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Anderson (Alex) Elementary

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Anderson (Alex) Elementary ranks 4286 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Anderson (Alex) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 492 students in San Jose, California, as part of the Oak Grove Elementary district, which ranks in the middle range statewide.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with its statewide ranking having declined over several years; currently, fewer than one-third of students meet state standards in English and Math, which is notably lower than the district average and far below nearby schools like Santa Teresa Elementary and Sakamoto Elementary. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 27% of students missing significant school time, a rate much higher than the district and state averages and more than double that of top-performing local schools such as Indigo.

This academic struggle has persisted despite a substantial increase in per-student spending in recent years. Performance is particularly low for students in special education, though the school has shown relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. While the school serves a population with considerable economic need, other schools in the same district with similar challenges, like Hayes Elementary and Edenvale Elementary, achieve better academic results, indicating that factors beyond economics are at play.

492

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,042

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 Calpine Dr.
San Jose, CA 95123-3705

(408) 225-6556

District: Oak Grove Elementary

Students who attend Anderson (Alex) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bernal Intermediate
High:	Oak Grove High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

Asian:

27.8%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg45%

California avg41%

4,286^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4286 of 5857	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4612 of 5869	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3412 of 5859	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3811 of 5883	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2899 of 5789	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	2531 of 5662	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.6	2347 of 5692	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.9	2902 of 5614	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	2947 of 5611	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	3253 of 5530	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.4	2535 of 5390	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.3	2511 of 5377	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.5	3273 of 5314	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	3128 of 5193	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	2411 of 5113	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.8	2447 of 5113	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.4	2075 of 4818	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.4	2075 of 4822	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	1815 of 4809	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1025 of 1203	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1084 of 1205	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1022 of 1190	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	939 of 1149	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	834 of 1071	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	647 of 2585	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	945 of 2128	55.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.7	1135 of 3162	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	1038 of 3245	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1679 of 3311	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	855 of 3275	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	853 of 3246	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3778 of 5597	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4210 of 5612	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3344 of 5609	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3163 of 5635	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2781 of 5492	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.6	1860 of 5413	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4553 of 5107	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4265 of 5107	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3909 of 5087	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4011 of 5084	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3866 of 4963	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2845 of 4830	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	4219 of 5460	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4602 of 5517	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3321 of 5363	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3888 of 5264	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	3025 of 5173	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	2085 of 5084	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4322 of 5628	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4468 of 5643	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3124 of 5638	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4020 of 5663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2776 of 5510	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2867 of 5431	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2663 of 2847	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	2000 of 2635	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1685 of 2420	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+43 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Science23%-10 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
Anderson (Alex) Elementary	Public	K-6	5800 Calpine Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-6556	492	22	22.3	55.9%	49 (10.0%)	16 (3.3%)	262 (53.3%)	137 (27.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	26.4	4286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		22.6	4612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	326																					23.1		23.1	23.0	30.4	23.1	29.7			26.4	36.5	26.3	21.5	32.3			29.2							$18,042	$1,502	$16,540
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5920 Bufkin Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 578-5900	495	23	21.5	34.5%	85 (17.2%)	23 (4.6%)	203 (41.0%)	130 (26.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.3%)	67.6	1710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.5	1476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	234																					37.7		37.7	44.1	57.1	51.7	62.7			54.0	52.1	53.5	45.9	51.5			50.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$17,563	$907	$16,656
Edenvale Elementary	Public	K-6	285 Azucar Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7060	357	14	25.5	68.1%	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	310 (86.8%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19.6	4867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.1	5295^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	428	23.8	19.1	9.1	0.0	13.4	66.7	28.6	40.9	11.1	37.8	19.1	19.1	4.6	16.7	14.6	14.3	23.8	4.6	0.0	11.0	7.4		7.4	27.5	8.3	25.5	24.6			21.5	48.8	10.4	20.0	22.8			24.4							$17,388	$1,520	$15,868
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 Sautner Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-0462	497	21	23.6	24.1%	87 (17.5%)	7 (1.4%)	168 (33.8%)	174 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.3%)	74.6	1393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		72.6	1471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	78																					50.7		50.7	51.5	52.0	58.8	61.4			55.9	61.2	58.7	44.9	55.7			55.2							$16,587	$797	$15,790
Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Encinal Dr.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-3303	542	22	24.3	29.0%	91 (16.8%)	11 (2.0%)	183 (33.8%)	208 (38.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	83	1019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		85	948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.8%	71																					43.1		43.1	71.1	54.1	67.7	67.7			65.7	75.9	60.7	48.5	66.1			63.6	89.9	94.4	93.3	92.1	92.1	92.1	$16,737	$848	$15,889
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
Frost (Earl) Elementary	Public	K-6	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	313	12	26.0	33.2%	51 (16.3%)	12 (3.8%)	133 (42.5%)	81 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.9%)	60.9	2017^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		60.1	2060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.9%	43																					24.4		24.4	70.4	43.8	35.0	50.0			51.1	63.6	50.0	37.5	47.1			50.9							$17,319	$856	$16,463
Indigo	Public	K-8	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	267	11	24.2	18.0%	84 (31.5%)	6 (2.2%)	83 (31.1%)	64 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (10.1%)	73.8	1427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		76.3	1326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	101																					48.4	54.2	50.9	53.9	64.9	50.0	73.1	60.0	62.5	60.6	66.7	62.2	42.4	34.6	55.0	50.0	52.1							$16,556	$1,094	$15,462
Del Roble Elementary	Public	K-6	5345 Avenida Almendros	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-5675	420	18	23.3	41.9%	30 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	339 (80.7%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	51	2548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		54.7	2298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	250	17.5	10.2	10.9	15.9	13.7	54.4	14.3	36.4	22.7	33.2	21.1	26.5	13.0	43.2	25.0	12.3	14.3	5.6	20.5	12.8	30.9		30.9	41.8	44.9	41.8	56.1			46.7	40.4	42.6	30.9	41.5			38.8	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$17,170	$910	$16,260
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Anderson (Alex) Elementary

Is Anderson (Alex) Elementary a good school?

Anderson (Alex) Elementary ranks 4286^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Anderson (Alex) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anderson (Alex) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernal Intermediate
High : Oak Grove High

What district is Anderson (Alex) Elementary in?

Oak Grove Elementary

How many students attend Anderson (Alex) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Anderson (Alex) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Anderson (Alex) Elementary?

Students at Anderson (Alex) Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 10% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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