Is Anderson (Alex) Elementary a good school?

Anderson (Alex) Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Anderson (Alex) Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 490 students attended Anderson (Alex) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Anderson (Alex) Elementary?

Students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 9% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Anderson (Alex) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anderson (Alex) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bernal Intermediate High : Oak Grove High

Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Summary:

Anderson (Alex) Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving 478 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Oak Grove Elementary School District, which is ranked 689 out of 1,568 school districts in the state.

Anderson (Alex) Elementary has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2016-2017 to a 1-star rating in 2023-2024, placing it in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools. The school struggles across various student subgroups, particularly with Asian, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs. Additionally, the school has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.9% in 2018-2019 to 29.4% in 2022-2023, well above the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Oak Grove Elementary School District, such as Del Roble Elementary, Sakamoto Elementary, Oak Ridge Elementary, and Santa Teresa Elementary, Anderson (Alex) Elementary is an outlier, significantly underperforming across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student group performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Anderson (Alex) Elementary may be specific to the school, rather than systemic to the district.

Detail:

Public K-6

5800 Calpine Dr.
San Jose, CA 95123-3705

(408) 225-6556

District: Oak Grove Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4606^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,925

Students who attend Anderson (Alex) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bernal Intermediate
High:	Oak Grove High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 490

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.8%

Asian:

25.7%

White:

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Anderson (Alex) Elementary ranks worse than 78.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Oak Grove Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.64. (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 (57.8%), Asian (25.7%), White (8.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Anderson (Alex) Elementary is 23.3, which is the 4^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Oak Grove Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Anderson (Alex) Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Anderson (Alex) Elementary is $10,925. 7 elementary schools in the Oak Grove Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Anderson (Alex) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Anderson (Alex) Elementary 4606^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Anderson (Alex) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Oak Grove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Grove Elementary 689^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Anderson (Alex) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	57.53	1815^th	4809	62.3%
2005	52.42	2075^th	4822	57.0%
2006	52.44	2075^th	4818	56.9%
2007	47.82	2447^th	5113	52.1%
2008	49.26	2411^th	5113	52.8%
2009	38.75	3128^th	5193	39.8%
2010	38.46	3273^rd	5314	38.4%
2011	51.33	2511^th	5377	53.3%
2012	51.38	2535^th	5390	53.0%
2013	40.97	3253^rd	5530	41.2%
2015	41.27	2947^th	5611	47.5%
2016	42.93	2902^nd	5614	48.3%
2017	53.56	2347^th	5692	58.8%
2018	50.78	2531^st	5662	55.3%
2019	44.58	2899^th	5789	49.9%
2022	30.78	3811^th	5883	35.2%
2023	36.16	3418^th	5874	41.8%
2024	22.64	4606^th	5862	21.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.98	853^rd	3246	73.7%
2019	59.33	855^th	3275	73.9%
2022	41.97	1679^th	3311	49.3%
2023	53.27	1039^th	3250	68.0%
2024	50.71	1134^th	3160	64.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.34	1685^th	2420	30.4%
2024	27.03	1999^th	2634	24.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.35	2085^th	5084	59.0%
2019	41.21	3025^th	5173	41.5%
2022	29.47	3888^th	5264	26.1%
2023	36.91	3325^th	5374	38.1%
2024	22.21	4597^th	5511	16.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.60	1860^th	5413	65.6%
2019	45.29	2781^st	5492	49.4%
2022	37.42	3163^rd	5635	43.9%
2023	35.19	3346^th	5617	40.4%
2024	25.37	4203^rd	5605	25.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.10	945^th	2128	55.6%
2019	63.21	647^th	2585	75.0%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.75	2867^th	5431	47.2%
2019	43.92	2776^th	5510	49.6%
2022	27.37	4020^th	5663	29.0%
2023	38.90	3127^th	5650	44.7%
2024	22.80	4462^nd	5636	20.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.77	834^th	1071	22.1%
2019	25.05	939^th	1149	18.3%
2023	17.11	1022^nd	1190	14.1%
2024	9.02	1082^nd	1203	10.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.20	2845^th	4830	41.1%
2019	27.44	3866^th	4963	22.1%
2022	26.26	4011^th	5084	21.1%
2023	27.43	3918^th	5098	23.1%
2024	23.07	4260^th	5102	16.5%

