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Santee Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Santee Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District, which is ranked 1102 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santee Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is significantly lower than the nearby schools, such as Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary and Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary, which have ranked in the top 50% and have 2-3 star ratings. Santee Elementary's student performance on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.1% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Santee Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is higher than the nearby schools, such as Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary (65.51%) and Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary (62.24%). Addressing the underlying issues, such as improving attendance and providing additional support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, could be crucial in improving the school's overall performance.

318

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,291

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1313 Audubon Dr.
San Jose, CA 95122-3211

(408) 283-6450

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend Santee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bridges Academy
High:	Yerba Buena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

Asian:

14.2%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,433^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary

1096^th of 1,543Franklin-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
2025	12.8	5433 of 5857	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	5724 of 5869	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5567 of 5859	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5480 of 5883	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	5140 of 5789	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4618 of 5662	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	4501 of 5692	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	3681 of 5614	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.9	4336 of 5611	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	4764 of 5530	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	5333 of 5390	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	4690 of 5377	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	4815 of 5314	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	4605 of 5193	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	4930 of 5113	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	5040 of 5113	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	4726 of 4818	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.2	4648 of 4822	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	4637 of 4809	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	3060 of 3162	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3024 of 3245	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	2157 of 3311	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2129 of 3275	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	2233 of 3246	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5335 of 5597	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5333 of 5612	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5422 of 5609	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5326 of 5635	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	4976 of 5492	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4559 of 5413	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	4964 of 5107	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	5044 of 5107	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	4911 of 5087	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	4810 of 5084	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4448 of 4963	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3902 of 4830	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	5066 of 5460	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5391 of 5517	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4863 of 5363	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4749 of 5264	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4150 of 5173	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3757 of 5084	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	5007 of 5628	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	5589 of 5643	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5192 of 5638	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5192 of 5663	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4726 of 5510	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4310 of 5431	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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)	% 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	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	% 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
Santee Elementary	Public	K-6	1313 Audubon Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6450	318	17	19.2	89.9%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (83.6%)	45 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12.8	5433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		9.2	5724^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.5%	291													13.3		13.3	13.9	30.8	29.6	14.8			22.0	10.3	16.7	11.1	9.1			11.6	93.4	95.1	95.1	95.1	93.4	95.1	$27,291	$4,135	$23,156
Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1598 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-3876	554	24	23.0	55.2%	13 (2.3%)	11 (2.0%)	197 (35.6%)	315 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	78.5	1220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		76.7	1304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	84													58.6	31.7	44.9	48.3	62.3	72.4	59.3	66.1	55.0	60.6	53.5	57.4	65.5	49.2	57.6	26.7	51.6							$18,840	$1,215	$17,625
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6325	300	15	20.3	90.3%	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	235 (78.3%)	56 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24.9	4414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		23.8	4484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	70													9.8		9.8	28.6	23.4	23.1	33.3			27.5	22.2	8.3	12.2	49.2			25.3							$28,901	$5,125	$23,776
O. S. Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-8	1680 Foley Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7700	427	19	22.0	85.0%	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	378 (88.5%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	9.6	5655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		13.1	5468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.8%	187													0.0	7.8	4.3	12.5	26.7	11.6	7.7	20.8	22.0	17.4	12.5	21.7	0.0	14.6	3.8	5.9	9.5							$22,597	$2,834	$19,763
Rocketship Mosaic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	950 Owsley Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mosaic Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	528	16	33.0	66.9%	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	235 (44.5%)	273 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	77.1	1281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.2	1330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	49													20.0		20.0	58.3	69.6	35.5				60.3	72.5	68.6	35.5				65.8	95.0	96.0		96.0	96.0	95.0	$20,594	$2,207	$18,387
Alpha: Jose Hernandez	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Jose Hernandez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 780-1551	440	20	22.1	90.9%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	426 (96.8%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9.4	5664^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.2	5804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	140													8.6	3.9	6.4	13.2	9.8	15.8	9.8	18.5	16.0	13.5	24.5	17.3	12.1	3.9	11.1	6.0	12.7							$18,870	$4,038	$14,832
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 780-0831	500	19	25.8	60.2%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	462 (92.4%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	13.8	5358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		16.6	5155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	203													13.6	19.7	16.7	15.5	23.6	19.3	17.7	23.8	28.3	21.5	22.0	27.1	13.6	7.8	25.4	27.9	21.0	96.0			96.0			$19,163	$3,432	$15,731
Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 Taper Ln.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6300	422	21	20.0	92.2%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	326 (77.3%)	82 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	40.6	3176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		43.8	2933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	243	6.9	0.0	3.5	34.5	14.3	24.6	10.3	10.7	10.5	6.9	3.6	5.3	33.3		33.3	32.9	32.0	45.2	40.4			36.4	36.4	29.9	52.4	37.5			37.3							$24,679	$4,227	$20,452
A. J. Dorsa Elementary	Public	K-5	1290 Bal Harbor Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7400	284	14	20.2	90.1%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	263 (92.6%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	10.3	5618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		11.7	5574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	44													3.6		3.6	12.2	22.0	9.3				14.4	26.5	17.7	7.3				16.8	96.1			96.1			$23,068	$3,288	$19,780
Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary	Public	K-8	665 Wool Creek Dr.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6086	508	22	23.0	82.7%	22 (4.3%)	9 (1.8%)	290 (57.1%)	165 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	47.1	2748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		55.7	2249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	499													32.8	18.6	26.0	35.9	41.7	49.2	40.0	48.0	28.1	41.0	42.9	42.6	37.5	32.3	34.3	22.4	35.3	95.2	95.2		95.2	95.2	95.2	$24,789	$3,777	$21,012

Frequently Asked Questions about Santee Elementary

Is Santee Elementary a good school?

Santee Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Santee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bridges Academy
High : Yerba Buena High

What is the racial makeup of Santee Elementary?

Students at Santee Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 14% Asian.

How many students attend Santee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Santee Elementary.

What district is Santee Elementary in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

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