Is Willow Glen Elementary a good school?

Willow Glen Elementary ranks 1532 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Willow Glen Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 702 students attended Willow Glen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Willow Glen Elementary?

Students at Willow Glen Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 26% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Willow Glen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willow Glen Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Willow Glen Middle High : Willow Glen High

Willow Glen Elementary

Summary:

Willow Glen Elementary is a public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving 699 students in grades K-5 and part of the San Jose Unified School District. This school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 55.52% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 50.16% in mathematics, compared to 49.53% and 40.86% for the district, respectively.

Willow Glen Elementary's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with its white and English Language Learner students ranking particularly high, in the top 15% and top 25% of California elementary schools, respectively. The school also performs well for students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 20% and top 50% of California elementary schools. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.8% in 2017-2018 to 27.9% in 2022-2023, which is still lower than nearby Washington Elementary (33.7%) and Gardner Elementary (43.5%), but higher than the high-performing Booksin Elementary (14.1%) and Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary (13.0%).

The nearby charter schools, such as Sherman Oaks Elementary and Rocketship Alma Academy, also show strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics. Additionally, there appears to be a correlation between the socioeconomic status of the student population and the academic performance of the school, with the more affluent schools generally outperforming the schools with higher percentages of students from low-income families.

Detail:

Public K-5

1425 Lincoln Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125-3398

(408) 535-6265

District: San Jose Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1532^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,840

Students who attend Willow Glen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willow Glen Middle
High:	Willow Glen High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 702

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

White:

26.2%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Willow Glen Elementary ranks better than 73.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the San Jose Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.31. (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 (57.3%), White (26.2%), two or more races (9.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Willow Glen Elementary is 20.6. 13 elementary schools in the San Jose Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Willow Glen Elementary employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Willow Glen Elementary is $10,840. 19 elementary schools in the San Jose Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Willow Glen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Willow Glen Elementary 1532^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Willow Glen Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Jose Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Jose Unified 796^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Willow Glen Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	31.35	3165^th	4809	34.2%
2005	39.48	2746^th	4822	43.1%
2006	50.62	2157^th	4818	55.2%
2007	46.02	2556^th	5113	50.0%
2008	43.06	2780^th	5113	45.6%
2009	56.59	2094^th	5193	59.7%
2010	70.22	1445^th	5314	72.8%
2011	69.78	1498^th	5377	72.1%
2012	73.54	1357^th	5390	74.8%
2013	70.78	1537^th	5530	72.2%
2015	70.31	1485^th	5611	73.5%
2016	75.76	1281^st	5614	77.2%
2017	71.93	1473^rd	5692	74.1%
2018	65.53	1788^th	5662	68.4%
2019	58.39	2161^st	5789	62.7%
2021	54.46	586^th	1417	58.6%
2022	62.20	1933^rd	5883	67.1%
2023	59.04	2094^th	5874	64.4%
2024	71.31	1532^nd	5862	73.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	36.16	427^th	610	30.0%
2024	43.21	441^st	669	34.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.05	1869^th	3246	42.4%
2019	38.17	1899^th	3275	42.0%
2021	45.72	243^rd	602	59.6%
2022	51.83	1107^th	3311	66.6%
2023	38.39	1930^th	3250	40.6%
2024	58.93	768^th	3160	75.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	75.16	384^th	2420	84.1%
2024	68.61	519^th	2634	80.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.93	3702^nd	5084	27.2%
2019	29.88	3867^th	5173	25.2%
2021	24.31	925^th	1110	16.7%
2022	34.99	3432^nd	5264	34.8%
2023	31.11	3812^th	5374	29.1%
2024	46.62	2624^th	5511	52.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.71	1722^nd	5413	68.2%
2019	60.95	1929^th	5492	64.9%
2021	44.78	628^th	1267	50.4%
2022	55.07	2158^th	5635	61.7%
2023	52.84	2262^nd	5617	59.7%
2024	68.37	1555^th	5605	72.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.75	476^th	2128	77.6%
2019	75.73	407^th	2585	84.3%
2021	71.93	54^th	293	81.6%
2022	84.81	233^rd	2227	89.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.24	1799^th	5431	66.9%
2019	52.85	2323^rd	5510	57.8%
2021	61.41	439^th	1272	65.5%
2022	65.64	1699^th	5663	70.0%
2023	62.51	1835^th	5650	67.5%
2024	71.56	1424^th	5636	74.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.27	2602^nd	4830	46.1%
2019	38.41	3064^th	4963	38.3%
2022	42.64	2693^rd	5084	47.0%
2023	49.05	2292^nd	5098	55.0%
2024	65.89	1365^th	5102	73.2%

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Rank History for White students at Willow Glen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.99	452^nd	2737	83.5%
2019	73.11	697^th	2834	75.4%
2022	72.92	702^nd	2726	74.2%
2023	71.12	764^th	2662	71.3%
2024	80.60	399^th	2647	84.9%

