Toyon Elementary

Set in San Jose, California, Toyon Elementary is a cozy elementary campus, operated by Berryessa Union Elementary. It hosts 231 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

Berryessa Union Elementary runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,907 students. Toyon Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Toyon Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Toyon Elementary has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Toyon Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.5%; Toyon Elementary posts 28.0%, -25.5 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household income runs about $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Toyon Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Noble Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Toyon Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Toyon Elementary's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 320 (now 231). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 48% to 52%. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

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