Ruskin Elementary

Set in San Jose, California, Ruskin Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school, run under Berryessa Union Elementary. It hosts 367 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Ruskin Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Berryessa Union Elementary, a district that serves 5,907 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ruskin Elementary records that Asian students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Ruskin Elementary logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 16% of students at Ruskin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ruskin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.3%; this one delivers 74.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ruskin Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Sierramont Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ruskin Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ruskin Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 61.6%.

Ruskin Elementary operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ruskin Elementary has edged down 39%, going from 602 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025.

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