Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALUM ROCK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060231000101
Sylvia Cassell Elementary
1300 Tallahassee Dr., San Jose, CA 95122 · (408) 928-7200 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
20.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
247 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 75 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
23.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
15.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 11.1% | 28.2% | 48.7% |
| Math | 3.4% | 11.9% | 28.8% | 55.9% |
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 | 23.1% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 10.8% |
| 2022-23 | 17.3% | 15.7% |
| 2021-22 | 19.5% | 13.3% |
| 2018-19 | 30.5% | 26.8% |
| 2017-18 | 31.2% | 27.9% |
| 2016-17 | 25.3% | 23.7% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Sylvia Cassell Elementary
Sylvia Cassell Elementary's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Cassell Elementary this school | 282 | 87.6% | 17.4% |
| C. C. Violette Elementary Garden Grove | 271 | 90.0% | 32.7% |
| Albany Park Elementary Delano | 319 | 87.5% | 29.3% |
| Santee Elementary San Jose | 318 | 89.9% | 14.4% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary San Jose | 300 | 90.3% | 24.2% |
| Princeton Street Elementary Delano | 308 | 89.6% | 31.8% |
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 Sylvia Cassell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #4,789 of 5,151 | #215 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #4,725 of 5,172 ▲ 256 | #214 of 226 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #4,640 of 5,172 ▲ 52 | #202 of 226 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,337 of 5,116 | #54 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #4,907 of 5,915 | #216 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,015 of 5,352 | #70 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #3,829 of 5,354 | #204 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #1,385 of 5,625 | #8 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #508 of 3,837 | #43 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
282
-54 (-16%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 282 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 88% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 13 | 19.5:1 | 86% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 13 | 20.5:1 | 85% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 16 | 21.0:1 | 81% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 87% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | 88% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | N/A | N/A | 80% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 32 | 19.4:1 | 69% (429) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 24 | 29.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sylvia Cassell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (406 to 282); teachers down 30% (20 to 14).
About Sylvia Cassell Elementary
A small elementary school in San Jose, California, Sylvia Cassell Elementary is part of Alum Rock Union Elementary. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 282 students. That is 39% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Alum Rock Union Elementary is made up of 22 schools with 7,251 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Sylvia Cassell Elementary is 81% Hispanic. Other groups make up 15% Asian. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 20.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sylvia Cassell Elementary, which has 14. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 88%. Public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
Among California public elementary schools, Sylvia Cassell Elementary outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Sylvia Cassell Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.4%, compared with a predicted 28.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Santa Clara County show that the median household earns about $164,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Santa Clara County, 412 public schools serve about 230,059 students.
Measured in a straight line, Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is about 0.4 miles from Sylvia Cassell Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Sylvia Cassell Elementary is behind the 21.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
NCES describes the area around Sylvia Cassell Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 336 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 282 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Sylvia Cassell Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Alum Rock Union Elementary
- Adelante Dual Language AcademyElementary · 505 students
- William Sheppard MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Linda Vista ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- O. S. Hubbard ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Aptitud Community Academy at GossElementary · 386 students
- Joseph George MiddleMiddle · 384 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
- Aptitud Community Academy at Goss0.4 mi · 386
- Thomas P. Ryan Elementary0.5 mi · 247
- A. J. Dorsa Elementary0.5 mi · 284
- Adelante Dual Language Academy II0.5 mi · 368
- Renaissance Academy0.6 mi · 348
- Donald J. Meyer Elementary0.7 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Sylvia Cassell ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sylvia Cassell Elementary?
Sylvia Cassell Elementary enrolls approximately 282 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sylvia Cassell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sylvia Cassell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sylvia Cassell Elementary have?
Sylvia Cassell Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sylvia Cassell Elementary?
At Sylvia Cassell Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 81% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sylvia Cassell Elementary public or private?
Sylvia Cassell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alum Rock Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.