Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062781004213
Frost (Earl) Elementary
530 Gettysburg Dr., San Jose, CA 95123 · (408) 225-1881 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- A-Three-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
26.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
104 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 94% larger than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
71%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
51.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.1pp since 2014
Math
50.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.0% | 30.1% | 17.1% | 31.8% |
| Math | 24.9% | 26.0% | 19.8% | 29.4% |
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 | 51.1% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 42.4% |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 42.4% |
| 2021-22 | 49.1% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 59.1% | 47.8% |
| 2017-18 | 53.9% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.9% | 37.3% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Frost (Earl) Elementary
Frost (Earl) Elementary's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frost (Earl) Elementary this school | 313 | 33.2% | 48.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Newark | 286 | 37.8% | 53.1% |
| Ponderosa Elementary South San Francisco | 359 | 35.4% | 51.2% |
| Bracher Elementary Santa Clara | 269 | 33.5% | 41.1% |
| Westwood Elementary Santa Clara | 368 | 37.5% | 51.0% |
| Theuerkauf Elementary Mountain View | 308 | 38.6% | 39.6% |
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 Frost (Earl) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,860 of 5,151 | #131 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,533 of 5,172 ▲ 473 | #122 of 226 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,945 of 5,172 ▼ 69 | #134 of 226 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #760 of 5,116 | #10 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #4,662 of 5,915 | #199 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,877 of 5,352 | #227 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #481 of 5,354 | #39 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #4,636 of 5,625 | #131 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.4% | #18 of 3,837 | #2 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
313
-331 (-51%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 313 | 12 | 26.1:1 | 33% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 12 | 25.2:1 | 35% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 11 | 26.8:1 | 30% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 26 | 24.8:1 | 18% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 26 | 25.8:1 | 30% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 24 | 27.2:1 | 30% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | N/A | N/A | 38% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 22% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 18 | 29.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frost (Earl) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 53% (671 to 313); teachers down 54% (26 to 12).
About Frost (Earl) Elementary
Frost (Earl) Elementary is a small elementary school in California, with an address in San Jose. The student body numbers 313 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
Oak Grove Elementary has 8,515 students spread across 18 schools.
The most common group at Frost (Earl) Elementary is Hispanic students, at 42%. After that, the student body is 26% Asian, 16% White, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers at Frost (Earl) Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 26.1:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 33% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Frost (Earl) Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Santa Clara County show that the median household income is $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, enrolling about 230,059 students in all.
Indigo is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Frost (Earl) Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Frost (Earl) Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Frost (Earl) Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts for Frost (Earl) Elementary: 644 students in 2020-21, 313 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The ratio was 24.8:1 in 2020-21 and 26.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Frost (Earl) ElementaryHow large is Frost (Earl) Elementary?
Frost (Earl) Elementary enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Frost (Earl) Elementary serve?
Frost (Earl) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Frost (Earl) Elementary?
Approximately 26.1:1 students per teacher at Frost (Earl) Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Frost (Earl) Elementary?
Student demographics at Frost (Earl) Elementary are roughly 16% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 26% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Frost (Earl) Elementary?
Frost (Earl) 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.