Sutter Elementary

Set in Santa Clara, California, Sutter Elementary is a close-knit elementary school, operated by Santa Clara Unified. It enrolls 314 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 465.

Santa Clara Unified comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 14,411 students; Sutter Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sutter Elementary shows that 35% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Sutter Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sutter Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.8%; this one delivers 67.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sutter Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sutter Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sutter Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.3%.

Sutter Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 32%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 314 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.