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Christopher Elementary

Public Grades K-8
5031st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of California elementary schools
Summary

Christopher Elementary is a K–8 school in San Jose serving 446 students in the Oak Grove Elementary District. Its 2025–26 all-grade proficiency was below California and district results in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. It also ranked near the bottom of nearby schools with same-year scores: second-lowest in ELA and science, and third-lowest in math. The most important finding is that achievement is low across all three core subjects, especially compared with state and district results.

Third-grade ELA is a bright spot: about 44% of students were proficient, the highest result among the school and seven nearby schools with comparable data, and about 3 points above the district. All-grade Spanish-assessment listening also stood out, at 32%, versus 27% in the district and 24% statewide. But this strength does not extend to other subjects or Spanish-assessment areas. Christopher’s all-grade ELA, math, and science results were 27%, 19%, and 13%, respectively; nearby-school averages were 29%, 25%, and 19%. Grades four through six are a recurring concern: ELA proficiency fell to 20% in grade four and about 15% in grades five and six, while grade-six math was below every nearby school with same-year data.

ELA has improved over time, rising from 18% in 2022–23 to 27% in 2025–26, and its gap with the state narrowed by 6 points. Math and science gains were smaller—about 2 points each—and their gaps with the state widened; math also declined from its 2024–25 high. SchoolDigger rated Christopher at the 14th percentile, with 1 star, in 2025–26, compared with the district’s 57th percentile and 3 stars. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 21.4. In that school year, 64% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, below the nearby-school average of 69%; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 45% in 2021–22 to 20% in 2025–26, but remains above the state’s 18% and the district’s 16%. SchoolDigger’s 2023–24 statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students was at the 31st percentile, notably above the school’s overall 4th-percentile ranking. Its Female Students ranking also rose from the 1st percentile in 2023–24 to the 21st in 2025–26.

446
Students ?
21.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,835
Per pupil spending ?
63.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
94%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 565 Coyote Rd.
       San Jose, CA  95111-2599

(408) 227-8550

District: Oak Grove Elementary


Students who attend Christopher Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High:    Andrew P. Hill High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.5%
Asian:
14.6%
White:
4.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2024 → 14th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Science scores 23 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school18%
District avg42%
California avg42%
Elementary school
5,031st of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,244th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 15Elementary Schools in the Oak Grove Elementary
657th of 1,530Oak Grove 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202617.35031 of 581713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202516.95112 of 585712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202411.05624 of 58694.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.95482 of 58596.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.95276 of 588310.3%★☆☆☆☆
201932.43741 of 578935.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.63782 of 566233.2%★★☆☆☆
201732.43653 of 569235.8%★★☆☆☆
201623.14343 of 561422.6%★☆☆☆☆
201531.13613 of 561135.6%★★☆☆☆
201332.93821 of 553030.9%★★☆☆☆
201243.73028 of 539043.8%★★☆☆☆
201138.23371 of 537737.3%★★☆☆☆
201044.22903 of 531445.4%★★☆☆☆
200931.03628 of 519330.1%★★☆☆☆
200831.73470 of 511332.1%★★☆☆☆
200738.33018 of 511341.0%★★☆☆☆
200630.73258 of 481832.4%★★☆☆☆
200520.83913 of 482218.9%★☆☆☆☆
200426.13478 of 480927.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202434.92185 of 316230.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.51857 of 324542.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.72393 of 331127.7%★☆☆☆☆
201942.81618 of 327550.6%★★★☆☆
201848.71317 of 324659.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.54386 of 558121.4%★☆☆☆☆
202515.25098 of 55978.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.05555 of 56121.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.25490 of 56092.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.95194 of 56357.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.24445 of 549219.1%★☆☆☆☆
201833.43523 of 541334.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.64116 of 509419.2%★☆☆☆☆
202520.04451 of 510712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202412.34917 of 51073.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.64863 of 50874.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.14797 of 50845.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.83328 of 496332.9%★★☆☆☆
201832.73372 of 483030.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202615.74983 of 54238.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.34846 of 546011.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.35379 of 55172.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.35141 of 53634.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.65044 of 52644.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.22957 of 517342.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.83114 of 508438.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202617.04932 of 560312.0%★☆☆☆☆
202519.44747 of 562815.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.05164 of 56438.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.44868 of 563813.7%★☆☆☆☆
202218.84827 of 566314.8%★☆☆☆☆
201943.92778 of 551049.6%★★☆☆☆
201829.93710 of 543131.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.32244 of 274018.1%★☆☆☆☆
202528.51878 of 276132.0%★★☆☆☆
202422.32158 of 278322.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.72215 of 278120.4%★☆☆☆☆
202230.51756 of 274035.9%★★☆☆☆
201944.71304 of 271552.0%★★★☆☆
201851.61051 of 248057.6%★★★☆☆
201733.31582 of 250836.9%★★☆☆☆
201632.81556 of 249737.7%★★☆☆☆
201535.31466 of 247740.8%★★☆☆☆
201334.71570 of 237934.0%★★☆☆☆
201254.3971 of 225957.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202448.3478 of 147867.7%★★★☆☆
202333.01071 of 152129.6%★☆☆☆☆
201929.31163 of 144219.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.42085 of 251617.1%★☆☆☆☆
202522.11988 of 253321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.42281 of 255110.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.42073 of 253118.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.31868 of 250925.5%★☆☆☆☆
201955.7918 of 238061.4%★★★☆☆
201854.6917 of 226259.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202618.92004 of 235715.0%★☆☆☆☆
202528.51704 of 239528.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.31887 of 238821.0%★☆☆☆☆
202323.01898 of 237420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202237.81363 of 235942.2%★★☆☆☆
201951.6896 of 221359.5%★★★☆☆
201861.6627 of 207269.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.32048 of 252919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202532.11681 of 254233.9%★★☆☆☆
202418.02261 of 257912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.02200 of 253113.1%★☆☆☆☆
202235.71489 of 245839.4%★★☆☆☆
201959.0756 of 236968.1%★★★☆☆
201860.7681 of 223069.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202618.52102 of 251416.4%★☆☆☆☆
202535.41519 of 253440.1%★★☆☆☆
202433.51539 of 255239.7%★★☆☆☆
202324.41885 of 253825.7%★☆☆☆☆
202237.51411 of 252744.2%★★☆☆☆
201918.02057 of 240714.5%★☆☆☆☆
201835.41388 of 227338.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+27 vs school
Female (2026)21st percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)12th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+45 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school
Female (2026)17th percentile~ school
Male (2026)16th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Listening32%+8 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state
Mathematics19%-20 vs state
Science12%-23 vs state
Writing7%-10 vs state
Overall5%-5 vs state
Reading4%-4 vs state

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Christopher Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.5% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend Christopher Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High : Andrew P. Hill High

Students at Christopher Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Christopher Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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