Norwood Creek Elementary

Norwood Creek Elementary operates as a mid-sized primary school in San Jose, California, operated by Evergreen Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 530 students spanning grades K through 6.

Evergreen Elementary comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,464 students; Norwood Creek Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Norwood Creek Elementary records that Asian students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Norwood Creek Elementary records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Norwood Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Santa Clara County) logs 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%. Norwood Creek Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Cedar Grove Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Norwood Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Norwood Creek Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Norwood Creek Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 643 (now 530). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 22% across the same window.

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