Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005743
Washington Elementary
100 Oak St., San Jose, CA 95110 · (408) 535-6261 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- FThree-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
19.4:1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
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%
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
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
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.5% | 8.2% | 28.3% | 61.0% |
| Math | 1.2% | 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.7% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 20.1% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 26.6% | 19.1% |
| 2020-21 | 20.2% | 14.2% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 35.9% |
| 2017-18 | 34.8% | 29.6% |
| 2016-17 | 33.6% | 30.0% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 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
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 →
Schools most like Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 329 | 83.0% | 13.8% |
| Orange Grove Elementary Whittier | 324 | 83.6% | 37.2% |
| Kimball National City | 322 | 82.0% | 31.6% |
| Voices College-Bound Language Acad at W. Contra Costa Co Richmond | 343 | 81.0% | N/A |
| South Ranchito Dual Language Academy Pico Rivera | 351 | 84.6% | 24.6% |
| North Ranchito Elementary Pico Rivera | 319 | 85.3% | 36.0% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In 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 ▼ 128 | #216 of 226 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #5,133 of 5,172 ▼ 201 | #226 of 226 ▼ 9 |
| 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 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #1,876 of 5,625 | #16 of 252 |
| 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. 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
329
-64 (-16%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 83% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 17 | 20.2:1 | 85% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 17.4 | 19.9:1 | 84% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 18 | 21.8:1 | 75% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 18.6 | 24.9:1 | 90% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 17 | 28.2:1 | 90% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | N/A | N/A | 85% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 35 | 19.9:1 | 83% (579) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 29 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (463 to 329); teachers down 9% (18.6 to 17).
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%.
The allk12 Grade for Washington Elementary is F. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
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 2020-21, the school had 64 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 21.8 to 19.4 over 4 years.
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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 Mateo Sheedy Elementary0.3 mi · 454
- Rocketship Alma Academy0.6 mi · 532
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Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryHow 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.