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Millikin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of California elementary schools

Summary

Millikin Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 504 students in the Santa Clara Unified School District, consistently performing among the very best in California.

For the 2024-2025 school year, Millikin ranks an impressive 13th out of over 5,800 elementary schools statewide, with over 90% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science. This excellence is remarkably consistent, and the school differentiates itself from nearby schools like Bowers Elementary and Central Park Elementary through its extremely low chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.4% and its exceptionally high academic proficiency, which is often 30 to 50 percentage points higher than its neighbors. Interestingly, Millikin even outperforms schools in the highly-regarded Cupertino Union district, such as Manuel De Vargas Elementary and Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary.

Within its own district, a clear pattern emerges where schools with lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, like Laurelwood Elementary and Millikin, achieve higher rankings and proficiency rates. Millikin achieves its top-tier results with a lower per-student spending amount than several other district schools, suggesting its success is driven by a strong, stable school culture and high community engagement that has been maintained for over a decade.

504

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,798

Per pupil spending ?

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Hobart Terrace
Santa Clara, CA 95051-5620

(408) 423-1800

District: Santa Clara Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

88.7%

White:

4.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (91% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Clara Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg53%

California avg41%

13^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 19Elementary Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

401^st of 1,543Santa Clara 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	99.0	13 of 5857	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	17 of 5869	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	7 of 5859	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	4 of 5883	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	29 of 5789	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	43 of 5662	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	29 of 5692	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.5	25 of 5614	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	99.1	13 of 5611	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	96.7	29 of 5530	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	97.5	1 of 5390	100.0%	★★★★★
2011	96.9	25 of 5377	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	97.7	8 of 5314	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	97.8	17 of 5193	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	98.9	3 of 5113	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	99.1	5 of 5113	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	99.2	4 of 4818	99.9%	★★★★★
2005	99.3	2 of 4822	100.0%	★★★★★
2004	99.6	2 of 4809	100.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	71 of 1203	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	111 of 1205	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	33 of 1190	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	18 of 1154	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	132 of 1149	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	136 of 1071	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	33 of 5597	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	23 of 5612	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	11 of 5609	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	5 of 5635	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	83 of 5492	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	98 of 5413	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	9 of 5628	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	17 of 5643	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	6 of 5638	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	10 of 5663	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	15 of 5510	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	22 of 5431	99.6%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science92%+60 vs state

Mathematics91%+54 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy90%+41 vs state

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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)	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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Millikin Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Hobart Terrace	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1800	504	22	22.9	4.2%	21 (4.2%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	99	13^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	17^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	4	92.4	92.4	88.3	87.2	94.9	90.2	94.8	87.2	92.4	91.5	95.2	$25,798	$774	$25,024
Sutter Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Forbes Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4200	314	17	18.3	14.6%	91 (29.0%)	7 (2.2%)	62 (19.7%)	110 (35.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.4%)	85.8	891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		90.4	681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	210	53.2	53.2	74.4	63.8	57.5	65.0	83.7	66.0	59.6	69.3	96.8	$30,596	$1,638	$28,958
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Rodonovan Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 248-4313	453	21	21.1	28.0%	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (14.3%)	273 (60.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.4%)	88.4	750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		92.1	565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	185	69.0	69.0	58.6	60.0	83.6	66.3	72.1	67.8	72.4	70.4		$19,193	$650	$18,543
Central Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2720 Sonoma Pl.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4400	419	21	19.8	19.8%	69 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	96 (22.9%)	207 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.8%)	75	1368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		78	1242^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	126	40.6	40.6	68.3	62.1	53.1	61.1	70.3	57.1	42.2	56.6	97.1	$26,705	$1,269	$25,436
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	435 Saratoga Ave.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4300	368	18	20.6	37.5%	79 (21.5%)	14 (3.8%)	169 (45.9%)	72 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.7%)	57.2	2203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		73.6	1428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	775	32.4	32.4	61.8	58.9	50.0	56.4	50.0	45.0	23.5	38.6		$30,459	$1,378	$29,081
C. W. Haman Elementary	Public	K-5	865 Los Padres Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1400	324	16	19.7	28.4%	86 (26.5%)	5 (1.5%)	126 (38.9%)	76 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.0%)	50.2	2579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		64.9	1823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	756	34.9	34.9	36.4	51.2	51.2	46.2	42.2	41.3	32.6	38.8		$33,117	$2,784	$30,333
Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Pomeroy Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3800	300	16	19.3	43.3%	30 (10.0%)	7 (2.3%)	150 (50.0%)	93 (31.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	46.9	2773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		32.8	3705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	932	29.8	29.8	44.4	30.6	45.2	39.4	54.1	26.9	51.1	42.7		$36,582	$4,117	$32,465
Laurelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Teal Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1600	571	27	21.2	11.2%	134 (23.5%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (13.7%)	301 (52.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.1%)	94.5	369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		97	166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	203	66.7	66.7	72.0	93.4	76.7	80.6	69.9	87.2	72.8	76.3		$26,684	$1,445	$25,239
Manuel De Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Moorpark Ave.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0303	379	19	20.0	44.9%	38 (10.0%)	14 (3.7%)	102 (26.9%)	185 (48.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	82.2	1063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		87.3	844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	219	50.0	50.0	58.1	61.2	66.7	61.8	67.7	56.0	68.5	64.5		$18,774	$1,316	$17,458
Bowers Elementary	Public	K-5	2755 Barkley Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1100	240	12	20.3	59.6%	21 (8.8%)	3 (1.3%)	129 (53.8%)	68 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	15 (6.3%)	58.8	2130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%		62.8	1936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	194	47.2	47.2	41.5	45.5	64.7	50.0	42.9	36.4	47.2	42.3		$37,075	$3,560	$33,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Millikin Elementary

Is Millikin Elementary a good school?

Yes! Millikin Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Millikin Elementary?

Students at Millikin Elementary are 89% Asian, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Millikin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Millikin Elementary.

What district is Millikin Elementary in?

Santa Clara Unified

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