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Ramblewood Elementary

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Ramblewood Elementary ranks 2109 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ramblewood Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 248 students in San Jose's Franklin-McKinley Elementary district, standing out as a strong academic leader within its local district despite serving a community with significant economic need.

Within its own Franklin-McKinley Elementary district, Ramblewood consistently outperforms nearby schools like G. W. Hellyer Elementary, Windmill Springs Elementary, and Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy in English and math, and it does an exceptional job supporting English Language Learners. The school also manages student attendance well, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate than many peers, including Voices College-Bound Language Academy. However, when compared to high-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as James Franklin Smith Elementary and Cadwallader Elementary in the Evergreen Elementary district, a noticeable performance gap exists, highlighting how district-level factors influence school outcomes.

While Ramblewood's statewide ranking has dipped in recent years, it has maintained stable test scores even as the economic needs of its student population have grown substantially. The school shows a pattern of strong academic growth, with sixth graders performing notably better than younger students. Areas for attention include improving science scores and addressing performance gaps for some student groups. Nearby charter schools like Rocketship Spark Academy achieve similar results with different resource models, offering a point of comparison for parents. Overall, Ramblewood is a district leader that effectively serves its community but operates within a wider educational landscape with varying results.

248

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,833

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1351 Lightland Rd.
San Jose, CA 95121-2663

(408) 283-6275

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend Ramblewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sylvandale Middle
High:	Andrew P. Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.4%

Hispanic:

38.3%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Franklin-McKinley Elementary

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,109^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	59.1	2109 of 5857	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	1935 of 5869	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	1668 of 5859	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	1644 of 5883	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	1262 of 5789	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	1470 of 5662	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	63.8	1846 of 5692	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.7	1497 of 5614	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.6	1468 of 5611	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	62.6	1969 of 5530	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.0	1470 of 5390	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	1297 of 5377	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	65.4	1703 of 5314	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	1789 of 5193	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.5	2343 of 5113	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.5	1796 of 5113	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	879 of 1203	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	925 of 1205	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	847 of 1190	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	824 of 1154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	850 of 1149	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	796 of 1071	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.3	410 of 3162	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	348 of 3311	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	571 of 3275	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	634 of 3246	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	1949 of 5597	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	1692 of 5612	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	1502 of 5609	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	1311 of 5635	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	1702 of 5492	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	1700 of 5413	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	3060 of 5107	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2539 of 5107	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	2719 of 5087	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	2135 of 5084	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	1458 of 4963	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.3	3066 of 4830	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	1854 of 5460	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	2168 of 5517	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2368 of 5363	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	1604 of 5264	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	692 of 5173	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	1043 of 5084	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2278 of 5628	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	2063 of 5643	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	1728 of 5638	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	1869 of 5663	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.8	834 of 5510	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	1287 of 5431	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)87th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science24%-8 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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramblewood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ramblewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ramblewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sylvandale Middle
High : Andrew P. Hill High

What is the racial makeup of Ramblewood Elementary?

Students at Ramblewood Elementary are 52% Asian, 38% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ramblewood Elementary a good school?

Ramblewood Elementary ranks 2109^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ramblewood Elementary in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

How many students attend Ramblewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Ramblewood Elementary.

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