Taylor (Bertha) Elementary

Taylor (Bertha) Elementary, an average-sized primary school in San Jose, California, one of the schools within Oak Grove Elementary, caters to 497 students, covering grades K through 6.

Across the 18 schools in Oak Grove Elementary (8,515 students total), Taylor (Bertha) Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Taylor (Bertha) Elementary reports that the largest single group is Asian at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 11% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Taylor (Bertha) Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Taylor (Bertha) Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household income runs about $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Taylor (Bertha) Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Santa Teresa Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Taylor (Bertha) Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Taylor (Bertha) Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.0%.

Taylor (Bertha) Elementary operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Taylor (Bertha) Elementary's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 630 (now 497). White enrollment moved from 31% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 28.0:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 today.

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