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John J. Montgomery Elementary

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John J. Montgomery Elementary ranks 3272 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

John J. Montgomery Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 504 students in San Jose's Evergreen Elementary district, currently ranking in the 44th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (44.1%), Math (30.2%), and Science (16.2%) well below the district average. This creates a notable performance gap compared to top district schools like James Franklin Smith Elementary and Evergreen Elementary. However, the school has shown a clear strength, consistently achieving high rankings for its English Language Learner students. While chronic absenteeism has improved to 11.8%, it remains higher than the district average, and the school's overall performance has been volatile in recent years.

Within its own district, there is a wide range of school performance; O. B. Whaley Elementary also struggles, while others excel. Compared to a nearby charter like Rocketship Spark Academy, which has a similar student population, John J. Montgomery spends less per student. The school's resource allocation is comparable to higher-performing peers like Norwood Creek Elementary, suggesting outcomes may be influenced by factors beyond just funding.

504

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,771

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2010 Daniel Maloney Dr.
San Jose, CA 95121-1328

(408) 270-6718

District: Evergreen Elementary

Students who attend John J. Montgomery Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	George V. LeyVa Intermediate
High:	Silver Creek High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

Asian:

44.0%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg61%

California avg41%

3,272^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Evergreen Elementary

339^th of 1,543Evergreen 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	39.2	3272 of 5857	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	3017 of 5869	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3385 of 5859	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2785 of 5883	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	3739 of 5789	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	3388 of 5662	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.4	3878 of 5692	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	3414 of 5614	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	3074 of 5611	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	2472 of 5530	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.6	2518 of 5390	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.0	2725 of 5377	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	2479 of 5314	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	2306 of 5193	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.2	2484 of 5113	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.2	2425 of 5113	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.5	2469 of 4818	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.3	2331 of 4822	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.0	2208 of 4809	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	961 of 1203	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	955 of 1205	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1005 of 1190	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	954 of 1154	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	966 of 1149	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	893 of 1071	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.8	690 of 3162	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	512 of 3245	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	233 of 3311	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	50.2	1238 of 3275	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1587 of 3246	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2880 of 5597	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	3074 of 5612	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3652 of 5609	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2955 of 5635	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	4003 of 5492	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	4038 of 5413	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	4160 of 5107	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4073 of 5107	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4244 of 5087	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3583 of 5084	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	4835 of 4963	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	4674 of 4830	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	2937 of 5460	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	2516 of 5517	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	3359 of 5363	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2798 of 5264	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3858 of 5173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	3142 of 5084	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3377 of 5628	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2789 of 5643	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	2892 of 5638	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	2472 of 5663	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	3176 of 5510	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2644 of 5431	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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)78th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th 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	% Completely Immunized KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John J. Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	2010 Daniel Maloney Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6718	504	23	21.9	58.9%	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	243 (48.2%)	222 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.6%)	39.2	3272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		42.7	3017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.6%	255													16.2		16.2	41.4	40.5	41.9	51.2			44.1	36.2	35.6	17.6	32.5			30.2		$11,771	$797	$10,974
Cadwallader Elementary	Public	K-6	3799 Cadwallader Ave.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4950	374	16	23.3	43.3%	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	126 (33.7%)	201 (53.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.7%)	81.5	1102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		83.7	1010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.8%	92													60.0		60.0	57.9	53.2	71.2	67.3			62.8	57.9	55.1	65.0	52.7			57.9		$12,342	$519	$11,823
Holly Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	2995 Rossmore Way	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4975	445	21	21.7	53.7%	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	225 (50.6%)	174 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	43.1	2996^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		42.5	3033^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	37	9.1	7.7	8.6	50.0	7.7	34.3	13.6	15.4	14.3	4.6	7.7	5.7	19.3		19.3	44.1	42.2	29.4	41.4			39.8	39.7	48.4	26.3	40.0			39.0		$12,594	$802	$11,792
Ramblewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1351 Lightland Rd.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6275	248	12	20.6	73.0%	10 (4.0%)	7 (2.8%)	95 (38.3%)	130 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	59.1	2109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.0%		62.8	1935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	174													24.3		24.3	45.2	41.9	54.1	60.9			51.0	45.2	39.5	46.0	55.6			46.8		$23,833	$3,177	$20,656
James Franklin Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	2220 Woodbury Ln.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 532-2150	595	25	24.2	10.1%	33 (5.5%)	7 (1.2%)	66 (11.1%)	442 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	96.1	233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.4	226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	7													63.3		63.3	82.3	77.3	83.7	81.2			81.4	83.3	85.3	69.4	75.7			78.0		$12,260	$512	$11,748
Millbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Millbrook Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6767	503	21	23.9	30.8%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	130 (25.8%)	331 (65.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	90.1	652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		88.5	782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	130													69.4		69.4	63.5	63.8	85.5	75.0			71.7	65.1	65.4	72.6	64.5			66.6		$11,991	$519	$11,472
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-6	3010 Fowler Rd.	San Jose	95135	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4966	528	22	24.0	15.3%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (14.0%)	411 (77.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	96.4	198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		97.3	140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	58													64.0		64.0	76.2	76.6	81.8	80.6			79.2	85.9	85.9	85.4	77.6			83.2		$11,946	$507	$11,439
Windmill Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	2880 Aetna Way	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5600	598	30	19.9	74.7%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	143 (23.9%)	431 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	43.3	2986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		42.6	3023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	37													31.9	6.8	22.4	33.3	44.1	40.3	37.0	45.0	21.4	37.9	45.0	46.3	31.9	23.4	23.0	11.4	31.6	97.4	$25,362	$4,319	$21,043
O. B. Whaley Elementary	Public	K-6	2655 Alvin Ave.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6759	268	12	22.3	67.9%	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	172 (64.2%)	83 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	19.3	4892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		25	4368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	524													5.0		5.0	19.6	24.1	35.0	23.7			25.5	26.5	25.8	27.5	15.8			24.1		$13,772	$838	$12,934
Norwood Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	3241 Remington Way	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6727	530	21	25.2	27.0%	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	117 (22.1%)	368 (69.4%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	21 (4.0%)	90.9	610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		90.4	684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	74													56.7		56.7	71.4	74.4	76.4	69.6			73.0	70.0	75.6	63.3	62.8			67.5		$11,612	$516	$11,096

Frequently Asked Questions about John J. Montgomery Elementary

What schools do graduates of John J. Montgomery Elementary attend?

Students who attend John J. Montgomery Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : George V. LeyVa Intermediate
High : Silver Creek High

What is the racial makeup of John J. Montgomery Elementary?

Students at John J. Montgomery Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 44% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is John J. Montgomery Elementary a good school?

John J. Montgomery Elementary ranks 3272^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is John J. Montgomery Elementary in?

Evergreen Elementary

How many students attend John J. Montgomery Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended John J. Montgomery Elementary.

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