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Farnham Charter

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Farnham Charter ranks 1352 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Farnham Charter is a public charter elementary school serving approximately 372 students in grades K-5 within the high-performing Cambrian School District in San Jose, California.

Academically, Farnham Charter consistently outperforms California state averages, with particular strength in mathematics, and maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.2%, which is a significant strength. However, when compared to other schools in its own Cambrian district, such as Bagby Elementary and the exceptional Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet, Farnham's proficiency scores in English, Math, and Science are lower. This pattern is also seen with another local charter, Sartorette Charter, suggesting charter schools in this specific area do not inherently deliver stronger academic results than traditional public schools.

Farnham serves a student population with a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than some immediate neighbors, and recent data shows concerning performance declines for specific student subgroups. While the school spends more per student than some higher-performing peers, its overall ranking is solidly above average. Families in this education-rich area have a wide range of nearby options, including top-tier schools in the Union Elementary district like Carlton Elementary, making Farnham a stable, mid-performing choice with a strong attendance culture but room for academic growth relative to its resources and local benchmarks.

372

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,895

Per pupil spending ?

24.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15711 Woodard Rd.
San Jose, CA 95124-2668

(408) 377-3321

District: Cambrian

Students who attend Farnham Charter usually attend:

Middle:	Price Charter Middle
High:	Branham High
	Leigh High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.1%

Asian:

24.7%

White:

24.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!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 school56%

District avg65%

California avg41%

1,352^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Cambrian

154^th of 1,543Cambrian 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	75.5	1352 of 5857	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	1359 of 5869	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	834 of 5859	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	972 of 5883	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	1360 of 5789	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	1049 of 5662	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	1338 of 5692	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.9	1275 of 5614	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	1090 of 5611	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	83.8	830 of 5530	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	1086 of 5390	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	67.9	1586 of 5377	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	59.8	1993 of 5314	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.8	1213 of 5193	76.6%	★★★★☆
2008	59.8	1859 of 5113	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.4	1193 of 5113	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	67.6	1439 of 4818	70.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.4	1035 of 4822	78.5%	★★★★☆
2004	77.4	1008 of 4809	79.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	723 of 1203	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	632 of 1205	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.5	342 of 1190	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	210 of 1154	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	699 of 1149	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	509 of 1071	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	80.7	321 of 2585	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	143 of 2128	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.7	1804 of 3275	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	888 of 3246	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	1859 of 5597	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	1475 of 5612	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	745 of 5609	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	958 of 5635	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	1365 of 5492	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	1158 of 5413	78.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	2572 of 5107	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3047 of 5107	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	2110 of 5087	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	1796 of 5084	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	3915 of 4963	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	1864 of 4830	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1792 of 5460	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	1589 of 5517	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	676 of 5363	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	12.6	5094 of 5264	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3467 of 5173	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	1892 of 5084	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	1014 of 5628	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	1206 of 5643	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	958 of 5638	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	997 of 5663	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	1283 of 5510	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	1021 of 5431	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	974 of 2598	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	776 of 2651	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	645 of 2661	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	826 of 2726	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	945 of 2834	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	1208 of 2737	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)88th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)45th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science52%+20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Wonderfu,l exceptionally dedicated and professional staff and principal. Everyone at Farnham, from the wonderful secretaries to teachers and custodians, works SO hard to provide the very best possible learning experiences for students, and the school is a vibrant, warm and diverse community center for the surrounding neighborhood. It was a great place to work as a teacher. Dream school in so many ways. Close Quote

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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
Farnham Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	15711 Woodard Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-3321	372	16	23.2	24.2%	90 (24.2%)	13 (3.5%)	123 (33.1%)	92 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.5%)	75.5	1352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		75.3	1359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	7	52.3		52.3	51.0	54.2	61.5				56.0	58.8	52.5	60.0				57.1							$11,895	$1,459	$10,436
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
Village	Public, Charter	K-5	825 West Parr Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 341-7042	198	9	23.2	16.2%	92 (46.5%)	2 (1.0%)	36 (18.2%)	39 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.1%)	88.5	741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%		78.2	1231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	490	64.7		64.7	66.7	73.0	67.7				69.4	55.6	73.0	70.6				67.4	90.0						$19,494	$888	$18,606
Capri Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	850 Chapman Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4260	457	21	21.7	31.7%	118 (25.8%)	25 (5.5%)	151 (33.0%)	111 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.9%)	82.7	1038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		89.9	708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	330	55.4		55.4	53.6	73.2	62.2				63.1	64.8	69.3	52.7				62.3							$19,319	$1,069	$18,250
Fammatre Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2800 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-5480	482	21	23.5	21.8%	154 (32.0%)	2 (0.4%)	180 (37.3%)	82 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (12.7%)	68.6	1664^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.8	1738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	74	41.9		41.9	39.5	54.6	66.3				53.5	54.3	58.4	47.7				53.3							$10,959	$1,459	$9,500
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
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
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
Bagby Elementary	Public	K-5	1840 Harris Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-3882	529	25	21.1	14.9%	180 (34.0%)	16 (3.0%)	157 (29.7%)	99 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	74 (14.0%)	92.4	513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		89.1	742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.4%	229	73.6		73.6	66.3	65.6	85.9				72.3	75.0	68.7	79.2				74.5							$9,734	$1,381	$8,353
Campbell School of Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	295 West Cherry Ln.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4222	815	31	26.7	32.3%	231 (28.3%)	30 (3.7%)	327 (40.1%)	121 (14.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (12.5%)	67.9	1694^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%		63.5	1904^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	210	50.0	55.6	52.5	45.2	60.0	55.8	56.1	47.1	55.6	53.2	47.9	48.8	44.3	51.8	37.7	41.7	45.7	91.6	98.3	98.3	93.3	97.5	97.5	$17,443	$839	$16,604

Frequently Asked Questions about Farnham Charter

How many students attend Farnham Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Farnham Charter.

What district is Farnham Charter in?

Cambrian

What schools do graduates of Farnham Charter attend?

Students who attend Farnham Charter usually go on to attend:

Middle : Price Charter Middle
High : Branham High
High : Leigh High

What is the racial makeup of Farnham Charter?

Students at Farnham Charter are 33% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 24% White, 15% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Farnham Charter a good school?

Farnham Charter ranks 1352^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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