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Schools in Zip Code 95121

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At a glance

Schools

5,007

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedJames Franklin Smith Elementary272^nd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Stonegate Elementary up 560 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Windmill Springs Elementary 19.9 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 95121 has seven schools: six elementary schools serving K–6 or K–8 and one high school serving grades 9–12. Results vary widely across the elementary schools, even among students in the same tested grades: the gap between the highest and lowest school averages is 56 points in grades 3–6 ELA, 63 points in math, and 43 points in grade-5 science. The most important takeaway is that school results differ substantially within the ZIP code.

James Franklin Smith Elementary is the clearest elementary standout, averaging 78% in both ELA and math across grades 3–6 and 67% in grade-5 science; those results are 31, 37, and 32 percentage points above the corresponding state averages. At the other end, O. B. Whaley Elementary averages 22% in ELA and 15% in math, respectively 25 and 26 points below state averages, and scores 24% in grade-5 science, 11 points below the state. Cadwallader Elementary is second to Smith in the matched-grade ELA and math averages and grade-5 science. Silver Creek High has a 94% graduation rate, versus 88% statewide, and its overall ELA, math, and science results exceed state figures; however, 12th-grade science is 18%, compared with 33% statewide.

Recent results and SchoolDigger rankings point to different school trajectories. Across the six elementary schools, the all-grades science average rose 6 percentage points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while ELA was nearly unchanged; math rose 1 point, less than the state increase. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose 10 points for Windmill Springs Elementary from 2023–24 to 2025–26, while it fell 15 points for Whaley and 12 for Stonegate Elementary. Windmill also exceeded Stonegate by 9 points in all-grades ELA, 7 in math, and 4 in science, with lower chronic absenteeism (10% versus 21%). Their free/reduced lunch-eligible shares were similar in 2024–25: 75% at Windmill and 76% at Stonegate; these figures offer context, not an explanation for the differences.

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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)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silver Creek High	Public	9-12	3434 Silver Creek Rd.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-5600	2,139	90	23.6	44.6%	73 (3.4%)	22 (1.0%)	671 (31.4%)	1,294 (60.5%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	61 (2.9%)	82.7	344^th of 2135 public high schools	83.9%		82.8	366^th of 2162 public high schools	83.1%	22			47.8	17.7	46.7							71.1	71.1							49.3	49.3			$17,667	$448	$17,219
Cadwallader Elementary	Public	K-6	3799 Cadwallader Ave.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4950	374	16	23.3	43.3%	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	126 (33.7%)	201 (53.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.7%)	84.8	925^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.1%		81.5	1102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%	177	54.2				54.2	81.6	57.9	68.1	66.7				67.3	79.5	56.1	58.3	58.7				61.8	96%	0%	$18,956	$501	$18,455
John J. Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	2010 Daniel Maloney Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6718	504	23	21.9	58.9%	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	243 (48.2%)	222 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.6%)	41.7	3125^th of 5817 public elementary schools	46.3%		39.2	3272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%	147	25.6				25.6	53.2	33.9	40.2	49.4				44.3	51.6	24.2	22.0	32.6				31.9	95%	0%	$18,077	$672	$17,405
O. B. Whaley Elementary	Public	K-6	2655 Alvin Ave.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6759	268	12	22.3	67.9%	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	172 (64.2%)	83 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	15.8	5153^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	11.4%		19.3	4892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%	261	24.3				24.3	11.8	17.5	32.4	25.0				21.9	5.7	15.0	18.9	20.0				15.1	≥ 95%		$19,614	$725	$18,889
James Franklin Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	2220 Woodbury Ln.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 532-2150	595	25	24.2	10.1%	33 (5.5%)	7 (1.2%)	66 (11.1%)	442 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	95.7	272^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	95.3%		96.1	233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%	39	67.5				67.5	72.2	82.3	78.3	79.4				78.4	82.2	78.4	73.5	76.3				77.5	≥ 98%		$18,509	$501	$18,008
Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2605 Gassmann Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5625	500	23	21.5	76.0%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	276 (55.2%)	201 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	32.3	3790^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.8%		25.5	4350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%	560	29.5	23.4			26.4	33.3	27.3	36.1	24.0	37.3	41.3		33.8	48.2	35.6	24.2	25.5	23.3	25.0		29.8	97%	0%	$23,574	$3,362	$20,212
Windmill Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	2880 Aetna Way	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5600	598	30	19.9	74.7%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	143 (23.9%)	431 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	52.7	2450^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.3	2986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%	536	40.0	18.3			30.7	32.8	30.0	48.1	59.5	34.0	47.5		43.2	40.0	32.8	40.0	53.8	22.2	21.7		36.5	≥ 98%		$23,154	$2,926	$20,228
Scholars Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	K-1	3703 Silver Creek Rd	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 238-2500	23	3	7.9	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)	20 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sofos Preparatory Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	9-11	1009 E Capitol Expy Pmb 610	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 220-9909	6	4	1.5	—	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 95121

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Jose	0.1 mi	261	412^th
Campbell	7.7 mi	6	264^th
Santa Clara	7.79 mi	24	215^th
Morgan Hill	8.25 mi	14	420^th
Milpitas	8.58 mi	15	144^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.