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Cherrywood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cherrywood Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 529 students in San Jose's strong Berryessa Union Elementary district, where it has shown remarkable improvement over the last decade to earn a 5-star rating.

Academically, Cherrywood stands out for its balanced excellence, with students outperforming both district and state averages in all core subjects, and it shows a particularly effective track record of supporting English Language Learners. The school's steady upward trajectory contrasts with some nearby schools like Ruskin Elementary and Majestic Way Elementary, which have seen their statewide rankings dip in recent years. Furthermore, Cherrywood achieves these strong results while spending less per student than several neighboring schools with lower performance, such as Summerdale Elementary and Toyon Elementary, indicating very efficient use of resources.

Interesting findings include Cherrywood's success in maintaining high performance across all grade levels, avoiding the drop-off in upper grades seen at some schools, and its unusual strength in engaging male students, who perform exceptionally well. While factors like chronic absenteeism correlate with performance across the district—with high-performing schools like Northwood Elementary having very low rates—Cherrywood demonstrates that targeted instructional strategies within a supportive district can drive exceptional and well-rounded student outcomes.

529

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,898

Per pupil spending ?

24.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2550 Greengate Dr.
San Jose, CA 95132-2699

(408) 923-1915

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

Students who attend Cherrywood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierramont Middle
High:	Independence High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

70.1%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg59%

California avg41%

549^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary

249^th of 1,543Berryessa 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	92.0	549 of 5857	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	732 of 5869	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	974 of 5859	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	1394 of 5883	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	1335 of 5789	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	1510 of 5662	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	58.3	2102 of 5692	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.3	2647 of 5614	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.6	2208 of 5611	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.4	2086 of 5530	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	1625 of 5390	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	2106 of 5377	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	1856 of 5314	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.7	1932 of 5193	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	1684 of 5113	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.0	1330 of 5113	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	50.0	2193 of 4818	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.9	1915 of 4822	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.5	1850 of 4809	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	246 of 1203	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	426 of 1205	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	542 of 1190	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	702 of 1154	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	521 of 1149	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	691 of 1071	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.2	226 of 3162	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	68.8	524 of 3245	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	162 of 3311	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	34 of 3275	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	366 of 3246	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	662 of 5597	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	934 of 5612	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	1090 of 5609	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	1369 of 5635	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	1499 of 5492	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	1610 of 5413	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2921 of 5107	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3463 of 5107	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2521 of 5087	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	3873 of 5084	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2779 of 4963	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	2051 of 5460	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2554 of 5517	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	1500 of 5363	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	1920 of 5264	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	1623 of 5173	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1762 of 5084	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	491 of 5628	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	517 of 5643	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	788 of 5638	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	1331 of 5663	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	1166 of 5510	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	1437 of 5431	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+25 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science65%+32 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 30, 2023

The Mandarin Immersion Program teaches kids like they are in China. My child has learn no English in this program. The bullying in this school is also really bad (Physical and Verbal) Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 20, 2022

Bullying is not handled in the classroom, and teachers are too afraid to address the problem students who run the show! The situation was so bad we had to change schools for our two children. I hope the administration finally stands up and does something about the bullying. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

There are some fantastic teachers at this school and they have done a great job with my children. Close Quote

Schools Near Cherrywood Elementary

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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)				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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherrywood Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 Greengate Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1915	529	23	23.0	24.2%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (19.7%)	371 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.6%)	92	549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		89.3	732^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	183	65.0	65.0	77.3	69.7	74.4	73.4	72.1	74.4	63.3	70.0	$16,898	$972	$15,926
Ruskin Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 Turlock Ln.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1950	367	15	24.4	15.5%	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (15.8%)	275 (74.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	89.5	691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		92.9	505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	186	68.3	68.3	58.5	78.7	70.7	69.0	69.2	73.3	63.3	68.7	$18,102	$972	$17,130
Summerdale Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Summerdale Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1960	274	11	24.9	38.3%	11 (4.0%)	7 (2.6%)	78 (28.5%)	161 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.7%)	80.9	1121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		69.3	1619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	498	48.6	48.6	69.4	61.5	72.7	67.2	68.0	58.5	40.0	57.3	$19,363	$1,136	$18,227
Brooktree Elementary	Public	K-5	1781 Olivetree Dr.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1910	387	18	21.5	40.6%	17 (4.4%)	9 (2.3%)	116 (30.0%)	224 (57.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	56.2	2243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		63.9	1880^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.0%	363	44.2	44.2	48.1	48.9	68.2	54.6	39.6	31.8	34.1	35.5	$17,611	$977	$16,634
Vinci Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1311 Vinci Park Way	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1970	529	21	25.1	31.2%	19 (3.6%)	16 (3.0%)	149 (28.2%)	307 (58.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.8%)	87	826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		79.9	1159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.3%	333	56.0	56.0	70.9	70.4	68.3	69.8	78.5	59.8	53.6	63.7	$16,800	$1,081	$15,719
Berryessa Union Elementary	Public	K-8	1376 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1830	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Majestic Way Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 Majestic Way	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1925	421	18	23.3	29.9%	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	115 (27.3%)	261 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.2%)	83.4	993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		91.4	609^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	384	58.8	58.8	53.0	60.6	72.4	62.3	63.1	65.2	61.6	63.1	$16,738	$972	$15,766
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2760 East Trimble Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1940	452	19	23.7	13.3%	23 (5.1%)	9 (2.0%)	54 (11.9%)	350 (77.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	88.1	775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		90.8	646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	129	70.4	70.4	58.8	59.0	75.0	64.6	68.6	66.7	76.5	70.7	$17,373	$972	$16,401
Noble Elementary	Public	K-5	3466 Grossmont Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1935	370	16	23.3	23.5%	27 (7.3%)	4 (1.1%)	82 (22.2%)	221 (59.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	29 (7.8%)	83.7	979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		89.9	704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.0%	275	52.5	52.5	59.4	75.8	58.3	64.4	71.0	67.7	53.3	64.4	$16,851	$972	$15,879
Laneview Elementary	Public	K-5	2095 Warmwood Ln.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1920	349	16	21.8	37.5%	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	104 (29.8%)	208 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	71.4	1537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		67	1729^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.5%	192	54.4	54.4	55.8	46.3	65.5	55.9	57.4	42.6	52.6	50.9	$16,558	$1,046	$15,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherrywood Elementary

Is Cherrywood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Cherrywood Elementary ranks in the top 9.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cherrywood Elementary?

Students at Cherrywood Elementary are 70% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Cherrywood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Cherrywood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cherrywood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cherrywood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierramont Middle
High : Independence High

What district is Cherrywood Elementary in?

Berryessa Union Elementary

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