Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary

Located at 665 Wool Creek Dr., in San Jose, California, Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary is an average-sized primary school that caters to 508 students (grades K through 8), part of Franklin-McKinley Elementary.

Across the 16 schools in Franklin-McKinley Elementary (5,663 students total), Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 32% Asian, 4% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.2%, the actual is 40.9%, a residual of +10.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Santa Clara County) records that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is College Connection Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary has declined 36%, going from 799 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 47% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.