Fammatre Elementary

Fammatre Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary schools in San Jose, California, overseen by Cambrian, with 482 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Cambrian, which oversees 6 schools and 3,111 students, Fammatre Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Fammatre Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 17% Asian, 13% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fammatre Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fammatre Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 66.5%; this one comes in at 49.5%, -17.1 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Santa Clara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Fammatre Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Price Charter Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fammatre Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. As a public charter, Fammatre Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 532 students in 2018 compared to 482 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 37% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.