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Sutter Elementary

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Sutter Elementary ranks 891 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sutter Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 314 students in the Santa Clara Unified School District, consistently earning high ratings for its strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics.

The school stands out within its district, with student proficiency in math, English, and science significantly above both district and state averages. It achieves these strong results while spending less per student than several neighboring schools like Briarwood Elementary and Pomeroy Elementary, which have lower test scores. However, a notable comparison is with the exceptionally high-performing Millikin Elementary, located less than half a mile away, which outperforms Sutter and nearly every other school in the state.

While Sutter is a top performer in its district, recent data shows some areas to watch, including a decline in its overall statewide ranking and concerning performance drops among specific student subgroups. The school also shows a significant performance gap between male and female students, which is unusual. Despite these challenges, Sutter maintains lower chronic absenteeism than many district peers and its early grade math scores are exceptionally strong, indicating a solid foundation for student learning.

314

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,596

Per pupil spending ?

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Forbes Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051-6119

(408) 423-4200

District: Santa Clara Unified

Students who attend Sutter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buchser Middle
High:	Santa Clara High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.0%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

19.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg53%

California avg41%

891^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	85.8	891 of 5857	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	681 of 5869	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	646 of 5859	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	95.6	325 of 5883	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	979 of 5789	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	872 of 5662	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	88.1	752 of 5692	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	88.9	683 of 5614	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.8	739 of 5611	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	1058 of 5530	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	1190 of 5390	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	930 of 5377	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	953 of 5314	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	1148 of 5193	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	1350 of 5113	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	1078 of 5113	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	1144 of 4818	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	63.5	1590 of 4822	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.7	1538 of 4809	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	381 of 1203	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.3	86 of 1205	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	7 of 1190	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	30 of 1154	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	53.8	665 of 1149	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	551 of 1071	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.6	907 of 2585	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	712 of 2128	66.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.5	1415 of 3275	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.8	325 of 3246	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	1353 of 5597	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	851 of 5612	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	778 of 5609	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	95.8	238 of 5635	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	1096 of 5492	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	1066 of 5413	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.8	1642 of 5107	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	2001 of 5087	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	975 of 5084	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	2478 of 4963	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2376 of 4830	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	3132 of 5460	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	1520 of 5363	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	856 of 5173	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	2709 of 5084	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	510 of 5628	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	509 of 5643	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	524 of 5638	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	457 of 5663	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	874 of 5510	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	720 of 5431	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	802 of 2598	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.5	368 of 2651	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	545 of 2661	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	204 of 2726	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	534 of 2834	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	633 of 2737	76.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2024)68th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)57th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science53%+21 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sutter Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Forbes Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4200	314	17	18.3	14.6%	91 (29.0%)	7 (2.2%)	62 (19.7%)	110 (35.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.4%)	85.8	891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		90.4	681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	210	53.2	53.2	74.4	63.8	57.5	65.0	83.7	66.0	59.6	69.3	96.8	$30,596	$1,638	$28,958
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Rodonovan Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 248-4313	453	21	21.1	28.0%	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (14.3%)	273 (60.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.4%)	88.4	750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		92.1	565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	185	69.0	69.0	58.6	60.0	83.6	66.3	72.1	67.8	72.4	70.4		$19,193	$650	$18,543
Millikin Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Hobart Terrace	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1800	504	22	22.9	4.2%	21 (4.2%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	99	13^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	17^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	4	92.4	92.4	88.3	87.2	94.9	90.2	94.8	87.2	92.4	91.5	95.2	$25,798	$774	$25,024
Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Pomeroy Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3800	300	16	19.3	43.3%	30 (10.0%)	7 (2.3%)	150 (50.0%)	93 (31.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	46.9	2773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		32.8	3705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	932	29.8	29.8	44.4	30.6	45.2	39.4	54.1	26.9	51.1	42.7		$36,582	$4,117	$32,465
Central Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2720 Sonoma Pl.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4400	419	21	19.8	19.8%	69 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	96 (22.9%)	207 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.8%)	75	1368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		78	1242^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	126	40.6	40.6	68.3	62.1	53.1	61.1	70.3	57.1	42.2	56.6	97.1	$26,705	$1,269	$25,436
Laurelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Teal Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1600	571	27	21.2	11.2%	134 (23.5%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (13.7%)	301 (52.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.1%)	94.5	369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		97	166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	203	66.7	66.7	72.0	93.4	76.7	80.6	69.9	87.2	72.8	76.3		$26,684	$1,445	$25,239
C. W. Haman Elementary	Public	K-5	865 Los Padres Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1400	324	16	19.7	28.4%	86 (26.5%)	5 (1.5%)	126 (38.9%)	76 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.0%)	50.2	2579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		64.9	1823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	756	34.9	34.9	36.4	51.2	51.2	46.2	42.2	41.3	32.6	38.8		$33,117	$2,784	$30,333
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	435 Saratoga Ave.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4300	368	18	20.6	37.5%	79 (21.5%)	14 (3.8%)	169 (45.9%)	72 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.7%)	57.2	2203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		73.6	1428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	775	32.4	32.4	61.8	58.9	50.0	56.4	50.0	45.0	23.5	38.6		$30,459	$1,378	$29,081
Manuel De Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Moorpark Ave.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0303	379	19	20.0	44.9%	38 (10.0%)	14 (3.7%)	102 (26.9%)	185 (48.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	82.2	1063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		87.3	844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	219	50.0	50.0	58.1	61.2	66.7	61.8	67.7	56.0	68.5	64.5		$18,774	$1,316	$17,458
Briarwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 Townsend Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1300	288	14	20.4	39.9%	40 (13.9%)	8 (2.8%)	139 (48.3%)	89 (30.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	56.2	2241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		55.3	2275^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	34	36.8	36.8	38.9	52.4	49.1	47.4	50.0	50.0	35.1	43.9	95.4	$34,920	$1,708	$33,212

Frequently Asked Questions about Sutter Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sutter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sutter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buchser Middle
High : Santa Clara High

What is the racial makeup of Sutter Elementary?

Students at Sutter Elementary are 35% Asian, 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Sutter Elementary in?

Santa Clara Unified

Is Sutter Elementary a good school?

Sutter Elementary ranks 891^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sutter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Sutter Elementary.

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