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Ramblewood Elementary

1351 Lightland Rd., San Jose, CA 95121 · (408) 283-6275 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats 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

Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
181 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2610%
Grade 13012%
Grade 23313%
Grade 33113%
Grade 44317%
Grade 53916%
Grade 64619%

This year's kindergarten class (26) is 43% smaller than its 6th grade class (46).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
104%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
9538%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
73%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
13052%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
13253%
Female
11647%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
51.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
46.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts20.4%30.6%22.9%26.1%
Math30.1%16.7%24.4%28.9%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2551.0%46.8%
2023-2449.4%48.3%
2022-2350.6%50.6%
2021-2256.0%52.3%
2018-1961.1%65.3%
2017-1856.0%57.7%
2016-1748.1%53.0%
2015-1653.0%54.0%
2014-1548.0%54.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Ramblewood Elementary

Ramblewood Elementary's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Ramblewood Elementary this school24873.0%48.6%
Rice (Eldridge) Elementary
Rosemead
29175.6%40.1%
Dayton Elementary
San Leandro
34071.2%42.4%
Willard (Frances E.) Elementary
Rosemead
28179.7%51.4%
Louis G. Zeyen Elementary
Garden Grove
23080.0%53.3%
Susan B. Anthony Elementary
Westminster
33273.2%66.6%
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 Ramblewood Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Santa Clara County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.6%#1,815 of 5,151#130 of 226
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.8%#1,803 of 5,172
▼ 174
#129 of 226
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#1,960 of 5,172
▼ 27
#135 of 226
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-5.3pp#510 of 5,116#44 of 225
Enrollment
ranked largest first
248#5,124 of 5,915#237 of 255
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.7:1#1,307 of 5,352#87 of 247
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.5%#2,070 of 5,354#122 of 247
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.0%#2,776 of 5,625#47 of 252
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.2%#376 of 3,837#33 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 2024-25
Enrollment
248
-64 (-21%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 22.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252481220.7:173% (181)
2023-2425511.422.4:153% (134)
2022-232591319.9:137% (96)
2020-213121422.3:149% (153)
2017-183711623.2:159% (220)
2015-163901722.9:160% (233)
2010-11422N/AN/A55% (233)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramblewood Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 33% (371 to 248); teachers down 25% (16 to 12).

About Ramblewood Elementary

Ramblewood Elementary is an elementary school in San Jose, California, and it is part of Franklin-McKinley Elementary. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 248 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.

Franklin-McKinley Elementary counts 5,663 students in its 16 schools, and Ramblewood Elementary is one of them.

Federal enrollment data show Ramblewood Elementary is 52% Asian. Next come 38% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 41% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 12 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ramblewood Elementary, giving a ratio of 20.7:1. The school's 20.7:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. By family income, 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 36 points.

Ramblewood Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ramblewood Elementary is +11.8 points: 48.6% actual, 36.8% predicted.

For Santa Clara County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $164,281 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Santa Clara County number 412, with about 230,059 students.

Among nearby public schools, Silver Creek High is closest at about 0.7 miles. Ramblewood Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 37.7%, lower than Ramblewood Elementary's 48.6%.

In the federal locale system, Ramblewood Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

A 21% decrease took enrollment from 312 in 2020-21 to 248 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.3:1 to 20.7:1.

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Santa Clara County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Ramblewood Elementary
District
Franklin-McKinley Elementary
Address
1351 Lightland Rd., San Jose, CA 95121
Phone
(408) 283-6275
County
Santa Clara County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
248
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
20.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
181 (73%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
061437011452
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Ramblewood Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Ramblewood Elementary. Ramblewood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Ramblewood Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Ramblewood Elementary?
Ramblewood Elementary enrolls approximately 248 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ramblewood Elementary serve?
Ramblewood Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Ramblewood Elementary have?
Ramblewood Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
How diverse is Ramblewood Elementary?
Ramblewood Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 52% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ramblewood Elementary public or private?
Ramblewood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin-McKinley Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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