Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIAN·NCES 060714000653
Farnham Charter
15711 Woodard Rd., San Jose, CA 95124 · (408) 377-3321 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
90 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Farnham Charter→Price Charter Middle
Based on grade levels within Cambrian. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
57.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.3% | 25.7% | 19.4% | 24.6% |
| Math | 33.3% | 23.7% | 20.9% | 22.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 51.6% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 65.6% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 60.0% |
| 2018-19 | 59.6% | 58.9% |
| 2017-18 | 64.1% | 64.7% |
| 2016-17 | 60.2% | 54.0% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Farnham Charter
Farnham Charter's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnham Charter this school | 372 | 24.2% | 55.9% |
| Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary Mountain View | 368 | 23.4% | 60.7% |
| Edith Landels Elementary Mountain View | 399 | 21.1% | 69.7% |
| Highlands Elementary San Mateo | 379 | 27.4% | 58.2% |
| C. W. Haman Elementary Santa Clara | 324 | 28.4% | 45.8% |
| Fairwood Elementary Sunnyvale | 324 | 23.1% | 56.0% |
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 Farnham Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #1,349 of 5,151 | #112 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,194 of 5,172 ▲ 226 | #107 of 226 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,613 of 5,172 ▼ 331 | #120 of 226 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.8pp | #316 of 5,116 | #32 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #4,028 of 5,915 | #162 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,180 of 5,352 | #167 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #129 of 5,354 | #7 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #4,999 of 5,625 | #158 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #600 of 3,837 | #53 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
372
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 372 | 16 | 23.3:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 15 | 23.5:1 | 22% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 14 | 24.9:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 16 | 23.6:1 | 12% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 15% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | N/A | N/A | 23% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 20% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 18 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farnham Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (524 to 372); teachers down 24% (21 to 16).
About Farnham Charter
San Jose, California, is home to Farnham Charter, a small elementary school. It had 372 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Cambrian serves 3,111 students across 6 schools.
Of every 100 students at Farnham Charter, about 33 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 25% Asian, 24% White, 15% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Santa Clara County is about 25% Hispanic. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Farnham Charter are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Farnham Charter totals 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Farnham Charter is about 24%. On average, public schools in Santa Clara County report 37%.
Farnham Charter earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Farnham Charter falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 55.9% actual against 65.4% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Santa Clara County show that the median household earns about $164,281 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Santa Clara County has 412 public schools with about 230,059 students, including Farnham Charter.
Farnham Charter is about 0.9 miles from Carlton Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 70.8% on proficiency, and Farnham Charter is below that at 55.9%.
Farnham Charter falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Farnham Charter is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
In 2020-21, Farnham Charter enrolled 378; in 2024-25, 372.
People who know Farnham Charter can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Cambrian
- Price Charter MiddleMiddle · 959 students
- Bagby ElementaryElementary · 529 students
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- Fammatre ElementaryElementary · 482 students
- Sartorette CharterElementary · 278 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
- Carlton Elementary0.9 mi · 656
- Village1.2 mi · 198
- Capri Elementary1.2 mi · 457
- Fammatre Elementary1.3 mi · 482
- Price Charter Middle1.3 mi · 959
- Oster Elementary1.3 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Farnham CharterHow many students attend Farnham Charter?
Farnham Charter enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
Is Farnham Charter an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farnham Charter is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farnham Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farnham Charter is approximately 23.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Farnham Charter?
Student demographics at Farnham Charter are roughly 24% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Black, 25% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Farnham Charter in?
Farnham Charter is part of Cambrian.
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