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Does Willow Glen Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005745
Willow Glen Elementary
1425 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA 95125 · (408) 535-6265 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
20.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
237 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 152 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (152) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
61%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
52.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.7pp since 2014
Math
43.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.4% | 22.9% | 20.3% | 27.4% |
| Math | 22.3% | 21.3% | 27.4% | 29.0% |
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 | 52.3% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 50.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 44.8% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 42.2% |
| 2020-21 | 44.2% | 37.1% |
| 2018-19 | 53.8% | 48.6% |
| 2017-18 | 56.4% | 49.1% |
| 2016-17 | 55.5% | 53.4% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Willow Glen Elementary
Willow Glen Elementary's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Glen Elementary this school | 660 | 35.9% | 50.5% |
| Highlands Elementary Saugus | 666 | 34.1% | 56.5% |
| Valley Elementary Poway | 663 | 37.3% | 45.2% |
| Denton Elementary Visalia | 648 | 35.8% | 66.1% |
| Solvang Elementary Solvang | 602 | 38.2% | 51.3% |
| Luigi Aprea Elementary Gilroy | 722 | 36.0% | 46.2% |
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 Willow Glen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,687 of 5,151 | #127 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,031 of 5,172 ▼ 517 | #134 of 226 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,865 of 5,172 ▼ 338 | #131 of 226 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,032 of 5,116 | #83 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #961 of 5,915 | #18 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,376 of 5,352 | #91 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #1,750 of 5,354 | #107 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #4,513 of 5,625 | #122 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #1,976 of 3,837 | #127 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
660
-70 (-10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 660 | 31.7 | 20.8:1 | 36% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 39% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 31.2 | 22.4:1 | 35% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 32 | 22.8:1 | 25% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 30.7 | 25.4:1 | 36% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 782 | 29 | 27.0:1 | 35% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | N/A | N/A | 40% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 35 | 20.1:1 | 44% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 31 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Glen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (780 to 660); teachers up 3% (30.7 to 31.7).
About Willow Glen Elementary
Willow Glen Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in San Jose Unified, located in San Jose, California. It has an enrollment of 660 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 42% larger than that mark.
The district, San Jose Unified, has 24,322 students enrolled across 41 schools.
The student body at Willow Glen Elementary is 56% Hispanic. It is also 26% White, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Santa Clara County's residents are about 25% Hispanic, 31 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Willow Glen Elementary reports a ratio of 20.8 students per teacher, from 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Santa Clara County average a similar 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Willow Glen Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 44% of California public elementary schools.
Willow Glen Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.5%, compared with a predicted 58.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Santa Clara County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Willow Glen Elementary shares Santa Clara County with 411 other public schools.
River Glen sits about 0.6 miles from Willow Glen Elementary. Willow Glen Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Willow Glen Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Willow Glen Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Willow Glen Elementary had a net loss of 70 students, or 10%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.8 to 20.8 over 4 years.
The Willow Glen Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 San Jose Unified
- Abraham Lincoln HighHigh · 1,590 students
- Willow Glen HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Leland HighHigh · 1,471 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Willow Glen MiddleMiddle · 1,180 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 910 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Other Willow Glen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Willow Glen Elementary. Willow Glen Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Willow Glen ElementaryVisalia, CA · 506 students
Nearby schools
- River Glen0.6 mi · 463
- Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary0.6 mi · 309
- Ernesto Galarza Elementary0.6 mi · 322
- Willow Glen High0.7 mi · 1,543
- Willow Glen Middle0.9 mi · 1,180
- Booksin Elementary1.1 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Glen ElementaryHow many students attend Willow Glen Elementary?
Willow Glen Elementary enrolls approximately 660 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Willow Glen Elementary serve?
Willow Glen Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Willow Glen Elementary?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Willow Glen Elementary.
How diverse is Willow Glen Elementary?
Willow Glen Elementary reports a student body of 26% White, 56% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Willow Glen Elementary public or private?
Willow Glen 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.