Graystone Elementary

Graystone Elementary is a mid-sized primary school in San Jose, California, operated by San Jose Unified. The school hosts 466 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 41 schools in San Jose Unified (24,322 students total), Graystone Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Graystone Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 27% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Graystone Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 9% of students at Graystone Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Graystone Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 74.3%, the actual is 84.1%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Graystone Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Bret Harte Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Graystone Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 70.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Graystone Elementary has contracted 20%, going from 582 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.5:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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