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Canoas Elementary

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Canoas Elementary ranks 3679 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Canoas Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 282 students in the San Jose Unified district, operating in a context of significant economic need with over 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall performance is in the lower-middle range statewide, but it shows extreme variability between grade levels and subjects; for instance, while 5th graders perform near state averages in English, 4th graders struggle significantly in both English and math, and science is a particular challenge area. The school invests considerable resources, spending more per student than nearly all nearby schools and maintaining smaller class sizes, yet it contends with chronic absenteeism rates higher than the state average. When compared to neighbors, Canoas sits in a middle position among schools with similar high-poverty demographics, performing better than Terrell Elementary or Ernesto Galarza Elementary but lagging behind others like Schallenberger Elementary.

The local landscape highlights stark contrasts, with very high-performing, lower-poverty schools like Booksin Elementary located close by, and a notable example exists at the Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary program, which shares a building with Ernesto Galarza but achieves dramatically different results. This suggests that while economic disadvantage presents a common challenge, school-level factors and program design create meaningful differences in outcomes for students.

282

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,389

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

880 Wren Dr.
San Jose, CA 95125-2950

(408) 535-6391

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Canoas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	Gunderson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

Asian:

8.9%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg45%

California avg41%

3,679^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	33.5	3679 of 5857	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3366 of 5869	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3676 of 5859	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3531 of 5883	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	914 of 1417	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2750 of 5789	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2602 of 5662	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.5	2834 of 5692	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.8	2909 of 5614	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	2820 of 5611	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.5	4246 of 5530	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	4225 of 5390	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	4455 of 5377	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	4464 of 5314	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	4465 of 5193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.1	3057 of 5113	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	2668 of 5113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	2432 of 4818	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.7	2854 of 4822	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.4	2618 of 4809	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	2333 of 3162	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	3134 of 3245	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	1168 of 3311	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	1085 of 3275	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	851 of 3246	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4282 of 5597	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2846 of 5612	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3690 of 5609	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2986 of 5635	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	744 of 1267	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	2127 of 5492	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	2085 of 5413	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	2522 of 5107	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2418 of 5107	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	3206 of 5087	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2690 of 5084	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2531 of 4963	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	1985 of 4830	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3253 of 5460	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3730 of 5517	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3186 of 5363	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3461 of 5264	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	535 of 1110	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	1762 of 5173	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	1668 of 5084	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	2882 of 5628	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3311 of 5643	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3289 of 5638	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4060 of 5663	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	877 of 1272	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3235 of 5510	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	2814 of 5431	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science21%-12 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Canoas Elementary	Public	K-5	880 Wren Dr.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6391	282	17	16.8	71.6%	15 (5.3%)	23 (8.2%)	204 (72.3%)	25 (8.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	33.5	3679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.2%		37.1	3366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.6%	313	20.7	20.7	37.5	22.7	50.0	34.8	47.5	17.4	31.0	31.3						$34,389	$10,403	$23,986
Schallenberger Elementary	Public	K-5	1280 Koch Ln.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6253	509	26	19.6	25.5%	203 (39.9%)	1 (0.2%)	181 (35.6%)	60 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.4%)	70.4	1585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.9%		80.5	1134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%	451	44.3	44.3	50.6	62.2	60.8	57.6	50.6	51.4	49.4	50.4	94.2	97.1	97.1	95.2	97.1	$20,996	$1,216	$19,780
Terrell Elementary	Public	K-5	3925 Pearl Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6255	255	15	17.2	54.1%	40 (15.7%)	20 (7.8%)	148 (58.0%)	28 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.7%)	20.1	4817^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		21	4770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.7%	47	17.1	17.1	33.3	10.0	27.8	24.2	29.4	16.7	22.2	23.0	92.2		94.1	94.1	94.1	$25,848	$3,505	$22,343
Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet	Public	K-5	1290 Kimberly Dr.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6259	622	23	27.5	22.3%	189 (30.4%)	21 (3.4%)	195 (31.4%)	134 (21.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (12.9%)	88.6	736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		81.2	1102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	366	56.4	56.4	68.6	63.8	76.2	69.6	70.5	69.5	60.6	66.8	98.1					$19,440	$702	$18,738
Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	309	13	23.7	20.1%	90 (29.1%)	14 (4.5%)	88 (28.5%)	62 (20.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.2%)	92	545^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		89.1	743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	198	64.0	64.0	67.3	71.9	72.0	70.4	76.4	73.7	72.0	74.1						$18,463	$730	$17,733
Ernesto Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	322	14	22.5	77.3%	18 (5.6%)	10 (3.1%)	262 (81.4%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	9.4	5662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		10.7	5652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	10	10.9	10.9	8.3	20.0	15.4	14.7	12.2	19.2	5.5	12.2	93.3			93.3		$21,740	$896	$20,844
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
Booksin Elementary	Public	K-5	1590 Dry Creek Rd.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6213	715	31	22.8	11.9%	309 (43.2%)	4 (0.6%)	147 (20.6%)	142 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (15.5%)	93.3	454^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		93.8	442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	12	64.4	64.4	64.5	77.7	78.8	73.7	75.9	85.4	68.1	76.2						$19,212	$414	$18,798
Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Lincoln Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6265	660	32	20.7	35.9%	171 (25.9%)	19 (2.9%)	368 (55.8%)	30 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.8%)	58.3	2151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		71.3	1535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	616	33.3	33.3	45.0	61.1	52.0	52.3	50.5	45.7	34.6	43.6	95.7					$21,383	$892	$20,491
Reed Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Jacob Ave.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6247	356	16	21.8	24.2%	125 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (31.2%)	70 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	46 (12.9%)	84.6	937^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		82.1	1070^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.8%	133	59.7	59.7	60.7	64.3	69.6	64.9	65.5	67.4	52.6	61.4						$19,837	$581	$19,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Canoas Elementary

What district is Canoas Elementary in?

San Jose Unified

How many students attend Canoas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Canoas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Canoas Elementary?

Students at Canoas Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Canoas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Canoas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : Gunderson High

Is Canoas Elementary a good school?

Canoas Elementary ranks 3679^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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