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Central Park Elementary

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Central Park Elementary ranks 1368 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Central Park Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 419 students in the Santa Clara Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking well above state averages in English and Math.

Academically, the school is a strong and steady performer, particularly notable for its effective support of a socioeconomically diverse student population. While it doesn't reach the extraordinary heights of a top-tier school like Millikin Elementary, it significantly outperforms other nearby schools with higher poverty rates, such as Scott Lane Elementary. An interesting finding is that Central Park achieves these solid results with a per-student spending of $26,705, which is lower than several lower-performing neighboring schools like C. W. Haman Elementary and Pomeroy Elementary, suggesting factors beyond funding drive its success.

Parents should note that student performance tends to decline in the upper grades, a pattern more pronounced here than at some peers like Sutter Elementary. The school also shows a striking contrast with Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary in the neighboring Cupertino Union district, which spends less per student but achieves higher math proficiency. Overall, Central Park represents a model of consistent, equitable education, balancing academic achievement, diversity, and resource efficiency in a way that many area schools do not.

419

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,705

Per pupil spending ?

19.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2720 Sonoma Pl.
Santa Clara, CA 95051-4806

(408) 423-4400

District: Santa Clara Unified

Students who attend Central Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Juan Cabrillo Middle
High:	Santa Clara High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.4%

Hispanic:

22.9%

White:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2019 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,368^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From top 15% (2019) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	75.0	1368 of 5857	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	1242 of 5869	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	1352 of 5859	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	930 of 5883	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	865 of 5789	85.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	699 of 1203	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	718 of 1205	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	838 of 1190	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	691 of 1154	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	729 of 1149	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	728 of 1071	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	1503 of 3162	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	371 of 3245	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	304 of 3311	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	557 of 3275	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	1768 of 5597	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	1466 of 5612	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1462 of 5609	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	907 of 5635	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	720 of 5492	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	1469 of 5413	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3737 of 5107	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	2344 of 5107	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	2926 of 5087	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	1901 of 5084	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3268 of 5460	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	2612 of 5517	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	2266 of 5363	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	690 of 5173	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	1006 of 5628	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	952 of 5643	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	1213 of 5638	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	921 of 5663	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	1034 of 5510	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	963 of 5431	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	1339 of 2598	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	1329 of 2651	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	1128 of 2661	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	467 of 2726	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	1028 of 2834	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	834 of 2737	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics57%+19 vs state

Science41%+8 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
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
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
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
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
Bowers Elementary	Public	K-5	2755 Barkley Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1100	240	12	20.3	59.6%	21 (8.8%)	3 (1.3%)	129 (53.8%)	68 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	15 (6.3%)	58.8	2130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%		62.8	1936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	194	47.2	47.2	41.5	45.5	64.7	50.0	42.9	36.4	47.2	42.3		$37,075	$3,560	$33,515
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
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
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
Scott Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 Scott Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4100	406	20	19.9	55.2%	23 (5.7%)	12 (3.0%)	318 (78.3%)	36 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	28.8	4068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		26.8	4228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	160	23.2	23.2	28.9	35.7	25.5	30.6	40.0	31.5	19.6	29.9		$30,200	$3,031	$27,169
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Park Elementary

What district is Central Park Elementary in?

Santa Clara Unified

What is the racial makeup of Central Park Elementary?

Students at Central Park Elementary are 49% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Central Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Central Park Elementary.

Is Central Park Elementary a good school?

Central Park Elementary ranks 1368^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Central Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Juan Cabrillo Middle
High : Santa Clara High

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