Nordstrom Elementary

Located at 1425 East Dunne Ave., in Morgan Hill, California, Nordstrom Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that works with 645 students (grades K through 5), part of Morgan Hill Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 39% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 13 schools in Morgan Hill Unified (7,810 students total), Nordstrom Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Nordstrom Elementary records that 32% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% White, 18% multiracial, 16% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Nordstrom Elementary lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Nordstrom Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Nordstrom Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.3%; this one delivers 55.8%.

Across the wider county, Santa Clara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nordstrom Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Barrett Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nordstrom Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nordstrom Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 39.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nordstrom Elementary has increased 8%, going from 596 students in 2018 to 645 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 42% to 32%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

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