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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lietz Elementary?
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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064032006674
Lietz Elementary
5300 Carter Ave., San Jose, CA 95118 · (408) 264-8314 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- CBeats 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
22.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
116 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
72%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
64.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.1pp since 2014
Math
62.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.1% | 24.8% | 14.1% | 21.0% |
| Math | 46.4% | 15.7% | 21.5% | 16.5% |
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 | 64.9% | 62.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 62.7% |
| 2022-23 | 63.7% | 63.2% |
| 2021-22 | 60.6% | 62.9% |
| 2018-19 | 69.3% | 62.1% |
| 2017-18 | 69.4% | 65.8% |
| 2016-17 | 66.9% | 67.8% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Lietz Elementary
Lietz Elementary's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lietz Elementary this school | 501 | 23.2% | 62.1% |
| Sakamoto Elementary San Jose | 571 | 26.6% | 53.3% |
| Bryant Ranch Elementary Yorba Linda | 505 | 24.0% | 80.9% |
| Oak Mesa Elementary La Verne | 582 | 24.2% | 78.6% |
| Edith Landels Elementary Mountain View | 399 | 21.1% | 69.7% |
| Caryn Elementary Alta Loma | 553 | 24.1% | 69.1% |
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 Lietz Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #1,023 of 5,151 | #97 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #961 of 5,172 ▼ 57 | #97 of 226 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #1,028 of 5,172 ▲ 256 | #91 of 226 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,734 of 5,116 | #69 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #2,428 of 5,915 | #76 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,806 of 5,352 | #148 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #430 of 5,354 | #30 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #5,036 of 5,625 | #164 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #1,605 of 3,837 | #108 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
501
-93 (-16%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 501 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 23% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 23 | 23.1:1 | 21% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 25 | 22.0:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 26 | 22.9:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 26 | 23.6:1 | 23% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 24 | 23.8:1 | 24% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | N/A | N/A | 36% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 28% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 16 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lietz Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (614 to 501); teachers down 15% (26 to 22).
About Lietz Elementary
Lietz Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Union Elementary, located in San Jose, California. It enrolled 501 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Lietz Elementary is one of the 8 schools that make up Union Elementary (5,376 students in total).
The most common group at Lietz Elementary is Hispanic students, at 35%. After that, the student body is 29% Asian, 26% White, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 22 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.8:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 23%. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Lietz Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lietz Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.1%, compared with a predicted 66.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Santa Clara County, the median household income is $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Lietz Elementary is one of 412 public schools in the county.
Dartmouth Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Lietz Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lietz Elementary is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 93 fewer students in 2024-25.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Lietz Elementary, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Union Elementary
- Union MiddleMiddle · 1,068 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Carlton ElementaryElementary · 656 students
- Oster ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Guadalupe ElementaryElementary · 537 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- 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
- Dartmouth Middle0.4 mi · 903
- Branham High0.7 mi · 1,820
- Noddin Elementary0.7 mi · 500
- Leigh High1.0 mi · 1,884
- Guadalupe Elementary1.1 mi · 537
- Almaden Elementary1.1 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Lietz ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lietz Elementary?
Lietz Elementary enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lietz Elementary serve?
Lietz Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lietz Elementary?
Approximately 22.8:1 students per teacher at Lietz Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lietz Elementary?
At Lietz Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 29% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lietz Elementary?
Lietz Elementary is overseen by Union Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.