Reed Elementary

Located at 1524 Jacob Ave., in San Jose, California, Reed Elementary is an intimate primary school that caters to 356 students (grades K through 5), overseen by San Jose Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

San Jose Unified comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 24,322 students; Reed Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Reed Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 13% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Reed Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Reed Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Reed Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

John Muir Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Reed Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 51% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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