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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILPITAS UNIFIED·NCES 062450003663
William Burnett Elementary
400 Fanyon, Milpitas, CA 95035 · (408) 635-2650 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
210 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
64.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.2pp since 2014
Math
61.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.5% | 25.7% | 16.6% | 19.3% |
| Math | 40.8% | 20.6% | 16.5% | 22.1% |
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 | 64.2% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 59.6% |
| 2022-23 | 65.3% | 60.2% |
| 2021-22 | 68.6% | 65.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.5% | 60.9% |
| 2017-18 | 61.6% | 60.5% |
| 2016-17 | 60.5% | 58.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 William Burnett Elementary
William Burnett Elementary's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Burnett Elementary this school | 456 | 46.1% | 61.4% |
| Pantera Elementary Diamond Bar | 512 | 47.9% | 79.8% |
| Joseph Weller Elementary Milpitas | 412 | 43.7% | 65.5% |
| Wilson Elementary San Gabriel | 379 | 46.2% | 66.8% |
| La Rosa Elementary Temple City | 543 | 44.0% | 67.1% |
| Harvey Green Elementary Fremont | 368 | 39.1% | 75.5% |
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 William Burnett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #1,048 of 5,151 | #98 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #994 of 5,172 ▲ 45 | #98 of 226 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #1,078 of 5,172 ▲ 29 | #96 of 226 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #735 of 5,116 | #63 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #2,950 of 5,915 | #104 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,763 of 5,352 | #190 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #3,010 of 5,354 | #153 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #4,078 of 5,625 | #102 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #1,161 of 3,837 | #90 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
456
-82 (-15%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 456 | 19 | 24.0:1 | 46% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 46% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 20 | 23.8:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 29% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 25.9 | 22.7:1 | 37% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 26 | 23.3:1 | 38% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | N/A | N/A | 40% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 30 | 20.8:1 | 31% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 28 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Burnett Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (587 to 456); teachers down 27% (25.9 to 19).
About William Burnett Elementary
William Burnett Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Milpitas, California. The school enrolls 456 students in kindergarten through 6.
Milpitas Unified (15 schools, 10,076 students) runs William Burnett Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at William Burnett Elementary is Asian: 70%. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% White. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, William Burnett Elementary scores 47%.
There are 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at William Burnett Elementary, giving a ratio of 24.0:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Roughly 46% of students at William Burnett Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
William Burnett Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for William Burnett Elementary is 52.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.4%.
For Santa Clara County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 412 public schools in the county, enrolling about 230,059, William Burnett Elementary among them.
Calaveras Hills sits about 0.4 miles from William Burnett Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 58.8% proficiency; William Burnett Elementary posts 61.4%.
William Burnett Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 538 (2020-21) to 456 (2024-25).
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Milpitas Unified
- Milpitas HighHigh · 2,926 students
- Thomas Russell MiddleMiddle · 761 students
- Mabel Mattos ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Rancho Milpitas MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- John Sinnott ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Curtner ElementaryElementary · 663 students
Other schools in Milpitas
- Milpitas HighHigh · 2,926 students
- Thomas Russell MiddleMiddle · 761 students
- Mabel Mattos ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Rancho Milpitas MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- John Sinnott ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Curtner ElementaryElementary · 663 students
Nearby schools
- Calaveras Hills0.4 mi · 105
- Alexander Rose Elementary0.7 mi · 518
- Robert Randall World Languages0.9 mi · 285
- Milpitas High1.2 mi · 2,926
- Milpitas Middle College High1.3 mi · 55
- Rancho Milpitas Middle1.4 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About William Burnett ElementaryHow large is William Burnett Elementary?
William Burnett Elementary enrolls approximately 456 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does William Burnett Elementary serve?
William Burnett Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at William Burnett Elementary?
Approximately 24.0:1 students per teacher at William Burnett Elementary.
What is the student diversity at William Burnett Elementary?
Student demographics at William Burnett Elementary are roughly 2% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 70% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is William Burnett Elementary in?
William Burnett Elementary is part of Milpitas Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.