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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 95120

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At a glance

Schools

2,644

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWilliams Elementary74^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Williams Elementary up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Graystone Elementary 19.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

Zip code 95120 in San Jose is home to five high-performing public elementary schools (grades K-5), all of which have earned 5-star ratings and consistently rank in the top 10% of schools statewide.

Among these excellent options, Williams Elementary stands out as the top performer, ranking in the 99th percentile in California with the highest test scores in English, math, and science. Other strong choices include Graystone Elementary (95th percentile) and Guadalupe Elementary (93rd percentile), with Los Alamitos Elementary and Simonds Elementary also performing very well in the 91st percentile. Four of the schools are part of the San Jose Unified School District, while Guadalupe operates in the highly-ranked Union Elementary School District.

An interesting finding is that Guadalupe Elementary achieves its strong results with the lowest per-student spending and best student attendance in the group, while Simonds Elementary shows the most room for improvement in attendance. Parents can be confident that all elementary schools in this area deliver exceptional academic outcomes, significantly above state averages, with variations in how they utilize resources.

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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)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Rajkovich Way	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6196	559	24	23.3	8.2%	139 (24.9%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.5%)	311 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.4%)	97.9	74^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	77	74.8	74.8	85.7	83.7	85.2	84.9	90.0	85.0	83.5	85.9	$18,839	$18,414	$425
Graystone Elementary	Public	K-5	6982 Shearwater Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6317	466	24	19.4	8.8%	127 (27.3%)	4 (0.9%)	57 (12.2%)	239 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	95.6	272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		97.7	98^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	174	70.0	70.0	71.1	77.9	86.3	78.1	77.7	81.8	82.7	80.6	$21,968	$19,590	$2,378
Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	6130 Silberman Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6297	602	27	22.0	12.1%	224 (37.2%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (14.0%)	190 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (16.4%)	92.6	507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		93.3	489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	18	56.7	56.7	74.5	73.7	71.1	73.1	79.4	78.7	69.1	75.8	$19,241	$18,596	$645
Simonds Elementary	Public	K-5	6515 Grapevine Way	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6251	480	22	21.8	9.2%	142 (29.6%)	7 (1.5%)	66 (13.8%)	184 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (16.7%)	92.1	539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		95.6	292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.0%	247	65.4	65.4	57.3	76.9	80.3	71.8	74.7	74.7	79.0	76.2	$22,336	$20,386	$1,950
Guadalupe Elementary	Public	K-5	6044 Vera Cruz Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 268-1030	537	20	26.8	8.2%	147 (27.4%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (11.2%)	277 (51.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	93.6	433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.4	481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	48	60.8	60.8	68.3	74.4	75.5	73.0	80.7	80.5	75.7	78.7	$24,853	$22,954	$1,899

Cities Near Zip Code 95120

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Jose	0.68 mi	261	430^th
Los Gatos	4.86 mi	11	32^nd
Campbell	6.72 mi	6	295^th
Morgan Hill	7.27 mi	14	380^th
Saratoga	8.28 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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.