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Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Public K-8

 665 Wool Creek Dr.
       San Jose, CA  95112-2617

(408) 283-6086

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2311th of 5,868 California Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  20.3 Help
Number of students:  633

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.8%
Asian:
32.5%
White:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.3% Help


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Compare Details Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary ranks better than 60.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary ranks better than 60.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.81. (See more...)
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Compare Details Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.8%), Asian (32.5%), White (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary is 20.3. 8 elementary schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary 2311th of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary 1115th of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Franklin-McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin-McKinley Elementary 981st of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 28.09 3361st 4809 30.1%
2005 29.21 3334th 4822 30.9%
2006 30.49 3272nd 4818 32.1%
2007 41.07 2842nd 5113 44.4%
2008 54.38 2143rd 5113 58.1%
2009 59.20 1957th 5193 62.3%
2010 61.72 1896th 5314 64.3%
2011 60.70 1980th 5377 63.2%
2012 69.38 1565th 5390 71.0%
2013 69.31 1608th 5530 70.9%
2015 72.33 1405th 5611 75.0%
2016 70.75 1498th 5614 73.3%
2017 66.26 1738th 5692 69.5%
2018 64.11 1857th 5662 67.2%
2019 56.72 2218th 5789 61.7%
2022 42.10 2955th 5883 49.8%
2023 54.30 2304th 5848 60.6%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.67 1133rd 3246 65.1%
2019 53.67 1059th 3275 67.7%
2022 45.44 1439th 3311 56.5%
2023 60.33 762nd 3240 76.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.05 1297th 5084 74.5%
2019 60.85 1718th 5173 66.8%
2022 45.53 2566th 5264 51.3%
2023 59.26 1779th 5355 66.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.58 1625th 5413 70.0%
2019 58.35 2038th 5492 62.9%
2022 44.95 2711th 5635 51.9%
2023 51.37 2326th 5595 58.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.27 946th 2585 63.4%
2022 40.29 1064th 2227 52.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.76 1948th 5431 64.1%
2019 54.54 2223rd 5510 59.7%
2022 39.92 3013th 5663 46.8%
2023 55.54 2144th 5627 61.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.68 746th 1071 30.3%
2019 30.00 902nd 1149 21.5%
2022 26.37 926th 1154 19.8%
2023 42.95 814th 1183 31.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.17 2539th 4830 47.4%
2019 33.80 3406th 4963 31.4%
2022 23.59 4231st 5084 16.8%
2023 37.05 3129th 5079 38.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.91 921st 1769 47.9%
2005 58.93 632nd 1777 64.4%
2006 52.22 774th 1804 57.1%
2007 57.03 739th 1999 63.0%
2008 46.20 1010th 2005 49.6%
2009 53.65 892nd 2063 56.8%
2010 69.80 553rd 2179 74.6%
2011 60.86 790th 2236 64.7%
2012 70.53 558th 2259 75.3%
2013 75.52 440th 2379 81.5%
2015 74.19 545th 2477 78.0%
2016 83.02 373rd 2497 85.1%
2017 78.69 498th 2508 80.1%
2018 60.49 836th 2480 66.3%
2019 53.70 1060th 2715 61.0%
2022 52.40 1100th 2740 59.9%
2023 51.81 1113th 2788 60.1%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.27 398th 1364 70.8%
2019 53.90 370th 1442 74.3%
2022 72.11 168th 1540 89.1%
2023 40.75 745th 1523 51.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.19 317th 1532 79.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.28 644th 2230 71.1%
2019 60.07 730th 2369 69.2%
2022 65.63 608th 2458 75.3%
2023 50.26 1017th 2535 59.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.30 948th 2262 58.1%
2019 54.39 950th 2380 60.1%
2022 48.55 1097th 2509 56.3%
2023 44.26 1205th 2535 52.5%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.35 875th 1369 36.1%
2019 29.56 1042nd 1491 30.1%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.09 686th 2273 69.8%
2019 50.81 1004th 2407 58.3%
2022 54.96 937th 2527 62.9%
2023 55.75 918th 2546 63.9%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.15 359th 700 48.7%
2019 43.88 472nd 745 36.6%
2022 35.88 512th 733 30.2%
2023 35.63 506th 717 29.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.17 1385th 2072 33.2%
2019 26.61 1654th 2213 25.3%
2022 36.12 1428th 2359 39.5%
2023 34.91 1452nd 2379 39.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 74 16 213 330 9 n/a n/a 0 642
2001 73 20 299 345 12 n/a n/a 0 749
2002 68 21 307 362 6 n/a n/a 0 764
2003 68 21 307 362 6 n/a n/a 0 764
2004 66 26 338 340 5 n/a n/a 1 776
2005 64 25 359 332 4 n/a n/a 1 785
2006 56 24 405 320 5 n/a n/a 1 811
2007 55 20 443 302 3 n/a n/a 0 823
2008 48 15 478 311 2 n/a n/a 0 854
2009 41 15 458 313 2 1 22 0 852
2010 42 13 492 346 2 0 13 0 908
2011 26 21 454 349 0 1 14 0 865
2012 33 23 467 348 0 1 23 0 895
2013 29 21 442 367 0 5 27 0 891
2014 35 22 430 384 0 2 33 0 906
2015 39 19 403 377 0 2 31 0 871
2016 44 19 384 393 0 3 30 0 873
2017 43 22 351 368 0 1 29 0 814
2018 36 19 338 372 1 0 33 0 799
2019 37 13 301 375 1 3 29 0 759
2020 37 13 269 355 1 1 27 0 703
2021 46 11 247 328 1 1 30 0 664
2022 43 11 298 411 2 0 28 0 793
2023 36 13 206 347 3 1 27 0 633

