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Nordstrom Elementary

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Nordstrom Elementary ranks 1553 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nordstrom Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 645 students in the Morgan Hill Unified district, maintaining a strong academic record above state and district averages.

The school stands out in the area for its solid test scores, particularly in English Language Arts, and its low chronic absenteeism rate, which is the best among nearby schools. While it achieves these strong results with moderate per-student spending, it's important to note that its overall statewide ranking has gradually declined over the past decade, though it remains in the top quartile. A notable strength is the performance of its Hispanic students, who rank significantly higher compared to their peers statewide than other student groups at the school.

Compared to other schools in Morgan Hill Unified, such as San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy or P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy, Nordstrom's academic outcomes are significantly higher. However, schools like the Charter School of Morgan Hill post even higher scores. The school shares a common district challenge, with a noticeable drop in 5th-grade math proficiency compared to earlier grades, a pattern seen at other schools like Paradise Valley Engineering Academy and Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM).

645

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,751

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1425 East Dunne Ave.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-7029

(408) 201-6440

District: Morgan Hill Unified

Students who attend Nordstrom Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis H. Britton Middle
High:	Live Oak High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.2%

White:

32.1%

Two or more races:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,553^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Morgan Hill Unified

779^th of 1,543Morgan Hill 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	71.0	1553 of 5857	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	1451 of 5869	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	1414 of 5859	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	1335 of 5883	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	1062 of 5789	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	1033 of 5662	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.4	847 of 5692	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	91.9	509 of 5614	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	90.9	572 of 5611	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	852 of 5530	84.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	695 of 5390	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.7	1071 of 5377	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.5	986 of 5314	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	785 of 5193	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	832 of 5113	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	88.8	572 of 5113	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	89.9	482 of 4818	90.0%	★★★★★
2005	89.8	494 of 4822	89.8%	★★★★☆
2004	89.1	541 of 4809	88.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	802 of 1203	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	575 of 1205	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	822 of 1190	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	641 of 1154	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	496 of 1149	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	418 of 1071	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	919 of 2227	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	434 of 2585	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	1445 of 5597	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	1293 of 5612	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	1227 of 5609	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	1416 of 5635	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	1164 of 5492	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	917 of 5413	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	1762 of 5107	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	1739 of 5107	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	1069 of 5087	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	1008 of 5084	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	1071 of 4963	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	1287 of 4830	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	2031 of 5460	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	1106 of 5517	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	2965 of 5363	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.1	1029 of 5264	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	2165 of 5173	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	2281 of 5084	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	1595 of 5628	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	1633 of 5643	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	1621 of 5638	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	1202 of 5663	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	945 of 5510	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	1128 of 5431	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	475 of 718	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	431 of 670	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	499 of 669	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	354 of 610	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1385 of 2847	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	821 of 2420	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1415 of 2598	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	1381 of 2651	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	1272 of 2661	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	1302 of 2726	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	1003 of 2834	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	837 of 2737	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science41%+8 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 (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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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
Nordstrom Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 East Dunne Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6440	645	30	21.5	22.2%	207 (32.1%)	4 (0.6%)	208 (32.2%)	103 (16.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	116 (18.0%)	71	1553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		72.9	1451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	102																													41.1		41.1	54.6	66.0	62.1				60.8	51.6	57.5	39.6				49.5	98.2				98.2		$15,751	$15,306	$445
Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	895 Barrett Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6340	374	17	21.6	67.4%	48 (12.8%)	11 (2.9%)	255 (68.2%)	26 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.8%)	18.6	4958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		26.5	4247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.6%	711																													15.0		15.0	21.8	27.5	31.7				27.1	22.8	23.1	16.7				20.7	93.7	97.5			96.2		$16,807	$16,268	$539
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)	Public	K-8	2700 Fountain Oaks Dr.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6400	690	25	27.2	25.9%	238 (34.5%)	11 (1.6%)	283 (41.0%)	65 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (13.3%)	74.6	1394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		74.7	1378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.5%	16																													47.6	49.5	48.8	52.6	51.7	61.9	63.0	66.0	69.9	62.4	59.7	55.0	55.6	45.5	53.3	48.5	51.9	96.4				96.4		$13,655	$13,210	$445
El Toro Health Science Academy	Public	K-5	455 East Main Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6380	456	21	21.5	35.1%	120 (26.3%)	4 (0.9%)	231 (50.7%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.3%)	40.4	3187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		56.5	2211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	976																													18.9		18.9	36.2	43.6	39.2				40.0	44.8	43.6	27.0				38.1							$16,650	$16,162	$488
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill	Public, Charter	K-8	16505 Monterey Rd.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1700	338	10	33.8	66.3%	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	323 (95.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	31.4	3849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		20.1	4856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.3%	1007																													8.5	19.4	12.8	30.4	30.4	39.1	24.1	38.6	37.5	33.7	45.7	37.0	34.0	17.2	22.7	18.8	30.7	69.6	80.4	92.9	75.0	78.6	78.6
P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy	Public	K-5	353 West Main Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6500	359	19	19.0	69.4%	39 (10.9%)	5 (1.4%)	277 (77.2%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	18.9	4930^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		16.4	5181^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	251																													12.1		12.1	21.7	19.7	22.8				21.3	31.3	34.4	13.8				26.4	94.6	97.3			94.6		$18,429	$17,870	$559
Paradise Valley Engineering Academy	Public	K-5	1400 La Crosse Dr.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6460	442	20	22.5	25.8%	166 (37.6%)	9 (2.0%)	157 (35.5%)	35 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (16.7%)	74.8	1377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		79.8	1163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.2%	214																													41.8		41.8	55.1	57.3	61.1				57.9	57.1	61.3	51.9				57.3							$16,859	$16,414	$445
San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	13745 Llagas Ave.	San Martin	95046	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6480	643	34	18.8	56.9%	79 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	513 (79.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	20.9	4751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		19.6	4903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	152	8.0	14.3	9.3	0.0	2.4	8.5	7.1	28.0	12.2	37.2	12.2	19.1	8.5	19.3	10.0	36.7	14.0	10.2	14.3	12.8	16.4	4.0	14.3	7.0	0.0	2.4	17.0	7.5	33.9	17.8	25.2	15.4	23.6	44.3	14.9	38.7	23.9	26.8	15.4	18.1	22.6	8.8	21.3	27.4	19.1	92.6		96.3				$17,044	$16,550	$494
Rucker Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Santa Clara Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4800	510	21	24.2	64.1%	55 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	382 (74.9%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	40.3	3193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		34.3	3573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	380																													35.2		35.2	19.3	33.3	50.0				35.2	34.4	28.3	42.6				35.4	96.0				97.3		$15,550	$14,522	$1,028
Charter School of Morgan Hill	Public, Charter	K-8	9530 Monterey Rd.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Charter School of Morgan Hill District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 463-0618	654	32	20.1	8.4%	294 (45.0%)	6 (0.9%)	200 (30.6%)	74 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.9%)	85.3	910^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		80.5	1133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%	223																													63.9	58.3	61.1	64.9	78.6	79.2	70.4	88.9	86.1	78.0	59.5	55.7	50.0	54.9	69.4	72.2	60.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Nordstrom Elementary

What schools do graduates of Nordstrom Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nordstrom Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis H. Britton Middle
High : Live Oak High

What district is Nordstrom Elementary in?

Morgan Hill Unified

Is Nordstrom Elementary a good school?

Nordstrom Elementary ranks 1553^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nordstrom Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Nordstrom Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Nordstrom Elementary?

Students at Nordstrom Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 32% White, 18% Two or more races, 16% Asian.

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