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James Franklin Smith Elementary

Public Grades K-6

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Franklin Smith Elementary is a consistently top-ranked K-6 public school in San Jose's Evergreen Elementary district, serving about 595 students with a long-standing record of academic excellence in the top 4% of California schools.

The school shines with exceptionally high test scores in English, math, and science, far exceeding state averages, and boasts a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.4%, a key indicator of a strong, engaged school community. It stands out for its decade-long consistency, unlike some neighboring schools like Carolyn A. Clark Elementary which has seen recent ranking drops. While other high-performers exist nearby, such as Silver Oak Elementary and Evergreen Elementary, James Franklin Smith maintains balanced strength across all subjects and student groups, though recent data suggests a need to watch performance trends for certain student subgroups to ensure support remains effective for everyone.

Interestingly, the school achieves its outstanding results cost-effectively, spending about $12,260 per student, which is similar to other top schools in its district but nearly half the amount spent per student in the neighboring Franklin-McKinley Elementary district, where schools like G. W. Hellyer Elementary have much lower academic performance. This highlights that the "Evergreen Advantage" is real but uneven, as the same district also contains struggling schools like John J. Montgomery Elementary, showing that school quality can vary dramatically even within a high-performing area.

595

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,260

Per pupil spending ?

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2220 Woodbury Ln.
San Jose, CA 95121-3233

(408) 532-2150

District: Evergreen Elementary

Students who attend James Franklin Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chaboya Middle
High:	Silver Creek High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

74.3%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Evergreen Elementary

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg61%

California avg41%

233^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Evergreen Elementary

339^th of 1,543Evergreen 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	96.1	233 of 5857	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	226 of 5869	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	129 of 5859	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	142 of 5883	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	244 of 5789	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	231 of 5662	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.8	196 of 5692	96.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	145 of 5614	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.6	138 of 5611	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	95.1	107 of 5530	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	94.9	97 of 5390	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	95.2	112 of 5377	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	94.9	137 of 5314	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	95.3	140 of 5193	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	96.3	115 of 5113	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.8	117 of 5113	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	97.2	95 of 4818	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	97.4	89 of 4822	98.2%	★★★★★
2004	98.4	55 of 4809	98.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	333 of 1203	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	338 of 1205	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	260 of 1190	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	306 of 1154	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	361 of 1149	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	335 of 1071	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	90.7	142 of 2128	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.7	63 of 3311	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	320 of 5597	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	206 of 5612	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	126 of 5609	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	194 of 5635	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	242 of 5492	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	281 of 5413	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	1331 of 5107	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	1017 of 5107	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	648 of 5087	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	1126 of 5084	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1728 of 5460	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	97.0	152 of 5517	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	252 of 5264	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	111 of 5173	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	684 of 5084	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	208 of 5628	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	241 of 5643	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	188 of 5638	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	111 of 5663	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	235 of 5510	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	205 of 5431	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	236 of 718	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.2	276 of 2635	89.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)90th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+33 vs state

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

Science63%+31 vs state

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Schools Near James Franklin Smith Elementary

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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)	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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 6th 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Franklin Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	2220 Woodbury Ln.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 532-2150	595	25	24.2	10.1%	33 (5.5%)	7 (1.2%)	66 (11.1%)	442 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	96.1	233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.4	226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	7													63.3	63.3	82.3	77.3	83.7	81.2	81.4	83.3	85.3	69.4	75.7	78.0		$12,260	$512	$11,748
Cadwallader Elementary	Public	K-6	3799 Cadwallader Ave.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4950	374	16	23.3	43.3%	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	126 (33.7%)	201 (53.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.7%)	81.5	1102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		83.7	1010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.8%	92													60.0	60.0	57.9	53.2	71.2	67.3	62.8	57.9	55.1	65.0	52.7	57.9		$12,342	$519	$11,823
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-6	3010 Fowler Rd.	San Jose	95135	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4966	528	22	24.0	15.3%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (14.0%)	411 (77.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	96.4	198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		97.3	140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	58													64.0	64.0	76.2	76.6	81.8	80.6	79.2	85.9	85.9	85.4	77.6	83.2		$11,946	$507	$11,439
John J. Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	2010 Daniel Maloney Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6718	504	23	21.9	58.9%	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	243 (48.2%)	222 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.6%)	39.2	3272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		42.7	3017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.6%	255													16.2	16.2	41.4	40.5	41.9	51.2	44.1	36.2	35.6	17.6	32.5	30.2		$11,771	$797	$10,974
Ramblewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1351 Lightland Rd.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6275	248	12	20.6	73.0%	10 (4.0%)	7 (2.8%)	95 (38.3%)	130 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	59.1	2109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.0%		62.8	1935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	174													24.3	24.3	45.2	41.9	54.1	60.9	51.0	45.2	39.5	46.0	55.6	46.8		$23,833	$3,177	$20,656
Millbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Millbrook Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6767	503	21	23.9	30.8%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	130 (25.8%)	331 (65.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	90.1	652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		88.5	782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	130													69.4	69.4	63.5	63.8	85.5	75.0	71.7	65.1	65.4	72.6	64.5	66.6		$11,991	$519	$11,472
Tom Matsumoto Elementary	Public	K-6	4121 Mackin Woods Ln.	San Jose	95135	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-4873	727	30	24.2	13.3%	31 (4.3%)	19 (2.6%)	104 (14.3%)	539 (74.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	95.9	244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.8%		95.5	306^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	62													67.6	67.6	78.4	79.4	78.9	82.4	79.9	83.8	75.5	73.3	75.4	76.9		$11,840	$504	$11,336
Holly Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	2995 Rossmore Way	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4975	445	21	21.7	53.7%	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	225 (50.6%)	174 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	43.1	2996^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		42.5	3033^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	37	9.1	7.7	8.6	50.0	7.7	34.3	13.6	15.4	14.3	4.6	7.7	5.7	19.3	19.3	44.1	42.2	29.4	41.4	39.8	39.7	48.4	26.3	40.0	39.0		$12,594	$802	$11,792
Silver Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	5000 Farnsworth Dr.	San Jose	95138	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-4515	469	19	24.6	8.7%	65 (13.9%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (8.3%)	336 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	96.6	187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.6	293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.0%	106													64.7	64.7	84.5	76.4	82.4	87.5	82.8	87.3	79.2	69.1	87.5	81.1		$11,342	$00	$11,342
Carolyn A. Clark Elementary	Public	K-6	3701 Rue Mirassou Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-4560	497	20	24.8	18.3%	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	86 (17.3%)	364 (73.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.0%)	88.1	774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		93.3	488^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	286													49.4	49.4	72.7	60.5	72.2	71.8	69.0	74.6	69.1	62.0	64.7	67.0	96.5	$12,028	$516	$11,512

Frequently Asked Questions about James Franklin Smith Elementary

Is James Franklin Smith Elementary a good school?

Yes! James Franklin Smith Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 233^rd of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend James Franklin Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended James Franklin Smith Elementary.

What schools do graduates of James Franklin Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Franklin Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chaboya Middle
High : Silver Creek High

What is the racial makeup of James Franklin Smith Elementary?

Students at James Franklin Smith Elementary are 74% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% White, 1% African American.

What district is James Franklin Smith Elementary in?

Evergreen Elementary

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