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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064032006677
Noddin Elementary
1755 Gilda Way, San Jose, CA 95124 · (408) 356-2126 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
76 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
Student demographics
68%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
76.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2014
Math
74.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 55.8% | 20.5% | 13.2% | 10.5% |
| Math | 49.0% | 25.1% | 14.3% | 11.6% |
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 | 76.4% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 65.6% |
| 2022-23 | 71.5% | 69.9% |
| 2021-22 | 73.3% | 72.3% |
| 2018-19 | 77.1% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.5% | 77.7% |
| 2016-17 | 78.6% | 78.4% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 →
Where Noddin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #590 of 5,151 | #71 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #448 of 5,172 | #65 of 226 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #424 of 5,172 | #52 of 226 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,516 of 5,116 | #58 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #2,439 of 5,915 | #80 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,773 of 5,352 | #147 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #873 of 5,354 | #59 of 247 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #1,153 of 3,837 | #89 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
500
-144 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 26.8:1
% White
25%
was 43%
% Hispanic
19%
was 15%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
46%
was 30%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 500 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 22 | 23.7:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 20 | 26.4:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 24 | 26.8:1 | 11% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noddin Elementary.
About Noddin Elementary
Noddin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in San Jose, California. Federal data show 500 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Union Elementary operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,376 students.
About 46% of students at Noddin Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. The school is also 25% White, 19% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
The school had 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 15%. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 22 points.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.6%.
In Santa Clara County, home to about 1,902,047 people, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Noddin Elementary shares Santa Clara County with 411 other public schools.
Noddin Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Leigh High, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Noddin Elementary is behind the 72.5% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The NCES locale for Noddin Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 144 students from 2017-18 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, 25% of students were White, compared with 43% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 26.8:1 in 2017-18, and 22.7:1 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 Union Elementary
- Union MiddleMiddle · 1,068 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Carlton ElementaryElementary · 656 students
- Oster ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Guadalupe ElementaryElementary · 537 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Nearby schools
- Leigh High0.4 mi · 1,884
- Lietz Elementary0.7 mi · 501
- Dartmouth Middle0.9 mi · 903
- Union Middle1.1 mi · 1,068
- Guadalupe Elementary1.1 mi · 537
- Oster Elementary1.3 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Noddin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Noddin Elementary?
Noddin Elementary enrolls approximately 500 students in grades KG-05.
Is Noddin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Noddin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Noddin Elementary have?
Noddin Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
How diverse is Noddin Elementary?
Noddin Elementary reports a student body of 25% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 46% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Noddin Elementary?
Noddin Elementary is overseen by Union Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.