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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 95117

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At a glance

Schools

1,395

Students

Districts

Top rankedLynhaven Elementary2228^th of 5,804 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lynhaven Elementary up 991 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 95117 has three San Jose schools serving elementary grades: Discovery Charter serves kindergarten through grade 8, while Lynhaven Elementary and Leroy Anderson Elementary serve kindergarten through grade 5; together, they enroll 1,395 students. All three have 2024–2025 results, but only Lynhaven and Leroy Anderson have 2025–2026 results. The clearest overall finding is that Discovery led the three schools in every subject in 2024–2025.

Discovery Charter was the standout: 64% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 63% in math, and 51% in science, compared with 33%, 32%, and 22%, respectively, at Leroy Anderson. Discovery’s leads over Leroy Anderson were 31 percentage points in ELA, 31 in math, and 30 in science. Among the two schools with newer results, Lynhaven led Leroy Anderson in 2025–2026 by 9 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 24 in science. The same-grade fifth-grade comparison also favors Lynhaven, by 22 points in ELA, 17 in math, and 24 in science.

Both schools with results across two years improved in all three subjects: Lynhaven gained 8 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 23 in science; Leroy Anderson gained 2, 7, and 5 points. Their average gains exceeded the state’s increases by 5 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 11 in science, though the latest results remain below state levels for Lynhaven in ELA and for Leroy Anderson in ELA and science. SchoolDigger’s latest supplied ranking percentiles are 84 for Discovery, 62 for Lynhaven, and 43 for Leroy Anderson. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 18% at Discovery, 48% at Lynhaven, and 85% at Leroy Anderson; student-teacher ratios were 24.1, 20.1, and 21.5, respectively. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 25% at Leroy Anderson, versus 9% at Lynhaven and 18% statewide.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4021 Teale Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 243-9800	555	23	24.1	17.5%	135 (24.3%)	54 (9.7%)	111 (20.0%)	197 (35.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.9%)								(n/a)
Lynhaven Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	881 South Cypress Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 566-0368	463	23	20.1	48.4%	55 (11.9%)	19 (4.1%)	259 (55.9%)	84 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.5%)	56.6	2228^th of 5804 public elementary schools	61.6%		40	3219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%	991	50.9	50.9	39.7	34.6	57.6	44.1	52.9	37.7	42.4	45.0				$22,641	$21,206	$1,435
Leroy Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Rhoda Dr.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3100	377	18	21.5	85.4%	29 (7.7%)	10 (2.7%)	290 (76.9%)	15 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.4%)	38.4	3330^th of 5804 public elementary schools	42.6%		31.6	3836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%	506	26.9	26.9	34.8	34.6	36.0	35.1	47.8	44.6	25.0	39.0	95.7	97.1	97.1	$30,518	$28,134	$2,384

Cities Near Zip Code 95117

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Jose	0.18 mi	261	430^th
Campbell	1.22 mi	6	295^th
Santa Clara	1.45 mi	24	234^th
Cupertino	2.46 mi	13	20^th
Saratoga	2.49 mi	10	28^th

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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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