Los Paseos Elementary

Set in San Jose, California, Los Paseos Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school, part of Morgan Hill Unified. It educates 403 students across grades K through 5.

Morgan Hill Unified comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,810 students; Los Paseos Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Los Paseos Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% White, 21% Asian, 12% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.3:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Los Paseos Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.8%; this one comes in at 41.2%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household income runs about $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Los Paseos Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Martin Murphy Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Los Paseos Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

Los Paseos Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Los Paseos Elementary's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 526 (now 403). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 46% to 42%. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Los Paseos Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.