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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 Anderson (Alex) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	389	24	54	82	8	n/a	n/a	0	557
1990	361	28	51	93	9	n/a	n/a	0	542
1991	355	40	58	84	7	n/a	n/a	0	544
1992	336	37	69	99	4	n/a	n/a	0	545
1993	382	33	51	122	4	n/a	n/a	0	592
1994	368	39	47	125	3	n/a	n/a	0	582
1995	365	29	55	149	5	n/a	n/a	0	603
1996	365	29	55	149	5	n/a	n/a	0	603
1997	339	34	73	141	7	n/a	n/a	0	594
1998	337	44	84	158	4	n/a	n/a	0	627
1999	346	37	95	162	6	n/a	n/a	0	646
2000	315	28	101	177	5	n/a	n/a	0	626
2001	263	23	110	193	6	n/a	n/a	45	640
2002	177	25	126	186	6	n/a	n/a	36	556
2003	177	25	126	186	6	n/a	n/a	36	556
2004	172	27	139	214	7	n/a	n/a	25	584
2005	140	28	144	232	4	n/a	n/a	24	572
2006	126	29	140	244	3	n/a	n/a	26	568
2007	129	34	155	276	3	n/a	n/a	14	611
2008	125	33	176	269	2	n/a	n/a	0	605
2009	118	25	163	297	2	7	11	0	623
2010	118	22	155	292	3	5	22	0	617
2011	101	23	163	259	7	3	12	0	568
2012	90	18	153	247	5	4	21	0	538
2013	86	18	151	234	7	7	15	0	518
2014	75	20	132	236	4	8	15	0	490
2015	55	11	138	225	2	7	15	0	453
2016	61	10	129	228	1	6	21	0	456
2017	70	11	147	282	0	10	33	0	553
2018	70	9	154	315	0	5	36	0	589
2019	61	16	141	262	2	6	26	0	514
2020	69	15	151	281	1	5	22	0	544
2021	63	18	148	273	1	8	26	0	537
2022	62	17	186	347	3	6	35	0	656
2023	45	14	120	280	2	2	15	0	478
2024	42	18	126	283	2	2	17	0	490

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 Anderson (Alex) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	557	21.0	26.5	n/a
1990	542	20.5	26.4	n/a
1991	544	21.5	25.3	n/a
1992	545	21.8	25.0	16
1993	592	22.5	26.3	19.4
1994	582	22.5	25.9	22.9
1995	603	23.5	25.7	24.7
1996	603	23.5	25.7	24.7
1997	594	23.5	25.3	25.1
1998	627	26.5	23.7	27
1999	646	30.5	21.2	24.8
2000	626	30.5	20.5	24.1
2001	640	32.0	20.0	24.7
2002	556	25.0	22.2	29.2
2003	556	25.0	22.2	29.2
2004	584	27.0	21.6	37.9
2005	572	26.0	22.0	40.1
2006	568	27.0	21.0	45.4
2007	611	29.0	21.1	40.5
2008	605	29.8	20.3	47.9
2009	623	28.8	20.9	50.6
2010	617	30.0	20.5	51.1
2011	568	n/a	n/a	55.5
2012	538	23.0	23.3	n/a
2013	518	20.5	25.2	50.8
2014	490	20.0	24.5	48.4
2015	453	18.0	25.1	49.2
2016	456	20.0	22.8	48.9
2017	553	23.0	24.0	44.5
2018	589	25.0	23.5	48
2019	514	22.0	23.3	51.9
2020	544	n/a	n/a	50.7
2021	537	23.0	23.3	34.6
2022	656	21.0	31.2	34.3
2023	478	20.0	23.9	47.7
2024	490	21.0	23.3	53.9

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 Anderson (Alex) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	557	21.0	26.5	n/a
1990	542	20.5	26.4	n/a
1991	544	21.5	25.3	n/a
1992	545	21.8	25.0	16
1993	592	22.5	26.3	19.4
1994	582	22.5	25.9	22.9
1995	603	23.5	25.7	24.7
1996	603	23.5	25.7	24.7
1997	594	23.5	25.3	25.1
1998	627	26.5	23.7	27
1999	646	30.5	21.2	24.8
2000	626	30.5	20.5	24.1
2001	640	32.0	20.0	24.7
2002	556	25.0	22.2	29.2
2003	556	25.0	22.2	29.2
2004	584	27.0	21.6	37.9
2005	572	26.0	22.0	40.1
2006	568	27.0	21.0	45.4
2007	611	29.0	21.1	40.5
2008	605	29.8	20.3	47.9
2009	623	28.8	20.9	50.6
2010	617	30.0	20.5	51.1
2011	568	n/a	n/a	55.5
2012	538	23.0	23.3	n/a
2013	518	20.5	25.2	50.8
2014	490	20.0	24.5	48.4
2015	453	18.0	25.1	49.2
2016	456	20.0	22.8	48.9
2017	553	23.0	24.0	44.5
2018	589	25.0	23.5	48
2019	514	22.0	23.3	51.9
2020	544	n/a	n/a	50.7
2021	537	23.0	23.3	34.6
2022	656	21.0	31.2	34.3
2023	478	20.0	23.9	47.7
2024	490	21.0	23.3	53.9

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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