Is Lyndale Elementary a good school?

Lyndale Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lyndale Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 284 students attended Lyndale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lyndale Elementary?

Students at Lyndale Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Lyndale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyndale Elementary usually go on to attend: High : James Lick High

Lyndale Elementary

Summary:

Lyndale Elementary is a public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving 301 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1,274 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyndale Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 15.97% of Lyndale students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 27.88% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, only 12.7% of Lyndale students were proficient or better, compared to 20.39% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance in science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Lyndale Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.8% in 2017-2018 to 25.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant and Russo/McEntee Academy, Lyndale Elementary has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This, combined with the school's declining academic performance and increasing chronic absenteeism, suggests that Lyndale Elementary may be facing unique challenges that require a targeted and holistic approach to support its students and community.

Detail:

Public K-5

13901 Nordyke Dr.
San Jose, CA 95127-3138

(408) 928-7900

District: Alum Rock Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5425^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,212

Students who attend Lyndale Elementary usually attend:

High:

James Lick High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 284

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

Asian:

10.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lyndale Elementary ranks worse than 92.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.54. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.1%), Asian (10.9%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lyndale Elementary is 22.7. 14 elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lyndale Elementary employs 12.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lyndale Elementary is $14,212, which is the 7^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lyndale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyndale Elementary 5425^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lyndale Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Alum Rock Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alum Rock Union Elementary 1274^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lyndale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lyndale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.03	3364^th	4809	30.0%
2005	33.71	3068^th	4822	36.4%
2006	28.50	3416^th	4818	29.1%
2007	27.97	3711^th	5113	27.4%
2008	24.07	4046^th	5113	20.9%
2009	24.49	4103^rd	5193	21.0%
2010	24.47	4269^th	5314	19.7%
2011	31.44	3880^th	5377	27.8%
2012	29.53	3980^th	5390	26.2%
2013	38.59	3414^th	5530	38.3%
2015	22.21	4408^th	5611	21.4%
2016	29.83	3787^th	5614	32.5%
2017	38.60	3198^th	5692	43.8%
2018	43.21	2943^rd	5662	48.0%
2019	43.28	2990^th	5789	48.4%
2022	18.89	4964^th	5883	15.6%
2023	20.34	4818^th	5874	18.0%
2024	13.54	5425^th	5862	7.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lyndale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.89	1620^th	3246	50.1%
2019	32.95	2278^th	3275	30.4%
2022	30.58	2560^th	3311	22.7%
2023	27.76	2690^th	3250	17.2%
2024	25.89	2791^st	3160	11.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lyndale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.14	2222^nd	5084	56.3%
2019	57.81	1913^th	5173	63.0%
2022	20.40	4621^st	5264	12.2%
2023	20.93	4640^th	5374	13.7%
2024	16.83	5018^th	5511	8.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Lyndale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.27	2872^nd	5413	46.9%
2019	37.46	3266^th	5492	40.5%
2022	20.56	4674^th	5635	17.1%
2023	23.63	4368^th	5617	22.2%
2024	12.83	5296^th	5605	5.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Lyndale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.72	2869^th	5431	47.2%
2019	49.01	2507^th	5510	54.5%
2022	18.63	4859^th	5663	14.2%
2023	18.89	4831^st	5650	14.5%
2024	15.09	5154^th	5636	8.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lyndale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.40	2086^th	4830	56.8%
2019	51.43	2194^th	4963	55.8%
2022	15.06	4798^th	5084	5.6%
2023	19.08	4556^th	5098	10.6%
2024	12.28	4913^th	5102	3.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Lyndale Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	112	65	100	415	0	n/a	n/a	0	692
1989	125	71	99	423	2	n/a	n/a	0	720
1990	108	40	104	445	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1991	92	53	129	461	0	n/a	n/a	0	735
1992	84	59	114	462	1	n/a	n/a	0	720
1993	81	35	121	424	1	n/a	n/a	0	662
1994	83	25	146	389	2	n/a	n/a	0	645
1995	59	26	135	434	5	n/a	n/a	0	659
1996	59	26	135	434	5	n/a	n/a	0	659
1997	49	24	159	477	3	n/a	n/a	0	712
1998	41	27	124	486	5	n/a	n/a	0	683
1999	43	21	124	511	3	n/a	n/a	1	703
2000	37	22	108	489	0	n/a	n/a	0	656
2001	33	18	110	510	4	n/a	n/a	2	677
2002	27	17	100	493	4	n/a	n/a	0	641
2003	27	17	100	493	4	n/a	n/a	0	641
2004	22	19	94	485	5	n/a	n/a	0	625
2005	23	20	92	472	3	n/a	n/a	0	610
2006	15	18	98	496	4	n/a	n/a	0	631
2007	9	16	95	493	4	n/a	n/a	2	619
2008	10	19	86	517	5	n/a	n/a	0	637
2009	6	18	98	502	4	4	0	0	632
2010	8	14	89	490	4	4	0	0	609
2011	5	15	81	492	2	3	0	0	598
2012	4	12	59	480	3	5	3	0	566
2013	9	9	64	450	1	4	2	0	539
2014	8	4	56	436	0	4	2	0	510
2015	6	8	51	405	1	3	3	0	477
2016	4	6	43	371	0	2	1	0	427
2017	3	3	43	359	0	2	1	0	411
2018	7	2	48	332	0	2	4	0	395
2019	5	2	45	280	0	0	2	0	334
2020	4	1	46	242	0	0	4	0	297
2021	4	1	45	227	0	0	6	0	283
2022	3	0	36	238	0	1	11	0	289
2023	5	0	39	246	0	1	10	0	301
2024	3	0	31	236	0	4	10	0	284

