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Anthony Spangler Elementary

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Anthony Spangler Elementary ranks 790 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Anthony Spangler Elementary is a well-regarded K-6 public school serving about 610 students in the Milpitas Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts where its upper-grade students outperform both the district and nearby schools like Pearl Zanker Elementary and William Burnett Elementary. It is also notably effective in supporting English Language Learners and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic. Compared to some neighbors, such as Robert Randall World Languages, Spangler achieves strong results while spending less per student, indicating efficient use of resources.

While performing well overall, the school has areas it is working to improve, including a lag in science scores compared to high-performing neighbors like Mabel Mattos Elementary and a performance gap between female and male students. Its proximity to the exceptional Curtner Elementary provides a close benchmark, and the school's positive academic trajectory suggests it is successfully building on its strengths.

610

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,414

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 North Abbott
Milpitas, CA 95035-4849

(408) 635-2870

District: Milpitas Unified

Students who attend Anthony Spangler Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Russell Middle
High:	Milpitas High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.9%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

California avg41%

790^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	87.7	790 of 5857	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	1041 of 5869	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	1180 of 5859	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	802 of 5883	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	856 of 5789	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	866 of 5662	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	1155 of 5692	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.4	1423 of 5614	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	1522 of 5611	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.8	1121 of 5530	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	1089 of 5390	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	1114 of 5377	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	1646 of 5314	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	2309 of 5193	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.3	1980 of 5113	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	1745 of 5113	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.7	1889 of 4818	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.1	1419 of 4822	70.6%	★★★★☆
2004	62.3	1611 of 4809	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	276 of 1203	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	608 of 1205	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	584 of 1190	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	429 of 1154	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	349 of 1149	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	353 of 1071	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.2	803 of 2227	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	362 of 3162	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	448 of 3245	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	94.5	120 of 3311	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	265 of 3275	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	342 of 3246	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	606 of 5597	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	905 of 5612	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	904 of 5609	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	609 of 5635	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	644 of 5492	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	935 of 5413	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3572 of 5107	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3411 of 5107	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3926 of 5087	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.7	1544 of 5084	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	1855 of 4963	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2096 of 4830	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	1074 of 5460	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	1187 of 5517	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	903 of 5363	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	633 of 5264	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	1045 of 5173	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	730 of 5084	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	960 of 5628	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1146 of 5643	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	1448 of 5638	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	989 of 5663	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	1099 of 5510	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	804 of 5431	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1420 of 2847	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	1297 of 2635	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	1092 of 2420	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science52%+19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Anthony Spangler Elementary

Is Anthony Spangler Elementary a good school?

Anthony Spangler Elementary ranks 790^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Anthony Spangler Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Anthony Spangler Elementary.

What district is Anthony Spangler Elementary in?

Milpitas Unified

What is the racial makeup of Anthony Spangler Elementary?

Students at Anthony Spangler Elementary are 67% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Anthony Spangler Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anthony Spangler Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Russell Middle
High : Milpitas High

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