Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543006052
Sutter Elementary
3200 Forbes Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051 · (408) 423-4200 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
46 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 88 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 91% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
74%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
65.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
69.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.3% | 22.6% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Math | 42.3% | 27.0% | 10.9% | 19.7% |
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 | 65.0% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 66.9% |
| 2022-23 | 69.5% | 71.7% |
| 2021-22 | 78.5% | 76.6% |
| 2018-19 | 71.5% | 62.5% |
| 2017-18 | 68.1% | 66.3% |
| 2016-17 | 67.5% | 67.7% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Sutter Elementary
Sutter Elementary's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Elementary this school | 314 | 14.6% | 67.7% |
| Riverview STEM Elementary Rancho Cordova | 357 | 16.5% | 85.8% |
| Benjamin Bubb Elementary Mountain View | 312 | 17.3% | 73.4% |
| Mariposa San Carlos | 322 | 10.9% | 84.1% |
| Almond Elementary Los Altos | 354 | 11.6% | 81.3% |
| El Carmelo Elementary Palo Alto | 282 | 18.4% | 70.9% |
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 Sutter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #758 of 5,151 | #81 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #625 of 5,172 ▲ 107 | #76 of 226 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,023 of 5,172 ▼ 243 | #89 of 226 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.4pp | #119 of 5,116 | #10 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #4,648 of 5,915 | #197 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #355 of 5,352 | #21 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #233 of 5,354 | #15 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #5,331 of 5,625 | #201 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #447 of 3,837 | #37 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
314
-77 (-20%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 314 | 17.1 | 18.4:1 | 15% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 13.1 | 22.4:1 | 15% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 15.1 | 20.2:1 | 26% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 19 | 20.6:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 18.2 | 25.3:1 | 20% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 19 | 25.8:1 | 15% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | N/A | N/A | 18% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 17% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 21 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sutter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (460 to 314); teachers down 6% (18.2 to 17.1).
About Sutter Elementary
Sutter Elementary is a small elementary school for students in Santa Clara, California. A federal count lists 314 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Santa Clara Unified has 14,411 students spread across 30 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Sutter Elementary is Asian (35%). Enrollment also includes 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Sutter Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
With 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sutter Elementary was 18.4:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 15%. Public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
Sutter Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.7%, compared with a predicted 71.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Santa Clara County this way: median household income is about $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, with a combined enrollment of about 230,059.
The nearest public school is Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sutter Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 391 to 314. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.6:1 to 18.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Sutter Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sutter Elementary. Sutter Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sutter ElementaryAntioch, CA · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary0.4 mi · 453
- Millikin Elementary0.5 mi · 504
- Santa Clara Community Day0.6 mi · 10
- Santa Clara High0.9 mi · 1,663
- Central Park Elementary1.0 mi · 419
- Pomeroy Elementary1.0 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Sutter ElementaryHow many students attend Sutter Elementary?
Sutter Elementary enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sutter Elementary serve?
Sutter Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sutter Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sutter Elementary is approximately 18.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sutter Elementary?
At Sutter Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 35% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Sutter Elementary public or private?
Sutter Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Clara Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.