Is George C. Payne Elementary a good school?

George C. Payne Elementary ranks 1053 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend George C. Payne Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 459 students attended George C. Payne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of George C. Payne Elementary?

Students at George C. Payne Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 19% White, 15% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of George C. Payne Elementary attend?

Students who attend George C. Payne Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Moreland Middle High : Prospect High

George C. Payne Elementary

Summary:

George C. Payne Elementary is a public K-5 school in San Jose, California, part of the Moreland School District, which is ranked 260 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

George C. Payne Elementary consistently outperforms the Moreland district and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. The school's academic performance is particularly strong for Asian and White students, ranking 73rd and 492nd out of over 1,200 and 2,600 California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively lower, ranking around the 1,700th and 2,000th out of over 5,000 schools. Notably, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 3.6% in 2017-2018 to 15.2% in 2022-2023, higher than the state average of 14.3%.

Compared to nearby schools, George C. Payne Elementary outperforms Leroy Anderson Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the Moreland district, such as Latimer, Easterbrook Discovery, Country Lane Elementary, and Gussie M. Baker Elementary. This may be due to the school's relatively lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a more affluent student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

3750 Gleason Ave.
San Jose, CA 95130-1323

(408) 874-3700

District: Moreland

SchoolDigger Rank:
1053^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,761

Students who attend George C. Payne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moreland Middle
High:	Prospect High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 459

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.3%

Asian:

27.5%

White:

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George C. Payne Elementary ranks better than 82% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Moreland School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.44. (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 Student population at George C. Payne Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (35.3%), Asian (27.5%), White (18.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George C. Payne Elementary is 21.3. 4 elementary schools in the Moreland School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare George C. Payne Elementary employs 21.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George C. Payne Elementary is $5,761. 3 elementary schools in the Moreland School District spend more per student.

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George C. Payne Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks George C. Payne Elementary 1053^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See George C. Payne Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Moreland:

SchoolDigger ranks Moreland 260^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for George C. Payne Elementary

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Rank History for all students at George C. Payne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	75.55	1097^th	4809	77.2%
2005	79.45	945^th	4822	80.4%
2006	83.06	828^th	4818	82.8%
2007	74.71	1180^th	5113	76.9%
2008	74.37	1223^rd	5113	76.1%
2009	59.17	1960^th	5193	62.3%
2010	67.20	1611^th	5314	69.7%
2011	66.88	1650^th	5377	69.3%
2012	68.74	1590^th	5390	70.5%
2013	78.41	1139^th	5530	79.4%
2015	85.49	854^th	5611	84.8%
2016	87.76	744^th	5614	86.7%
2017	87.98	761^st	5692	86.6%
2018	87.90	743^rd	5662	86.9%
2019	83.99	969^th	5789	83.3%
2022	78.84	1238^th	5883	79.0%
2023	85.00	950^th	5874	83.8%
2024	82.44	1053^rd	5862	82.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George C. Payne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.94	546^th	3246	83.2%
2019	63.57	715^th	3275	78.2%
2022	57.54	867^th	3311	73.8%
2023	67.88	551^st	3250	83.0%
2024	69.03	438^th	3160	86.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George C. Payne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.98	1688^th	5084	66.8%
2019	59.94	1781^st	5173	65.6%
2022	45.33	2577^th	5264	51.0%
2023	49.71	2389^th	5374	55.5%
2024	55.32	2043^rd	5511	62.9%

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Rank History for Female students at George C. Payne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.77	785^th	5413	85.5%
2019	84.30	860^th	5492	84.3%
2022	75.58	1298^th	5635	77.0%
2023	88.64	711^th	5617	87.3%
2024	81.95	1011^th	5605	82.0%

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Rank History for Male students at George C. Payne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.66	763^rd	5431	86.0%
2019	80.55	1044^th	5510	81.1%
2022	79.12	1145^th	5663	79.8%
2023	78.86	1139^th	5650	79.8%
2024	78.88	1110^th	5636	80.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at George C. Payne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.00	258^th	1071	75.9%
2019	77.89	181^st	1149	84.2%
2022	74.62	286^th	1154	75.2%
2023	81.47	121^st	1190	89.8%
2024	84.02	73^rd	1203	93.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at George C. Payne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.35	1216^th	4830	74.8%
2019	65.36	1392^nd	4963	72.0%
2022	44.43	2564^th	5084	49.6%
2023	49.72	2245^th	5098	56.0%
2024	59.42	1709^th	5102	66.5%

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Rank History for White students at George C. Payne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.32	210^th	2737	92.3%
2019	78.77	502^nd	2834	82.3%
2022	68.95	855^th	2726	68.6%
2023	71.42	752^nd	2662	71.8%
2024	78.26	492^nd	2647	81.4%

