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Gussie M. Baker Elementary

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Gussie M. Baker Elementary ranks 857 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gussie M. Baker Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 400 students in San Jose's Moreland School District, consistently performing well above state averages with a current 4-star rating.

The school is a strong performer with excellent student attendance, boasting a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.8%, which is less than half the state average and a key strength. Academically, it outperforms both its district and the state in English, math, and science. However, within its own Moreland district, it sits in the middle tier: it is outperformed by schools like Country Lane Elementary and Easterbrook Discovery, while it performs significantly better than Leroy Anderson Elementary.

While the school's overall ranking has gradually declined in recent years, it achieves its solid results with moderate per-student spending compared to some neighbors. Notably, there are significant performance gaps among different student subgroups, indicating the school faces challenges in consistently supporting all students despite its overall strength. Compared to exceptional nearby schools in other districts like Murdock-Portal Elementary in Cupertino Union, the analysis suggests there may be room for instructional improvement or different approaches to reach the very top tier of performance.

400

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,739

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4845 Bucknall Rd.
San Jose, CA 95130-2021

(408) 874-3200

District: Moreland

Students who attend Gussie M. Baker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moreland Middle
High:	Prospect High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.3%

Hispanic:

23.5%

White:

17.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg58%

California avg41%

857^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Moreland

265^th of 1,543Moreland 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	86.4	857 of 5857	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	641 of 5869	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.2	490 of 5859	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	365 of 5883	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	510 of 5789	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	577 of 5662	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	93.4	427 of 5692	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	412 of 5614	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	384 of 5611	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.6	720 of 5530	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	89.7	438 of 5390	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	80.8	952 of 5377	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.7	790 of 5314	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	86.5	676 of 5193	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	90.9	433 of 5113	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	89.3	550 of 5113	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	87.3	630 of 4818	86.9%	★★★★☆
2005	92.8	337 of 4822	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	91.1	445 of 4809	90.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	123 of 1203	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	143 of 1205	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	172 of 1190	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	164 of 1154	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	202 of 1149	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	168 of 1071	84.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.5	609 of 2227	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	550 of 2585	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	721 of 2128	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	551 of 3162	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	81 of 3245	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	88 of 3311	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	117 of 3275	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	263 of 3246	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	785 of 5597	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	640 of 5612	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	419 of 5609	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	335 of 5635	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	268 of 5492	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	494 of 5413	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3543 of 5107	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	2491 of 5107	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	3260 of 5087	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.0	1249 of 5084	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	1191 of 4963	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	1856 of 4830	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3463 of 5460	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	3064 of 5517	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.7	1287 of 5363	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	1746 of 5264	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	1082 of 5173	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	1877 of 5084	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	905 of 5628	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	621 of 5643	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	668 of 5638	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	499 of 5663	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	684 of 5510	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	700 of 5431	87.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.4	268 of 670	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	125 of 669	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	219 of 610	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1490 of 2847	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1154 of 2635	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	481 of 2420	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	803 of 2598	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	1088 of 2651	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.8	251 of 2661	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	103 of 2726	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	539 of 2834	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	702 of 2737	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)60th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-49 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics64%+26 vs state

Science58%+26 vs state

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Friday, October 14, 2016

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Gussie M. Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4845 Bucknall Rd.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3200	400	20	20.0	19.0%	69 (17.3%)	15 (3.8%)	94 (23.5%)	153 (38.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (16.8%)	86.4	857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.4%		90.9	641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.1%	216	58.5		58.5	71.2	65.0	64.6				67.0	67.7	63.3	60.0				63.7				$15,739	$1,426	$14,313
Forest Hill Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4450 McCoy Ave.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4279	506	23	22.0	15.0%	129 (25.5%)	16 (3.2%)	62 (12.3%)	247 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)	96.7	176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97	163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	13	79.1		79.1	75.0	83.1	89.5				82.6	77.7	81.9	79.1				79.5				$18,679	$1,158	$17,521
Latimer	Public	K-8	4250 Latimer Ave.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3600	491	25	19.7	47.5%	80 (16.3%)	18 (3.7%)	247 (50.3%)	86 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	50 (10.2%)	64.2	1876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		68.7	1657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.8%	219	33.9	26.3	30.3	57.5	55.0	42.1	60.0	72.1	67.3	59.4	59.5	56.1	41.9	40.7	54.1	40.4	47.8	96.8		96.8	$17,127	$2,345	$14,782
Country Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	5140 Country Ln.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3400	444	21	21.1	30.0%	78 (17.6%)	13 (2.9%)	107 (24.1%)	194 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (11.3%)	92.4	511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		92	573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.2%	62	65.3		65.3	72.6	80.7	73.2				75.2	69.7	74.2	66.7				70.1				$16,318	$1,656	$14,662
George C. Payne Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Gleason Ave.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3700	417	21	20.3	31.4%	85 (20.4%)	6 (1.4%)	150 (36.0%)	97 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	72 (17.3%)	72.7	1486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%		82.4	1056^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.0%	430	49.3		49.3	59.2	57.8	62.3				59.8	61.1	42.2	44.9				49.8				$16,081	$1,655	$14,426
Easterbrook Discovery	Public	K-8	4835 Doyle Rd.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3500	952	43	22.2	22.2%	180 (18.9%)	20 (2.1%)	193 (20.3%)	464 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	88 (9.2%)	91.2	595^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		92.2	560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	35	66.0	70.0	68.1	69.2	70.5	72.2	67.0	80.3	81.1	73.5	75.5	75.4	70.4	61.7	75.2	73.2	71.8				$7,661	$1,394	$6,267
Christa McAuliffe	Public	K-8	12211 Titus Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-4696	358	18	19.7	9.8%	117 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.7%)	156 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.8%)	96.1	237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.7	451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	214	82.9	57.9	75.0	76.0	71.1	86.8	72.2	81.8	75.0	77.1	92.0	80.0	84.6	72.2	84.6	90.5	83.9	96.4	96.4		$18,874	$483	$18,391
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4021 Teale Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 243-9800	555	23	24.1	17.5%	135 (24.3%)	54 (9.7%)	111 (20.0%)	197 (35.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.9%)	85.1	921^st of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		89.1	740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.4%	181	59.3	44.8	51.2	63.8	67.3	61.8	61.1	64.0	67.2	64.1	70.7	65.4	60.0	58.3	62.7	62.7	63.1				$16,103	$200	$15,903
Murdock-Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	1188 Wunderlich Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 973-8191	551	23	24.1	8.5%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	479 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.9%)	99.4	4^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.4	6^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	2	94.1		94.1	92.5	92.9	97.6				94.3	96.8	95.3	95.2				95.8				$15,563	$305	$15,258
Leroy Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Rhoda Dr.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3100	377	18	21.5	85.4%	29 (7.7%)	10 (2.7%)	290 (76.9%)	15 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.4%)	31.6	3836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%		32.5	3736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	100	21.7		21.7	35.2	27.5	35.2				32.7	48.3	24.5	23.3				32.2	95.7	97.1	97.1	$18,793	$3,973	$14,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Gussie M. Baker Elementary

Is Gussie M. Baker Elementary a good school?

Gussie M. Baker Elementary ranks 857^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Gussie M. Baker Elementary in?

Moreland

What is the racial makeup of Gussie M. Baker Elementary?

Students at Gussie M. Baker Elementary are 38% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 17% White, 17% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Gussie M. Baker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Gussie M. Baker Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gussie M. Baker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gussie M. Baker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moreland Middle
High : Prospect High

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