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Lyndale Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lyndale Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 275 students in San Jose's Alum Rock Union Elementary district, which faces significant challenges, as it ranks in the bottom 14% of all districts in California.

Academic performance at Lyndale has declined sharply over the past decade, now placing it among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with particularly concerning results in mathematics and science. For example, only 2.7% of 5th graders scored proficient in math in 2024-2025, which is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Thomas P. Ryan Elementary (19.23%) and Russo/McEntee Academy (16.67%). The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also higher than both district and state averages, though it is lower than some neighbors like Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant.

Notably, several nearby schools with similar student populations achieve much stronger results, demonstrating that high performance is possible in the community. Russo/McEntee Academy within the same district and local Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds charter school show significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects. This suggests Lyndale's leadership could benefit from examining the effective instructional models used at these higher-performing schools, especially to address the severe weaknesses in upper-grade math and science.

275

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,728

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13901 Nordyke Dr.
San Jose, CA 95127-3138

(408) 928-7900

District: Alum Rock Union Elementary

Students who attend Lyndale Elementary usually attend:

High:

James Lick High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.0%

Asian:

10.9%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,482^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary

1324^th of 1,543Alum Rock Union 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	12.3	5482 of 5857	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5432 of 5869	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4806 of 5859	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4964 of 5883	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2990 of 5789	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2943 of 5662	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	3198 of 5692	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.8	3787 of 5614	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.2	4408 of 5611	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	3414 of 5530	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.5	3980 of 5390	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.4	3880 of 5377	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	4269 of 5314	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	4103 of 5193	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	4046 of 5113	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	3711 of 5113	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.5	3416 of 4818	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.7	3068 of 4822	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.0	3364 of 4809	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	2793 of 3162	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	2687 of 3245	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2560 of 3311	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	2278 of 3275	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1620 of 3246	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	5115 of 5597	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5303 of 5612	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4362 of 5609	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4674 of 5635	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3266 of 5492	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2872 of 5413	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	4874 of 5107	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	4918 of 5107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4546 of 5087	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	4798 of 5084	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	2194 of 4963	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	2086 of 4830	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4967 of 5460	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	5024 of 5517	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4632 of 5363	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4621 of 5264	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	1913 of 5173	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2222 of 5084	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	5316 of 5628	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5161 of 5643	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4822 of 5638	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4859 of 5663	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	2507 of 5510	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	2869 of 5431	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science5%-27 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)	% 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
Lyndale Elementary	Public	K-5	13901 Nordyke Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7900	275	13	21.1	82.9%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	231 (84.0%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	12.3	5482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.5	5432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	50	5.4		5.4	26.1	26.3	14.3				22.7	23.4	11.9	2.7				13.5	94.7			97.4	97.4		$22,728	$3,284	$19,444
Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds	Public, Charter	K-5	2960 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	500	17	30.3	71.8%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (75.2%)	102 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	51.8	2513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		59.7	2080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	433	9.1		9.1	42.7	50.7	45.5				46.4	56.0	48.1	27.3				46.4	90.4	94.7	98.3	93.0	93.9	93.9	$22,299	$3,542	$18,757
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant	Public, Charter	K-8	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1609	235	9	26.1	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	230 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	15.6	5221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		9	5728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	507	4.8	0.0	2.2	24.0	29.6	23.8	21.4	5.0	4.2	18.6	29.2	17.2	19.1	7.1	15.0	8.3	15.8	78.0	90.0	96.0	84.0	92.0	86.0	$25,876	$2,858	$23,018
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary	Public	K-5	1241 McGinness Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8650	247	13	19.0	83.8%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.1%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	12.1	5501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		17.5	5080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	421	7.7		7.7	7.3	18.2	25.5				17.7	9.5	18.8	19.2				16.2	91.8	93.9					$23,024	$3,182	$19,842
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss	Public	K-8	2475 Van Winkle Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7656	386	20	19.5	89.1%	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	336 (87.0%)	40 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	16.7	5134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		27.9	4118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	1016	7.1	20.7	15.0	22.5	19.6	16.7	25.0	27.3	32.8	24.5	30.0	23.9	7.1	25.0	34.1	15.5	22.4							$23,559	$2,756	$20,803
Horace Cureton Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 East Hills Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7350	254	11	23.0	79.1%	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	220 (86.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	15	5262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		26.1	4280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	982	11.4		11.4	11.9	25.6	18.2				18.6	19.1	32.6	11.4				20.9	93.0		93.0				$22,363	$3,419	$18,944
Russo/McEntee Academy	Public	K-5	2851 Gay Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8900	322	16	20.1	80.7%	10 (3.1%)	4 (1.2%)	239 (74.2%)	57 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	36.9	3412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		39	3232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	180	25.0		25.0	46.7	27.9	50.0				41.9	45.7	22.2	16.7				28.1							$23,765	$3,419	$20,346
Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2249 Dobern Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	271	10	27.1	81.5%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	235 (86.7%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	39.4	3259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		28.7	4056^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	797	16.7		16.7	36.1	35.9	29.4				34.8	35.1	51.3	35.3				41.9	80.5	89.6	92.2	84.4	84.4	85.7	$24,729	$4,018	$20,711
Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	70 South Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	506	17	29.7	75.9%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	430 (85.0%)	57 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	44.7	2902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		49.1	2602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.7%	300	15.4		15.4	36.6	48.2	38.5				42.1	50.5	39.8	18.0				40.5	87.7	90.4	95.6	87.7	87.7	88.6	$20,818	$2,838	$17,980
Mt. Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	14275 Candler Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 258-6451	172	8	21.5	79.7%	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	143 (83.1%)	19 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	14.8	5277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.6	5062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	215	27.3		27.3	16.7	11.8	36.4				20.0	16.7	11.8	9.1				12.5							$26,022	$4,808	$21,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyndale Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lyndale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyndale Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : James Lick High

What is the racial makeup of Lyndale Elementary?

Students at Lyndale Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Lyndale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Lyndale Elementary.

What district is Lyndale Elementary in?

Alum Rock Union Elementary

Is Lyndale Elementary a good school?

Lyndale Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of California elementary schools.

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