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 642 32.5 19.8 74.8
2001 749 39.5 19.0 62.5
2002 764 38.0 20.1 55.8
2003 764 38.0 20.1 55.8
2004 776 36.3 21.4 65.4
2005 785 37.0 21.2 63.8
2006 811 36.0 22.5 59.1
2007 823 35.0 23.5 60.4
2008 854 42.0 20.3 60.8
2009 852 35.0 21.8 65.5
2010 908 35.0 25.9 69.3
2011 865 n/a n/a 69.7
2012 895 34.5 25.9 n/a
2013 891 33.9 26.2 60.3
2014 906 32.9 27.5 70.9
2015 871 34.0 25.6 69
2016 873 35.0 24.9 68.7
2017 814 30.8 26.3 66.3
2018 799 37.3 21.4 63.8
2019 759 34.7 21.8 67.6
2020 703 n/a n/a 66.6
2021 664 28.6 23.1 57.7
2022 793 36.9 21.4 65.1
2023 633 31.0 20.3 49.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 642 32.5 19.8 74.8
2001 749 39.5 19.0 62.5
2002 764 38.0 20.1 55.8
2003 764 38.0 20.1 55.8
2004 776 36.3 21.4 65.4
2005 785 37.0 21.2 63.8
2006 811 36.0 22.5 59.1
2007 823 35.0 23.5 60.4
2008 854 42.0 20.3 60.8
2009 852 35.0 21.8 65.5
2010 908 35.0 25.9 69.3
2011 865 n/a n/a 69.7
2012 895 34.5 25.9 n/a
2013 891 33.9 26.2 60.3
2014 906 32.9 27.5 70.9
2015 871 34.0 25.6 69
2016 873 35.0 24.9 68.7
2017 814 30.8 26.3 66.3
2018 799 37.3 21.4 63.8
2019 759 34.7 21.8 67.6
2020 703 n/a n/a 66.6
2021 664 28.6 23.1 57.7
2022 793 36.9 21.4 65.1
2023 633 31.0 20.3 49.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201298.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%99.0%98.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
201471.0%0.0%0.0%29.0%87.0%84.0%86.0%82.0%82.0%
201696.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%99.0%96.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
201787.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%91.0%93.0%≥98.0%91.0%93.0%
201896.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%≥98.0%96.0%≥98.0%97.0%97.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 2218th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 2304th of 5848 Elementary schools
 1.1%
Ranks 1060th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1113th of 2788 Middle schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)52.745.2
 7.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)38.830.6
 8.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)60.837.5
 23.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)45.832
 13.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)56.852.3
 4.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)40.335.6
 4.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)55.741.7
 14%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)36.932.2
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)63.553.2
 10.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)44.936.9
 8.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)42.345.7
 3.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)32.825.8
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)28.434.9
 6.5%
   5th Grade Science (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)20.822.1
 1.4%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)45.131.8
 13.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)46.930.7
 16.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)26.726.8
 0.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)35.521.4
 14.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)44.251.6
 7.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)45.238.4
 6.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)3335.4
 2.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)32.328.9
 3.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)59.445.1
 14.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)49.741.3
 8.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)52.629.8
 22.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)35.722.9
 12.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary)31.331.2
 0.1%
   8th Grade Science (Franklin-McKinley Elementary)30.921.8
 9.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students759633
 16.6%
African American1313
American Indian13
 200%
Asian301206
 31.6%
Hispanic375347
 7.5%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White3736
 2.7%
Two or More Races2927
 6.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.6%49.3%
 18.3%

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In the 2022-23 school year, 633 students attended Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary.

Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary ranks 2311th of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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