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Which teacher or staff member at Gussie M. Baker Elementary deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORELAND·NCES 062577003857
Gussie M. Baker Elementary
4845 Bucknall Rd., San Jose, CA 95130 · (408) 874-3200 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- A-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.
- FThree-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
20.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
76 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Gussie M. Baker Elementary→Moreland Middle
Based on grade levels within Moreland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.0pp since 2014
Math
63.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.2% | 17.8% | 11.5% | 21.5% |
| Math | 47.7% | 16.1% | 10.9% | 25.4% |
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 | 67.0% | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 67.7% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 76.4% | 76.9% |
| 2018-19 | 77.0% | 77.6% |
| 2017-18 | 73.3% | 72.4% |
| 2016-17 | 73.3% | 76.6% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Gussie M. Baker Elementary
Gussie M. Baker Elementary's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gussie M. Baker Elementary this school | 400 | 19.0% | 67.0% |
| Duveneck Elementary Palo Alto | 376 | 13.6% | 81.0% |
| College Park Elementary Irvine | 430 | 19.3% | 71.6% |
| Walter Hays Elementary Palo Alto | 305 | 17.0% | 78.1% |
| Central Park Elementary Santa Clara | 419 | 19.8% | 58.1% |
| Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary Mountain View | 368 | 23.4% | 60.7% |
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 Gussie M. Baker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #789 of 5,151 | #83 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #889 of 5,172 ▼ 183 | #89 of 226 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #904 of 5,172 ▼ 215 | #84 of 226 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.3pp | #86 of 5,116 | #7 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #3,692 of 5,915 | #144 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #938 of 5,352 | #64 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #207 of 5,354 | #13 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #5,184 of 5,625 | #180 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.4% | #139 of 3,837 | #10 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
400
-141 (-26%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 400 | 20 | 20.0:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 23 | 23.5:1 | 12% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 30 | 22.4:1 | 17% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 15% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | N/A | N/A | 20% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 16% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 18 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gussie M. Baker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (671 to 400); teachers down 33% (30 to 20).
About Gussie M. Baker Elementary
Gussie M. Baker Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in San Jose, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 400 students enrolled.
Moreland is made up of 7 schools with 3,788 students in all.
Asian students form the largest group at Gussie M. Baker Elementary, 38% of enrollment. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 17% White, 17% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 41% Asian, within a few points of the school. Gussie M. Baker Elementary has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Gussie M. Baker Elementary total 20 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 19% of enrollment. The 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 18 points higher.
Gussie M. Baker Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Gussie M. Baker Elementary is 1.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Santa Clara County census figures show that median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gussie M. Baker Elementary is among the 412 public schools in Santa Clara County.
Nearby, Moreland Middle is about 0.4 miles away. Gussie M. Baker Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 62.2% on proficiency, and Gussie M. Baker Elementary is above that at 67.0%.
Gussie M. Baker Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Gussie M. Baker Elementary went from 541 students to 400. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.5:1 in 2020-21, and 20.0:1 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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- Moreland Middle0.4 mi · 707
- Forest Hill Elementary0.6 mi · 506
- Latimer0.7 mi · 491
- Westmont High0.9 mi · 1,682
- Prospect High1.0 mi · 1,460
- Country Lane Elementary1.0 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Gussie M. Baker ElementaryHow large is Gussie M. Baker Elementary?
Gussie M. Baker Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
Is Gussie M. Baker Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gussie M. Baker Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gussie M. Baker Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gussie M. Baker Elementary is approximately 20.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gussie M. Baker Elementary?
Gussie M. Baker Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 38% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Gussie M. Baker Elementary?
Gussie M. Baker Elementary is overseen by Moreland in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.