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Curtner Elementary

Public Grades K-6

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Curtner Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 663 students in the Milpitas Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California for nearly a decade.

The school excels in creating a strong and consistent learning environment for all students, with particularly high achievement in mathematics and remarkably low chronic absenteeism—less than half the district average. It stands out for maintaining excellent and balanced results in both English and math across different student groups, even as the student population has become more economically diverse. Compared to nearby schools like Mabel Mattos Elementary and Anthony Spangler Elementary, Curtner achieves its top-tier outcomes very efficiently, spending significantly less per student than some peers with lower performance, such as William Burnett Elementary.

While Curtner is a standout, the analysis shows areas for attention, including science proficiency, which, though above average, lags behind its stellar math and English scores. The school's sustained 5-star rating through demographic changes and the pandemic highlights a model of stable excellence in a neighborhood with other strong schools like Marshall Pomeroy Elementary and Joseph Weller Elementary.

663

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,376

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 Redwood
Milpitas, CA 95035-3843

(408) 635-2852

District: Milpitas Unified

Students who attend Curtner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Russell Middle
High:	Milpitas High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

76.3%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg66%

California avg41%

364^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Milpitas Unified

223^rd of 1,543Milpitas Unified 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	94.6	364 of 5857	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	256 of 5869	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	300 of 5859	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	246 of 5883	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	347 of 5789	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	370 of 5662	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	379 of 5692	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	463 of 5614	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	541 of 5611	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	590 of 5530	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	90.0	423 of 5390	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.4	537 of 5377	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	81.5	927 of 5314	82.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	1007 of 5193	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	84.5	775 of 5113	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	934 of 5113	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	86.3	671 of 4818	86.1%	★★★★☆
2005	86.6	661 of 4822	86.3%	★★★★☆
2004	87.6	602 of 4809	87.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	353 of 1203	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	282 of 1205	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	171 of 1190	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	156 of 1154	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	292 of 1149	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	249 of 1071	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	84.1	208 of 3245	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	116 of 3311	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	20 of 3275	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	3 of 3246	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	376 of 5597	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	177 of 5612	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	265 of 5609	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	199 of 5635	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	341 of 5492	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	459 of 5413	91.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3444 of 5107	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3435 of 5107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3983 of 5087	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.3	1928 of 5084	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	1101 of 4963	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	821 of 4830	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	327 of 5460	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	233 of 5517	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	440 of 5363	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	318 of 5264	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	234 of 5173	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	532 of 5084	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	313 of 5628	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	345 of 5643	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	331 of 5638	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	279 of 5663	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	375 of 5510	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	357 of 5431	93.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	428 of 2847	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Science58%+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)	% 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/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 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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Curtner Elementary	Public	K-6	275 Redwood	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2852	663	26	25.5	23.5%	22 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	77 (11.6%)	506 (76.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	46 (6.9%)	94.6	364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%		96.1	256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.6%	108																					58.4	58.4	78.6	71.7	78.2	80.2	77.1	87.1	74.0	72.3	80.2	78.0						$20,376	$19,026	$1,350
Anthony Spangler Elementary	Public	K-6	140 North Abbott	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2870	610	25	24.4	35.2%	29 (4.8%)	19 (3.1%)	110 (18.0%)	408 (66.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.1%)	87.7	790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		82.9	1041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	251																					51.7	51.7	62.2	64.6	80.0	84.0	73.5	62.2	58.5	65.9	66.0	63.4	96.0	98.4	96.0	98.4	97.6	$21,414	$20,228	$1,186
Marshall Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2858	597	24	24.8	27.6%	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	73 (12.2%)	445 (74.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.0%)	86.6	846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		88.2	806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	40																					50.0	50.0	74.3	65.3	67.0	72.8	69.5	75.0	64.0	52.0	65.6	63.3	92.9	96.9		96.9		$21,463	$20,042	$1,421
Joseph Weller Elementary	Public	K-6	345 Boulder Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2876	412	17	24.2	43.7%	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (16.7%)	299 (72.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	86.6	842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		86.3	893^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	51																					60.0	60.0	52.7	66.7	73.2	68.8	65.5	67.3	67.2	68.3	57.8	65.0						$25,250	$23,282	$1,968
William Burnett Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Fanyon	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2650	456	19	24.0	46.1%	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	92 (20.2%)	318 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.8%)	82.2	1065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		83.2	1031^st of 5869 public elementary schools	82.4%	34																					50.0	50.0	65.3	50.9	60.9	75.0	64.2	70.8	51.9	53.1	66.2	61.4						$25,020	$23,540	$1,480
Robert Randall World Languages	Public	K-8	1300 Edsel Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2662	285	13	21.9	59.3%	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	229 (80.4%)	34 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	42.6	3029^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		27.6	4151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	1122	26.8	20.0	9.8	7.7	16.7	61.0	26.7	58.5	15.4	44.2	31.7	40.0	12.2	19.2	25.4	26.8	23.3	7.3	3.9	15.9	29.3	29.3	31.7	40.0	36.6	25.9	33.8	63.4	60.0	24.4	22.2	43.2						$26,519	$25,262	$1,257
Alexander Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Roswell Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2668	518	21	24.5	56.2%	26 (5.0%)	10 (1.9%)	166 (32.0%)	269 (51.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (7.9%)	57.5	2196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		63.5	1905^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	291																					33.3	33.3	46.7	56.2	47.6	55.7	52.0	53.2	38.7	34.9	37.5	40.6	96.7			96.7		$23,167	$21,444	$1,723
Pearl Zanker Elementary	Public	K-6	1585 Fallen Leaf Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2882	563	23	24.4	35.9%	18 (3.2%)	26 (4.6%)	90 (16.0%)	378 (67.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (8.0%)	83.5	991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		74.1	1405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	414																					55.9	55.9	66.3	66.3	57.4	66.2	64.3	72.1	64.8	54.4	48.7	60.8	97.2			97.2		$21,938	$20,824	$1,114
Mabel Mattos Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 McCandless Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2852	746	31	24.4	15.1%	46 (6.2%)	9 (1.2%)	43 (5.8%)	592 (79.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	95.7	265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.9	352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	87																					72.3	72.3	71.4	76.0	81.9	76.5	76.3	81.0	83.3	77.7	79.0	80.3						$17,063	$16,038	$1,025
Abram Agnew Elementary	Public	K-5	3534 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 669-4100	505	24	21.0	25.0%	85 (16.8%)	9 (1.8%)	143 (28.3%)	240 (47.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.2%)	70.7	1568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.2%		63.1	1925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	357																					45.6	45.6	67.5	42.4	57.1		56.8	62.3	43.1	50.9		53.2						$33,794	$33,326	$468

Frequently Asked Questions about Curtner Elementary

Is Curtner Elementary a good school?

Yes. Curtner Elementary ranks in the top 6.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Curtner Elementary in?

Milpitas Unified

How many students attend Curtner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Curtner Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Curtner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Curtner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Russell Middle
High : Milpitas High

What is the racial makeup of Curtner Elementary?

Students at Curtner Elementary are 76% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

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