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Santa Teresa Elementary

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Santa Teresa Elementary ranks 1019 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1019^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Santa Teresa Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 public school serving 542 students in San Jose's Oak Grove Elementary district, ranking in the top 17% of all California schools.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly outpacing both district and state averages. A standout feature is its remarkably low rate of chronic absenteeism, which is about half the district average, suggesting a strong, engaged school community. While the school serves a diverse population, its success appears driven by effective practices, as it achieves stronger results than nearby schools in the same district with similar per-student spending, such as Anderson (Alex) Elementary and Sakamoto Elementary.

Santa Teresa's performance is notably consistent, maintaining a 4-star rating for over a decade. It performs particularly well in mathematics, with third graders showing exceptional strength. The school's results are even more impressive when compared to some neighboring schools like Edenvale Elementary, highlighting it as a model of excellence within the Oak Grove Elementary district.

542

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,737

Per pupil spending ?

29%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 Encinal Dr.
San Jose, CA 95119-1514

(408) 227-3303

District: Oak Grove Elementary

Students who attend Santa Teresa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bernal Intermediate
High:	Santa Teresa High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.4%

Hispanic:

33.8%

White:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oak Grove Elementary

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 school62%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,019^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15Elementary Schools in the Oak Grove Elementary

636^th of 1,543Oak 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	1019 of 5857	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	948 of 5869	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	787 of 5859	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	927 of 5883	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	1292 of 5789	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	1102 of 5662	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	991 of 5692	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	1152 of 5614	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.1	1316 of 5611	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	856 of 5530	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	1125 of 5390	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	71.0	1452 of 5377	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	68.7	1530 of 5314	71.2%	★★★★☆
2009	58.4	2011 of 5193	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.5	2242 of 5113	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	1885 of 5113	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	1669 of 4818	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.6	1483 of 4822	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.6	1285 of 4809	73.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	352 of 1203	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	430 of 1205	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	250 of 1190	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	196 of 1154	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	320 of 1149	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	392 of 1071	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.9	1264 of 2585	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.3	339 of 3245	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	1109 of 5597	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	1120 of 5612	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	873 of 5609	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	929 of 5635	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	1405 of 5492	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	1312 of 5413	75.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	1706 of 5107	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	1064 of 5107	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	728 of 5087	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	1726 of 5084	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	1978 of 4963	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	1093 of 4830	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	2158 of 5460	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	1801 of 5517	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	1432 of 5363	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	1793 of 5173	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	1523 of 5084	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	882 of 5628	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	746 of 5643	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	697 of 5638	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	903 of 5663	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	1112 of 5510	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	890 of 5431	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	1050 of 2598	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	735 of 2661	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	732 of 2726	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	1460 of 2834	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	1422 of 2737	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2019)51st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics64%+26 vs state

Science43%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

I really think the teachers and staff at Santa Teresa do there job well, they support our kids and give them the encouragement they need to excel. My son absolutely loves it there. Close Quote

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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 (2024)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Encinal Dr.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-3303	542	22	24.3	29.0%	91 (16.8%)	11 (2.0%)	183 (33.8%)	208 (38.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	83	1019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		85	948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.8%	71																					43.1	43.1	71.1	54.1	67.7	67.7	65.7	75.9	60.7	48.5	66.1	63.6	89.9	94.4	93.3	92.1	92.1	92.1	$16,737	$848	$15,889
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 Sautner Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-0462	497	21	23.6	24.1%	87 (17.5%)	7 (1.4%)	168 (33.8%)	174 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.3%)	74.6	1393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		72.6	1471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	78																					50.7	50.7	51.5	52.0	58.8	61.4	55.9	61.2	58.7	44.9	55.7	55.2							$16,587	$797	$15,790
Baldwin (Julia) Elementary	Public	K-6	280 Martinvale Ln.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-3370	425	17	25.0	35.1%	39 (9.2%)	13 (3.1%)	184 (43.3%)	144 (33.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.1%)	56.9	2215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.4	2014^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	201																					34.6	34.6	40.3	44.8	42.9	58.1	46.7	38.1	47.1	48.1	50.0	45.7							$18,704	$1,075	$17,629
Anderson (Alex) Elementary	Public	K-6	5800 Calpine Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-6556	492	22	22.3	55.9%	49 (10.0%)	16 (3.3%)	262 (53.3%)	137 (27.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	26.4	4286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		22.6	4612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	326																					23.1	23.1	23.0	30.4	23.1	29.7	26.4	36.5	26.3	21.5	32.3	29.2							$18,042	$1,502	$16,540
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5920 Bufkin Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 578-5900	495	23	21.5	34.5%	85 (17.2%)	23 (4.6%)	203 (41.0%)	130 (26.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.3%)	67.6	1710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.5	1476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	234																					37.7	37.7	44.1	57.1	51.7	62.7	54.0	52.1	53.5	45.9	51.5	50.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$17,563	$907	$16,656
Los Paseos Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Avenida Grande	San Jose	95139	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6420	403	18	22.2	40.4%	85 (21.1%)	9 (2.2%)	170 (42.2%)	84 (20.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (12.2%)	41.5	3118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		60.9	2032^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	65.4%	1086																					38.2	38.2	27.1	50.0	43.4		40.9	32.2	36.8	23.7		30.5							$15,658	$621	$15,037
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Schoolhouse Rd.	San Jose	95138	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 224-2191	426	17	25.0	35.0%	46 (10.8%)	11 (2.6%)	165 (38.7%)	162 (38.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (8.0%)	82.6	1041^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		80.1	1148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	107																					54.7	54.7	46.2	69.6	57.6	69.9	61.5	59.6	75.0	58.5	64.4	64.2							$15,931	$833	$15,098
Edenvale Elementary	Public	K-6	285 Azucar Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7060	357	14	25.5	68.1%	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	310 (86.8%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19.6	4867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.1	5295^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	428	23.8	19.1	9.1	0.0	13.4	66.7	28.6	40.9	11.1	37.8	19.1	19.1	4.6	16.7	14.6	14.3	23.8	4.6	0.0	11.0	7.4	7.4	27.5	8.3	25.5	24.6	21.5	48.8	10.4	20.0	22.8	24.4							$17,388	$1,520	$15,868
Sakamoto Elementary	Public	K-6	6280 Shadelands Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-3411	571	25	22.9	26.6%	131 (22.9%)	4 (0.7%)	180 (31.5%)	166 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	74 (13.0%)	73	1471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%		64.7	1837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.7%	366																					45.6	45.6	57.0	63.0	52.6	54.9	56.7	67.4	60.3	46.8	40.2	53.8							$17,181	$817	$16,364
Frost (Earl) Elementary	Public	K-6	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	313	12	26.0	33.2%	51 (16.3%)	12 (3.8%)	133 (42.5%)	81 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.9%)	60.9	2017^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		60.1	2060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.9%	43																					24.4	24.4	70.4	43.8	35.0	50.0	51.1	63.6	50.0	37.5	47.1	50.9							$17,319	$856	$16,463

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Teresa Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Santa Teresa Elementary?

Students at Santa Teresa Elementary are 38% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Santa Teresa Elementary in?

Oak Grove Elementary

Is Santa Teresa Elementary a good school?

Santa Teresa Elementary ranks 1019^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Santa Teresa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Teresa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernal Intermediate
High : Santa Teresa High

How many students attend Santa Teresa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Santa Teresa Elementary.

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