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Simonds Elementary

Public Grades K-5

539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Simonds Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving about 480 students in the Almaden Valley area of San Jose Unified, consistently earning top ratings and ranking in the 91st percentile of California elementary schools for its strong academic performance.

Academically, Simonds significantly outperforms both its district and the state, with over 70% of students proficient in English and Math. However, it operates in a very competitive local landscape. Nearby schools like Williams Elementary and Graystone Elementary achieve even higher test scores, while Los Alamitos Elementary performs very similarly to Simonds. One area for attention is chronic absenteeism, where Simonds' rate, while lower than the district average, is higher than these other top-performing neighborhood schools.

The school has shown a slight gradual decline in its statewide ranking percentile over the past several years, even as it maintains excellent absolute test scores. It spends more per student than some peers and has a strong history of effectively educating students across different demographic groups. The extreme variation in performance among schools within San Jose Unified highlights that families will find vastly different educational experiences even within a small geographic area.

480

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,880

Per pupil spending ?

9.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6515 Grapevine Way
San Jose, CA 95120-4020

(408) 535-6251

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Simonds Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Castillero Middle
High:	Leland High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.3%

White:

29.6%

Two or more races:

16.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% 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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg45%

California avg41%

539^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	92.1	539 of 5857	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	292 of 5869	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	380 of 5859	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	499 of 5883	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	101 of 1417	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	523 of 5789	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	362 of 5662	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	244 of 5692	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	317 of 5614	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.6	285 of 5611	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	169 of 5530	96.9%	★★★★★
2012	95.5	60 of 5390	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	95.4	103 of 5377	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	95.3	125 of 5314	97.6%	★★★★★
2009	93.6	247 of 5193	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	93.3	293 of 5113	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	94.0	288 of 5113	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	93.6	294 of 4818	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	93.4	301 of 4822	93.8%	★★★★★
2004	95.0	236 of 4809	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	365 of 1203	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.2	178 of 1205	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	241 of 1190	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	279 of 1154	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	247 of 1149	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	220 of 1071	79.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	97.9	51 of 2585	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	575 of 5597	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	96.1	182 of 5612	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	412 of 5609	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	487 of 5635	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	97 of 1267	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	649 of 5492	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	93.0	363 of 5413	93.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	687 of 5107	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	749 of 5107	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	522 of 5087	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	96.5	140 of 5084	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	1293 of 4963	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	587 of 4830	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	78.2	759 of 5084	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	552 of 5628	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	442 of 5643	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	430 of 5638	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	518 of 5663	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	108 of 1272	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	407 of 5510	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	384 of 5431	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	339 of 718	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	264 of 670	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	267 of 669	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	243 of 610	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	56 of 445	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	672 of 2598	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	716 of 2651	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	587 of 2661	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	1242 of 2726	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	905 of 2834	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	649 of 2737	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2019)98th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)85th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+39 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Science65%+33 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)	% 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
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
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
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
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
Guadalupe Elementary	Public	K-5	6044 Vera Cruz Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 268-1030	537	20	26.8	8.2%	147 (27.4%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (11.2%)	277 (51.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	93.6	433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.4	481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	48	60.8		60.8	68.3	74.4	75.5				73.0	80.7	80.5	75.7				78.7						$16,821	$1,818	$15,003
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
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
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
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
Lietz Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Carter Ave.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-8314	501	22	22.7	23.2%	131 (26.1%)	5 (1.0%)	175 (34.9%)	147 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	84.9	928^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		78.9	1204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	276	61.0		61.0	66.7	58.0	69.0				64.9	68.8	55.6	62.0				62.1						$18,543	$2,135	$16,408

Frequently Asked Questions about Simonds Elementary

Is Simonds Elementary a good school?

Yes. Simonds Elementary ranks in the top 9.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Simonds Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Simonds Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Simonds Elementary attend?

Students who attend Simonds Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castillero Middle
High : Leland High

What district is Simonds Elementary in?

San Jose Unified

What is the racial makeup of Simonds Elementary?

Students at Simonds Elementary are 38% Asian, 30% White, 17% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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