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G. W. Hellyer Elementary

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G. W. Hellyer Elementary ranks 3205 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

G. W. Hellyer Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 387 students in San Jose's Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Hellyer's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, now placing in the 45th percentile, and its test scores trail state averages, with science proficiency being a particular challenge. However, the school shows a notable strength in effectively serving its English Language Learner students, who perform above the school's overall average. The school's performance varies significantly by grade, and it operates with a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than some nearby schools, yet its academic outcomes are middling compared to higher-performing neighbors like Ramblewood Elementary (64th percentile) and the charter schools Rocketship Rising Stars and Rocketship Spark Academy, both 4-star schools located less than a mile away.

Hellyer's landscape reveals extreme variation, as it significantly outperforms Voices College-Bound Language Academy, which shares its address, yet lags behind other district schools with similar student demographics. This contrast highlights that factors like educational model and teaching quality can lead to very different outcomes even in similar communities. While Hellyer faces challenges adapting to a rapid increase in student need, its historical record as a once 4-star school indicates a foundation and potential for improvement with targeted support.

387

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,617

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 Hellyer Ave.
San Jose, CA 95111-1523

(408) 363-5750

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend G. W. Hellyer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sylvandale Middle
High:	Andrew P. Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

Asian:

22.2%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,205^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary

1096^th of 1,543Franklin-McKinley 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	40.1	3205 of 5857	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	2388 of 5869	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	2495 of 5859	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	2692 of 5883	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	2177 of 5789	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	2095 of 5662	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.7	1667 of 5692	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.0	1166 of 5614	79.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	1197 of 5611	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	53.8	2458 of 5530	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.8	3085 of 5390	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	2567 of 5377	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.4	2196 of 5314	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.0	2487 of 5193	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.0	2263 of 5113	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.1	2839 of 5113	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	2161 of 4818	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.1	2477 of 4822	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.8	2215 of 4809	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	765 of 1203	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	541 of 1205	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	613 of 1190	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	849 of 1154	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	775 of 1149	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	713 of 1071	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	27.3	1938 of 2585	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	1005 of 3162	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	1365 of 3245	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	448 of 3311	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	748 of 3275	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	1325 of 3246	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3158 of 5597	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	2323 of 5612	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	2380 of 5609	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	2724 of 5635	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	1546 of 5492	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	1612 of 5413	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3378 of 5107	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	2923 of 5107	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2490 of 5087	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2773 of 5084	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2608 of 4963	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	2502 of 4830	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	2525 of 5460	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	2040 of 5517	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	2432 of 5363	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	1710 of 5264	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	1170 of 5173	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	1182 of 5084	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	3014 of 5628	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	2300 of 5643	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	2463 of 5638	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	2496 of 5663	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	2562 of 5510	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2630 of 5431	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1693 of 2847	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)68th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)25th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science24%-9 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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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
G. W. Hellyer Elementary	Public	K-6	725 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5750	387	19	20.9	80.9%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	288 (74.4%)	86 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	40.1	3205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		53.2	2388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.3%	817																					23.7		23.7	38.8	33.3	38.6	48.2			39.6	36.0	35.0	30.5	38.2			34.8	94.4	97.2	97.2		94.4		$24,617	$3,768	$20,849
Voices College-Bound Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-1960	316	16	19.6	73.4%	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	5255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.3	5004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	251																					5.4	2.9	4.2	14.3	21.2	13.5	28.6	22.7	35.3	23.3	36.4	25.0	13.5	11.9	27.3	20.6	20.7							$20,295	$3,021	$17,274
Rocketship Spark Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	683 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Spark Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	546	16	35.2	55.9%	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	308 (56.4%)	203 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	68.3	1675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		70.7	1564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	111																					53.9		53.9	49.0	45.8	65.4				49.8	52.0	61.5	65.4				57.4	88.9	91.3	96.0	89.7	90.5	90.5	$19,374	$2,180	$17,194
Christopher Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Coyote Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-8550	446	21	21.4	63.9%	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	341 (76.5%)	65 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	16.9	5112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		11	5624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	512	26.3	17.4	5.3	5.0	13.6	57.9	39.1	31.6	10.0	34.6	21.1	34.8	5.3	20.0	21.0	21.1	13.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	8.7	20.0	13.2	20.5	24.4	16.3	20.8	45.5	43.3	26.8	37.5	31.3	9.5	13.7	27.3	23.3	23.4							$22,255	$1,283	$20,972
Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy	Public	K-3	455 Los Arboles St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5675	185	15	12.3	78.9%	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	151 (81.6%)	25 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)																								33.3						33.3	23.8						23.8							$32,184	$5,606	$26,578
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
Rocketship Rising Stars	Public, Charter	K-5	3173 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Rising Stars District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	621	17	36.5	64.7%	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.7%)	392 (63.1%)	199 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	79.7	1165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		81.6	1088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.5%	77																								51.9	60.0					55.9	63.9	73.8					68.8	94.4	97.5	98.1	97.5	96.9	96.9	$17,511	$2,084	$15,427
Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Water St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5650	396	17	23.9	85.6%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	302 (76.3%)	76 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	18.4	4981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%		15.6	5243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	262																					19.3		19.3	20.0	25.6	32.7	31.2			27.8	15.1	20.9	15.8	14.8			16.4							$24,175	$3,526	$20,649
Stipe (Samuel) Elementary	Public	K-6	5000 Lyng Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7332	310	14	22.1	60.6%	15 (4.8%)	10 (3.2%)	213 (68.7%)	56 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	29.4	4011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.5%		28.9	4033^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	22																					15.3		15.3	25.6	35.6	26.3	36.7			31.1	44.7	33.3	18.6	32.7			30.9	94.1	94.1			94.1		$20,707	$1,499	$19,208
Windmill Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	2880 Aetna Way	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5600	598	30	19.9	74.7%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	143 (23.9%)	431 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	43.3	2986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		42.6	3023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	37																					31.9	6.8	22.4	33.3	44.1	40.3	37.0	45.0	21.4	37.9	45.0	46.3	31.9	23.4	23.0	11.4	31.6	97.4						$25,362	$4,319	$21,043

Frequently Asked Questions about G. W. Hellyer Elementary

Is G. W. Hellyer Elementary a good school?

G. W. Hellyer Elementary ranks 3205^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is G. W. Hellyer Elementary in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of G. W. Hellyer Elementary?

Students at G. W. Hellyer Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend G. W. Hellyer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended G. W. Hellyer Elementary.

What schools do graduates of G. W. Hellyer Elementary attend?

Students who attend G. W. Hellyer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sylvandale Middle
High : Andrew P. Hill High

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