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What's the one class at Linda Vista Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALUM ROCK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060231000108
Linda Vista Elementary
100 Kirk Ave., San Jose, CA 95127 · (408) 928-7800 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- C-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
21.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
298 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 96 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
30.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
28.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points 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 | 12.2% | 18.5% | 24.9% | 44.4% |
| Math | 11.0% | 17.2% | 23.9% | 47.9% |
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 | 30.7% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 30.6% | 35.2% |
| 2021-22 | 31.2% | 32.4% |
| 2018-19 | 40.8% | 36.9% |
| 2017-18 | 48.1% | 46.4% |
| 2016-17 | 39.8% | 38.0% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Linda Vista Elementary
Linda Vista Elementary's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Vista Elementary this school | 437 | 68.2% | 29.8% |
| Ronald W. Reagan Elementary Sanger | 472 | 65.3% | 57.7% |
| Oneonta Elementary Imperial Beach | 434 | 69.4% | 27.9% |
| Los Altos Elementary Hacienda Heights | 391 | 67.0% | 47.5% |
| Emory Elementary San Diego | 399 | 71.4% | 38.2% |
| Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary Anaheim | 487 | 64.9% | 27.8% |
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 Linda Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #3,534 of 5,151 | #184 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,393 of 5,172 ▼ 168 | #180 of 226 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,911 of 5,172 ▼ 211 | #184 of 226 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #1,117 of 5,116 | #85 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #3,187 of 5,915 | #115 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,080 of 5,352 | #125 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #3,721 of 5,354 | #197 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #3,060 of 5,625 | #58 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #1,760 of 3,837 | #119 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
437
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 437 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 68% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 72% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 20 | 22.5:1 | 65% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 65% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 23 | 22.9:1 | 72% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 80% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | N/A | N/A | 76% (537) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 35 | 20.6:1 | 30% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 750 | 25 | 30.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linda Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (527 to 437); teachers down 13% (23 to 20).
About Linda Vista Elementary
Students in San Jose, California, attend Linda Vista Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 437 students in kindergarten through 5.
Besides Linda Vista Elementary, Alum Rock Union Elementary runs 21 other schools. The district enrolls 7,251 students.
About 80% of the student body at Linda Vista Elementary is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 10% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 25% Hispanic among all Santa Clara County residents. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.9:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 68% of enrollment. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
The allk12 Grade for Linda Vista Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Linda Vista Elementary would score about 39.6%. It scores 29.8%, 9.8 points below that figure.
Within Santa Clara County, the median household income is $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Linda Vista Elementary, Santa Clara County has 411 other public schools.
Nearby, Millard McCollam Elementary is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Linda Vista Elementary's average proficiency of 29.8% compares with 26.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Linda Vista Elementary's location as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Linda Vista Elementary's enrollment dropped 7%, to 437.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Alum Rock Union Elementary
- Adelante Dual Language AcademyElementary · 505 students
- William Sheppard MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- O. S. Hubbard ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Aptitud Community Academy at GossElementary · 386 students
- Joseph George MiddleMiddle · 384 students
- Ocala MiddleMiddle · 377 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
Other Linda Vista Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named Linda Vista Elementary. Linda Vista Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Linda Vista ElementaryYorba Linda, CA · 387 students
- Linda Vista ElementarySan Diego, CA · 362 students
- Linda Vista ElementaryOrange, CA · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Millard McCollam Elementary0.5 mi · 370
- Joseph George Middle0.7 mi · 384
- Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Lrng0.7 mi · 658
- Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning0.7 mi · 396
- James Lick High0.8 mi · 862
- Horace Cureton Elementary0.9 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Linda Vista ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Linda Vista Elementary?
Linda Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Linda Vista Elementary serve?
Linda Vista Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Linda Vista Elementary?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Linda Vista Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Linda Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Linda Vista Elementary are roughly 5% White, 80% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Linda Vista Elementary public or private?
Linda Vista Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alum Rock Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.