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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 Willow Glen Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	312	25	36	297	17	n/a	n/a	0	687
1989	283	22	27	342	22	n/a	n/a	0	696
1990	277	22	32	347	17	n/a	n/a	0	695
1991	272	21	30	369	15	n/a	n/a	0	707
1992	260	13	26	383	11	n/a	n/a	0	693
1993	234	7	27	390	8	n/a	n/a	0	666
1994	211	5	37	425	13	n/a	n/a	0	691
1995	196	7	25	445	17	n/a	n/a	0	690
1996	196	7	25	445	17	n/a	n/a	0	690
1997	189	12	22	439	13	n/a	n/a	0	675
1998	209	12	31	458	9	n/a	n/a	0	719
1999	216	21	41	440	14	n/a	n/a	0	732
2000	204	20	41	449	11	n/a	n/a	0	725
2001	194	26	47	427	11	n/a	n/a	0	705
2002	144	22	31	353	14	n/a	n/a	3	567
2003	144	22	31	353	14	n/a	n/a	3	567
2004	147	25	26	352	13	n/a	n/a	0	563
2005	172	28	33	330	15	n/a	n/a	7	585
2006	157	18	35	336	21	n/a	n/a	11	578
2007	168	25	33	321	6	n/a	n/a	17	570
2008	185	16	41	295	5	n/a	n/a	0	542
2009	216	19	39	288	5	1	26	0	594
2010	233	19	35	323	7	1	34	0	652
2011	255	15	32	344	5	1	52	0	704
2012	261	9	28	350	5	1	43	0	697
2013	288	10	31	372	4	1	43	0	749
2014	278	11	34	393	4	1	44	0	765
2015	294	11	38	405	6	1	48	0	803
2016	274	7	34	409	4	2	52	0	782
2017	284	7	34	409	4	2	51	0	791
2018	267	10	35	412	3	2	51	0	780
2019	257	9	35	390	2	1	62	0	756
2020	262	12	27	386	2	3	73	0	765
2021	250	15	29	363	1	3	69	0	730
2022	213	16	39	359	0	0	60	0	687
2023	193	14	33	397	0	1	61	0	699
2024	184	18	30	402	0	1	67	0	702

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 Willow Glen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	687	31.5	21.8	n/a
1989	696	31.0	22.4	n/a
1990	695	30.0	23.1	n/a
1991	707	31.0	22.8	n/a
1992	693	31.5	22.0	39.4
1993	666	27.0	24.7	44.7
1994	691	30.0	23.0	50.1
1995	690	31.2	22.1	55.4
1996	690	31.2	22.1	55.4
1997	675	24.0	28.1	55.7
1998	719	36.0	20.0	55.8
1999	732	36.0	20.3	47.1
2000	725	28.0	25.9	45.8
2001	705	35.0	20.1	44
2002	567	30.0	18.9	48.4
2003	567	30.0	18.9	48.4
2004	563	29.0	19.4	56.3
2005	585	31.0	18.9	44.3
2006	578	30.0	19.3	51.5
2007	570	31.0	18.4	52.8
2008	542	32.1	16.9	50
2009	594	28.0	20.1	44.6
2010	652	27.0	24.1	45.9
2011	704	n/a	n/a	40.5
2012	697	26.9	25.8	n/a
2013	749	28.5	26.2	35.9
2014	765	28.3	26.9	34.8
2015	803	29.0	27.6	33.7
2016	782	29.0	26.9	34.5
2017	791	30.1	26.2	34
2018	780	30.7	25.3	36
2019	756	29.8	25.3	30.3
2020	765	n/a	n/a	30.8
2021	730	32.1	22.6	25.3
2022	687	31.8	21.6	25.8
2023	699	31.2	22.4	35.3
2024	702	34.0	20.6	39.2

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 Willow Glen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	687	31.5	21.8	n/a
1989	696	31.0	22.4	n/a
1990	695	30.0	23.1	n/a
1991	707	31.0	22.8	n/a
1992	693	31.5	22.0	39.4
1993	666	27.0	24.7	44.7
1994	691	30.0	23.0	50.1
1995	690	31.2	22.1	55.4
1996	690	31.2	22.1	55.4
1997	675	24.0	28.1	55.7
1998	719	36.0	20.0	55.8
1999	732	36.0	20.3	47.1
2000	725	28.0	25.9	45.8
2001	705	35.0	20.1	44
2002	567	30.0	18.9	48.4
2003	567	30.0	18.9	48.4
2004	563	29.0	19.4	56.3
2005	585	31.0	18.9	44.3
2006	578	30.0	19.3	51.5
2007	570	31.0	18.4	52.8
2008	542	32.1	16.9	50
2009	594	28.0	20.1	44.6
2010	652	27.0	24.1	45.9
2011	704	n/a	n/a	40.5
2012	697	26.9	25.8	n/a
2013	749	28.5	26.2	35.9
2014	765	28.3	26.9	34.8
2015	803	29.0	27.6	33.7
2016	782	29.0	26.9	34.5
2017	791	30.1	26.2	34
2018	780	30.7	25.3	36
2019	756	29.8	25.3	30.3
2020	765	n/a	n/a	30.8
2021	730	32.1	22.6	25.3
2022	687	31.8	21.6	25.8
2023	699	31.2	22.4	35.3
2024	702	34.0	20.6	39.2

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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