Is Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary a good school?

Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary ranks 2245 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 519 students attended Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary?

Students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 36% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Summary:

Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary is a public K-8 school in San Jose, California, serving a student population of 633. The school is part of the Franklin-McKinley Elementary District, which is ranked 999 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 1,405 out of 5,611 California elementary schools in 2014-2015 (rated 4 stars) to 2,955 out of 5,883 in 2021-2022 (rated 2 stars). The school's current ranking for 2023-2024 is 2,245 out of 5,862 schools, with a 3-star rating. While the school performs better for English Language Learners, it lags behind in performance for Hispanic and Asian students. Chronic absenteeism has also been a significant issue, increasing from 8.5% in 2018-2019 to 29.3% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby public schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary District, such as Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary, and Franklin Elementary, Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary generally performs better. However, the local Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District and Rocketship Mosaic Elementary District charter schools outperform Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics proficiency.

Detail:

Public K-8

665 Wool Creek Dr.
San Jose, CA 95112-2617

(408) 283-6086

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2245^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 519

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

Asian:

35.8%

White:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary ranks better than 61.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.71. (See more...)

Compare Details Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary ranks better than 65.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.97. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.6%), Asian (35.8%), White (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary is 20.9. 6 elementary schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary employs 24.7 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary 2245^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary 959^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Franklin-McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin-McKinley Elementary 999^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.09	3361^st	4809	30.1%
2005	29.21	3334^th	4822	30.9%
2006	30.49	3272^nd	4818	32.1%
2007	41.07	2842^nd	5113	44.4%
2008	54.38	2143^rd	5113	58.1%
2009	59.20	1957^th	5193	62.3%
2010	61.72	1896^th	5314	64.3%
2011	60.70	1980^th	5377	63.2%
2012	69.38	1565^th	5390	71.0%
2013	69.31	1608^th	5530	70.9%
2015	72.33	1405^th	5611	75.0%
2016	70.75	1498^th	5614	73.3%
2017	66.26	1738^th	5692	69.5%
2018	64.11	1857^th	5662	67.2%
2019	56.72	2218^th	5789	61.7%
2022	42.10	2955^th	5883	49.8%
2023	54.30	2314^th	5874	60.6%
2024	55.71	2245^th	5862	61.7%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.67	1133^rd	3246	65.1%
2019	53.67	1059^th	3275	67.7%
2022	45.44	1439^th	3311	56.5%
2023	60.33	765^th	3250	76.5%
2024	58.75	775^th	3160	75.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.09	1320^th	2634	49.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.05	1297^th	5084	74.5%
2019	60.85	1718^th	5173	66.8%
2022	45.53	2566^th	5264	51.3%
2023	59.26	1784^th	5374	66.8%
2024	58.56	1885^th	5511	65.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.58	1625^th	5413	70.0%
2019	58.35	2038^th	5492	62.9%
2022	44.95	2711^th	5635	51.9%
2023	51.37	2335^th	5617	58.4%
2024	57.93	2039^th	5605	63.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	51.27	946^th	2585	63.4%
2022	40.29	1064^th	2227	52.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.76	1948^th	5431	64.1%
2019	54.54	2223^rd	5510	59.7%
2022	39.92	3013^th	5663	46.8%
2023	55.54	2154^th	5650	61.9%
2024	52.39	2345^th	5636	58.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.68	746^th	1071	30.3%
2019	30.00	902^nd	1149	21.5%
2022	26.37	926^th	1154	19.8%
2023	42.95	819^th	1190	31.2%
2024	38.70	858^th	1203	28.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.17	2539^th	4830	47.4%
2019	33.80	3406^th	4963	31.4%
2022	23.59	4231^st	5084	16.8%
2023	37.05	3140^th	5098	38.4%
2024	35.43	3320^th	5102	34.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.91	921^st	1769	47.9%
2005	58.93	632^nd	1777	64.4%
2006	52.22	774^th	1804	57.1%
2007	57.03	739^th	1999	63.0%
2008	46.20	1010^th	2005	49.6%
2009	53.65	892^nd	2063	56.8%
2010	69.80	553^rd	2179	74.6%
2011	60.86	790^th	2236	64.7%
2012	70.53	558^th	2259	75.3%
2013	75.52	440^th	2379	81.5%
2015	74.19	545^th	2477	78.0%
2016	83.02	373^rd	2497	85.1%
2017	78.69	498^th	2508	80.1%
2018	60.49	836^th	2480	66.3%
2019	53.70	1060^th	2715	61.0%
2022	52.40	1100^th	2740	59.9%
2023	51.81	1116^th	2802	60.2%
2024	56.97	959^th	2777	65.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.27	398^th	1364	70.8%
2019	53.90	370^th	1442	74.3%
2022	72.11	168^th	1540	89.1%
2023	40.75	749^th	1529	51.0%
2024	48.82	470^th	1477	68.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.19	317^th	1538	79.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.28	644^th	2230	71.1%
2019	60.07	730^th	2369	69.2%
2022	65.63	608^th	2458	75.3%
2023	50.26	1022^nd	2549	59.9%
2024	58.10	794^th	2575	69.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.30	948^th	2262	58.1%
2019	54.39	950^th	2380	60.1%
2022	48.55	1097^th	2509	56.3%
2023	44.26	1208^th	2547	52.6%
2024	56.79	886^th	2546	65.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.35	875^th	1369	36.1%
2019	29.56	1042^nd	1491	30.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.09	686^th	2273	69.8%
2019	50.81	1004^th	2407	58.3%
2022	54.96	937^th	2527	62.9%
2023	55.75	920^th	2558	64.0%
2024	55.33	920^th	2547	63.9%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.15	359^th	700	48.7%
2019	43.88	472^nd	745	36.6%
2022	35.88	512^th	733	30.2%
2023	35.63	507^th	718	29.4%
2024	43.84	468^th	741	36.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.17	1385^th	2072	33.2%
2019	26.61	1654^th	2213	25.3%
2022	36.12	1428^th	2359	39.5%
2023	34.91	1459^th	2391	39.0%
2024	33.60	1507^th	2383	36.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	74	16	213	330	9	n/a	n/a	0	642
2001	73	20	299	345	12	n/a	n/a	0	749
2002	68	21	307	362	6	n/a	n/a	0	764
2003	68	21	307	362	6	n/a	n/a	0	764
2004	66	26	338	340	5	n/a	n/a	1	776
2005	64	25	359	332	4	n/a	n/a	1	785
2006	56	24	405	320	5	n/a	n/a	1	811
2007	55	20	443	302	3	n/a	n/a	0	823
2008	48	15	478	311	2	n/a	n/a	0	854
2009	41	15	458	313	2	1	22	0	852
2010	42	13	492	346	2	0	13	0	908
2011	26	21	454	349	0	1	14	0	865
2012	33	23	467	348	0	1	23	0	895
2013	29	21	442	367	0	5	27	0	891
2014	35	22	430	384	0	2	33	0	906
2015	39	19	403	377	0	2	31	0	871
2016	44	19	384	393	0	3	30	0	873
2017	43	22	351	368	0	1	29	0	814
2018	36	19	338	372	1	0	33	0	799
2019	37	13	301	375	1	3	29	0	759
2020	37	13	269	355	1	1	27	0	703
2021	46	11	247	328	1	1	30	0	664
2022	43	11	298	411	2	0	28	0	793
2023	36	13	206	347	3	1	27	0	633
2024	25	14	186	268	2	4	20	0	519

