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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORELAND·NCES 062577013806
Latimer
4250 Latimer Ave., San Jose, CA 95130 · (408) 874-3600 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
233 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 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 35% larger than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
68%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.4pp since 2014
Math
47.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.0% | 28.4% | 21.1% | 19.5% |
| Math | 25.8% | 22.1% | 25.8% | 26.4% |
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 | 59.4% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 42.2% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 44.2% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 44.1% |
| 2018-19 | 64.7% | 50.3% |
| 2017-18 | 64.2% | 52.7% |
| 2016-17 | 57.6% | 53.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Latimer
Latimer's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latimer this school | 491 | 47.5% | 52.3% |
| Lynhaven Elementary San Jose | 463 | 48.4% | 37.5% |
| Deer Canyon Elementary Alta Loma | 496 | 45.8% | 58.7% |
| Edison Elementary Torrance | 466 | 43.3% | 53.8% |
| Banyan Elementary Alta Loma | 572 | 47.4% | 61.5% |
| High Tech Elementary North County San Marcos | 438 | 50.2% | N/A |
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 Latimer ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,574 of 5,151 | #122 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,732 of 5,172 ▲ 292 | #128 of 226 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #1,373 of 5,172 ▲ 31 | #111 of 226 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #3,194 of 5,116 | #89 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #2,544 of 5,915 | #88 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #838 of 5,352 | #56 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #931 of 5,354 | #63 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #4,028 of 5,625 | #99 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #2,662 of 3,837 | #151 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
491
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 491 | 24.8 | 19.8:1 | 47% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 24.8 | 19.9:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 32% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 24.3 | 22.5:1 | 38% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 15 | 22.5:1 | 32% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Latimer.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (547 to 491); teachers up 2% (24.3 to 24.8).
About Latimer
Latimer is an elementary school with a street address in San Jose, California. It reports enrollment of 491 students in kindergarten through 8.
The 7 schools of Moreland, including Latimer, enroll 3,788 students.
Of every 100 students at Latimer, about 50 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 18% Asian, 16% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. The diversity index for Latimer is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Latimer comes to 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.8:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. On the income side, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
Latimer's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.3% is within a point of the 51.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Santa Clara County show median household income comes to about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 412 public schools in the county, enrolling about 230,059, Latimer among them.
Moreland Middle, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Latimer is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Latimer's location as City: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- Country Lane Elementary0.9 mi · 444
- Leroy Anderson Elementary0.9 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About LatimerHow many students attend Latimer?
Latimer enrolls approximately 491 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Latimer serve?
Latimer serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Latimer have?
Latimer employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Latimer?
At Latimer, the student body is approximately 16% White, 50% Hispanic, 4% Black, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Latimer?
Latimer is overseen by Moreland in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.