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Noddin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Noddin Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving about 500 students in San Jose, part of the high-performing Union Elementary district, and consistently ranks in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school's greatest strengths are its remarkable consistency and excellent student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.2% that supports strong academic results. It shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and has made recent strides with students from low-income families. However, the data reveals two specific areas for growth: science proficiency lags behind English and Math, and there is a noticeable drop in 5th-grade math scores compared to earlier grades. While Noddin Elementary operates efficiently with its resources, its performance in science is below the district average, unlike peers such as Alta Vista Elementary and Oster Elementary.

Located in a competitive area, Noddin is surrounded by several other top-tier schools, including Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet and Carlton Elementary, which achieve slightly higher rankings. The school's stable performance over the past decade highlights institutional strength, though addressing the science gap and upper-grade math support could help it match its highest-achieving neighbors. Being in the strong Union Elementary district provides a clear advantage, as nearby schools in other districts like Almaden Elementary show much wider performance variation.

500

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,015

Per pupil spending ?

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1755 Gilda Way
San Jose, CA 95124-6207

(408) 356-2126

District: Union Elementary

Students who attend Noddin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Union Middle
High:	Leigh High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.2%

White:

25.4%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Union Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg73%

California avg41%

557^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Union Elementary

79^th of 1,543Union 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	91.9	557 of 5857	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	785 of 5869	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	572 of 5859	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	451 of 5883	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	574 of 5789	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	281 of 5662	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	279 of 5692	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	93.4	422 of 5614	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	307 of 5611	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	315 of 5530	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	356 of 5390	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	608 of 5377	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	91.8	339 of 5314	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	624 of 5193	88.0%	★★★★☆
2008	88.9	554 of 5113	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	86.5	691 of 5113	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	91.2	425 of 4818	91.2%	★★★★★
2005	91.4	417 of 4822	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	91.4	428 of 4809	91.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	273 of 1203	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	262 of 1205	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	204 of 1190	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	135 of 1154	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	266 of 1149	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	68 of 1071	93.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.1	305 of 2227	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	99.6	11 of 2128	99.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	365 of 3162	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	115 of 3245	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	281 of 3275	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	586 of 5597	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	688 of 5612	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	688 of 5609	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	450 of 5635	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	453 of 5492	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	372 of 5413	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	2568 of 5107	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4531 of 5107	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	1993 of 5087	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	1751 of 5084	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	1340 of 4963	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	1058 of 4830	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	1453 of 5460	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	20.1	4774 of 5517	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4100 of 5264	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	2255 of 5173	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	976 of 5084	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	568 of 5628	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	862 of 5643	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	446 of 5638	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	441 of 5663	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	638 of 5510	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	94.6	274 of 5431	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	324 of 718	54.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	688 of 2598	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	953 of 2651	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	826 of 2661	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.1	622 of 2726	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	618 of 2834	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	336 of 2737	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+28 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

Science51%+19 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Noddin Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Gilda Way	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 356-2126	500	22	22.7	15.2%	127 (25.4%)	5 (1.0%)	95 (19.0%)	231 (46.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.4%)	91.9	557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		88.5	785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	228	51.2		51.2	76.5	80.2	72.1				76.4	81.7	80.2	60.5				74.1		$15,015	$1,140	$13,875
Lietz Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Carter Ave.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-8314	501	22	22.7	23.2%	131 (26.1%)	5 (1.0%)	175 (34.9%)	147 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	84.9	928^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		78.9	1204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	276	61.0		61.0	66.7	58.0	69.0				64.9	68.8	55.6	62.0				62.1		$18,543	$2,135	$16,408
Guadalupe Elementary	Public	K-5	6044 Vera Cruz Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 268-1030	537	20	26.8	8.2%	147 (27.4%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (11.2%)	277 (51.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	93.6	433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.4	481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	48	60.8		60.8	68.3	74.4	75.5				73.0	80.7	80.5	75.7				78.7		$16,821	$1,818	$15,003
Oster Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 Lencar Way	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 266-8121	627	24	26.0	12.8%	148 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	112 (17.9%)	323 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	95.1	326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		96.4	221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	105	69.0		69.0	78.1	71.6	80.8				76.7	82.4	73.0	84.0				79.6	98.4	$15,968	$1,010	$14,958
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Blossom Valley Rd.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 356-6146	584	23	25.9	6.8%	207 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.3%)	251 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.4%)	96.2	223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		95	344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	121	69.5		69.5	73.9	78.2	85.2				78.8	82.0	82.1	81.7				82.0		$16,532	$1,399	$15,133
Sartorette Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	3850 Woodford Dr.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-4380	278	15	18.5	20.5%	63 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	108 (38.8%)	77 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.7%)	74.3	1408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.0%		70.2	1583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	175	55.0		55.0	48.8	64.3	65.0				58.7	48.8	53.6	55.0				52.3		$11,661	$1,381	$10,280
Carlton Elementary	Public	K-5	2421 Carlton Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 356-1141	656	26	25.7	5.3%	204 (31.1%)	7 (1.1%)	76 (11.6%)	310 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.0%)	93.7	417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.7	288^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	129	58.3		58.3	73.8	74.3	73.3				73.8	82.2	81.7	73.8				79.3		$15,413	$1,016	$14,397
Almaden Elementary	Public	K-5	1295 Dentwood Dr.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6207	305	15	19.9	71.8%	20 (6.6%)	13 (4.3%)	230 (75.4%)	28 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (3.9%)	41.3	3129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		29.4	3984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	855	24.5		24.5	38.1	32.7	46.9				39.3	46.5	32.0	36.7				38.0		$22,083	$879	$21,204
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet	Public	K-8	3001 Ross Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-3022	491	21	23.0	4.7%	160 (32.6%)	11 (2.2%)	47 (9.6%)	208 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.2%)	96.7	174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.6	297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	123	78.0	76.7	77.3	81.3	76.7	83.1	78.0	89.7	78.3	81.1	93.8	81.7	86.4	69.5	89.7	83.3	83.7		$10,706	$1,381	$9,325
Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	6130 Silberman Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6297	602	27	22.0	12.1%	224 (37.2%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (14.0%)	190 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (16.4%)	92.6	507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		93.3	489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	18	56.7		56.7	74.5	73.7	71.1				73.1	79.4	78.7	69.1				75.8		$19,399	$555	$18,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Noddin Elementary

How many students attend Noddin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Noddin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Noddin Elementary?

Students at Noddin Elementary are 46% Asian, 25% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Noddin Elementary in?

Union Elementary

Is Noddin Elementary a good school?

Yes. Noddin Elementary ranks in the top 9.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Noddin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Noddin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Union Middle
High : Leigh High

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