1
What's something Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIAN·NCES 060714013993
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
3001 Ross Ave., San Jose, CA 95124 · (408) 377-3022 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
23.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
23 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
81.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2016
Math
83.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.3pp since 2016
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 2 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.1% | 32.0% | 13.7% | 5.2% |
| Math | 61.3% | 22.4% | 9.9% | 6.4% |
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 | 81.1% | 83.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 82.2% |
| 2022-23 | 82.4% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 85.2% | 74.1% |
| 2018-19 | 83.8% | 80.5% |
| 2017-18 | 82.9% | 78.0% |
| 2016-17 | 79.5% | 74.4% |
% 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
81.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet's state test result (81.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet this school | 491 | 4.7% | 81.6% |
| Montemalaga Elementary Palos Verdes Estates | 416 | 5.5% | 84.1% |
| Solana Ranch Elementary San Diego | 482 | 6.4% | 85.0% |
| Central Elementary Belmont | 437 | 5.3% | 90.1% |
| Simonds Elementary San Jose | 480 | 9.2% | 75.9% |
| Russell Ranch Elementary Folsom | 503 | 9.9% | 79.6% |
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 Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #166 of 5,151 | #30 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #126 of 5,172 ▲ 37 | #25 of 226 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #215 of 5,172 ▲ 50 | #28 of 226 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,385 of 5,116 | #56 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #2,542 of 5,915 | #87 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #3,003 of 5,352 | #160 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #790 of 5,354 | #53 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.7% | #5,589 of 5,625 | #246 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #923 of 1,139 | #31 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
491
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 491 | 21.3 | 23.0:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 21.3 | 23.0:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 20.4 | 24.0:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 20 | 23.3:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 21 | 22.8:1 | 4% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (479 to 491); teachers up 2% (21 to 21.3).
About Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet is a mid-sized elementary school located in San Jose, California. Federal data show 491 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
Cambrian is the district for Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet. It has 6 schools and 3,111 students.
Asian students account for 42% of enrollment at Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet, more than any other group. The remaining students are 33% White, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Santa Clara County residents are about 41% Asian, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet scores 69%.
There are about 23.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet, which has 21.3. The school's 23.0:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 5%. The rate at public schools in Santa Clara County averages 37%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet lands at A, ahead of 88% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 76.8%. Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet scores 81.6%, 4.8 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Santa Clara County, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.
Fammatre Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet holds at least 8 other public schools. Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet had a net gain of 26 students, or 6%.
This page is set up for the Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Cambrian
- Price Charter MiddleMiddle · 959 students
- Bagby ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Fammatre ElementaryElementary · 482 students
- Farnham CharterElementary · 372 students
- Sartorette CharterElementary · 278 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
Nearby schools
- Fammatre Elementary0.5 mi · 482
- Price Charter Middle0.6 mi · 959
- Sartorette Charter0.6 mi · 278
- Oster Elementary0.7 mi · 627
- Bagby Elementary0.8 mi · 529
- Reed Elementary1.4 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Steindorf STEAM K-8 MagnetHow large is Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet?
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet enrolls approximately 491 students in grades KG-08.
Is Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet an elementary, middle, or high school?
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet.
What is the student diversity at Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet?
Student demographics at Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet are roughly 33% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 42% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet public or private?
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cambrian.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.