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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Millikin Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543006044
Millikin Elementary
615 Hobart Terrace, Santa Clara, CA 95051 · (408) 423-1800 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
21 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
21%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
90.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
91.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 74.4% | 15.8% | 8.1% | 1.7% |
| Math | 69.7% | 21.8% | 8.1% | 0.4% |
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 | 90.2% | 91.5% |
| 2023-24 | 91.7% | 90.9% |
| 2022-23 | 93.2% | 95.2% |
| 2021-22 | 96.1% | 93.9% |
| 2018-19 | 92.4% | 90.5% |
| 2017-18 | 90.1% | 88.9% |
| 2016-17 | 90.3% | 89.6% |
| 2015-16 | 89.0% | 90.0% |
| 2014-15 | 90.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
91.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Millikin Elementary
Millikin Elementary's state test result (91.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millikin Elementary this school | 504 | 4.2% | 91.1% |
| Murdock-Portal Elementary San Jose | 551 | 8.5% | 95.3% |
| Evelyn Costa Elementary Mountain House | 612 | 6.2% | 78.2% |
| John Green Elementary Dublin | 661 | 7.9% | 80.0% |
| William Faria Elementary Cupertino | 614 | 12.5% | 95.5% |
| John Muir Elementary San Jose | 557 | 8.4% | 91.9% |
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 Millikin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.1% | #12 of 5,151 | #6 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #16 of 5,172 no change | #7 of 226 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #18 of 5,172 ▼ 7 | #6 of 226 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #701 of 5,116 | #57 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #2,387 of 5,915 | #74 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,918 of 5,352 | #153 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #4,369 of 5,354 | #228 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.2% | #5,596 of 5,625 | #247 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #3,290 of 3,837 | #172 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
504
-59 (-10%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 26.8:1
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 | 504 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 21 | 26.8:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 21 | 25.3:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 18 | 29.0:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | N/A | N/A | 6% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 16 | 22.5:1 | 3% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 12 | 29.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Millikin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (532 to 504); teachers up 5% (21 to 22).
About Millikin Elementary
Millikin Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Santa Clara, California. Total enrollment is 504 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Millikin Elementary is part of Santa Clara Unified, where 30 schools serve 14,411 students.
Millikin Elementary is 89% Asian by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% White and 4% multiracial. In Santa Clara County overall, about 41% of residents are Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Teacher count: 22 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 22.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 4%. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Millikin Elementary lands at A, ahead of 93% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Millikin Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 91.1%; the prediction is 77.1%.
In Santa Clara County, home to about 1,902,047 people, median household income comes to about $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 412 public schools in the county, enrolling about 230,059, Millikin Elementary among them.
Sutter Elementary is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Millikin Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Millikin Elementary's average proficiency of 91.1% compares with 55.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 563 to 504, a 10% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 26.8:1 in 2020-21 to 22.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Santa Clara Unified
- Santa Clara HighHigh · 1,663 students
- Adrian Wilcox HighHigh · 1,614 students
- Juan Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Marian A. Peterson MiddleMiddle · 759 students
- Buchser MiddleMiddle · 711 students
- Kathleen MacDonald HighHigh · 683 students
Other schools in Santa Clara
- Santa Clara HighHigh · 1,663 students
- Adrian Wilcox HighHigh · 1,614 students
- Juan Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Buchser MiddleMiddle · 711 students
- Laurelwood ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Don CallejonElementary · 568 students
Other Millikin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Millikin Elementary. Millikin Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Millikin Elementary SchoolGeneseo, IL · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Sutter Elementary0.5 mi · 314
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary0.7 mi · 453
- Central Park Elementary0.8 mi · 419
- Santa Clara High0.9 mi · 1,663
- Westwood Elementary1.0 mi · 368
- Santa Clara Community Day1.0 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Millikin ElementaryHow many students attend Millikin Elementary?
Millikin Elementary enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Millikin Elementary serve?
Millikin Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Millikin Elementary?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Millikin Elementary.
How diverse is Millikin Elementary?
Millikin Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 89% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Millikin Elementary public or private?
Millikin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Clara Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.