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Williams Elementary

Public Grades K-5

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 559 students in the San Jose Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 1-2% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with over 84% of students proficient in English and Math, far exceeding district and state averages. This high performance is consistent across all grade levels. A key strength is the school's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate, around 6%, which is significantly better than many nearby schools and contributes to a stable learning environment. Furthermore, Williams Elementary achieves these outstanding outcomes while spending less per student than several neighboring schools, demonstrating efficient use of resources.

Williams Elementary is part of a cluster of high-achieving schools in the area, including Graystone Elementary and Los Alamitos Elementary. This stands in contrast to other schools in the same district, such as Allen at Steinbeck, which faces different challenges. The school's success is also notable when compared to a local charter option, Discovery Charter II, as Williams maintains higher academic rankings.

559

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,051

Per pupil spending ?

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 Rajkovich Way
San Jose, CA 95120-3145

(408) 535-6196

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Williams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bret Harte Middle
High:	Leland High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.6%

White:

24.9%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Jose Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg45%

California avg41%

74^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 27Elementary Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose 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	97.9	74 of 5857	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	151 of 5869	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	128 of 5859	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	62 of 5883	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	21 of 1417	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	30 of 5789	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	35 of 5662	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	30 of 5692	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.2	46 of 5614	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	99.1	11 of 5611	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.9	184 of 5530	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	94.3	136 of 5390	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	95.7	76 of 5377	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	96.3	64 of 5314	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	96.7	74 of 5193	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	97.3	62 of 5113	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	98.0	54 of 5113	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	98.1	52 of 4818	98.9%	★★★★★
2005	98.0	50 of 4822	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	98.2	66 of 4809	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	148 of 1203	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	211 of 1205	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	138 of 1190	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	25 of 1154	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	37 of 1149	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	30 of 1071	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	79 of 5597	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	160 of 5612	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	85 of 5609	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	54 of 5635	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	21 of 1267	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	42 of 5492	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	37 of 5413	99.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	4 of 5107	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	73 of 5628	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	154 of 5643	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	197 of 5638	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	80 of 5663	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	31 of 1272	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	34 of 5510	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	36 of 5431	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	126 of 718	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	194 of 670	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	13 of 339	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	554 of 2598	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	698 of 2651	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	830 of 2661	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	265 of 2726	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	369 of 2834	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	266 of 2737	90.3%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+49 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Science75%+42 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 1, 2016

We moved to this school neighborhood based on our agent recommendation (our main criteria were schools and budget). However, we had quite a real culture shock when we started school. Our previous school never asked for donations as aggressive as this school.
Minimum donation of hundreds of dollars per child per year was very strongly requested at the beginning of school. There were also other multiple donation requests that go over a a hundred per student...for teachers to buy classroom supplies, for room parents to buy crafts and party supplies etc. There are at least 4 parties planned per year! These donations do not include food and some items.
Apparently for some reasons, the school does not get enough funding from the substantial property taxes..to fund PE, music, science etc.
Parents and students are pressurized to donate. A parent was "shamed" by other parents and teacher, because he did not donate as much as requested, through emails and teacher talking to parent about it in front of other parents and the class of students themselves. The affected child apparently heard the loud conversation and asked the parent at home. This is quite a culture to experience.
So, I am just saying this openly to prepare any parents who are thinking of moving to this neighborhood based on school etc. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Rajkovich Way	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6196	559	24	23.3	8.2%	139 (24.9%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.5%)	311 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.4%)	97.9	74^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	77	74.8		74.8	85.7	83.7	85.2				84.9	90.0	85.0	83.5				85.9						$19,051	$429	$18,622
Graystone Elementary	Public	K-5	6982 Shearwater Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6317	466	24	19.4	8.8%	127 (27.3%)	4 (0.9%)	57 (12.2%)	239 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	95.6	272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		97.7	98^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	174	70.0		70.0	71.1	77.9	86.3				78.1	77.7	81.8	82.7				80.6						$21,224	$1,552	$19,672
Simonds Elementary	Public	K-5	6515 Grapevine Way	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6251	480	22	21.8	9.2%	142 (29.6%)	7 (1.5%)	66 (13.8%)	184 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (16.7%)	92.1	539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		95.6	292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.0%	247	65.4		65.4	57.3	76.9	80.3				71.8	74.7	74.7	79.0				76.2						$20,880	$1,476	$19,404
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
Discovery Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	762 Sunset Glen Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Discovery Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 300-1358	476	22	21.6	17.4%	140 (29.4%)	30 (6.3%)	123 (25.8%)	109 (22.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (14.5%)	76.2	1326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		65.1	1815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	489	56.1	44.1	51.7	52.0	53.5	59.7	54.4	56.5	52.9	54.9	66.0	53.5	57.9	54.4	52.2	52.9	56.7	91.6	95.2	94.0	94.0	95.2	$14,498	$231	$14,267
Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	6130 Silberman Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6297	602	27	22.0	12.1%	224 (37.2%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (14.0%)	190 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (16.4%)	92.6	507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		93.3	489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	18	56.7		56.7	74.5	73.7	71.1				73.1	79.4	78.7	69.1				75.8						$19,399	$555	$18,844
Allen at Steinbeck	Public	K-5	820 Steinbeck Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6205	406	23	17.9	69.0%	50 (12.3%)	6 (1.5%)	282 (69.5%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	20 (4.9%)	20.9	4745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		17.5	5070^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	325	18.5		18.5	26.5	23.3	32.1				26.8	29.4	20.6	22.2				24.1	97.2		97.2	97.2	97.2	$25,081	$2,434	$22,647
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
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
Indigo	Public	K-8	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	267	11	24.2	18.0%	84 (31.5%)	6 (2.2%)	83 (31.1%)	64 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (10.1%)	73.8	1427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		76.3	1326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	101	48.4	54.2	50.9	53.9	64.9	50.0	73.1	60.0	62.5	60.6	66.7	62.2	42.4	34.6	55.0	50.0	52.1						$16,556	$1,094	$15,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Elementary

Is Williams Elementary a good school?

Yes! Williams Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 74^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary?

Students at Williams Elementary are 56% Asian, 25% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Williams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Williams Elementary.

What district is Williams Elementary in?

San Jose Unified

What schools do graduates of Williams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Williams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bret Harte Middle
High : Leland High

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