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Ruskin Elementary

Q: Is Ruskin Elementary a good school?

Ruskin Elementary ranks 691 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ruskin Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 367 students in San Jose's Berryessa Union Elementary district, consistently earning top ratings for its strong academic performance and excellent student attendance.

The school excels academically, particularly in science where it leads all nearby schools, and performs very well in mathematics and English. Students show up ready to learn, with chronic absenteeism at just 9.9%, which is much lower than the state average. The school is part of a notable cluster of high-performing schools in the area, alongside Cherrywood Elementary and Northwood Elementary, though each has its own strengths; for example, Northwood has even stronger attendance and math scores in some grades. While Ruskin's overall scores are excellent, a recent slight dip in its statewide ranking is something the school community is likely monitoring.

It's important for parents to know that the school's success is not uniform for all student groups. Ruskin has an exceptional program for English Language Learners, ranking in the 96th percentile for this group. However, the school faces significant challenges in supporting its Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students to the same high level, indicating a clear focus area for improvement. With the highest per-student spending among its peer schools, Ruskin has resources available to address these equity gaps while maintaining its overall culture of high achievement.

367

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,102

Per pupil spending ?

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Turlock Ln.
San Jose, CA 95132-2347

(408) 923-1950

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

Students who attend Ruskin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierramont Middle
High:	Piedmont Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

74.9%

Hispanic:

15.8%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Berryessa Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg59%

California avg41%

691^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	89.5	691 of 5857	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	505 of 5869	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	403 of 5859	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	658 of 5883	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	563 of 5789	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	445 of 5662	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.8	592 of 5692	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	90.8	564 of 5614	90.0%	★★★★☆
2015	92.2	490 of 5611	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	91.0	400 of 5530	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	463 of 5390	91.4%	★★★★★
2011	92.2	299 of 5377	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.1	629 of 5314	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	87.1	633 of 5193	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	85.3	736 of 5113	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	702 of 5113	86.3%	★★★★☆
2006	88.6	557 of 4818	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	88.9	543 of 4822	88.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.0	749 of 4809	84.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	270 of 1203	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	366 of 1205	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	365 of 1190	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	329 of 1154	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	362 of 1149	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	223 of 1071	79.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	1475 of 2227	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.3	141 of 3162	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	472 of 3245	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	182 of 3311	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	138 of 3275	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	20 of 3246	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	657 of 5597	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	486 of 5612	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	476 of 5609	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	638 of 5635	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	577 of 5492	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	606 of 5413	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	4342 of 5107	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	2433 of 5087	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	3009 of 5084	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3688 of 4963	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	2577 of 4830	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	4915 of 5517	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.6	2007 of 5363	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2179 of 5264	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	1499 of 5173	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	1029 of 5084	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	707 of 5628	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	489 of 5643	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	352 of 5638	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	641 of 5663	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	569 of 5510	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	304 of 5431	94.4%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-55 vs school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile-76 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)11th percentile-80 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics69%+31 vs state

Science68%+36 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)				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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Toyon Elementary	Public	K-5	995 Bard St.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1965	231	10	23.1	43.7%	11 (4.8%)	5 (2.2%)	120 (51.9%)	81 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.2%)	31.6	3831^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		30.3	3906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	75	12.5	12.5	57.1	30.0	23.7	36.3	45.7	32.5	12.8	29.8	$18,388	$1,065	$17,323
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruskin Elementary

Is Ruskin Elementary a good school?

Ruskin Elementary ranks 691^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ruskin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Ruskin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ruskin Elementary?

Students at Ruskin Elementary are 75% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Ruskin Elementary in?

Berryessa Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ruskin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ruskin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierramont Middle
High : Piedmont Hills High

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