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Ben Painter Elementary

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Ben Painter Elementary ranks 3066 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3066^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ben Painter Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 362 students in the Alum Rock Union Elementary district of San Jose, a district that faces significant academic challenges across its schools.

Academically, Ben Painter presents a mixed picture but shows a clear strength in mathematics, where its proficiency rate of 42.7% outpaces the state average and is notably higher than most other schools in its own district, such as Russo/McEntee Academy and Lyndale Elementary. However, performance in English Language Arts and Science is below state averages, with a concerning pattern of declining scores in the upper grades. The school has shown impressive recent improvement, jumping from the 21st to the 48th percentile in statewide ranking over two years, and it maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than both its district and the state.

When compared to schools in the neighboring, higher-performing Berryessa Union Elementary district, like Vinci Park Elementary and Noble Elementary, Ben Painter's academic results are lower despite having higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio. This highlights the strong influence of district-level factors. The school compares reasonably to nearby charter options like Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy, but data indicates it is not serving all student subgroups as effectively as other schools across the state serve similar groups.

362

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,024

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Rough and Ready Rd.
San Jose, CA 95133-2068

(408) 928-8400

District: Alum Rock Union Elementary

Students who attend Ben Painter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

William Sheppard Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.0%

Hispanic:

36.7%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alum Rock Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg23%

California avg41%

3,066^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 16Elementary Schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary

1324^th of 1,543Alum Rock Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	3066 of 5857	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3962 of 5869	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4654 of 5859	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3698 of 5883	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	3046 of 5789	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3638 of 5662	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.0	3602 of 5692	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.6	3044 of 5614	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	2720 of 5611	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.5	2973 of 5530	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.1	2669 of 5390	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.3	3365 of 5377	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.2	3409 of 5314	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	2794 of 5193	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.4	2980 of 5113	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.0	2384 of 5113	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.9	2050 of 4818	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.0	2137 of 4822	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.0	2460 of 4809	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	994 of 1203	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1036 of 1205	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1096 of 1190	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1012 of 1154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	999 of 1149	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	900 of 1071	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	2139 of 3162	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1582 of 3245	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	1485 of 3311	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	2679 of 3275	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2019 of 3246	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	3169 of 5597	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3586 of 5612	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3792 of 5609	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2885 of 5635	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2601 of 5492	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	3227 of 5413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	3916 of 5107	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	5016 of 5107	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	4991 of 5087	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	4979 of 5084	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3768 of 4963	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	4622 of 4830	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2832 of 5460	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4192 of 5517	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4460 of 5363	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2990 of 5264	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	2075 of 5173	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	3074 of 5084	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2801 of 5628	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	3917 of 5643	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4825 of 5638	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4324 of 5663	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	3166 of 5510	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3669 of 5431	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ben Painter Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Rough and Ready Rd.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8400	362	17	21.2	51.9%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (36.7%)	210 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.1%)	42	3066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		29.6	3962^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	896	28.9	28.9	34.6	40.0	23.3	33.1	48.2	49.0	28.9	42.7	90.5	96.4	95.2	94.1	95.2	95.2	$24,024	$3,036	$20,988
Russo/McEntee Academy	Public	K-5	2851 Gay Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8900	322	16	20.1	80.7%	10 (3.1%)	4 (1.2%)	239 (74.2%)	57 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	36.9	3412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		39	3232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	180	25.0	25.0	46.7	27.9	50.0	41.9	45.7	22.2	16.7	28.1							$23,765	$3,419	$20,346
Millard McCollam Elementary	Public	K-5	3311 Lucian Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8000	370	20	18.5	53.5%	17 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	209 (56.5%)	121 (32.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	46.7	2780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.5%		57.4	2172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.0%	608	29.9	29.9	37.9	44.8	47.0	43.4	42.4	39.0	35.8	38.9							$22,490	$2,884	$19,606
Toyon Elementary	Public	K-5	995 Bard St.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1965	231	10	23.1	43.7%	11 (4.8%)	5 (2.2%)	120 (51.9%)	81 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.2%)	31.6	3831^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		30.3	3906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	75	12.5	12.5	57.1	30.0	23.7	36.3	45.7	32.5	12.8	29.8							$18,388	$1,065	$17,323
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Kirk Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7800	437	20	21.8	68.2%	24 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	350 (80.1%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	26.9	4232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		27.6	4148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	84	20.3	20.3	19.2	38.7	35.1	30.7	31.1	29.0	23.7	28.2	95.2	96.1		98.1	97.1	96.1	$21,988	$2,752	$19,236
Summerdale Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Summerdale Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1960	274	11	24.9	38.3%	11 (4.0%)	7 (2.6%)	78 (28.5%)	161 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.7%)	80.9	1121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		69.3	1619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	498	48.6	48.6	69.4	61.5	72.7	67.2	68.0	58.5	40.0	57.3							$19,363	$1,136	$18,227
Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	70 South Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	506	17	29.7	75.9%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	430 (85.0%)	57 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	44.7	2902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		49.1	2602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.7%	300	15.4	15.4	36.6	48.2	38.5	42.1	50.5	39.8	18.0	40.5	87.7	90.4	95.6	87.7	87.7	88.6	$20,818	$2,838	$17,980
Noble Elementary	Public	K-5	3466 Grossmont Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1935	370	16	23.3	23.5%	27 (7.3%)	4 (1.1%)	82 (22.2%)	221 (59.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	29 (7.8%)	83.7	979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		89.9	704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.0%	275	52.5	52.5	59.4	75.8	58.3	64.4	71.0	67.7	53.3	64.4							$16,851	$972	$15,879
Lyndale Elementary	Public	K-5	13901 Nordyke Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7900	275	13	21.1	82.9%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	231 (84.0%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	12.3	5482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.5	5432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	50	5.4	5.4	26.1	26.3	14.3	22.7	23.4	11.9	2.7	13.5	94.7			97.4	97.4		$22,728	$3,284	$19,444
Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2249 Dobern Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	271	10	27.1	81.5%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	235 (86.7%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	39.4	3259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		28.7	4056^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	797	16.7	16.7	36.1	35.9	29.4	34.8	35.1	51.3	35.3	41.9	80.5	89.6	92.2	84.4	84.4	85.7	$24,729	$4,018	$20,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Painter Elementary

How many students attend Ben Painter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Ben Painter Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ben Painter Elementary?

Students at Ben Painter Elementary are 58% Asian, 37% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ben Painter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ben Painter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Sheppard Middle

Is Ben Painter Elementary a good school?

Ben Painter Elementary ranks 3066^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ben Painter Elementary in?

Alum Rock Union Elementary

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