Millikin Elementary

Millikin Elementary is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in Santa Clara, California, one of the schools within Santa Clara Unified, works with 504 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 30 schools in Santa Clara Unified (14,411 students total), Millikin Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Millikin Elementary shows that nearly all students (89%) are Asian. The remainder is composed of 4% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Millikin Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 4% of students are eligible 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 below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Millikin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.0%; this one delivers 91.3%.

In the broader community, Santa Clara County reports that 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%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Millikin Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sutter Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Millikin Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Millikin Elementary has edged down 5%, going from 532 students in 2018 to 504 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.

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