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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 George C. Payne Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	286	19	35	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1989	312	13	45	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	412
1990	318	22	59	48	2	n/a	n/a	0	449
1991	288	19	68	64	4	n/a	n/a	0	443
1992	279	20	63	65	5	n/a	n/a	0	432
1993	246	15	64	85	2	n/a	n/a	0	412
1994	243	20	79	91	5	n/a	n/a	0	438
1995	261	23	80	105	3	n/a	n/a	0	472
1996	261	23	80	105	3	n/a	n/a	0	472
1997	268	26	69	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1998	248	16	91	90	3	n/a	n/a	0	448
1999	252	19	77	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2000	223	27	78	83	2	n/a	n/a	1	414
2001	202	22	90	86	2	n/a	n/a	0	402
2002	171	18	100	82	3	n/a	n/a	0	374
2003	171	18	100	82	3	n/a	n/a	0	374
2004	166	18	105	109	2	n/a	n/a	0	400
2005	172	17	99	94	0	n/a	n/a	16	398
2006	165	16	69	69	0	n/a	n/a	64	383
2007	163	21	77	144	3	n/a	n/a	107	515
2008	167	16	94	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	408
2009	167	24	111	151	2	1	90	0	546
2010	185	28	121	203	5	0	40	0	582
2011	173	28	121	238	1	3	46	0	610
2012	162	34	109	248	2	1	47	0	603
2013	154	23	125	223	3	0	58	0	586
2014	174	31	121	235	4	1	56	0	622
2015	182	28	138	242	3	1	58	0	652
2016	168	20	147	221	2	2	64	0	624
2017	163	21	173	199	5	2	55	0	618
2018	150	24	181	191	3	1	59	0	609
2019	136	18	182	188	3	0	54	0	581
2020	123	16	193	174	1	2	68	0	577
2021	108	11	195	166	1	2	67	0	550
2022	93	13	161	150	1	4	56	0	478
2023	97	7	140	138	1	8	64	0	455
2024	85	8	126	162	1	6	71	0	459

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

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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 George C. Payne Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	15.0	24.6	n/a
1989	412	16.6	24.8	n/a
1990	449	20.1	22.3	n/a
1991	443	19.6	22.6	n/a
1992	432	19.9	21.7	4.4
1993	412	15.5	26.6	26.9
1994	438	16.5	26.5	29.7
1995	472	20.0	23.6	29.9
1996	472	20.0	23.6	29.9
1997	440	19.0	23.2	23.6
1998	448	24.0	18.7	44.2
1999	432	25.1	17.2	21.5
2000	414	24.2	17.1	28.6
2001	402	23.6	17.0	20.9
2002	374	22.1	16.9	21.4
2003	374	22.1	16.9	21.4
2004	400	22.0	18.2	21.5
2005	398	22.0	18.1	28.3
2006	383	20.0	19.2	31.7
2007	515	27.0	19.1	32.1
2008	408	25.0	16.3	37
2009	546	25.2	19.4	24.7
2010	582	28.4	20.4	41.9
2011	610	n/a	n/a	41.1
2012	603	27.2	22.1	n/a
2013	586	26.6	22.0	34.5
2014	622	26.2	23.7	38.3
2015	652	26.0	25.0	39.3
2016	624	26.0	24.0	31.3
2017	618	26.0	23.7	27.8
2018	609	25.0	24.3	30.9
2019	581	25.0	23.2	29.3
2020	577	n/a	n/a	24.8
2021	550	25.0	22.0	21.6
2022	478	22.0	21.7	32
2023	455	21.5	21.1	30.8
2024	459	21.5	21.3	27

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 George C. Payne Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	15.0	24.6	n/a
1989	412	16.6	24.8	n/a
1990	449	20.1	22.3	n/a
1991	443	19.6	22.6	n/a
1992	432	19.9	21.7	4.4
1993	412	15.5	26.6	26.9
1994	438	16.5	26.5	29.7
1995	472	20.0	23.6	29.9
1996	472	20.0	23.6	29.9
1997	440	19.0	23.2	23.6
1998	448	24.0	18.7	44.2
1999	432	25.1	17.2	21.5
2000	414	24.2	17.1	28.6
2001	402	23.6	17.0	20.9
2002	374	22.1	16.9	21.4
2003	374	22.1	16.9	21.4
2004	400	22.0	18.2	21.5
2005	398	22.0	18.1	28.3
2006	383	20.0	19.2	31.7
2007	515	27.0	19.1	32.1
2008	408	25.0	16.3	37
2009	546	25.2	19.4	24.7
2010	582	28.4	20.4	41.9
2011	610	n/a	n/a	41.1
2012	603	27.2	22.1	n/a
2013	586	26.6	22.0	34.5
2014	622	26.2	23.7	38.3
2015	652	26.0	25.0	39.3
2016	624	26.0	24.0	31.3
2017	618	26.0	23.7	27.8
2018	609	25.0	24.3	30.9
2019	581	25.0	23.2	29.3
2020	577	n/a	n/a	24.8
2021	550	25.0	22.0	21.6
2022	478	22.0	21.7	32
2023	455	21.5	21.1	30.8
2024	459	21.5	21.3	27

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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