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How has Del Roble Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062781004210
Del Roble Elementary
5345 Avenida Almendros, San Jose, CA 95123 · (408) 225-5675 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
23.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
176 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 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
34%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
46.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.7pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.7% | 28.0% | 20.4% | 32.9% |
| Math | 15.2% | 23.7% | 33.0% | 28.1% |
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 | 46.7% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 38.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 40.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.6% | 36.5% |
| 2018-19 | 34.5% | 33.8% |
| 2017-18 | 38.4% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 34.4% | 24.3% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Del Roble Elementary
Del Roble Elementary's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Roble Elementary this school | 420 | 41.9% | 41.3% |
| River Glen San Jose | 463 | 46.9% | 46.6% |
| Parkview Elementary Chula Vista | 403 | 44.7% | 64.2% |
| Murphy Ranch Elementary Whittier | 466 | 40.6% | 71.0% |
| Jefferson Academy Hanford | 501 | 47.9% | 63.4% |
| Hollister Prep Hollister | 538 | 47.2% | N/A |
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 Del Roble Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,362 of 5,151 | #147 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #2,377 of 5,172 ▼ 97 | #147 of 226 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #2,303 of 5,172 ▲ 59 | #142 of 226 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,218 of 5,116 | #52 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #3,430 of 5,915 | #131 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,242 of 5,352 | #170 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #3,762 of 5,354 | #201 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #4,258 of 5,625 | #110 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #3,804 of 3,837 | #188 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
420
-113 (-21%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 420 | 18 | 23.3:1 | 42% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 21.5 | 21.4:1 | 39% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 22 | 21.4:1 | 30% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 24 | 22.2:1 | 21% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 16 | 26.4:1 | 58% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 17 | 27.1:1 | 60% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | N/A | N/A | 62% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 26 | 21.7:1 | 31% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 19 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Roble Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (422 to 420); teachers up 13% (16 to 18).
About Del Roble Elementary
Del Roble Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in San Jose, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 420 students in kindergarten through 6.
The 18 schools of Oak Grove Elementary, including Del Roble Elementary, enroll 8,515 students.
Most students at Del Roble Elementary are Hispanic: 81% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Del Roble Elementary has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 18 full-time positions, a ratio of 23.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 42%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Del Roble Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Del Roble Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.3%) and its predicted rate (55.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Santa Clara County has about 1,902,047 residents, and median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Santa Clara County number 412 and enroll about 230,059.
The closest public school to Del Roble Elementary is Hayes Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Del Roble Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Del Roble Elementary is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Del Roble Elementary saw enrollment fall 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 23.3 students per teacher, compared with 22.2 in 2020-21.
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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 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
Nearby schools
- Hayes Elementary0.6 mi · 470
- Frost (Earl) Elementary0.7 mi · 313
- Indigo0.7 mi · 267
- Summit Public School: Tahoma0.9 mi · 383
- Oak Grove High0.9 mi · 1,374
- Gunderson High1.0 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About Del Roble ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Del Roble Elementary?
Del Roble Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Del Roble Elementary serve?
Del Roble Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Del Roble Elementary?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at Del Roble Elementary.
How diverse is Del Roble Elementary?
Del Roble Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 81% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Del Roble Elementary?
Del Roble Elementary is overseen by Oak Grove Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.