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	642	32.5	19.8	74.8
2001	749	39.5	19.0	62.5
2002	764	38.0	20.1	55.8
2003	764	38.0	20.1	55.8
2004	776	36.3	21.4	65.4
2005	785	37.0	21.2	63.8
2006	811	36.0	22.5	59.1
2007	823	35.0	23.5	60.4
2008	854	42.0	20.3	60.8
2009	852	35.0	21.8	65.5
2010	908	35.0	25.9	69.3
2011	865	n/a	n/a	69.7
2012	895	34.5	25.9	n/a
2013	891	33.9	26.2	60.3
2014	906	32.9	27.5	70.9
2015	871	34.0	25.6	69
2016	873	35.0	24.9	68.7
2017	814	30.8	26.3	66.3
2018	799	37.3	21.4	63.8
2019	759	34.7	21.8	67.6
2020	703	n/a	n/a	66.6
2021	664	28.6	23.1	57.7
2022	793	36.9	21.4	65.1
2023	633	31.0	20.3	49.3
2024	519	24.7	20.9	62.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	642	32.5	19.8	74.8
2001	749	39.5	19.0	62.5
2002	764	38.0	20.1	55.8
2003	764	38.0	20.1	55.8
2004	776	36.3	21.4	65.4
2005	785	37.0	21.2	63.8
2006	811	36.0	22.5	59.1
2007	823	35.0	23.5	60.4
2008	854	42.0	20.3	60.8
2009	852	35.0	21.8	65.5
2010	908	35.0	25.9	69.3
2011	865	n/a	n/a	69.7
2012	895	34.5	25.9	n/a
2013	891	33.9	26.2	60.3
2014	906	32.9	27.5	70.9
2015	871	34.0	25.6	69
2016	873	35.0	24.9	68.7
2017	814	30.8	26.3	66.3
2018	799	37.3	21.4	63.8
2019	759	34.7	21.8	67.6
2020	703	n/a	n/a	66.6
2021	664	28.6	23.1	57.7
2022	793	36.9	21.4	65.1
2023	633	31.0	20.3	49.3
2024	519	24.7	20.9	62.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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