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Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERRYESSA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060480000465
Ruskin Elementary
1401 Turlock Ln., San Jose, CA 95132 · (408) 923-1950 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
57 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
41%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
69.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.0pp since 2014
Math
68.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.9% | 20.1% | 13.6% | 17.4% |
| Math | 51.9% | 16.8% | 15.1% | 16.2% |
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 | 69.0% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 74.1% |
| 2022-23 | 74.8% | 76.5% |
| 2021-22 | 72.5% | 69.3% |
| 2018-19 | 74.3% | 73.2% |
| 2017-18 | 77.0% | 74.5% |
| 2016-17 | 69.3% | 70.9% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Ruskin Elementary
Ruskin Elementary's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruskin Elementary this school | 367 | 15.5% | 71.6% |
| Fred E. Weibel Elementary Fremont | 362 | 13.3% | 85.5% |
| Northwood Elementary San Jose | 452 | 13.3% | 69.7% |
| College Park Elementary San Mateo | 431 | 14.4% | 82.7% |
| Blue Hills Elementary Saratoga | 424 | 16.3% | 83.3% |
| Carolyn A. Clark Elementary San Jose | 497 | 18.3% | 70.8% |
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 Ruskin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #585 of 5,151 | #70 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #659 of 5,172 ▼ 212 | #77 of 226 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #789 of 5,172 ▼ 232 | #81 of 226 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,175 of 5,116 | #89 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #4,088 of 5,915 | #169 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,081 of 5,352 | #205 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #3,371 of 5,354 | #176 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #5,294 of 5,625 | #195 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #168 of 3,837 | #16 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
367
-124 (-25%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 367 | 15 | 24.5:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 16 | 24.9:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 16% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 24 | 25.1:1 | 21% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 26 | 24.3:1 | 18% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | N/A | N/A | 23% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 31 | 21.4:1 | 13% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 23 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruskin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (602 to 367); teachers down 37% (24 to 15).
About Ruskin Elementary
Ruskin Elementary is one of the public schools in San Jose, California. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 367 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 21% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The district, Berryessa Union Elementary, has 5,907 students enrolled across 13 schools.
Asian students are the majority at Ruskin Elementary, with 75% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 34 points above the 41% share among Santa Clara County residents. Ruskin Elementary's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Ruskin Elementary is 15 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 24.5:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 16% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Santa Clara County report 37%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Ruskin Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.4%.
Santa Clara County has about 1,902,047 residents, and the median household income is $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, enrolling about 230,059 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Sierramont Middle, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ruskin Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Ruskin Elementary is City: Large.
The school enrolled 367 students in 2024-25, 124 fewer than the 491 it had in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Ruskin Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Berryessa Union Elementary
- Sierramont MiddleMiddle · 742 students
- Morrill MiddleMiddle · 665 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Cherrywood ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Vinci Park ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Northwood ElementaryElementary · 452 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Other Ruskin Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Ruskin Elementary. Ruskin Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRUSKIN, FL · 838 students
- Ruskin Elementary SchoolDayton, OH · 553 students
- Ruskin Elementary SchoolWaycross, GA · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Sierramont Middle0.3 mi · 742
- Piedmont Hills High0.4 mi · 1,918
- Cherrywood Elementary0.6 mi · 529
- Summerdale Elementary0.7 mi · 274
- Majestic Way Elementary0.7 mi · 421
- Piedmont Middle0.8 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Ruskin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ruskin Elementary?
Ruskin Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ruskin Elementary serve?
Ruskin Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ruskin Elementary?
Approximately 24.5:1 students per teacher at Ruskin Elementary.
How diverse is Ruskin Elementary?
Ruskin Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 75% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ruskin Elementary?
Ruskin Elementary is overseen by Berryessa Union Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.