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G. W. Hellyer Elementary

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G. W. Hellyer Elementary ranks 3445 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

In San Jose, G. W. Hellyer Elementary serves grades K–6 and enrolls 185 students, the smallest enrollment among the 10 nearby schools in the comparison. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was higher than the district and nearby-school averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science, but lower than state results in all three. The most important takeaway is that Hellyer compares well with nearby schools, yet its scores have not reached state levels.

Hellyer’s strongest comparison is with nearby schools: among seven with results in all three subjects, it ranked second in ELA and third in math and science. Its results were 37% in ELA, 32% in math and 27% in science, compared with nearby averages of 29%, 25% and 19%. It also exceeded the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district in each subject: 36% in ELA, 30% in math and 24% in science. The state results were higher—49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. Within Hellyer, fourth grade stands out as a weak spot: ELA proficiency was 22% and math was 18%, the lowest results among the school’s tested grades in those subjects.

ELA improved over the years reported, rising from 22% in 2022–2023 to 37% in 2025–2026, while math ended at 32%, up from 28% at the start but with sharp year-to-year swings. SchoolDigger places Hellyer at the 41st statewide percentile, with two stars (rank 3,445 of 5,804). Its statewide measure for how well it serves Hispanic students is notably lower, at the 23rd percentile—18 points below its overall percentile. Hellyer’s 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was below every nearby school’s reported ratio. That same school year, 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; nearby schools’ reported figures ranged from 55.9% to 85.6%. Nearby all-grades comparisons include schools with different grade spans, and Hellyer’s small enrollment means results may vary from year to year.

185

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,693

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

725 Hellyer Ave
San Jose, CA 95111-1523

(408) 363-5750

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend G. W. Hellyer Elementary usually attend:

Elementary:	Lairon College Preparatory Academy
High:	Andrew P. Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

Asian:

13.5%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2005 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2005

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg31%

California avg42%

3,445^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary

663^rd of 968Franklin-McKinley 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	36.8	3445 of 5804	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.1	4725 of 5530	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	4250 of 5390	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	4788 of 5377	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.9	3441 of 5314	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.3	3894 of 5193	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.0	3589 of 5113	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	3843 of 5113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.0	4008 of 4818	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	4332 of 4822	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.1	3699 of 4809	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	852 of 1207	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	3446 of 5569	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	3926 of 5085	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	3096 of 5412	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	3229 of 5590	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	1692 of 2920	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

Science27%-9 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	% 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
G. W. Hellyer Elementary	Public	K-6	725 Hellyer Ave	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5750	185	15	12.3	78.9%	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	151 (81.6%)	25 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	36.8	3445^th of 5804 public elementary schools	40.6%					(n/a)																					27.3		27.3	41.3	21.5	39.0	45.6			37.3	44.4	18.5	27.3	36.3			31.6							$40,693	$35,366	$5,327
Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-6	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	253	13	19.8	81.8%	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (85.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	5709^th of 5804 public elementary schools	1.6%		11.5	5536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%	173																					3.2		3.2	19.5	22.0	6.7	11.4			15.4	19.5	2.5	6.5	2.3			7.7							$25,525	$22,174	$3,351
Rocketship Rising Stars	Public, Charter	K-5	3173 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Rising Stars District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	621	17	36.5	64.7%	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.7%)	392 (63.1%)	199 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)																																						94.4	97.5	98.1	97.5	96.9	96.9
Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Water St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5650	396	17	23.9	85.6%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	302 (76.3%)	76 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	14.7	5230^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.9%		18.4	4981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%	249																					11.6		11.6	16.2	24.1	25.6	26.2			23.6	26.3	14.6	16.3	16.7			17.9							$21,903	$19,110	$2,793
Rocketship Spark Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	683 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Spark Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	546	16	35.2	55.9%	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	308 (56.4%)	203 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)																																						88.9	91.3	96.0	89.7	90.5	90.5
Voices College-Bound Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-1960	316	16	19.6	73.4%	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Christopher Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Coyote Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-8550	446	21	21.4	63.9%	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	341 (76.5%)	65 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	17.3	5019^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.5%		16.9	5112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%	93	13.6	0.0	5.0	0.0	4.9	72.7	11.1	40.0	0.0	32.1	13.6	11.1	5.0	0.0	7.4	9.1	0.0	0.0	4.8	3.7	11.1	14.8	12.5	43.9	20.0	15.6	14.9	41.9	37.0	27.1	41.5	11.1	13.3	10.6	22.6	14.8	18.6							$23,835	$21,940	$1,895
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	330 Bluefield Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-4655	549	21	26.1	64.5%	25 (4.6%)	15 (2.7%)	391 (71.2%)	96 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	35.1	3570^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.5%		36	3490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%	80																					32.1		32.1	19.1	39.7	37.7	34.3			33.0	20.6	39.7	36.1	32.4			32.4							$17,397	$15,848	$1,549
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%)	52.7	2445^th of 5804 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.3	2986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%	541																					40.0	18.3	30.7	32.8	30.0	48.1	59.5	34.0	47.5	43.2	40.0	32.8	40.0	53.8	22.2	21.7	36.5	97.4						$22,800	$19,874	$2,926
Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2605 Gassmann Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5625	500	23	21.5	76.0%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	276 (55.2%)	201 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	32.3	3781^st of 5804 public elementary schools	34.9%		25.5	4350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%	569																					29.5	23.4	26.4	33.3	27.3	36.1	24.0	37.3	41.3	33.8	48.2	35.6	24.2	25.5	23.3	25.0	29.8	88.9	95.2	96.8	90.5	95.2	93.7	$23,204	$19,842	$3,362

Frequently Asked Questions about G. W. Hellyer Elementary

What schools do graduates of G. W. Hellyer Elementary attend?

Students who attend G. W. Hellyer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Lairon College Preparatory Academy
High : Andrew P. Hill High

What district is G. W. Hellyer Elementary in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Is G. W. Hellyer Elementary a good school?

G. W. Hellyer Elementary ranks 3445^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend G. W. Hellyer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended G. W. Hellyer Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of G. W. Hellyer Elementary?

Students at G. W. Hellyer Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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