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What tradition at Scott Lane Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543006051
Scott Lane Elementary
1925 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95050 · (408) 423-4100 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
19.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
224 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
30.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.6pp since 2014
Math
29.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.3% | 18.2% | 27.1% | 42.4% |
| Math | 9.8% | 20.1% | 27.0% | 43.1% |
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 | 30.6% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 27.7% |
| 2022-23 | 27.5% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 25.3% | 19.4% |
| 2018-19 | 36.4% | 28.9% |
| 2017-18 | 33.1% | 26.9% |
| 2016-17 | 27.5% | 28.5% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Scott Lane Elementary
Scott Lane Elementary's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Lane Elementary this school | 406 | 55.2% | 29.1% |
| Rogers (Greg) Elementary Chula Vista | 382 | 55.0% | 32.9% |
| Valle Lindo Elementary Chula Vista | 372 | 54.3% | 35.1% |
| High Tech Elementary Chula Vista Chula Vista | 445 | 56.0% | N/A |
| Spruce Elementary South San Francisco | 384 | 61.2% | 21.9% |
| Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary San Jose | 398 | 61.3% | 30.1% |
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 Scott Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #3,625 of 5,151 | #185 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,232 of 5,172 ▲ 85 | #175 of 226 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,930 of 5,172 ▲ 47 | #186 of 226 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #938 of 5,116 | #14 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #3,637 of 5,915 | #140 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #887 of 5,352 | #58 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #3,595 of 5,354 | #188 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #3,683 of 5,625 | #85 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #907 of 1,139 | #30 of 36 |
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
406
+37 (+10%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 406 | 20.4 | 19.9:1 | 55% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 55% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 71% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 72% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 15.4 | 25.6:1 | 84% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 17 | 27.4:1 | 78% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | N/A | N/A | 91% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 72% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 24 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (395 to 406); teachers up 32% (15.4 to 20.4).
About Scott Lane Elementary
Scott Lane Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Santa Clara, California. It reported 406 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Santa Clara Unified, which runs Scott Lane Elementary, has 30 schools and 14,411 students.
At Scott Lane Elementary, 78% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 9% Asian, 6% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Santa Clara County is about 25% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Scott Lane Elementary scores 37%.
A staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.9:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.4 students per teacher. By family income, 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 18 points lower.
Scott Lane Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools.
Scott Lane Elementary is 18.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in California.
In Santa Clara County, home to about 1,902,047 people, median household income comes to about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 412 public schools in the county, enrolling about 230,059, Scott Lane Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Juan Cabrillo Middle is closest at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Scott Lane Elementary is 8th among 8 schools close by.
NCES assigns Scott Lane Elementary the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 369 to 406.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Santa Clara Unified
- Santa Clara HighHigh · 1,663 students
- Adrian Wilcox HighHigh · 1,614 students
- Juan Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Marian A. Peterson MiddleMiddle · 759 students
- Buchser MiddleMiddle · 711 students
- Kathleen MacDonald HighHigh · 683 students
Other schools in Santa Clara
- Santa Clara HighHigh · 1,663 students
- Adrian Wilcox HighHigh · 1,614 students
- Juan Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Buchser MiddleMiddle · 711 students
- Laurelwood ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Don CallejonElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Juan Cabrillo Middle0.7 mi · 796
- Wilson Alternative0.8 mi · 131
- Bowers Elementary0.9 mi · 240
- C. W. Haman Elementary1.0 mi · 324
- Bracher Elementary1.1 mi · 269
- Central Park Elementary1.3 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Scott Lane ElementaryHow large is Scott Lane Elementary?
Scott Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Scott Lane Elementary serve?
Scott Lane Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Scott Lane Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Scott Lane Elementary is approximately 19.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Scott Lane Elementary?
Scott Lane Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 78% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Scott Lane Elementary?
Scott Lane Elementary is overseen by Santa Clara Unified in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.