Lynhaven Elementary

Lynhaven Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in San Jose, California, part of Campbell Union, hosts 463 students, covering grades K through 5.

Campbell Union comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,108 students; Lynhaven Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lynhaven Elementary reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 18% Asian, 12% White, 10% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lynhaven Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lynhaven Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Lynhaven Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Nearest neighbor: Boynton High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lynhaven Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Lynhaven Elementary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 591 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 17% to 12% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.