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Kathryn Hughes Elementary

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Kathryn Hughes Elementary ranks 2522 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kathryn Hughes Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 281 students in the Santa Clara Unified School District, showing a promising upward trend in key areas despite some academic challenges.

The school is making clear progress, with significant improvements in English Language Arts scores and a remarkable reduction in chronic student absenteeism over the past two years. It also uses its resources efficiently, achieving solid results compared to some nearby schools that spend more per student, like Bracher Elementary. However, parents should note that Kathryn Hughes faces a significant challenge with science instruction, where proficiency rates are well below both district and state averages, and performance can vary widely between different grade levels in the same subject.

When compared to other schools in the area, Kathryn Hughes ranks lower within its own district than neighbors like Don Callejon and Abram Agnew Elementary. It also trails schools in neighboring districts, such as Fairwood Elementary in Sunnyvale, which serves a similar student population. The school's effectiveness with English Language Learners has also been inconsistent in recent years, suggesting a potential area for focus.

281

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,881

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4949 Calle de Escuela
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1430

(408) 423-1500

District: Santa Clara Unified

Students who attend Kathryn Hughes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buchser Middle
High:	Santa Clara High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.7%

Asian:

34.9%

White:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2016) to 57th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,522^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

401^st of 1,543Santa Clara 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	51.6	2522 of 5857	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2828 of 5869	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	2681 of 5859	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	2206 of 5883	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	2700 of 5789	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	2224 of 5662	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	2198 of 5692	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.3	1555 of 5614	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	51.5	2364 of 5611	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.9	2931 of 5530	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.9	2685 of 5390	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.8	2783 of 5377	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.5	2187 of 5314	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.6	2776 of 5193	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.9	3516 of 5113	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.5	3400 of 5113	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	3282 of 4818	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.6	2917 of 4822	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.3	2786 of 4809	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	48.8	760 of 1190	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1033 of 1149	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	734 of 1071	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	31.3	1722 of 2585	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	2015 of 3162	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	704 of 3245	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	442 of 3311	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	1052 of 3275	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1049 of 3246	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	2103 of 5597	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	2340 of 5612	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	2312 of 5609	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	1911 of 5635	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	2336 of 5492	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1992 of 5413	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	3141 of 5107	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	2997 of 5107	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2680 of 5087	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	1953 of 5084	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	2656 of 4963	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	2046 of 4830	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2922 of 5460	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2776 of 5517	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2925 of 5363	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3331 of 5264	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3492 of 5173	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	2381 of 5084	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	2671 of 5628	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	3118 of 5643	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2913 of 5638	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	2375 of 5663	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	2945 of 5510	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	2438 of 5431	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.6	1402 of 2420	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	6.9	2540 of 2661	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2023)36th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2019)33rd percentile-20 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kathryn Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	4949 Calle de Escuela	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1500	281	15	18.7	41.3%	30 (10.7%)	14 (5.0%)	120 (42.7%)	98 (34.9%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.6%)	51.6	2522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		45.6	2828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	306																	24.4		24.4	63.6	37.5	47.8				50.8	55.8	34.4	30.4				40.5						$32,881	$1,337	$31,544
Don Callejon	Public	K-8	4176 Lick Mill Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3300	568	37	15.4	21.3%	77 (13.6%)	31 (5.5%)	140 (24.6%)	282 (49.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	88	777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%		86.4	887^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	110																	59.6	33.3	45.9	67.7	84.4	74.5	60.3	56.1	50.0	64.7	68.8	71.7	62.8	53.5	49.3	41.1	57.3						$31,684	$866	$30,818
George Mayne Elementary	Public	K-5	5030 North First St.	Alviso	95002	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1700	271	13	20.8	48.0%	22 (8.1%)	5 (1.8%)	165 (60.9%)	61 (22.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)	65.8	1804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		71.8	1505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	299																	34.1		34.1	67.4	59.5	60.0				62.3	46.5	47.7	37.8				43.9						$32,558	$2,601	$29,957
Montague Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Laurie Ave.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1900	254	16	15.8	39.0%	19 (7.5%)	11 (4.3%)	108 (42.5%)	94 (37.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.7%)	44.9	2891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		62.5	1957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	934																	26.3		26.3	41.2	52.8	40.5				44.9	36.8	47.2	26.3				36.6	94.4	97.2	95.8	97.2	95.8	$35,402	$1,556	$33,846
Fairwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1110 Fairwood Ave.	Sunnyvale	94089	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 523-4870	324	17	18.8	23.1%	56 (17.3%)	11 (3.4%)	117 (36.1%)	102 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	75.9	1337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		71.3	1533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	196																	54.0		54.0	42.0	68.3	67.4				59.8	47.1	70.5	50.0				56.8	97.3				97.3	$26,751	$902	$25,849
Abram Agnew Elementary	Public	K-5	3534 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 669-4100	505	24	21.0	25.0%	85 (16.8%)	9 (1.8%)	143 (28.3%)	240 (47.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.2%)	70.7	1568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.2%		63.1	1925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	357																	45.6		45.6	67.5	42.4	57.1				56.8	62.3	43.1	50.9				53.2						$29,349	$913	$28,436
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Lakechime Dr.	Sunnyvale	94089	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8272	372	21	18.0	33.6%	37 (9.9%)	7 (1.9%)	226 (60.8%)	66 (17.7%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	29 (7.8%)	39.2	3274^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		37.4	3342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.1%	68																	26.8		26.8	30.1	45.9	40.3				38.3	29.7	35.5	40.9				35.3						$33,457	$2,260	$31,197
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	777 San Miguel Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8278	431	25	17.5	31.1%	45 (10.4%)	4 (0.9%)	296 (68.7%)	57 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	45.5	2853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		45.2	2849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	4	13.3	21.7	8.6	15.1	37.8	26.1	42.9	34.9	17.8	47.8	5.7	25.4	4.4	15.2	5.7	8.7	29.7		29.7	36.9	41.2	44.3				40.7	40.3	47.1	32.8				40.3						$29,828	$2,194	$27,634
Bracher Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Chromite Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1200	269	16	17.2	33.5%	29 (10.8%)	15 (5.6%)	140 (52.0%)	57 (21.2%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	21 (7.8%)	44.3	2926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.1	2395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	531																	29.4		29.4	54.8	42.1	41.2				45.8	42.9	35.9	22.9				33.3	88.4	93.0	90.7	90.7		$38,037	$1,938	$36,099
Pearl Zanker Elementary	Public	K-6	1585 Fallen Leaf Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2882	563	23	24.4	35.9%	18 (3.2%)	26 (4.6%)	90 (16.0%)	378 (67.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (8.0%)	83.5	991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		74.1	1405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	414																	55.9		55.9	66.3	66.3	57.4	66.2			64.3	72.1	64.8	54.4	48.7			60.8	97.2			97.2		$15,432	$846	$14,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Kathryn Hughes Elementary

Is Kathryn Hughes Elementary a good school?

Kathryn Hughes Elementary ranks 2522^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Kathryn Hughes Elementary in?

Santa Clara Unified

How many students attend Kathryn Hughes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Kathryn Hughes Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Kathryn Hughes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kathryn Hughes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buchser Middle
High : Santa Clara High

What is the racial makeup of Kathryn Hughes Elementary?

Students at Kathryn Hughes Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 11% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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