Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUPERTINO UNION·NCES 061029001128
Manuel De Vargas Elementary
5050 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95129 · (408) 252-0303 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
170 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
61.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.8pp since 2014
Math
64.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.5pp 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 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.3% | 28.5% | 15.2% | 23.0% |
| Math | 39.6% | 24.9% | 21.9% | 13.6% |
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 | 61.8% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 65.4% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 65.4% |
| 2021-22 | 65.4% | 62.7% |
| 2020-21 | 54.9% | 54.9% |
| 2018-19 | 64.9% | 74.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.3% | 68.3% |
| 2016-17 | 59.3% | 61.9% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Manuel De Vargas Elementary
Manuel De Vargas Elementary's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel De Vargas Elementary this school | 379 | 44.9% | 64.6% |
| William Land Elementary Sacramento | 367 | 49.3% | 69.5% |
| Cadwallader Elementary San Jose | 374 | 43.3% | 60.8% |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary Daly City | 294 | 42.2% | 36.3% |
| Hickman Elementary San Diego | 457 | 40.7% | 73.9% |
| Brooktree Elementary San Jose | 387 | 40.6% | 47.6% |
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 Manuel De Vargas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #897 of 5,151 | #89 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #852 of 5,172 ▼ 54 | #85 of 226 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #1,213 of 5,172 ▼ 329 | #104 of 226 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,507 of 5,116 | #115 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #3,931 of 5,915 | #156 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #970 of 5,352 | #65 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #1,008 of 5,354 | #70 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #4,145 of 5,625 | #104 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #365 of 3,837 | #30 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
379
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 379 | 18.9 | 20.1:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 18.5 | 21.6:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 18.5 | 20.6:1 | 38% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 18 | 23.0:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 26.6 | 21.4:1 | 19% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 26 | 22.7:1 | 18% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | N/A | N/A | 22% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 16% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 19 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manuel De Vargas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (569 to 379); teachers down 29% (26.6 to 18.9).
About Manuel De Vargas Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Manuel De Vargas Elementary serves students in San Jose, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 379 students.
Manuel De Vargas Elementary reports to Cupertino Union, which has 23 schools and 13,526 students.
Of every 100 students at Manuel De Vargas Elementary, about 49 are Asian, the largest group. Other students are 27% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is higher than the 41% Asian share among all Santa Clara County residents. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Manuel De Vargas Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 20.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Manuel De Vargas Elementary, which has 18.9. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Manuel De Vargas Elementary is about 45%. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
On the allk12 Grade, Manuel De Vargas Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 82% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Santa Clara County show that the median household earns about $164,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Santa Clara County has 412 public schools with about 230,059 students, including Manuel De Vargas Elementary.
Easterbrook Discovery is the nearest public school to Manuel De Vargas Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Manuel De Vargas Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Manuel De Vargas Elementary is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Manuel De Vargas Elementary had a net loss of 35 students, or 8%. The school's ratio dropped from 23.0:1 to 20.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Manuel De Vargas Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Manuel De Vargas ElementaryHow large is Manuel De Vargas Elementary?
Manuel De Vargas Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Manuel De Vargas Elementary serve?
Manuel De Vargas Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Manuel De Vargas Elementary have?
Manuel De Vargas Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
How diverse is Manuel De Vargas Elementary?
Manuel De Vargas Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 49% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Manuel De Vargas Elementary in?
Manuel De Vargas Elementary is part of Cupertino Union.
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