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Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary

Q: Is Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary a good school?

Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary ranks 3813 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3813^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 398 students in the San Jose Unified district, standing out as a relatively stronger performer among several neighboring schools facing similar economic challenges.

While the school's overall state ranking is in the 35th percentile, it significantly outperforms other nearby San Jose Unified schools like Grant Elementary and Empire Gardens Elementary in academic proficiency and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Bachrodt shows particular strength in supporting Special Education students, ranking in the 77th percentile for that group, and has demonstrated recent improvement in its scores. However, when compared to high-performing schools in adjacent districts, such as Washington Open Elementary in Santa Clara Unified or Vinci Park Elementary in Berryessa Union Elementary, a notable performance gap remains.

The analysis suggests Bachrodt uses its resources efficiently, achieving better results than some peers despite a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending. Its relative success in Spanish Language Arts indicates a potential area of expertise. For families, Bachrodt represents a more effective option within its immediate local comparison group, but the wider disparities across district lines highlight the complex role of instructional approaches and school culture beyond funding alone.

398

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,950

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 Sonora Ave.
San Jose, CA 95110-1457

(408) 535-6211

District: San Jose Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

White:

8.5%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg45%

California avg41%

3,813^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	3813 of 5857	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4341 of 5869	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	3049 of 5859	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3224 of 5883	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1016 of 1417	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4449 of 5789	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4272 of 5662	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	4303 of 5692	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.6	3560 of 5614	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	3597 of 5611	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	3892 of 5530	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	4107 of 5390	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	4274 of 5377	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	4501 of 5314	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	4742 of 5193	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	4212 of 5113	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	4593 of 5113	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.3	4618 of 4818	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	4382 of 4822	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.9	4113 of 4809	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	1432 of 2227	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	2250 of 3162	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1833 of 3245	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	2352 of 3311	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	474 of 602	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	2170 of 3275	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	2251 of 3246	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3911 of 5597	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4300 of 5612	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	3084 of 5609	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3263 of 5635	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	753 of 1267	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3773 of 5492	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4214 of 5413	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3022 of 5107	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	3992 of 5107	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	2313 of 5087	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	2737 of 5084	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4220 of 4963	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3789 of 4830	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4410 of 5460	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	4094 of 5517	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3491 of 5363	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4020 of 5264	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	970 of 1110	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4654 of 5173	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4419 of 5084	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3532 of 5628	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3956 of 5643	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2820 of 5638	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	2985 of 5663	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1048 of 1272	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4687 of 5510	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4009 of 5431	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	664 of 2847	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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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)	% 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	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
Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary	Public	K-5	102 Sonora Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6211	398	17	23.8	61.3%	34 (8.5%)	14 (3.5%)	301 (75.6%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.3%)	31.8	3813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		25.3	4341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	528	22.2		22.2	37.3	33.9	33.9				35.0	36.7	28.8	27.0				30.8							$21,950	$892	$21,058
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	470 East Jackson St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6227	383	21	18.2	69.7%	14 (3.7%)	10 (2.6%)	321 (83.8%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	7.7	5749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.8	5736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.3%	13	9.3		9.3	18.8	4.8	17.0				13.5	14.3	6.3	5.8				9.1							$23,133	$1,644	$21,489
Orchard Elementary	Public	K-8	921 Fox Ln.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Orchard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 944-0388	740	45	16.4	50.1%	33 (4.5%)	29 (3.9%)	347 (46.9%)	270 (36.5%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	46 (6.2%)	28.3	4111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		33.5	3640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	471	21.3	31.5	26.1	26.0	25.4	44.3	35.4	55.3	43.8	38.7	28.8	30.4	27.9	18.8	42.7	12.3	26.7							$8,824	$712	$8,112
Washington Open Elementary	Public	K-5	270 Washington Ave.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3900	352	16	22.7	8.2%	127 (36.1%)	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.6%)	119 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.3%)	93.8	415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		96.4	225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	190	68.5		68.5	66.7	90.4	77.8				77.9	70.2	80.8	74.1				74.9							$29,018	$854	$28,164
Empire Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 East Empire St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6221	214	12	18.4	70.6%	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	184 (86.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9.1	5680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.4	5796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	116	15.6		15.6	7.3	16.1	25.0				15.4	9.1	6.7	9.4				8.5							$24,279	$2,593	$21,686
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	55 North Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6237	293	14	20.4	74.4%	15 (5.1%)	10 (3.4%)	233 (79.5%)	24 (8.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	15.4	5232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.4	4997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	235	19.6		19.6	7.7	15.2	36.5				20.0	9.3	3.9	23.2				12.4	89.5	96.5	96.5	94.7	94.7		$20,810	$769	$20,041
Merritt Trace Elementary	Public	K-5	651 Dana Ave.	San Jose	95126	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6257	829	37	22.1	54.3%	126 (15.2%)	16 (1.9%)	595 (71.8%)	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.3%)	33.7	3667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		34.9	3535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	132	29.9		29.9	41.1	32.8	37.2				36.9	36.8	25.2	23.3				27.9	93.1	97.0	97.7	94.7	96.2	97.0	$20,767	$825	$19,942
Rocketship Discovery Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	370 Wooster St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Discovery Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	402	15	27.7	73.1%	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.2%)	338 (84.1%)	35 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	61.1	2014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		46.2	2785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	771	30.8		30.8	43.6	52.0	53.9				49.7	42.9	57.7	50.0				50.8	87.7	90.1	96.3	92.6	88.9	91.4	$22,444	$3,187	$19,257
Vinci Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1311 Vinci Park Way	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1970	529	21	25.1	31.2%	19 (3.6%)	16 (3.0%)	149 (28.2%)	307 (58.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.8%)	87	826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		79.9	1159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.3%	333	56.0		56.0	70.9	70.4	68.3				69.8	78.5	59.8	53.6				63.7							$16,800	$1,081	$15,719
Scott Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 Scott Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4100	406	20	19.9	55.2%	23 (5.7%)	12 (3.0%)	318 (78.3%)	36 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	28.8	4068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		26.8	4228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	160	23.2		23.2	28.9	35.7	25.5				30.6	40.0	31.5	19.6				29.9							$30,200	$3,031	$27,169

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary?

Students at Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary in?

San Jose Unified

How many students attend Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary.

Is Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary a good school?

Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary ranks 3813^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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