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Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary

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Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary ranks 3176 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 422 students in San Jose, part of the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district, and stands out as a relatively strong performer within its district despite serving a student population with very high economic need.

While the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, it shows clear strengths, including exceptionally low chronic absenteeism—less than half the rate of nearby schools like Santee Elementary and Robert F. Kennedy Elementary—and particularly effective instruction for English Language Learners. Academically, it outperforms its district averages in math and science, and it achieves these results with lower per-pupil spending than some district peers. However, performance varies significantly by grade, with 5th grade excelling while 4th grade struggles in math.

When compared to a high-performing charter school less than a mile away, Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory, a notable gap exists in overall test scores and ranking, raising questions about instructional approaches. Parents should note the school's strong attendance culture and success with certain student groups as foundational positives, balanced against the recent academic challenges and the significant increase in the number of students from low-income families.

422

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,679

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Taper Ln.
San Jose, CA 95122-2950

(408) 283-6300

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bridges Academy
High:	Yerba Buena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

Asian:

19.4%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,176^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	40.6	3176 of 5857	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2933 of 5869	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	2969 of 5859	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	2527 of 5883	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	2111 of 5789	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	2021 of 5662	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	1919 of 5692	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.1	2126 of 5614	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	1964 of 5611	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.3	1990 of 5530	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.7	2901 of 5390	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.7	2851 of 5377	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	2466 of 5314	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	32.2	3546 of 5193	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.9	3598 of 5113	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.1	2956 of 5113	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	2581 of 4818	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.9	2343 of 4822	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.0	2750 of 4809	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1002 of 1203	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	842 of 1205	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	962 of 1190	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	868 of 1154	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	808 of 1149	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	666 of 1071	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	1097 of 3162	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	1231 of 3245	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	899 of 3311	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	37.8	1932 of 3275	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1748 of 3246	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	3200 of 5597	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3039 of 5612	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3099 of 5609	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	2338 of 5635	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	2228 of 5492	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	2297 of 5413	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3251 of 5107	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3294 of 5107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3078 of 5087	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	1977 of 5084	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	1986 of 4963	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	1768 of 4830	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2424 of 5460	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	3082 of 5517	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	2443 of 5363	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1701 of 5264	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	1422 of 5173	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	883 of 5084	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	2935 of 5628	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2696 of 5643	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2670 of 5638	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	2530 of 5663	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	1929 of 5510	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	1728 of 5431	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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)65th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Listening25%~ state avg

Writing11%-7 vs state

Reading5%~ state avg

Overall4%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	25.5	4350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		41.7	3088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	1262													16.0	34.0	25.2	26.8	20.0	29.8	39.7	34.5	56.6	34.9	33.3	31.6	20.4	23.3	17.2	32.7	26.2	88.9	95.2	96.8	90.5	95.2	93.7	$25,137	$4,387	$20,750
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary

What district is Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary?

Students at Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary.

Is Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary a good school?

Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary ranks 3176^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bridges Academy
High : Yerba Buena High

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