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Robert Sanders Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Robert Sanders Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 304 students in San Jose's Mount Pleasant Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 17th percentile of California districts, and the school itself has consistently received a 1-star rating, placing it in the bottom 20th percentile of state elementary schools.

Academically, the school's test scores are generally below state averages, though its math performance is a relative strength, outperforming the district average. The school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism (20.9%) and shows significant volatility in serving English Language Learners, while performance for students with special needs has been very low. Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($25,152) and has a smaller average class size (19:1) than some higher-performing nearby schools like Cedar Grove Elementary in the Evergreen Elementary district or the charter school Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds, suggesting factors beyond resources impact outcomes.

When compared to schools in its own district, Robert Sanders performs similarly to Mt. Pleasant Elementary and Ida Jew Academies but significantly worse than Valle Vista Elementary. The data indicates potential areas for improvement include strengthening support for specialized student subgroups, leveraging its relative math strength, and further addressing absenteeism, though the school has shown some recent improvement from its lowest historical rankings.

304

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,152

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3411 Rocky Mountain Dr.
San Jose, CA 95127-4853

(408) 258-7288

District: Mount Pleasant Elementary

Students who attend Robert Sanders Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	August Boeger Middle
High:	Mt. Pleasant High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

Asian:

16.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,711^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Mount Pleasant Elementary

1276^th of 1,543Mount Pleasant Elementary 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	21.5	4711 of 5857	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	5226 of 5869	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4879 of 5859	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	5045 of 5883	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	5267 of 5789	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5334 of 5662	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	4093 of 5692	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	4009 of 5614	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	4949 of 5611	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	4432 of 5530	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.4	4688 of 5390	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.8	4201 of 5377	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	3563 of 5314	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.5	3808 of 5193	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	3176 of 5113	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.6	1979 of 2585	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1012 of 2128	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	2766 of 3162	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1265 of 3245	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	1010 of 3311	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	1500 of 3275	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1908 of 3246	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4396 of 5597	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4956 of 5612	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4969 of 5609	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4733 of 5635	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4638 of 5492	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5026 of 5413	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4270 of 5107	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4575 of 5107	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4417 of 5087	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4736 of 5084	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	4829 of 4963	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	4697 of 4830	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	4138 of 5460	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4911 of 5517	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4415 of 5363	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4881 of 5264	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	5026 of 5173	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4770 of 5084	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4624 of 5628	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5076 of 5643	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4291 of 5638	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4788 of 5663	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	5222 of 5510	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	5190 of 5431	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2369 of 2420	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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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
Robert Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	3411 Rocky Mountain Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 258-7288	304	16	19.0	78.6%	6 (2.0%)	7 (2.3%)	227 (74.7%)	50 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	21.5	4711^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.8	5226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	515																													13.6		13.6	28.6	29.6	27.1				28.3	37.1	22.7	18.6				24.6							$25,152	$4,576	$20,576
Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1966 Flint Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-3750	204	8	25.5	65.7%	14 (6.9%)	6 (2.9%)	111 (54.4%)	54 (26.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	10 (4.9%)	30.6	3912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		32.5	3737^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	175																													23.5		23.5	23.3	44.4	41.2				37.0	26.7	35.1	11.8				24.8							$20,521	$3,531	$16,990
Ida Jew Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	1966 Flint Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-3750	435	22	19.9	69.2%	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	393 (90.3%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	17.2	5084^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		20.3	4825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.8%	259																													18.9	30.2	25.0	29.3	17.4	21.6	23.3	52.7	41.9	31.6	31.7	17.4	18.9	12.7	36.4	41.9	26.0							$23,520	$2,868	$20,652
Mt. Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	14275 Candler Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 258-6451	172	8	21.5	79.7%	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	143 (83.1%)	19 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	14.8	5277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.6	5062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	215																													27.3		27.3	16.7	11.8	36.4				20.0	16.7	11.8	9.1				12.5							$26,022	$4,808	$21,214
Adelante Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	2999 Ridgemont Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1900	505	24	20.8	56.6%	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	489 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.2	3332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		34.8	3544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	212	12.8	20.0	4.3	0.0	14.6	5.8	9.7	44.7	18.3	34.0	10.7	33.3	11.5	24.5	21.3	23.3	8.7	7.1	37.5	17.3	19.1	8.5	18.3	2.2	1.8	10.4	9.6	8.7	23.5	21.2	22.3	27.5	33.3	41.2	30.4	57.5	52.9	39.8	36.5	41.5	35.3	41.1	45.8	21.2	37.0							$23,691	$2,951	$20,740
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant	Public, Charter	K-8	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1609	235	9	26.1	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	230 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	15.6	5221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		9	5728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	507																													4.8	0.0	2.2	24.0	29.6	23.8	21.4	5.0	4.2	18.6	29.2	17.2	19.1	7.1	15.0	8.3	15.8	78.0	90.0	96.0	84.0	92.0	86.0	$25,876	$2,858	$23,018
Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds	Public, Charter	K-5	2960 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	500	17	30.3	71.8%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (75.2%)	102 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	51.8	2513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		59.7	2080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	433																													9.1		9.1	42.7	50.7	45.5				46.4	56.0	48.1	27.3				46.4	90.4	94.7	98.3	93.0	93.9	93.9	$22,299	$3,542	$18,757
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary	Public	K-5	1241 McGinness Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8650	247	13	19.0	83.8%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.1%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	12.1	5501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		17.5	5080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	421																													7.7		7.7	7.3	18.2	25.5				17.7	9.5	18.8	19.2				16.2	91.8	93.9					$23,024	$3,182	$19,842
Horace Cureton Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 East Hills Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7350	254	11	23.0	79.1%	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	220 (86.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	15	5262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		26.1	4280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	982																													11.4		11.4	11.9	25.6	18.2				18.6	19.1	32.6	11.4				20.9	93.0		93.0				$22,363	$3,419	$18,944
Lyndale Elementary	Public	K-5	13901 Nordyke Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7900	275	13	21.1	82.9%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	231 (84.0%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	12.3	5482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.5	5432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	50																													5.4		5.4	26.1	26.3	14.3				22.7	23.4	11.9	2.7				13.5	94.7			97.4	97.4		$22,728	$3,284	$19,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Sanders Elementary

How many students attend Robert Sanders Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Robert Sanders Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Robert Sanders Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert Sanders Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : August Boeger Middle
High : Mt. Pleasant High

Is Robert Sanders Elementary a good school?

Robert Sanders Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Robert Sanders Elementary in?

Mount Pleasant Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Robert Sanders Elementary?

Students at Robert Sanders Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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