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Blackford Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-5

5214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Blackford Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 414 students in San Jose's Campbell Union district, but it faces significant academic challenges that place it far below most other schools in the area.

The school's test scores are low, with only about 21% of students proficient in English and Math, and just 12% in Science, which is much lower than the district average and represents a notable decline over the past decade. Chronic student absenteeism, at 20.4%, is also nearly double the district average, though it has been improving in recent years. Interestingly, the school spends over $20,000 per student, which is comparable to or more than some higher-performing neighbors, suggesting challenges in how resources are used to support learning.

Blackford's situation stands in sharp contrast to several high-performing schools very close by, such as Booksin Elementary and Bagby Elementary. Even within its own Campbell Union district, schools like Sherman Oaks Elementary achieve better results with similar student demographics. This indicates that while the school faces hurdles, improved outcomes are possible in the community, and Blackford may benefit from examining the effective practices of these nearby schools.

414

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,000

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1970 Willow St.
San Jose, CA 95125-5241

(408) 978-4675

District: Campbell Union

Students who attend Blackford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Middle
High:	Del Mar High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

White:

7.7%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg48%

California avg41%

5,214^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Campbell Union

565^th of 1,543Campbell Union 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	15.6	5214 of 5857	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4777 of 5869	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4887 of 5859	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3728 of 5883	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4697 of 5789	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4449 of 5662	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	4766 of 5692	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	4067 of 5614	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	4239 of 5611	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.6	2530 of 5530	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.6	3423 of 5390	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.7	3337 of 5377	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.4	3207 of 5314	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.9	4145 of 5193	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.4	2979 of 5113	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.2	3486 of 5113	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.9	3392 of 4818	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.4	2636 of 4822	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.9	2758 of 4809	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.8	665 of 747	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.1	1896 of 2585	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	2090 of 2128	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	2213 of 3162	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	2486 of 3245	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	2509 of 3311	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	2496 of 3275	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	2785 of 3246	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5154 of 5597	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4021 of 5612	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4518 of 5609	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3810 of 5635	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4675 of 5492	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4240 of 5413	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4604 of 5107	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4224 of 5107	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4263 of 5087	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3615 of 5084	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4283 of 4963	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4111 of 4830	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	4976 of 5460	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4667 of 5517	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4329 of 5363	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	2761 of 5264	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4254 of 5173	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4190 of 5084	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4919 of 5628	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4936 of 5643	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4752 of 5638	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3314 of 5663	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4276 of 5510	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4408 of 5431	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	1602 of 2420	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)34th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2019)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2019)11th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blackford Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1970 Willow St.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 978-4675	414	19	21.7	57.0%	32 (7.7%)	27 (6.5%)	295 (71.3%)	29 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.3%)	15.6	5214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		20.9	4777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	437													11.9		11.9	27.1	18.6	18.3				20.8	25.0	19.7	20.0				21.2	95.8	97.2			$24,000	$22,558	$1,442
Sherman Oaks Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 Fruitdale Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 795-1140	524	22	23.8	59.0%	37 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	468 (89.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	44.1	2943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%		44.3	2908^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	35	20.0	14.5	17.2	18.3	25.8	22.1	36.7	22.6	29.5	15.0	11.3	13.1	38.3	28.9	34.3	35.3	26.7	38.3	53.3	41.9	57.8	41.2	43.1	28.3	38.3	40.9	29.0	41.3	36.2					$24,696	$23,368	$1,328
Booksin Elementary	Public	K-5	1590 Dry Creek Rd.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6213	715	31	22.8	11.9%	309 (43.2%)	4 (0.6%)	147 (20.6%)	142 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (15.5%)	93.3	454^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		93.8	442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	12													64.4		64.4	64.5	77.7	78.8				73.7	75.9	85.4	68.1				76.2					$19,631	$19,052	$579
River Glen	Public	K-8	1088 Broadway	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6240	463	16	29.3	46.9%	41 (8.9%)	5 (1.1%)	391 (84.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	55.5	2277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		48.4	2642^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	365													27.3	44.7	35.3	40.0	50.9	45.5	74.5	66.0	51.1	54.2	38.2	49.1	29.1	51.0	41.7	36.2	40.8					$20,772	$19,952	$820
Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Lincoln Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6265	660	32	20.7	35.9%	171 (25.9%)	19 (2.9%)	368 (55.8%)	30 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.8%)	58.3	2151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		71.3	1535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	616													33.3		33.3	45.0	61.1	52.0				52.3	50.5	45.7	34.6				43.6	95.7				$22,736	$21,734	$1,002
Castlemont Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3040 East Payne Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4233	436	19	22.9	50.9%	85 (19.5%)	23 (5.3%)	243 (55.7%)	48 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.6%)	27.3	4184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		45	2862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.2%	1322													19.7		19.7	41.7	30.3	27.8				33.3	29.2	24.3	25.0				26.2	93.4	97.4	97.4	96.1	$22,080	$20,806	$1,274
Bagby Elementary	Public	K-5	1840 Harris Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-3882	529	25	21.1	14.9%	180 (34.0%)	16 (3.0%)	157 (29.7%)	99 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	74 (14.0%)	92.4	513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		89.1	742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.4%	229													73.6		73.6	66.3	65.6	85.9				72.3	75.0	68.7	79.2				74.5					$16,489	$15,088	$1,401
Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-8	4 Wabash Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Luther Burbank	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 295-1814	426	22	19.3	69.7%	11 (2.6%)	10 (2.3%)	383 (89.9%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	26.4	4285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		30.4	3898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	387													7.6	14.0	10.4	13.2	45.7	21.6	37.0	31.9	40.5	31.3	25.6	41.7	9.4	37.5	34.0	39.5	30.5	90.9				$39,011	$38,380	$631
Rosemary	Public	K-5	401 West Hamilton Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4254	413	17	24.2	73.8%	16 (3.9%)	9 (2.2%)	347 (84.0%)	23 (5.6%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	13.5	5384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.3	5454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.1%	70													17.5		17.5	14.9	17.7	22.8				18.7	12.8	13.7	19.3				15.5					$23,898	$22,138	$1,760
Fammatre Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2800 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-5480	482	21	23.5	21.8%	154 (32.0%)	2 (0.4%)	180 (37.3%)	82 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (12.7%)	68.6	1664^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.8	1738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	74													41.9		41.9	39.5	54.6	66.3				53.5	54.3	58.4	47.7				53.3					$17,272	$15,792	$1,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackford Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Blackford Elementary?

Students at Blackford Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Blackford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blackford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monroe Middle
High : Del Mar High

What district is Blackford Elementary in?

Campbell Union

Is Blackford Elementary a good school?

Blackford Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Blackford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Blackford Elementary.

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