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lyndale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	29.0	23.8	n/a
1989	720	30.0	24.0	n/a
1990	697	28.5	24.4	n/a
1991	735	29.0	25.3	n/a
1992	720	29.5	24.4	61.1
1993	662	28.0	23.6	55.3
1994	645	28.0	23.0	60.8
1995	659	27.0	24.4	71.6
1996	659	27.0	24.4	71.6
1997	712	29.0	24.6	72.3
1998	683	33.0	20.7	86.8
1999	703	34.0	20.7	68.9
2000	656	33.0	19.9	71.6
2001	677	36.0	18.8	59.9
2002	641	33.0	19.4	71.9
2003	641	33.0	19.4	71.9
2004	625	30.0	20.8	77.9
2005	610	29.0	21.0	76.7
2006	631	31.0	20.4	99.5
2007	619	35.0	17.7	82.8
2008	637	37.0	17.2	79.7
2009	632	33.0	18.6	85.1
2010	609	31.0	19.6	84.9
2011	598	n/a	n/a	85.6
2012	566	31.3	18.0	n/a
2013	539	29.4	18.2	99.4
2014	510	22.0	23.1	90.4
2015	477	20.0	23.8	93.3
2016	427	20.0	21.3	94.1
2017	411	17.0	24.1	91.2
2018	395	17.0	23.2	84.3
2019	334	15.0	22.2	84.4
2020	297	n/a	n/a	86.2
2021	283	12.5	22.6	83.7
2022	289	13.0	22.2	81.7
2023	301	14.0	21.5	81.4
2024	284	12.5	22.7	84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lyndale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	29.0	23.8	n/a
1989	720	30.0	24.0	n/a
1990	697	28.5	24.4	n/a
1991	735	29.0	25.3	n/a
1992	720	29.5	24.4	61.1
1993	662	28.0	23.6	55.3
1994	645	28.0	23.0	60.8
1995	659	27.0	24.4	71.6
1996	659	27.0	24.4	71.6
1997	712	29.0	24.6	72.3
1998	683	33.0	20.7	86.8
1999	703	34.0	20.7	68.9
2000	656	33.0	19.9	71.6
2001	677	36.0	18.8	59.9
2002	641	33.0	19.4	71.9
2003	641	33.0	19.4	71.9
2004	625	30.0	20.8	77.9
2005	610	29.0	21.0	76.7
2006	631	31.0	20.4	99.5
2007	619	35.0	17.7	82.8
2008	637	37.0	17.2	79.7
2009	632	33.0	18.6	85.1
2010	609	31.0	19.6	84.9
2011	598	n/a	n/a	85.6
2012	566	31.3	18.0	n/a
2013	539	29.4	18.2	99.4
2014	510	22.0	23.1	90.4
2015	477	20.0	23.8	93.3
2016	427	20.0	21.3	94.1
2017	411	17.0	24.1	91.2
2018	395	17.0	23.2	84.3
2019	334	15.0	22.2	84.4
2020	297	n/a	n/a	86.2
2021	283	12.5	22.6	83.7
2022	289	13.0	22.2	81.7
2023	301	14.0	21.5	81.4
2024	284	12.5	22.7	84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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