Is Nordstrom Elementary a good school?

Nordstrom Elementary ranks 1448 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nordstrom Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 623 students attended Nordstrom Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Nordstrom Elementary?

Students at Nordstrom Elementary are 34% White, 32% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 15% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Nordstrom Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nordstrom Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lewis H. Britton Middle High : Live Oak High

Nordstrom Elementary

Summary:

Nordstrom Elementary is a public elementary school located in Morgan Hill, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 622 students. It is part of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, which is ranked 740 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nordstrom Elementary consistently outperforms the Morgan Hill Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Nordstrom Elementary had 58.89% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.98% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Nordstrom Elementary had 53.33% of students proficient or better, compared to 34.34% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, Nordstrom Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.4% to 23.2%, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy (26.5%), P.A. Walsh STEAM Academy (34.0%), and Barrett Elementary (39.9%).

Nordstrom Elementary also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 22.1 to 26.4 over the past few years, which is lower than the student-teacher ratios of some nearby schools, such as San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy (20.3) and Charter School of Morgan Hill (19.4). Additionally, Nordstrom Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 15.1% to 18.69%, which is significantly lower than the free and reduced lunch rates of some nearby schools, such as San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy (57%), Barrett Elementary (62.53%), and Rucker Elementary (59.85%).

Detail:

Public K-5

1425 East Dunne Ave.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-7029

(408) 201-6440

District: Morgan Hill Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1448^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,233

Students who attend Nordstrom Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis H. Britton Middle
High:	Live Oak High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 623

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.7%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Two or more races:

17.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Nordstrom Elementary ranks better than 75.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.95. (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 Nordstrom Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (33.7%), Hispanic (32.4%), two or more races (17%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nordstrom Elementary is 21.9, which is the 4^th best among 8 elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nordstrom Elementary is $5,233. 4 elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nordstrom Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Nordstrom Elementary 1448^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Nordstrom Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Morgan Hill Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Morgan Hill Unified 740^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Nordstrom Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	89.08	541^st	4809	88.8%
2005	89.81	494^th	4822	89.8%
2006	89.91	482^nd	4818	90.0%
2007	88.84	572^nd	5113	88.8%
2008	83.08	832^nd	5113	83.7%
2009	84.44	785^th	5193	84.9%
2010	80.45	986^th	5314	81.4%
2011	78.69	1071^st	5377	80.1%
2012	85.60	695^th	5390	87.1%
2013	83.43	852^nd	5530	84.6%
2015	90.90	572^nd	5611	89.8%
2016	91.86	509^th	5614	90.9%
2017	86.38	847^th	5692	85.1%
2018	81.94	1033^rd	5662	81.8%
2019	82.16	1062^nd	5789	81.7%
2022	76.68	1335^th	5883	77.3%
2023	74.21	1417^th	5874	75.9%
2024	72.95	1448^th	5862	75.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	49.95	354^th	610	42.0%
2023	32.08	499^th	669	25.4%
2024	45.45	430^th	669	35.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.16	821^st	2420	66.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.31	2281^st	5084	55.1%
2019	53.58	2165^th	5173	58.1%
2022	73.06	1029^th	5264	80.5%
2023	41.26	2968^th	5374	44.8%
2024	73.75	1104^th	5511	80.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.85	917^th	5413	83.1%
2019	78.10	1164^th	5492	78.8%
2022	72.53	1416^th	5635	74.9%
2023	76.81	1228^th	5617	78.1%
2024	74.99	1290^th	5605	77.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	74.24	434^th	2585	83.2%
2022	45.48	919^th	2227	58.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.26	1128^th	5431	79.2%
2019	82.36	945^th	5510	82.8%
2022	77.80	1202^nd	5663	78.8%
2023	67.33	1623^rd	5650	71.3%
2024	67.54	1630^th	5636	71.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.29	418^th	1071	61.0%
2019	63.65	496^th	1149	56.8%
2022	56.70	641^st	1154	44.5%
2023	42.73	822^nd	1190	30.9%
2024	62.15	574^th	1203	52.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.88	1287^th	4830	73.4%
2019	71.91	1071^st	4963	78.4%
2022	73.16	1008^th	5084	80.2%
2023	72.14	1070^th	5098	79.0%
2024	58.83	1737^th	5102	66.0%

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Rank History for White students at Nordstrom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.76	837^th	2737	69.4%
2019	65.40	1003^rd	2834	64.6%
2022	55.58	1302^nd	2726	52.2%
2023	55.63	1272^nd	2662	52.2%
2024	50.89	1379^th	2647	47.9%

