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Sherman Oaks Elementary

Q: Is Sherman Oaks Elementary a good school?

Sherman Oaks Elementary ranks 2943 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sherman Oaks Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 524 students in San Jose, part of the Campbell Union school district, where it performs solidly given that nearly 59% of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school's test scores are near state averages, but it truly shines in specific areas: it has an exceptionally strong Spanish language program, with student proficiency far exceeding the state average, and it ranks highly for supporting English Language Learners. Furthermore, the school maintains an impressively low rate of chronic absenteeism at 9.6%, significantly better than the district and state averages and a standout compared to nearby schools like Blackford Elementary (20.4%) or Gardner Elementary (31.7%). This strong attendance culture is a key asset.

When compared to other local schools, Sherman Oaks Elementary often outperforms those with similar student demographics, such as Rosemary and Blackford Elementary, and shows competitive results against other K-8 schools like Luther Burbank Elementary. While it may not reach the absolute top test scores of some schools in more affluent areas, its effective use of resources and dedicated support for its student population make it a commendable and stable choice for families.

524

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,988

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Fruitdale Ave.
San Jose, CA 95128-4970

(408) 795-1140

District: Campbell Union

Students who attend Sherman Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Middle
High:	Del Mar High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

7.1%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 38th percentile in 2023 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 38th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,943^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,032^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2022

From top 46% (2022) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2943 of 5857	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	2908 of 5869	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	3607 of 5859	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3271 of 5883	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3468 of 5789	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	3081 of 5662	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	2611 of 5692	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.8	2499 of 5614	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.7	3154 of 5611	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.7	1901 of 5530	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	1969 of 5390	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.4	1373 of 5377	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	71.4	1403 of 5314	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	37.4	3214 of 5193	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	2776 of 5113	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.5	3611 of 5113	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	4270 of 4818	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.5	3728 of 4822	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	4325 of 4809	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	1010 of 3162	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	1657 of 3245	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	2227 of 3311	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2590 of 3275	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	2258 of 3246	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3052 of 5597	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2791 of 5612	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	3088 of 5609	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	2662 of 5635	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	3172 of 5492	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2958 of 5413	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	2047 of 5107	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2078 of 5107	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	2764 of 5087	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	2374 of 5084	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	2910 of 4963	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2344 of 4830	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	2072 of 5460	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2904 of 5517	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3339 of 5363	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3483 of 5264	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3790 of 5173	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	3068 of 5084	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2676 of 5628	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2748 of 5643	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	3838 of 5638	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3758 of 5663	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3392 of 5510	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	3004 of 5431	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	1032 of 2761	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	1088 of 2783	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	1275 of 2781	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	1263 of 2740	53.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	374 of 1478	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	33.0	1067 of 1521	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	796 of 1540	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	945 of 2533	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	836 of 2551	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	1043 of 2531	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1122 of 2509	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	626 of 2395	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	699 of 2388	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	1042 of 2374	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	901 of 2359	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	1013 of 2542	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	988 of 2579	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	1278 of 2531	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	1197 of 2458	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	1007 of 2534	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	1239 of 2552	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	1295 of 2538	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1166 of 2527	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

Writing30%+12 vs state

Listening22%-3 vs state

Overall17%+7 vs state

Reading13%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	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	% 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
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							$20,988	$1,150	$19,838
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				$20,523	$1,160	$19,363
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						$23,268	$3,737	$19,531
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							$20,522	$752	$19,770
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		$19,954	$1,180	$18,774
Merritt Trace Elementary	Public	K-5	651 Dana Ave.	San Jose	95126	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6257	829	37	22.1	54.3%	126 (15.2%)	16 (1.9%)	595 (71.8%)	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.3%)	33.7	3667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		34.9	3535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	132													29.9		29.9	41.1	32.8	37.2				36.9	36.8	25.2	23.3				27.9	93.1	97.0	97.7	94.7	96.2	97.0	$20,767	$825	$19,942
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						$21,383	$892	$20,491
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							$19,212	$414	$18,798
Gardner Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Illinois Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6225	385	21	18.5	70.1%	18 (4.7%)	11 (2.9%)	334 (86.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	14.9	5270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		21.9	4684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	586													13.6		13.6	18.3	25.0	26.8				23.0	21.7	19.3	13.8				18.5							$21,101	$786	$20,315
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							$21,557	$993	$20,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman Oaks Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sherman Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherman Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monroe Middle
High : Del Mar High

What is the racial makeup of Sherman Oaks Elementary?

Students at Sherman Oaks Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Sherman Oaks Elementary a good school?

Sherman Oaks Elementary ranks 2943^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sherman Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Sherman Oaks Elementary.

What district is Sherman Oaks Elementary in?

Campbell Union

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