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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062781008358
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary
1001 Schoolhouse Rd., San Jose, CA 95138 · (408) 224-2191 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- B-Beats 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
25.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
149 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
61.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.5pp since 2014
Math
64.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 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 have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.2% | 28.3% | 16.2% | 22.3% |
| Math | 39.8% | 24.4% | 17.5% | 18.3% |
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 | 61.5% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 55.9% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 50.2% |
| 2021-22 | 60.2% | 55.1% |
| 2018-19 | 68.1% | 65.1% |
| 2017-18 | 67.6% | 64.1% |
| 2016-17 | 61.4% | 61.0% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Ledesma (Rita) Elementary
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledesma (Rita) Elementary this school | 426 | 35.0% | 60.4% |
| Baldwin (Julia) Elementary San Jose | 425 | 35.1% | 46.6% |
| Braly Elementary Sunnyvale | 381 | 31.5% | 54.4% |
| Falcon Academy of Science and Technology Brea | 544 | 35.3% | 70.8% |
| Birch Grove Primary Newark | 409 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Peters Canyon Elementary Tustin | 399 | 31.3% | 72.0% |
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 Ledesma (Rita) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #1,099 of 5,151 | #102 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #866 of 5,172 ▲ 319 | #87 of 226 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #1,222 of 5,172 ▼ 10 | #105 of 226 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #1,596 of 5,116 | #35 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,339 of 5,915 | #124 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,464 of 5,352 | #215 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #816 of 5,354 | #56 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #4,561 of 5,625 | #127 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #3,260 of 3,837 | #170 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
426
-85 (-17%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 426 | 17 | 25.1:1 | 35% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 18 | 25.1:1 | 36% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 30% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 20 | 25.6:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 16 | 28.2:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 17 | 28.4:1 | 26% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | N/A | N/A | 30% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 19 | 21.3:1 | 26% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ledesma (Rita) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (451 to 426); teachers up 6% (16 to 17).
About Ledesma (Rita) Elementary
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in San Jose, California. There are 426 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6.
Oak Grove Elementary oversees Ledesma (Rita) Elementary and 17 other schools, with 8,515 students in total.
The largest group at Ledesma (Rita) Elementary is Hispanic students, at 39%. The school is also 38% Asian, 11% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Santa Clara County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 25.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 35% at Ledesma (Rita) Elementary. The figure for public schools in Santa Clara County is close, at 37%.
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ledesma (Rita) Elementary is 1.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.4% actual, 59.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
For the population of Santa Clara County, median household income comes to about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Clara County's 412 public schools enroll about 230,059 students and include Ledesma (Rita) Elementary.
Los Paseos Elementary, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Ledesma (Rita) Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ledesma (Rita) Elementary places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment fell 17% over 4 years, reaching 426 in 2024-25.
The Ledesma (Rita) Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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- Davis (Caroline) IntermediateMiddle · 537 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
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- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Nearby schools
- Los Paseos Elementary1.2 mi · 403
- Martin Murphy Middle1.3 mi · 466
- Baldwin (Julia) Elementary1.8 mi · 425
- Santa Teresa Elementary1.9 mi · 542
- Bernal Intermediate2.0 mi · 675
- Silver Oak Elementary2.6 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Ledesma (Rita) ElementaryHow large is Ledesma (Rita) Elementary?
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ledesma (Rita) Elementary serve?
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Ledesma (Rita) Elementary have?
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
How diverse is Ledesma (Rita) Elementary?
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 38% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ledesma (Rita) Elementary in?
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary is part of Oak Grove Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.