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Washington Elementary

100 Oak St., San Jose, CA 95110 · (408) 535-6261 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
273 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6821%
Grade 14714%
Grade 25316%
Grade 35216%
Grade 45717%
Grade 55216%
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
31696%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
18055%
Female
14945%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
10.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -24.3pp since 2014
Math
13.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.5pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 24 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts2.5%8.2%28.3%61.0%
Math1.2%12.3%27.0%59.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2510.7%13.5%
2023-2417.0%14.3%
2022-2320.1%22.9%
2021-2226.6%19.1%
2020-2120.2%14.2%
2018-1938.0%35.9%
2017-1834.8%29.6%
2016-1733.6%30.0%
2015-1636.0%28.0%
2014-1535.0%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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Washington Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Santa Clara County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
13.8%#4,998 of 5,151#221 of 226
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.5%#4,869 of 5,172#216 of 226
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
10.7%#5,133 of 5,172#226 of 226
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-10.7pp#104 of 5,116#9 of 225
Enrollment
ranked largest first
329#4,489 of 5,915#188 of 255
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.4:1#662 of 5,352#43 of 247
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
7.7%#5,072 of 5,354#242 of 247
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.9%#617 of 3,837#54 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
329
-134 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 24.9:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
96%
was 95%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-253291719.4:183% (273)
2023-243441720.2:185% (292)
2022-2334717.419.9:184% (291)
2017-1846318.624.9:190% (416)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.

About Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary is one of the public schools in San Jose, California. It is a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 329 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.

San Jose Unified oversees Washington Elementary and 40 other schools, with 24,322 students in total.

Federal enrollment data show Washington Elementary is 96% Hispanic. Santa Clara County's residents are about 25% Hispanic, 71 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Staffing totals 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 83%. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.

On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Washington Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 30.9%. Actual: 13.8%.

County data help place the school in context: in Santa Clara County, the median household income is $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools and roughly 230,059 students.

Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 13.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.

Washington Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.

Compared with 2017-18, the school had 134 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 24.9 to 19.4 over 7 years.

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Santa Clara County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Washington Elementary
District
San Jose Unified
Address
100 Oak St., San Jose, CA 95110
Phone
(408) 535-6261
County
Santa Clara County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
329
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
19.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
273 (83%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
063459005743
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Washington Elementary
How many students attend Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 329 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary serve?
Washington Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary is approximately 19.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Elementary?
At Washington Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary public or private?
Washington Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Jose Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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