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Allen at Steinbeck

Public Grades K-5

4745^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Allen at Steinbeck is a public elementary school (grades K-5) serving 406 students in San Jose, California, within the San Jose Unified district, but it currently ranks among the lower-performing schools in the state.

Key academic metrics show the school significantly underperforms compared to both district and state averages, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and Math. This performance gap is especially noticeable when compared to nearby high-performing schools like Los Alamitos Elementary and Discovery Charter II. While the school serves a population with significant economic need and spends more per student than most surrounding schools, these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes, creating a stark contrast in educational opportunity within a small geographic area.

The school's performance has been volatile over the past decade, and chronic absenteeism, while improved, remains higher than average. Interestingly, the school has shown relatively better outcomes for students with special needs. For parents, the analysis suggests that while Allen at Steinbeck faces challenges common to many schools, its academic results are consistently below those of neighboring schools with similar student demographics, such as Almaden Elementary and Parkview Elementary.

406

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,081

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Steinbeck Dr.
San Jose, CA 95123-2634

(408) 535-6205

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Allen at Steinbeck usually attend:

Middle:	Castillero Middle
High:	Gunderson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

White:

12.3%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg45%

California avg41%

4,745^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4745 of 5857	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	5070 of 5869	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3316 of 5859	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4067 of 5883	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1119 of 1417	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4215 of 5789	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	2664 of 5662	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.7	3780 of 5692	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	3153 of 5614	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.6	3576 of 5611	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	3610 of 5530	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	3229 of 5390	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.5	3349 of 5377	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.6	2871 of 5314	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	2448 of 5193	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.8	2835 of 5113	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	2377 of 5113	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.4	2122 of 4818	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	29.9	3284 of 4822	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.5	2970 of 4809	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.1	756 of 2227	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	147 of 293	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	876 of 2585	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	524 of 2128	75.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	2818 of 3162	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	2726 of 3245	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1985 of 3311	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	593 of 602	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1603 of 3275	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	515 of 3246	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4500 of 5597	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4835 of 5612	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3320 of 5609	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3795 of 5635	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	951 of 1267	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4084 of 5492	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	2512 of 5413	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4429 of 5107	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4522 of 5107	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3222 of 5087	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3891 of 5084	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4391 of 4963	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	2974 of 4830	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4859 of 5460	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4812 of 5517	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	2811 of 5363	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4325 of 5264	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	833 of 1110	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4417 of 5173	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2519 of 5084	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4564 of 5628	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4888 of 5643	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3183 of 5638	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4040 of 5663	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1026 of 1272	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3933 of 5510	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2694 of 5431	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	2077 of 2847	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1575 of 2635	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1651 of 2420	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	74.0	655 of 2661	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	38.9	1774 of 2726	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	1480 of 2834	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.1	412 of 2737	84.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2017	40.8	1376 of 2508	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	1608 of 2497	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.4	1810 of 2477	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	1598 of 2379	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	1402 of 2259	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	1106 of 2236	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.4	1298 of 2179	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2023)75th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science19%-14 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
Del Roble Elementary	Public	K-6	5345 Avenida Almendros	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-5675	420	18	23.3	41.9%	30 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	339 (80.7%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	51	2548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		54.7	2298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	250	17.5	10.2	10.9	15.9	13.7	54.4	14.3	36.4	22.7	33.2	21.1	26.5	13.0	43.2	25.0	12.3	14.3	5.6	20.5	12.8	30.9		30.9	41.8	44.9	41.8	56.1			46.7	40.4	42.6	30.9	41.5			38.8	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$17,170	$910	$16,260
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
Almaden Elementary	Public	K-5	1295 Dentwood Dr.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6207	305	15	19.9	71.8%	20 (6.6%)	13 (4.3%)	230 (75.4%)	28 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (3.9%)	41.3	3129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		29.4	3984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	855																					24.5		24.5	38.1	32.7	46.9				39.3	46.5	32.0	36.7				38.0							$22,083	$879	$21,204
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	K-5	4245 Meg Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6287	199	12	16.4	47.2%	36 (18.1%)	10 (5.0%)	95 (47.7%)	38 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.1%)	29.5	4002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		45.4	2835^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	1167																					17.9		17.9	20.7	42.3	39.3				33.7	24.1	38.5	25.0				28.9	85.7	92.9		89.3	89.3	89.3	$27,738	$4,021	$23,717
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	330 Bluefield Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-4655	549	21	26.1	64.5%	25 (4.6%)	15 (2.7%)	391 (71.2%)	96 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	36	3490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		33.6	3631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	141																					25.0		25.0	31.8	36.9	37.2	31.2			34.4	34.8	47.0	28.8	27.2			34.5							$15,532	$1,098	$14,434
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen at Steinbeck

How many students attend Allen at Steinbeck?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Allen at Steinbeck.

What schools do graduates of Allen at Steinbeck attend?

Students who attend Allen at Steinbeck usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castillero Middle
High : Gunderson High

What is the racial makeup of Allen at Steinbeck?

Students at Allen at Steinbeck are 69% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

Is Allen at Steinbeck a good school?

Allen at Steinbeck ranks in the bottom 19.0% of California elementary schools.

What district is Allen at Steinbeck in?

San Jose Unified

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