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Don Callejon

Public Grades K-8
573rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 90% of California elementary schools
Summary

Don Callejon is a K–8 school in Santa Clara, California, with 568 students in Santa Clara Unified. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were 70% in English language arts (ELA), 64% in math and 64% in science. The most important finding is that Don Callejon performs strongly across all three subjects, with science its clearest strength against nearby schools.

Compared with the state, Don Callejon was ahead by 20 percentage points in ELA, 26 in math and 28 in science; compared with Santa Clara Unified, its leads were 9, 14 and 12 points, respectively. Among ten nearby schools, it ranked second in ELA and science and third in math. Its results were 15 points above the nearby-school average in ELA, 14 in math and 25 in science. Mabel Mattos led nearby schools in ELA and math, while Pearl Zanker was the only school ahead of Don Callejon overall in SchoolDigger’s nearby ranking. Since most nearby schools are K–5, all-grade comparisons include different grade mixes.

Results have risen over the four years reported: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, proficiency increased by 13 points in ELA, 16 in math and 33 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Don Callejon at the 90th percentile, with five stars and a rank of 573 out of 5,804; its overall percentile rose from 85 in 2023–24. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 15.4, the lowest reported among nearby schools, and 21% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well schools serve students in particular groups also showed notable gains: the Asian Students percentile rose from 57 in 2023–24 to 85 in 2025–26, and the Low Socio Economic Status Students percentile rose from 59 to 82.

568
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$43,148
Per pupil spending ?
21.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 4176 Lick Mill Blvd.
       Santa Clara, CA  95051-3585

(408) 423-3300

District: Santa Clara Unified


Students who attend Don Callejon usually attend:

