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Christopher Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Christopher Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 446 students in San Jose's Oak Grove Elementary School District, a district that ranks in the middle of the pack statewide but where this particular school faces significant academic challenges.

The school's academic performance is a serious concern, as it consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of all California schools, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are roughly half the district average. This represents a notable decline over the past decade. While the school spends more per student than some nearby schools like Stipe (Samuel) Elementary and Hayes Elementary, and has a lower student-teacher ratio, it underperforms compared to these district peers that serve similar student populations. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism, though improving from pandemic highs, remains above both the Oak Grove Elementary district and state averages.

Interesting comparisons show that nearby charter schools, such as Rocketship Spark Academy and Rocketship Rising Stars, achieve much higher statewide rankings despite similar or higher levels of student need. A potential bright spot for Christopher is its performance on Spanish language assessments, where it performs slightly better than district and state averages, suggesting a relative strength in bilingual instruction. The school's unique K-8 configuration, compared to the more common K-6 model of surrounding elementary schools, may present distinct challenges and opportunities in serving a wider age range.

446

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,255

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

565 Coyote Rd.
San Jose, CA 95111-2599

(408) 227-8550

District: Oak Grove Elementary

Students who attend Christopher Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High:	Andrew P. Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

Asian:

14.6%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,112^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,878^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Oak Grove Elementary

636^th of 1,543Oak Grove 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	5112 of 5857	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5624 of 5869	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	5482 of 5859	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5276 of 5883	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3741 of 5789	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3782 of 5662	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	3653 of 5692	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.1	4343 of 5614	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.1	3613 of 5611	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	3821 of 5530	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	3028 of 5390	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.2	3371 of 5377	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.2	2903 of 5314	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.0	3628 of 5193	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.7	3470 of 5113	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	3018 of 5113	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.7	3258 of 4818	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.8	3913 of 4822	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.1	3478 of 4809	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	2185 of 3162	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1857 of 3245	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	2393 of 3311	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1618 of 3275	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	1317 of 3246	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	5098 of 5597	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	5555 of 5612	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	5490 of 5609	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5194 of 5635	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4445 of 5492	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3523 of 5413	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4451 of 5107	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	4917 of 5107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4863 of 5087	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	4797 of 5084	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3328 of 4963	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3372 of 4830	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4846 of 5460	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	5379 of 5517	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5141 of 5363	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	5044 of 5264	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2957 of 5173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3114 of 5084	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	4747 of 5628	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5164 of 5643	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4868 of 5638	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4827 of 5663	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2778 of 5510	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3710 of 5431	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1878 of 2761	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2158 of 2783	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2215 of 2781	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1756 of 2740	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1304 of 2715	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	1051 of 2480	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.3	1582 of 2508	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	1556 of 2497	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	1466 of 2477	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	1570 of 2379	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.3	971 of 2259	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.3	478 of 1478	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	1071 of 1521	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1163 of 1442	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1988 of 2533	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2281 of 2551	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2073 of 2531	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1868 of 2509	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	918 of 2380	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	917 of 2262	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1704 of 2395	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1887 of 2388	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1898 of 2374	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1363 of 2359	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	896 of 2213	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	627 of 2072	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1681 of 2542	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2261 of 2579	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2200 of 2531	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1489 of 2458	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	756 of 2369	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	681 of 2230	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1519 of 2534	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1539 of 2552	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1885 of 2538	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1411 of 2527	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2057 of 2407	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1388 of 2273	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)31st percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+45 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening35%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Writing21%+4 vs state

Overall14%+4 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

Reading9%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hayes Elementary	Public	K-6	5035 Poston Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0424	470	18	26.1	56.4%	27 (5.7%)	14 (3.0%)	308 (65.5%)	89 (18.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	39.5	3257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		44	2924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.2%	333																					29.0		29.0	25.3	39.0	31.2	52.5			35.9	41.2	33.3	21.7	45.9			36.1	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	$16,619	$1,677	$14,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Christopher Elementary

Is Christopher Elementary a good school?

Christopher Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Christopher Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Christopher Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Christopher Elementary attend?

Students who attend Christopher Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High : Andrew P. Hill High

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Elementary?

Students at Christopher Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Christopher Elementary in?

Oak Grove Elementary

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