Washington Open Elementary

Set in Santa Clara, California, Washington Open Elementary is a small elementary-level community, one of the schools within Santa Clara Unified. It educates 352 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Washington Open Elementary is one of 30 schools operated by Santa Clara Unified, a district that works with 14,411 students overall.

On demographics, Washington Open Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Asian, 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Washington Open Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Open Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 74.6%, the actual is 79.5%, a residual of +4.9 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household income runs about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Washington Open Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Nearest neighbor: Buchser Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Open Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 330 students in 2018 compared to 352 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 29.7:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.