Sherman Oaks Elementary

Sherman Oaks Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in San Jose, California, operated by Campbell Union, enrolls 524 students, covering grades K through 8.

Campbell Union runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,108 students. Sherman Oaks Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Sherman Oaks Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder is composed of 7% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sherman Oaks Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 39.7%.

Around the school, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Sherman Oaks Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Del Mar High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sherman Oaks Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 33.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, Sherman Oaks Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sherman Oaks Elementary has fell 6%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025.

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