Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN·NCES 062628003926
Edith Landels Elementary
115 West Dana St., Mountain View, CA 94041 · (650) 526-3520 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
84 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
73.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.2pp since 2014
Math
63.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 56.3% | 16.8% | 10.5% | 16.3% |
| Math | 49.5% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
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 | 73.2% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 67.4% |
| 2022-23 | 73.1% | 60.4% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 56.7% |
| 2018-19 | 78.1% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 68.4% | 63.6% |
| 2016-17 | 58.2% | 53.1% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Edith Landels Elementary
Edith Landels Elementary's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Landels Elementary this school | 399 | 21.1% | 69.7% |
| Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary Mountain View | 368 | 23.4% | 60.7% |
| Farnham Charter San Jose | 372 | 24.2% | 55.9% |
| Escondido Elementary Stanford | 432 | 20.6% | 75.9% |
| Lietz Elementary San Jose | 501 | 23.2% | 62.1% |
| Turtleback Elementary San Diego | 458 | 21.6% | 59.7% |
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 Edith Landels Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #662 of 5,151 | #78 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #883 of 5,172 ▼ 167 | #88 of 226 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #582 of 5,172 ▼ 108 | #67 of 226 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,461 of 5,116 | #29 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #3,703 of 5,915 | #145 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,507 of 5,352 | #95 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #285 of 5,354 | #18 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #5,111 of 5,625 | #173 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #882 of 3,837 | #68 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
399
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 399 | 19 | 21.0:1 | 21% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 18.5 | 19.6:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 19 | 22.4:1 | 26% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 24 | 22.2:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 29% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | N/A | N/A | 45% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 35% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 19 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edith Landels Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (534 to 399); teachers down 21% (24 to 19).
About Edith Landels Elementary
Edith Landels Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Mountain View, California. The school has 399 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
The 11 schools in Mountain View Whisman enroll 4,624 students altogether, Edith Landels Elementary among them.
The biggest share of students at Edith Landels Elementary, 33%, is Hispanic. Next come 28% White, 27% Asian, and 11% multiracial. The diversity index for Edith Landels Elementary is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at Edith Landels Elementary, giving a ratio of 21.0:1. The school's 21.0:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. By family income, 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Edith Landels Elementary would be expected to post about 67.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.7%.
For Santa Clara County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $164,281 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Santa Clara County number 412, with about 230,059 students.
Edith Landels Elementary's nearest public school is Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Edith Landels Elementary ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 425 to 399. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.4:1 to 21.0:1.
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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
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- Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary0.6 mi · 368
- Isaac Newton Graham Middle0.9 mi · 860
- Benjamin Bubb Elementary0.9 mi · 312
- Amy Imai Elementary0.9 mi · 388
- Stevenson Elementary1.2 mi · 461
- Mariano Castro Elementary1.3 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Edith Landels ElementaryHow large is Edith Landels Elementary?
Edith Landels Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Edith Landels Elementary serve?
Edith Landels Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edith Landels Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edith Landels Elementary is approximately 21.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edith Landels Elementary?
At Edith Landels Elementary, the student body is approximately 28% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 27% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Edith Landels Elementary public or private?
Edith Landels Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mountain View Whisman.
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