Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543006041
Kathryn Hughes Elementary
4949 Calle de Escuela, Santa Clara, CA 95054 · (408) 423-1500 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
18.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
116 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 67 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
50.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.8pp since 2014
Math
40.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp 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 41 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.8% | 27.1% | 18.9% | 30.3% |
| Math | 14.9% | 25.6% | 29.8% | 29.8% |
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 | 50.8% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 37.1% |
| 2021-22 | 45.1% | 42.3% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 43.1% |
| 2017-18 | 47.1% | 49.0% |
| 2016-17 | 52.1% | 40.2% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Kathryn Hughes Elementary
Kathryn Hughes Elementary's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Hughes Elementary this school | 281 | 41.3% | 41.7% |
| Montague Elementary Santa Clara | 254 | 39.0% | 43.6% |
| Briarwood Elementary Santa Clara | 288 | 39.9% | 46.3% |
| Pomeroy Elementary Santa Clara | 300 | 43.3% | 36.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary Newark | 286 | 37.8% | 53.1% |
| Toyon Elementary San Jose | 231 | 43.7% | 30.7% |
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 Kathryn Hughes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #2,326 of 5,151 | #145 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,254 of 5,172 ▲ 542 | #142 of 226 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,968 of 5,172 ▲ 383 | #136 of 226 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,695 of 5,116 | #64 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #4,922 of 5,915 | #219 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #448 of 5,352 | #30 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #884 of 5,354 | #60 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #4,278 of 5,625 | #111 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #406 of 3,837 | #34 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
281
-89 (-24%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 41% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | 58% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | 51% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 13.5 | 30.8:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 13 | 34.8:1 | 50% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | N/A | N/A | 60% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 43% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 12 | 29.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kathryn Hughes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (416 to 281); teachers up 11% (13.5 to 15).
About Kathryn Hughes Elementary
Families in Santa Clara, California, are served by Kathryn Hughes Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. School enrollment was 281 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Santa Clara Unified runs 30 schools with a combined 14,411 students. Kathryn Hughes Elementary is one of them.
Enrollment at Kathryn Hughes Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 35% Asian, 11% White, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Clara County's population at about 25%. The chance that two students picked at random at Kathryn Hughes Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Its 15 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Kathryn Hughes Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Kathryn Hughes Elementary is 55.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Clara County show that median household income is about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Kathryn Hughes Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, which together enroll about 230,059 students.
The nearest public school is Don Callejon, at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Kathryn Hughes Elementary places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 281, 24% below the 370 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 18.7:1, from 20.6:1.
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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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- Santa Clara HighHigh · 1,663 students
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Nearby schools
- Don Callejon1.0 mi · 568
- George Mayne Elementary1.3 mi · 271
- Mission Early College High1.4 mi · 183
- Montague Elementary1.5 mi · 254
- Fairwood Elementary1.6 mi · 324
- Dolores Huerta Middle1.6 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Kathryn Hughes ElementaryHow large is Kathryn Hughes Elementary?
Kathryn Hughes Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kathryn Hughes Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kathryn Hughes Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kathryn Hughes Elementary have?
Kathryn Hughes Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Kathryn Hughes Elementary?
Student demographics at Kathryn Hughes Elementary are roughly 11% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Black, 35% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kathryn Hughes Elementary in?
Kathryn Hughes Elementary is part of Santa Clara Unified.
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