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What's the most underrated thing about Taylor (Bertha) Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062781004224
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary
410 Sautner Dr., San Jose, CA 95123 · (408) 226-0462 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
- C-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
23.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
120 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (69).
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
55.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.1pp since 2014
Math
55.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.4% | 21.5% | 23.3% | 20.8% |
| Math | 34.2% | 21.0% | 23.1% | 21.7% |
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 | 55.9% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 59.3% |
| 2022-23 | 61.7% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.7% | 56.8% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 56.6% |
| 2017-18 | 66.0% | 64.8% |
| 2016-17 | 55.6% | 52.1% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Taylor (Bertha) Elementary
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor (Bertha) Elementary this school | 497 | 24.1% | 55.5% |
| Ponderosa Elementary Sunnyvale | 524 | 28.4% | 62.6% |
| Santa Teresa Elementary San Jose | 542 | 29.0% | 64.2% |
| Buri Buri Elementary South San Francisco | 584 | 28.3% | 64.2% |
| Lietz Elementary San Jose | 501 | 23.2% | 62.1% |
| Vannoy Elementary Castro Valley | 536 | 29.5% | 68.0% |
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 Taylor (Bertha) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #1,375 of 5,151 | #114 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #1,303 of 5,172 ▼ 251 | #110 of 226 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #1,617 of 5,172 ▲ 157 | #121 of 226 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #1,306 of 5,116 | #103 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #2,469 of 5,915 | #83 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,496 of 5,352 | #178 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #450 of 5,354 | #34 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #5,003 of 5,625 | #160 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #1,304 of 3,837 | #97 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
497
-135 (-21%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 497 | 21 | 23.7:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 22% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 21 | 25.2:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 25 | 25.3:1 | 14% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 22.5 | 28.0:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 23 | 27.5:1 | 16% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | N/A | N/A | 21% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 16% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 20 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor (Bertha) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (630 to 497); teachers down 7% (22.5 to 21).
About Taylor (Bertha) Elementary
At 410 Sautner Dr. in San Jose, California, Taylor (Bertha) Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 497 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6.
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is part of Oak Grove Elementary, where 18 schools serve 8,515 students.
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 35%. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 18% White, and 11% multiracial. Taylor (Bertha) Elementary's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary operates with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.7:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 24% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 13 points below the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is 9.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Clara County show that the median household income is $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is one of 412 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is Santa Teresa Elementary, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 497, a 21% decrease from 632 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.3:1 to 23.7:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Taylor (Bertha) Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Oak Grove Elementary
- Herman (Leonard) IntermediateMiddle · 723 students
- Bernal IntermediateMiddle · 675 students
- Sakamoto ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Santa Teresa ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Davis (Caroline) IntermediateMiddle · 537 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
- Santa Teresa Elementary0.8 mi · 542
- Oak Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 495
- Bernal Intermediate1.0 mi · 675
- Santa Teresa High1.2 mi · 2,134
- Phoenix High1.2 mi · 70
- Anderson (Alex) Elementary1.2 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor (Bertha) ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Taylor (Bertha) Elementary?
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary enrolls approximately 497 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Taylor (Bertha) Elementary serve?
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylor (Bertha) Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is approximately 23.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Taylor (Bertha) Elementary?
Student demographics at Taylor (Bertha) Elementary are roughly 18% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 35% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Taylor (Bertha) Elementary in?
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is part of Oak Grove Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.