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Northwood Elementary

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Northwood Elementary ranks 1186 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Northwood Elementary is a K–5 school with 452 students in San Jose’s Berryessa area, served by Berryessa Union Elementary. In 2025–26, students’ proficiency was above California’s in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and SchoolDigger placed the school at the 80th percentile statewide with 4 stars. The key takeaway is that Northwood remains above state results, but its scores have dropped considerably from earlier years.

Northwood’s strongest subject relative to the state and district is math: 62% were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 55% in the district. Science was 55%, versus 36% statewide and 48% districtwide. ELA was 57%, above the state’s 49% but below the district’s 63%. Among the 10 nearby schools, Northwood ranked fifth in all three subjects; among the four same-district K–5 schools in the comparison, it ranked second in each. It scored slightly above Majestic Way Elementary in ELA and math, and 15 points higher in science, while Ruskin Elementary scored higher in all three. Overall, Northwood looks strong against state averages but closer to the middle of the broader local group.

Scores have declined since 2022–23: ELA fell from 78% to 57%, math from 74% to 62%, and science from 58% to 55%. In the latest year alone, ELA fell 7 points and math 9 points; science fell 16 points from its 2024–25 high. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking also moved from the 95th percentile in 2021–22 to the 80th in 2025–26. Its statewide effectiveness ranking for Hispanic students was at the 20th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 80th percentile; for Low Socio Economic Status Students, it was at the 53rd percentile. Northwood’s student-teacher ratio was 23.7 in 2024–25, near the middle of the nearby group, and 13% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the lowest share among nearby schools with the same measure and year. These are useful context alongside, not explanations for, the academic results.

452

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,001

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

2760 East Trimble Rd.
San Jose, CA 95132-1055

(408) 923-1940

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

Students who attend Northwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Morrill Middle
High:	Independence High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.4%

Hispanic:

11.9%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

California avg42%

1,186^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary

275^th of 1,530Berryessa 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
2026	78.7	1186 of 5817	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	775 of 5857	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	646 of 5869	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	448 of 5859	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	302 of 5883	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	237 of 5789	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	497 of 5662	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.9	459 of 5692	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.0	442 of 5614	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.9	569 of 5611	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.8	1116 of 5530	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	1131 of 5390	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	1088 of 5377	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	64.1	1776 of 5314	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.8	1543 of 5193	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	71.4	1343 of 5113	73.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.1	976 of 5113	80.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	1340 of 4818	72.2%	★★★★☆
2005	60.1	1732 of 4822	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.5	1942 of 4809	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	652 of 1210	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.3	572 of 1203	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	423 of 1205	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	538 of 1190	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	310 of 1154	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	245 of 1149	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	475 of 1071	55.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	97.3	55 of 3245	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	10 of 3311	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	22 of 3275	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	18 of 3246	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	1089 of 5581	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	88.0	689 of 5597	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	499 of 5612	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	210 of 5609	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	248 of 5635	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	434 of 5492	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	661 of 5413	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	4086 of 5094	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.2	1467 of 5084	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	2527 of 5423	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	2194 of 5460	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	2309 of 5517	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.5	758 of 5363	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	369 of 5264	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	219 of 5173	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	212 of 5084	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	1341 of 5603	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	788 of 5628	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	786 of 5643	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	644 of 5638	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	94.3	358 of 5663	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	131 of 5510	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	389 of 5431	92.8%	★★★★★

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 (2023)98th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2026)46th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Science55%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	78.7	1186^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.6%		88.1	775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%	411																					54.7		54.7	59.8	54.1	58.3				57.4	64.6	55.7	64.7				61.6	≥ 98%		$19,001	$17,972	$1,029
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%)	43.8	3002^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	48.4%		56.2	2243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%	759																					26.5		26.5	45.9	41.0	51.0				45.6	49.2	21.0	32.7				34.3	≥ 98%		$19,044	$17,808	$1,236
Mabel Mattos Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 McCandless Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2852	746	31	24.4	15.1%	46 (6.2%)	9 (1.2%)	43 (5.8%)	592 (79.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	95.9	244^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.8%		95.7	265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%	21																					65.0		65.0	72.1	80.4	77.3	83.7			78.1	85.6	84.8	74.0	82.8			82.0	≥ 99%		$17,063	$16,038	$1,025
John Sinnott Elementary	Public	K-6	2025 Yellowstone Ave.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2674	686	27	25.4	22.6%	28 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	80 (11.7%)	538 (78.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	94.1	400^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.1%		96.1	238^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%	162																					63.3		63.3	74.5	71.6	75.4	78.8			75.3	78.7	75.8	68.7	78.0			75.1	≥ 98%		$21,520	$20,212	$1,308
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%)	73.7	1415^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.7%		83.4	993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%	422																					40.0		40.0	50.6	61.3	56.4				56.4	68.9	64.0	46.3				59.8	≥ 98%		$18,009	$16,980	$1,029
Pearl Zanker Elementary	Public	K-6	1585 Fallen Leaf Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2882	563	23	24.4	35.9%	18 (3.2%)	26 (4.6%)	90 (16.0%)	378 (67.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (8.0%)	87.5	768^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.8%		83.5	991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%	223																					55.7		55.7	58.1	79.6	70.9	59.0			68.3	72.6	72.7	67.1	54.1			67.2	96%	0%	$21,938	$20,824	$1,114
Robert Randall World Languages	Public	K-8	1300 Edsel Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2662	285	13	21.9	59.3%	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	229 (80.4%)	34 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	55.8	2276^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.9%		42.6	3029^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%	753	34.2	30.6	7.4	12.8	22.1	73.7	33.3	59.3	23.1	46.4	44.7	50.0	11.1	23.1	33.6	18.4	33.3	7.4	5.1	16.4	18.5		18.5	36.8	45.7	40.7	46.2			42.5	86.8	74.3	40.7	30.8			59.0	89%	0%	$26,519	$25,262	$1,257
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%)	93.2	468^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.0%		89.5	691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%	223																					70.1		70.1	66.7	71.3	80.3				73.4	71.7	77.8	71.5				73.5	≥ 98%		$20,579	$19,550	$1,029
Alexander Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Roswell Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2668	518	21	24.5	56.2%	26 (5.0%)	10 (1.9%)	166 (32.0%)	269 (51.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (7.9%)	50.9	2562^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	56.0%		57.5	2196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%	366																					36.6		36.6	40.6	38.3	52.9	52.4			46.2	43.5	36.7	33.8	41.3			38.8	≥ 98%		$23,167	$21,444	$1,723
Orchard Elementary	Public	K-8	921 Fox Ln.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Orchard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 944-0388	740	45	16.4	50.1%	33 (4.5%)	29 (3.9%)	347 (46.9%)	270 (36.5%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	46 (6.2%)	31.7	3851^st of 5817 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.3	4111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%	260																					25.8	37.8	32.1	34.1	21.2	40.9	39.5	48.2	50.0	39.4	39.5	21.2	27.3	28.4	31.8	29.7	30.1	92%	0%	$50,846	$50,244	$602

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Northwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morrill Middle
High : Independence High

How many students attend Northwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Northwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Northwood Elementary?

Students at Northwood Elementary are 77% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Northwood Elementary a good school?

Northwood Elementary ranks 1186^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Northwood Elementary in?

Berryessa Union Elementary

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