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How has Simonds Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005738
Simonds Elementary
6515 Grapevine Way, San Jose, CA 95120 · (408) 535-6251 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
44 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
71.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
76.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.7% | 26.1% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| Math | 47.7% | 28.5% | 14.5% | 9.4% |
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 | 71.8% | 76.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 79.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.6% | 72.2% |
| 2021-22 | 77.1% | 71.4% |
| 2020-21 | 79.3% | 66.7% |
| 2018-19 | 78.7% | 70.3% |
| 2017-18 | 83.4% | 74.5% |
| 2016-17 | 81.4% | 77.7% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Simonds Elementary
Simonds Elementary's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simonds Elementary this school | 480 | 9.2% | 75.9% |
| Russell Ranch Elementary Folsom | 503 | 9.9% | 79.6% |
| Cipriani Elementary Belmont | 471 | 8.9% | 78.7% |
| Stevenson Elementary Mountain View | 461 | 13.4% | 87.0% |
| Marshall Lane Elementary Saratoga | 427 | 11.7% | 83.4% |
| Montemalaga Elementary Palos Verdes Estates | 416 | 5.5% | 84.1% |
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 Simonds Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #395 of 5,151 | #58 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #373 of 5,172 ▼ 113 | #61 of 226 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #665 of 5,172 ▼ 271 | #74 of 226 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,712 of 5,116 | #128 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #2,685 of 5,915 | #92 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,062 of 5,352 | #124 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #409 of 5,354 | #26 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.2% | #5,492 of 5,625 | #222 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #632 of 3,837 | #57 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
480
-93 (-16%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 480 | 22 | 21.8:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 23.4 | 20.9:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 25 | 22.9:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 26.1 | 25.8:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 737 | 26 | 28.4:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | N/A | N/A | 2% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 9% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 27 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simonds Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (673 to 480); teachers down 16% (26.1 to 22).
About Simonds Elementary
Simonds Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in San Jose, California. It serves 480 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, San Jose Unified, has 24,322 students enrolled across 41 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Simonds Elementary, at 38%. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 17% multiracial, and 14% Hispanic. That is close to the 41% Asian share among all Santa Clara County residents. Simonds Elementary's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Simonds Elementary employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Simonds Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 9%. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Simonds Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 75.9% actual against 74.2% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Clara County show that the median household income is $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Simonds Elementary, Santa Clara County has 411 other public schools.
The school nearest to Simonds Elementary is Castillero Middle, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Simonds Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Simonds Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 480 students in 2024-25, 93 fewer than the 573 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.8:1) than in 2020-21 (22.9:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Simonds Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 San Jose Unified
- Abraham Lincoln HighHigh · 1,590 students
- Willow Glen HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Leland HighHigh · 1,471 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Willow Glen MiddleMiddle · 1,180 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 910 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 Simonds Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Simonds Elementary. Simonds Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Simonds Elementary SchoolMADISON HEIGHTS, MI · 260 students
- Simonds Elementary SchoolWarner, NH · 132 students
Nearby schools
- Castillero Middle0.6 mi · 865
- Los Alamitos Elementary0.8 mi · 602
- Williams Elementary1.3 mi · 559
- Leland High1.4 mi · 1,471
- Bret Harte Middle1.4 mi · 862
- Discovery Charter II1.6 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Simonds ElementaryHow large is Simonds Elementary?
Simonds Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Simonds Elementary serve?
Simonds Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Simonds Elementary have?
Simonds Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
How diverse is Simonds Elementary?
Simonds Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 38% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Simonds Elementary?
Simonds Elementary is overseen by San Jose Unified in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.