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John Sinnott Elementary

Public Grades K-6

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Sinnott Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 686 students in the Milpitas Unified district, consistently ranking among the very best elementary schools in California for over a decade.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with nearly 80% of students proficient in English and Math, and it achieves this success with remarkable effectiveness for all students, including English learners and those from lower-income families. A standout feature is the school's incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.6%, which is less than half the rate of the next best nearby school and points to a strong, engaging school culture. Interestingly, John Sinnott accomplishes this with mid-range per-student spending, outperforming other schools in the same district that spend significantly more per pupil, such as Alexander Rose Elementary and Robert Randall World Languages.

This consistent excellence creates a striking contrast with some schools very close by, demonstrating that high achievement is possible across diverse communities. Within Milpitas Unified, John Sinnott and Mabel Mattos Elementary are both high performers, while others struggle, suggesting school-level practices are crucial. John Sinnott also outperforms the top schools in the neighboring Berryessa Union Elementary district, solidifying its status as a regional model of academic excellence and equity.

686

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,520

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2025 Yellowstone Ave.
Milpitas, CA 95035-6951

(408) 635-2674

District: Milpitas Unified

Students who attend John Sinnott Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho Milpitas Middle
High:	Milpitas High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

78.4%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milpitas Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg66%

California avg41%

238^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	96.1	238 of 5857	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	206 of 5869	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	340 of 5859	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	407 of 5883	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	326 of 5789	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	208 of 5662	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	331 of 5692	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	402 of 5614	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	229 of 5611	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.5	366 of 5530	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.0	673 of 5390	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.3	829 of 5377	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	936 of 5314	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	86.8	654 of 5193	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	87.9	605 of 5113	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	87.5	645 of 5113	87.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.0	782 of 4818	83.8%	★★★★☆
2005	82.9	820 of 4822	83.0%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	870 of 4809	81.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	248 of 1203	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	218 of 1205	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	347 of 1190	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	388 of 1154	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	368 of 1149	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	170 of 1071	84.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	11 of 3162	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	221 of 3245	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	219 of 3311	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	56 of 3275	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	21 of 3246	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	129 of 5597	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	403 of 5612	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	363 of 5609	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	396 of 5635	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	277 of 5492	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	137 of 5413	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	1194 of 5107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	1601 of 5107	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	1462 of 5087	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	2007 of 5084	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	869 of 4963	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	841 of 4830	82.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.2	4 of 364	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 356	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	440 of 5460	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	134 of 5517	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	156 of 5363	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	201 of 5264	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	431 of 5173	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	464 of 5084	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	375 of 5628	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	134 of 5643	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	344 of 5638	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	417 of 5663	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	391 of 5510	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	297 of 5431	94.5%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+42 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Science68%+36 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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Sinnott Elementary	Public	K-6	2025 Yellowstone Ave.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2674	686	27	25.4	22.6%	28 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	80 (11.7%)	538 (78.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	96.1	238^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%		96.5	206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	32																					68.5	68.5	72.6	80.7	81.1	83.7	79.6	75.8	82.9	79.3	80.7	79.8			$21,520	$20,212	$1,308
Laneview Elementary	Public	K-5	2095 Warmwood Ln.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1920	349	16	21.8	37.5%	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	104 (29.8%)	208 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	71.4	1537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		67	1729^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.5%	192																					54.4	54.4	55.8	46.3	65.5		55.9	57.4	42.6	52.6		50.9			$17,750	$16,616	$1,134
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
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
Majestic Way Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 Majestic Way	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1925	421	18	23.3	29.9%	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	115 (27.3%)	261 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.2%)	83.4	993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		91.4	609^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	384																					58.8	58.8	53.0	60.6	72.4		62.3	63.1	65.2	61.6		63.1			$18,009	$16,980	$1,029
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2760 East Trimble Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1940	452	19	23.7	13.3%	23 (5.1%)	9 (2.0%)	54 (11.9%)	350 (77.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	88.1	775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		90.8	646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	129																					70.4	70.4	58.8	59.0	75.0		64.6	68.6	66.7	76.5		70.7			$19,001	$17,972	$1,029
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
Ruskin Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 Turlock Ln.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1950	367	15	24.4	15.5%	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (15.8%)	275 (74.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	89.5	691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		92.9	505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	186																					68.3	68.3	58.5	78.7	70.7		69.0	69.2	73.3	63.3		68.7			$20,579	$19,550	$1,029
Brooktree Elementary	Public	K-5	1781 Olivetree Dr.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1910	387	18	21.5	40.6%	17 (4.4%)	9 (2.3%)	116 (30.0%)	224 (57.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	56.2	2243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		63.9	1880^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.0%	363																					44.2	44.2	48.1	48.9	68.2		54.6	39.6	31.8	34.1		35.5			$19,044	$17,808	$1,236
Berryessa Union Elementary	Public	K-8	1376 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1830	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about John Sinnott Elementary

How many students attend John Sinnott Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended John Sinnott Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Sinnott Elementary?

Students at John Sinnott Elementary are 78% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What district is John Sinnott Elementary in?

Milpitas Unified

Is John Sinnott Elementary a good school?

Yes! John Sinnott Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 238^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of John Sinnott Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Sinnott Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancho Milpitas Middle
High : Milpitas High

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