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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 Nordstrom Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	370	8	6	192	1	n/a	n/a	0	577
1989	571	9	16	296	2	n/a	n/a	0	894
1990	624	10	33	317	2	n/a	n/a	0	986
1991	487	10	31	211	4	n/a	n/a	0	743
1992	480	8	23	191	3	n/a	n/a	0	705
1993	417	9	26	179	1	n/a	n/a	0	632
1994	378	12	26	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1995	400	10	31	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
1996	400	10	31	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
1997	424	20	35	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	653
1998	438	16	36	191	2	n/a	n/a	0	683
1999	439	17	34	189	1	n/a	n/a	0	680
2000	472	16	38	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	731
2001	447	11	48	181	3	n/a	n/a	6	696
2002	374	13	64	181	1	n/a	n/a	0	633
2003	374	13	64	181	1	n/a	n/a	0	633
2004	371	14	66	180	2	n/a	n/a	6	639
2005	343	12	67	166	46	n/a	n/a	0	634
2006	354	23	94	158	0	n/a	n/a	11	640
2007	320	23	76	141	0	n/a	n/a	128	688
2008	306	24	75	138	1	n/a	n/a	0	544
2009	284	19	94	151	1	2	133	0	684
2010	285	17	125	207	1	2	64	0	701
2011	301	15	168	209	1	3	10	0	707
2012	326	13	171	213	8	4	13	0	748
2013	288	11	160	216	11	3	14	0	703
2014	283	5	153	207	8	3	26	0	685
2015	256	1	147	198	9	2	24	0	637
2016	280	1	146	209	10	4	31	0	681
2017	256	6	107	196	9	3	34	0	611
2018	250	6	101	183	7	1	48	0	596
2019	275	5	98	173	4	1	58	0	614
2020	276	5	104	186	5	1	70	0	647
2021	260	4	108	191	4	2	80	0	649
2022	211	4	101	178	2	1	80	1	578
2023	207	5	103	202	3	1	100	1	622
2024	210	6	95	202	3	1	106	0	623

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 Nordstrom Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	577	24.8	23.2	n/a
1989	894	36.5	24.4	n/a
1990	986	39.0	25.2	n/a
1991	743	32.2	23.0	n/a
1992	705	32.7	21.5	21.1
1993	632	27.0	23.4	22.2
1994	547	23.6	23.2	16.8
1995	615	25.5	24.1	27.2
1996	615	25.5	24.1	27.2
1997	653	28.0	23.3	21.3
1998	683	31.0	22.0	21.1
1999	680	33.0	20.6	21.9
2000	731	32.0	22.8	21.9
2001	696	32.5	21.4	19.3
2002	633	29.0	21.8	15.3
2003	633	29.0	21.8	15.3
2004	639	30.5	21.0	14.8
2005	634	30.0	21.1	15.9
2006	640	29.0	22.1	13.5
2007	688	31.5	21.8	18.2
2008	544	34.0	16.0	22.6
2009	684	30.0	20.7	18.3
2010	701	32.0	21.9	18.7
2011	707	n/a	n/a	18.5
2012	748	27.5	27.2	n/a
2013	703	25.5	27.5	17.9
2014	685	24.5	27.9	16.8
2015	637	24.0	26.5	16.5
2016	681	27.0	25.2	19.5
2017	611	27.0	22.6	22.9
2018	596	26.0	22.9	20.6
2019	614	26.5	23.1	16.8
2020	647	n/a	n/a	17
2021	649	24.5	26.4	15.1
2022	578	22.6	25.5	18.7
2023	622	28.1	22.1	18.6
2024	623	28.3	21.9	21.3

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 Nordstrom Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	577	24.8	23.2	n/a
1989	894	36.5	24.4	n/a
1990	986	39.0	25.2	n/a
1991	743	32.2	23.0	n/a
1992	705	32.7	21.5	21.1
1993	632	27.0	23.4	22.2
1994	547	23.6	23.2	16.8
1995	615	25.5	24.1	27.2
1996	615	25.5	24.1	27.2
1997	653	28.0	23.3	21.3
1998	683	31.0	22.0	21.1
1999	680	33.0	20.6	21.9
2000	731	32.0	22.8	21.9
2001	696	32.5	21.4	19.3
2002	633	29.0	21.8	15.3
2003	633	29.0	21.8	15.3
2004	639	30.5	21.0	14.8
2005	634	30.0	21.1	15.9
2006	640	29.0	22.1	13.5
2007	688	31.5	21.8	18.2
2008	544	34.0	16.0	22.6
2009	684	30.0	20.7	18.3
2010	701	32.0	21.9	18.7
2011	707	n/a	n/a	18.5
2012	748	27.5	27.2	n/a
2013	703	25.5	27.5	17.9
2014	685	24.5	27.9	16.8
2015	637	24.0	26.5	16.5
2016	681	27.0	25.2	19.5
2017	611	27.0	22.6	22.9
2018	596	26.0	22.9	20.6
2019	614	26.5	23.1	16.8
2020	647	n/a	n/a	17
2021	649	24.5	26.4	15.1
2022	578	22.6	25.5	18.7
2023	622	28.1	22.1	18.6
2024	623	28.3	21.9	21.3

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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