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Noble Elementary

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Noble Elementary ranks 979 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

979^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Noble Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 370 students in San Jose's Berryessa Union Elementary district, ranking in the state's top 20% for over a decade.

The school stands out for its strong and stable academic results, particularly in mathematics where it outperforms the district average by a significant margin. It achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than many neighboring schools while maintaining low chronic absenteeism. An interesting local comparison is with nearby Toyon Elementary, which is in the same district and has similar resources but shows markedly lower proficiency rates, highlighting the importance of school-specific factors like culture and leadership.

While Noble is a strong choice, the analysis shows performance can dip in the upper elementary grades, presenting an opportunity for the school to strengthen its curriculum alignment. Furthermore, a striking finding is the dramatic performance divide between the Berryessa Union Elementary district and the adjacent Alum Rock Union Elementary district, where schools spend thousands more per student yet achieve substantially lower academic results, underscoring how district-level dynamics can impact educational quality.

370

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,851

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3466 Grossmont Dr.
San Jose, CA 95132-3119

(408) 923-1935

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

Students who attend Noble Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piedmont Middle
High:	Piedmont Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.7%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg59%

California avg41%

979^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary

249^th of 1,543Berryessa 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	83.7	979 of 5857	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	704 of 5869	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	735 of 5859	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	617 of 5883	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	723 of 5789	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	1012 of 5662	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	1020 of 5692	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	87.1	794 of 5614	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	1012 of 5611	82.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	1056 of 5530	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	1162 of 5390	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	1138 of 5377	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.0	1368 of 5314	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	1428 of 5193	72.5%	★★★★☆
2008	72.3	1314 of 5113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	65.4	1576 of 5113	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.5	1273 of 4818	73.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.0	968 of 4822	79.9%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	1262 of 4809	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	683 of 1203	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	493 of 1205	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	647 of 1190	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	522 of 1154	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	501 of 1149	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	507 of 1071	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.8	243 of 2227	89.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	95.8	88 of 3275	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	100 of 3246	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	877 of 5597	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	699 of 5612	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	564 of 5609	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	94.9	309 of 5635	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	766 of 5492	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	1188 of 5413	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	2025 of 5107	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	1464 of 5107	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	2048 of 5087	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	1018 of 5084	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	923 of 4963	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	2084 of 4830	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	1843 of 5460	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	2227 of 5517	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	1213 of 5363	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	743 of 5264	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	679 of 5173	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	845 of 5084	83.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	1077 of 5628	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	695 of 5643	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	899 of 5638	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	934 of 5663	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	651 of 5510	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	872 of 5431	83.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)97th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science52%+20 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
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
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
Berryessa Union Elementary	Public	K-8	1376 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1830	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Ruskin Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 Turlock Ln.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1950	367	15	24.4	15.5%	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (15.8%)	275 (74.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	89.5	691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		92.9	505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	186	68.3	68.3	58.5	78.7	70.7	69.0	69.2	73.3	63.3	68.7							$18,102	$972	$17,130
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
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
Cherrywood Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 Greengate Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1915	529	23	23.0	24.2%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (19.7%)	371 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.6%)	92	549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		89.3	732^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	183	65.0	65.0	77.3	69.7	74.4	73.4	72.1	74.4	63.3	70.0							$16,898	$972	$15,926
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
Majestic Way Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 Majestic Way	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1925	421	18	23.3	29.9%	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	115 (27.3%)	261 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.2%)	83.4	993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		91.4	609^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	384	58.8	58.8	53.0	60.6	72.4	62.3	63.1	65.2	61.6	63.1							$16,738	$972	$15,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Noble Elementary

What district is Noble Elementary in?

Berryessa Union Elementary

How many students attend Noble Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Noble Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Noble Elementary?

Students at Noble Elementary are 60% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

Is Noble Elementary a good school?

Noble Elementary ranks 979^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Noble Elementary attend?

Students who attend Noble Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piedmont Middle
High : Piedmont Hills High

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