (747 to 663); teachers down 10% (28.9 to 26).
About Curtner Elementary
Curtner Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Milpitas, California. The school counted 663 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. The school is 43% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Federal data list 15 schools in Milpitas Unified, with 10,076 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Curtner Elementary are Asian (76%). The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% White. In Santa Clara County overall, about 41% of residents are Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Its staff includes 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 25.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 3.2 students per teacher. Roughly 24% of students at Curtner Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County, the school's rate is lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Curtner Elementary, the prediction is 65.8% and the result is 78.2%.
The school is in Santa Clara County, where median household income comes to about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Santa Clara County's 412 public schools enroll about 230,059 students and include Curtner Elementary.
Anthony Spangler Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Curtner Elementary. Curtner Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 65.3%, lower than Curtner Elementary's 78.2%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 719 to 663, an 8% decline.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Milpitas Unified
- Milpitas HighHigh · 2,926 students
- Thomas Russell MiddleMiddle · 761 students
- Mabel Mattos ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Rancho Milpitas MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- John Sinnott ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Anthony Spangler ElementaryElementary · 610 students
Other schools in Milpitas
- Milpitas HighHigh · 2,926 students
- Thomas Russell MiddleMiddle · 761 students
- Mabel Mattos ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Rancho Milpitas MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- John Sinnott ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Anthony Spangler ElementaryElementary · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Anthony Spangler Elementary0.7 mi · 610
- Milpitas High1.0 mi · 2,926
- Marshall Pomeroy Elementary1.0 mi · 597
- Milpitas Middle College High1.1 mi · 55
- Thomas Russell Middle1.2 mi · 761
- Joseph Weller Elementary1.3 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Curtner ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Curtner Elementary?
Curtner Elementary enrolls approximately 663 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Curtner Elementary serve?
Curtner Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Curtner Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Curtner Elementary is approximately 25.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Curtner Elementary?
At Curtner Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 76% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Curtner Elementary in?
Curtner Elementary is part of Milpitas Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.