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Willow Glen Elementary

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Willow Glen Elementary ranks 2151 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Willow Glen Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 660 students in the San Jose Unified district, offering a solid, middle-ground option in a neighborhood with schools of widely varying performance.

Academically, the school performs above both district and state averages in English and Math, though its statewide ranking has recently dipped. It stands out for its effective Spanish language program and serves a more socioeconomically mixed student population than some of the highest-performing schools nearby, like Booksin Elementary or Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary. While not at the very top, it consistently delivers better results than other area schools with higher needs, such as Washington Elementary.

For families, Willow Glen represents a balanced choice with reasonable class sizes and student engagement. However, performance varies significantly across different student groups, and there are concerns about a recent decline in test scores, particularly in math. It operates with moderate resources compared to peers, making it a decently efficient option for those seeking reliable academics without the extreme competitiveness or challenges found at other local schools.

660

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,383

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1425 Lincoln Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125-3398

(408) 535-6265

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Willow Glen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willow Glen Middle
High:	Willow Glen High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

White:

25.9%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

California avg41%

2,151^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 27Elementary Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose Unified 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	58.3	2151 of 5857	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	1535 of 5869	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	2090 of 5859	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	1933 of 5883	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	586 of 1417	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	2161 of 5789	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	1788 of 5662	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.9	1473 of 5692	74.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	1281 of 5614	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	1485 of 5611	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.8	1537 of 5530	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.5	1357 of 5390	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	1498 of 5377	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	1445 of 5314	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	56.6	2094 of 5193	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.1	2780 of 5113	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.0	2556 of 5113	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.6	2157 of 4818	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.5	2746 of 4822	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.3	3165 of 4809	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.8	233 of 2227	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	54 of 293	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	407 of 2585	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	476 of 2128	77.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.9	769 of 3162	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	38.4	1928 of 3245	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	1107 of 3311	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	243 of 602	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	1899 of 3275	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1869 of 3246	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	2083 of 5597	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	1558 of 5612	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	2262 of 5609	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	2158 of 5635	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	628 of 1267	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	1929 of 5492	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	1722 of 5413	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	2414 of 5107	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	1367 of 5107	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	2290 of 5087	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	2693 of 5084	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3064 of 4963	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2602 of 4830	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3218 of 5460	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	2628 of 5517	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	3807 of 5363	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3432 of 5264	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	925 of 1110	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3867 of 5173	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3702 of 5084	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	2075 of 5628	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	1427 of 5643	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	1833 of 5638	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	1699 of 5663	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	439 of 1272	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	2323 of 5510	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	1799 of 5431	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	457 of 718	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	442 of 670	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	427 of 610	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	753 of 2847	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	520 of 2635	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	384 of 2420	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	718 of 2598	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	399 of 2651	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	764 of 2661	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	702 of 2726	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	697 of 2834	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	452 of 2737	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Lincoln Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6265	660	32	20.7	35.9%	171 (25.9%)	19 (2.9%)	368 (55.8%)	30 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.8%)	58.3	2151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		71.3	1535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	616	33.3		33.3	45.0	61.1	52.0				52.3	50.5	45.7	34.6				43.6	95.7						$21,383	$892	$20,491
River Glen	Public	K-8	1088 Broadway	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6240	463	16	29.3	46.9%	41 (8.9%)	5 (1.1%)	391 (84.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	55.5	2277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		48.4	2642^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	365	27.3	44.7	35.3	40.0	50.9	45.5	74.5	66.0	51.1	54.2	38.2	49.1	29.1	51.0	41.7	36.2	40.8							$20,522	$752	$19,770
Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	309	13	23.7	20.1%	90 (29.1%)	14 (4.5%)	88 (28.5%)	62 (20.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.2%)	92	545^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		89.1	743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	198	64.0		64.0	67.3	71.9	72.0				70.4	76.4	73.7	72.0				74.1							$18,463	$730	$17,733
Ernesto Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	322	14	22.5	77.3%	18 (5.6%)	10 (3.1%)	262 (81.4%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	9.4	5662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		10.7	5652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	10	10.9		10.9	8.3	20.0	15.4				14.7	12.2	19.2	5.5				12.2	93.3				93.3		$21,740	$896	$20,844
Booksin Elementary	Public	K-5	1590 Dry Creek Rd.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6213	715	31	22.8	11.9%	309 (43.2%)	4 (0.6%)	147 (20.6%)	142 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (15.5%)	93.3	454^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		93.8	442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	12	64.4		64.4	64.5	77.7	78.8				73.7	75.9	85.4	68.1				76.2							$19,212	$414	$18,798
Gardner Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Illinois Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6225	385	21	18.5	70.1%	18 (4.7%)	11 (2.9%)	334 (86.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	14.9	5270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		21.9	4684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	586	13.6		13.6	18.3	25.0	26.8				23.0	21.7	19.3	13.8				18.5							$21,101	$786	$20,315
Rocketship Alma Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	198 West Alma Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Alma Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	532	17	32.2	80.5%	7 (1.3%)	50 (9.4%)	451 (84.8%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30.8	3891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%		41.2	3105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	786	17.6		17.6	28.1	27.3	40.0				31.6	35.4	33.3	33.8				34.2							$18,658	$1,765	$16,893
Blackford Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1970 Willow St.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 978-4675	414	19	21.7	57.0%	32 (7.7%)	27 (6.5%)	295 (71.3%)	29 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.3%)	15.6	5214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		20.9	4777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	437	11.9		11.9	27.1	18.6	18.3				20.8	25.0	19.7	20.0				21.2	95.8		97.2				$20,523	$1,160	$19,363
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	788 Locust St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	454	17	27.5	79.5%	8 (1.8%)	48 (10.6%)	376 (82.8%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	45	2882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		49.6	2581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	301	20.7		20.7	30.0	51.5	44.8				41.3	35.8	51.5	39.0				41.8	83.2	85.2	94.1	84.2	86.1	84.2	$21,822	$2,777	$19,045
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6261	329	17	19.3	83.0%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (96.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8.7	5699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		13.4	5445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	254	11.1		11.1	9.8	3.6	19.2				10.7	17.0	16.1	7.4				13.5	96.5					96.5	$23,656	$1,463	$22,193

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Glen Elementary

What district is Willow Glen Elementary in?

San Jose Unified

What is the racial makeup of Willow Glen Elementary?

Students at Willow Glen Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 26% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Willow Glen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Willow Glen Elementary.

Is Willow Glen Elementary a good school?

Willow Glen Elementary ranks 2151^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Willow Glen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willow Glen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willow Glen Middle
High : Willow Glen High

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