Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY·NCES 061314001498
O. B. Whaley Elementary
2655 Alvin Ave., San Jose, CA 95121 · (408) 270-6759 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
22.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
182 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
25.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.5pp since 2014
Math
24.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points 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 | 9.8% | 15.7% | 22.9% | 51.6% |
| Math | 7.0% | 17.1% | 26.6% | 49.4% |
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 | 25.5% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 27.7% | 20.5% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 19.1% |
| 2018-19 | 37.7% | 31.8% |
| 2017-18 | 38.5% | 37.7% |
| 2016-17 | 36.5% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 O. B. Whaley Elementary
O. B. Whaley Elementary's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. B. Whaley Elementary this school | 268 | 67.9% | 25.7% |
| Cleminson Elementary Temple City | 316 | 65.5% | 51.4% |
| Clovis Global Academy Clovis | 317 | 64.0% | N/A |
| Cabrillo Elementary Fremont | 275 | 71.3% | 22.1% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary Daly City | 266 | 61.3% | 37.0% |
| Coolidge Elementary San Gabriel | 232 | 65.1% | 49.3% |
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 O. B. Whaley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,001 of 5,151 | #189 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #3,876 of 5,172 ▼ 23 | #193 of 226 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #4,438 of 5,172 ▼ 619 | #197 of 226 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,010 of 5,116 | #81 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #5,011 of 5,915 | #229 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,453 of 5,352 | #141 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #2,830 of 5,354 | #148 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #3,076 of 5,625 | #60 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #329 of 3,837 | #28 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
268
-60 (-18%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 268 | 12 | 22.3:1 | 68% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 9.5 | 26.9:1 | 50% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 10 | 26.0:1 | 68% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 13 | 25.2:1 | 50% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 15 | 27.2:1 | 70% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 19 | 27.5:1 | 73% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | N/A | N/A | 69% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 830 | 39 | 21.3:1 | 47% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 25 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O. B. Whaley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (408 to 268); teachers down 20% (15 to 12).
About O. B. Whaley Elementary
O. B. Whaley Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in San Jose, California. The student body numbers 268 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Besides O. B. Whaley Elementary, Evergreen Elementary runs 15 other schools. The district enrolls 8,464 students.
O. B. Whaley Elementary is 64% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 31% Asian and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 25% of Santa Clara County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
O. B. Whaley Elementary operates with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.3:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. About 68% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
allk12 grades O. B. Whaley Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For O. B. Whaley Elementary, the prediction is 39.8% and the result is 25.7%.
Santa Clara County has these Census figures: the median household income is $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools and roughly 230,059 students.
Nearest public school: Windmill Springs Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, O. B. Whaley Elementary places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Federal data show an 18% enrollment decrease, from 328 in 2020-21 to 268 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.2:1 in 2020-21 to 22.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- Windmill Springs Elementary0.6 mi · 598
- George V. LeyVa Intermediate0.7 mi · 486
- Katherine R. Smith Elementary0.8 mi · 373
- Stonegate Elementary0.8 mi · 500
- Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary0.9 mi · 422
- Alpha: Jose Hernandez0.9 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About O. B. Whaley ElementaryHow large is O. B. Whaley Elementary?
O. B. Whaley Elementary enrolls approximately 268 students in grades KG-06.
Is O. B. Whaley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
O. B. Whaley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at O. B. Whaley Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at O. B. Whaley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at O. B. Whaley Elementary?
At O. B. Whaley Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 64% Hispanic, 2% Black, 31% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is O. B. Whaley Elementary public or private?
O. B. Whaley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evergreen Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.