George C. Payne Elementary

George C. Payne Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in San Jose, California, operated by Moreland, enrolls 417 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Moreland (3,788 students total), George C. Payne Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, George C. Payne Elementary lists that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Asian, 20% White, 17% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George C. Payne Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.8%; this one delivers 60.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household income runs about $164,281, 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 George C. Payne Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Discovery Charter, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, George C. Payne Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 32%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment declined from 30% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

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