High:    Santa Clara High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
49.6%
Hispanic:
24.6%
White:
13.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school66%
District avg55%
California avg42%
Elementary school
573rd of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
382nd of 2,703
California public middle schools ?
Top 14%▲ up 28 pts since 2016
From top 42% (2016) to top 14% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 19Elementary Schools in the Santa Clara Unified
224th of 968Santa 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202691.3573 of 580490.1%★★★★★
202588.0777 of 585786.7%★★★★☆
202486.4887 of 586984.9%★★★★☆
202388.4797 of 585986.4%★★★★☆
202293.3494 of 588391.6%★★★★★
201987.2783 of 578986.5%★★★★☆
201879.91138 of 566279.9%★★★★☆
201788.7713 of 569287.5%★★★★☆
201688.6700 of 561487.5%★★★★☆
201585.2869 of 561184.5%★★★★☆
201380.11040 of 553081.2%★★★★☆
201280.41007 of 539081.3%★★★★☆
201179.41041 of 537780.6%★★★★☆
201076.91141 of 531478.5%★★★★☆
200971.21387 of 519373.3%★★★★☆
200865.81589 of 511368.9%★★★☆☆
200767.61477 of 511371.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.5176 of 120785.4%★★★★☆
202565.6504 of 120358.1%★★★☆☆
202464.8524 of 120556.5%★★★☆☆
202369.2425 of 119064.3%★★★☆☆
202271.3355 of 115469.2%★★★☆☆
201971.2350 of 114969.5%★★★☆☆
201873.4294 of 107172.5%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202484.9175 of 316294.5%★★★★★
202392.0110 of 324596.6%★★★★★
202294.3121 of 331196.3%★★★★★
201985.2249 of 327592.4%★★★★★
201868.1608 of 324681.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202689.2617 of 556988.9%★★★★☆
202586.8761 of 559786.4%★★★★☆
202487.9726 of 561287.1%★★★★☆
202387.5761 of 560986.4%★★★★☆
202293.6401 of 563592.9%★★★★★
201984.9826 of 549285.0%★★★★☆
201875.11285 of 541376.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202668.61271 of 508575.0%★★★★☆
202574.7967 of 510781.1%★★★★☆
202357.01819 of 508764.2%★★★☆☆
201957.91795 of 496363.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202675.11000 of 541281.5%★★★★☆
202565.61513 of 546072.3%★★★★☆
202452.12264 of 551759.0%★★★☆☆
202366.01427 of 536373.4%★★★★☆
202272.21063 of 526479.8%★★★★☆
201955.12064 of 517360.1%★★★☆☆
201841.52918 of 508442.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202690.7528 of 559090.6%★★★★★
202586.4773 of 562886.3%★★★★☆
202482.11002 of 564382.2%★★★★☆
202386.4794 of 563885.9%★★★★☆
202289.9628 of 566388.9%★★★★☆
201987.1728 of 551086.8%★★★★☆
201882.8946 of 543182.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202674.0613 of 253275.8%★★★★☆
202281.1409 of 272685.0%★★★★☆
201849.71538 of 273743.8%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202684.0382 of 270385.9%★★★★☆
202570.0676 of 276175.5%★★★★☆
202475.8571 of 278379.5%★★★★☆
202351.21123 of 278159.6%★★★☆☆
202261.4870 of 274068.2%★★★☆☆
201948.11205 of 271555.6%★★★☆☆
201849.31109 of 248055.3%★★★☆☆
201761.3860 of 250865.7%★★★☆☆
201652.81047 of 249758.1%★★★☆☆
201547.51156 of 247753.3%★★★☆☆
201349.01175 of 237950.6%★★★☆☆
201237.51431 of 225936.7%★★☆☆☆
201149.71102 of 223650.7%★★★☆☆
201047.91092 of 217949.9%★★☆☆☆
200937.41267 of 206338.6%★★☆☆☆
200823.81595 of 200520.4%★☆☆☆☆
200724.61542 of 199922.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202669.8251 of 76967.4%★★★☆☆
202546.3450 of 73939.1%★★☆☆☆
202476.5169 of 74377.3%★★★★☆
202358.7340 of 71552.4%★★★☆☆
202266.6277 of 73362.2%★★★☆☆
201959.7349 of 74553.2%★★★☆☆
201863.6296 of 70057.7%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202240.7743 of 153151.5%★★★☆☆
201946.9600 of 149159.8%★★★☆☆
201861.1340 of 136975.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202484.765 of 147895.6%★★★★★
202341.9694 of 152154.4%★★★☆☆
202262.4266 of 154082.7%★★★★☆
201966.5229 of 144284.1%★★★★☆
201847.0472 of 136465.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.7437 of 248382.4%★★★★☆
202575.7529 of 253379.1%★★★★☆
202483.7378 of 255185.2%★★★★☆
202353.0980 of 253161.3%★★★☆☆
202260.6803 of 250968.0%★★★☆☆
201941.31278 of 238046.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.01296 of 226242.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202648.91038 of 232555.4%★★★☆☆
202538.01392 of 239541.9%★★☆☆☆
202441.61252 of 238847.6%★★☆☆☆
202316.12151 of 23749.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.61637 of 235930.6%★★☆☆☆
201923.91759 of 221320.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.91687 of 207218.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.91245 of 249350.1%★★★☆☆
202537.01515 of 254240.4%★★☆☆☆
202426.71917 of 257925.7%★☆☆☆☆
202332.81636 of 253135.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.81553 of 245836.8%★★☆☆☆
201929.01729 of 236927.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.81599 of 223028.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202684.7328 of 247886.8%★★★★☆
202559.8850 of 253466.5%★★★☆☆
202462.7769 of 255269.9%★★★☆☆
202348.91097 of 253856.8%★★★☆☆
202261.4783 of 252769.0%★★★☆☆
201952.5974 of 240759.5%★★★☆☆
201856.7848 of 227362.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.4393 of 158675.2%★★★★☆
202333.0979 of 153136.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202669.3418 of 148271.8%★★★★☆
202352.4700 of 154354.6%★★★☆☆
202243.0867 of 155544.2%★★☆☆☆
201945.3860 of 160246.3%★★☆☆☆
201830.61072 of 149628.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)91st percentile~ school
Female (2026)89th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)85th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)76th percentile-14 vs school
Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-15 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2026)87th percentile~ school
Female (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)72nd percentile-14 vs school
Asian (2026)67th percentile-19 vs school
Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-31 vs school
Disabled (2022)51st percentile-17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy70%+20 vs state
Mathematics64%+26 vs state
Science64%+28 vs state

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Open Quote Great community participation and support. Dedicated teachers and volunteers. My children have been happy attending this school for the past 4 years since it first opened. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Don Callejon

Yes. Don Callejon ranks in the top 9.9% of California elementary schools.

Students at Don Callejon are 50% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Students who attend Don Callejon usually go on to attend:

High : Santa Clara High

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Don Callejon.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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