Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALUM ROCK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060231000120
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary
1241 McGinness Ave., San Jose, CA 95127 · (408) 928-8650 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats 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
19.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
207 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 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
20%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
17.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.4pp since 2014
Math
16.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.9% | 11.8% | 22.8% | 59.6% |
| Math | 1.4% | 14.8% | 21.1% | 62.7% |
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 | 17.6% | 16.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 22.6% | 20.7% |
| 2021-22 | 22.7% | 20.5% |
| 2018-19 | 31.7% | 29.8% |
| 2017-18 | 41.7% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 40.6% | 31.3% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Thomas P. Ryan Elementary
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas P. Ryan Elementary this school | 247 | 83.8% | 18.2% |
| Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet Los Angeles | 239 | 81.6% | 45.4% |
| Mariano Castro Elementary Mountain View | 248 | 82.7% | 16.3% |
| Lowell Elementary San Jose | 261 | 85.1% | 8.4% |
| Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy San Jose | 271 | 81.5% | N/A |
| Lyndale Elementary San Jose | 275 | 82.9% | 15.7% |
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 Thomas P. Ryan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #4,727 of 5,151 | #210 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #4,636 of 5,172 ▼ 236 | #212 of 226 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #4,960 of 5,172 ▼ 366 | #217 of 226 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.7pp | #610 of 5,116 | #51 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #5,134 of 5,915 | #239 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #528 of 5,352 | #36 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #4,422 of 5,354 | #230 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #1,797 of 5,625 | #14 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #422 of 3,837 | #36 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
247
-54 (-18%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 247 | 13 | 19.0:1 | 84% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 13 | 21.2:1 | 83% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 14 | 19.6:1 | 84% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 82% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 84% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 85% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | N/A | N/A | 83% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 26 | 24.3:1 | 71% (448) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 27 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas P. Ryan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (364 to 247); teachers down 24% (17 to 13).
About Thomas P. Ryan Elementary
Federal records list Thomas P. Ryan Elementary as an elementary school in San Jose, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 247 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Alum Rock Union Elementary is the district for Thomas P. Ryan Elementary. It has 22 schools and 7,251 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Thomas P. Ryan Elementary, with 89% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Clara County's population at about 25%. Thomas P. Ryan Elementary has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Thomas P. Ryan Elementary total 13 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 84%. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Thomas P. Ryan Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (18.2%) and its predicted rate (30.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Santa Clara County, median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 412 public schools operate in Santa Clara County, serving about 230,059 students.
Nearest public school: Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Thomas P. Ryan Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Thomas P. Ryan Elementary at 3rd of 5.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Thomas P. Ryan Elementary went from 301 students to 247. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.1:1 to 19.0:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Thomas P. Ryan Elementary. 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
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- Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds0.3 mi · 500
- Aptitud Community Academy at Goss0.5 mi · 386
- Sylvia Cassell Elementary0.5 mi · 282
- Adelante Dual Language Academy0.7 mi · 505
- Lyndale Elementary0.7 mi · 275
- Ocala Middle0.7 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas P. Ryan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas P. Ryan Elementary?
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary enrolls approximately 247 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Thomas P. Ryan Elementary serve?
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Thomas P. Ryan Elementary?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Thomas P. Ryan Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas P. Ryan Elementary?
At Thomas P. Ryan Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Thomas P. Ryan Elementary in?
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary is part of Alum Rock Union Elementary.
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