Is Ben Painter Elementary a good school?

Ben Painter Elementary ranks 3956 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ben Painter Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 307 students attended Ben Painter Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ben Painter Elementary?

Students at Ben Painter Elementary are 51% Asian, 43% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Ben Painter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ben Painter Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : William Sheppard Middle

Ben Painter Elementary

Summary:

Ben Painter Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving 307 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alum Rock Union Elementary District, which is ranked 1274 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ben Painter Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with student performance consistently lagging behind the district and state averages, particularly for certain student subgroups. The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is generally below the Alum Rock Union Elementary District and the state of California across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at Ben Painter Elementary was 30.71%, compared to 27.88% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better at Ben Painter Elementary was 27.14%, compared to 20.39% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance for English Language Learner students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is also relatively low compared to the state.

Comparing Ben Painter Elementary to nearby higher-performing schools within the Berryessa Union Elementary District, such as Vinci Park Elementary, Toyon Elementary, Summerdale Elementary, and Noble Elementary, highlights the potential for improvement at Ben Painter Elementary. These schools consistently outperform Ben Painter Elementary and the Alum Rock Union Elementary District in academic assessments, with significantly higher percentages of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

500 Rough and Ready Rd.
San Jose, CA 95133-2068

(408) 928-8400

District: Alum Rock Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3956^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,587

Students who attend Ben Painter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

William Sheppard Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 307

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.8%

Hispanic:

43.0%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ben Painter Elementary ranks worse than 67.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^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 29.55. (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: Asian (50.8%), Hispanic (43%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ben Painter Elementary is 21.7. 11 elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ben Painter Elementary employs 14.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ben Painter Elementary is $14,587, which is the 4^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ben Painter Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ben Painter Elementary 3956^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ben Painter Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Ben Painter Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ben Painter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.01	2460^th	4809	48.8%
2005	51.04	2137^th	4822	55.7%
2006	52.93	2050^th	4818	57.5%
2007	49.04	2384^th	5113	53.4%
2008	39.37	2980^th	5113	41.7%
2009	44.41	2794^th	5193	46.2%
2010	36.25	3409^th	5314	35.8%
2011	38.27	3365^th	5377	37.4%
2012	49.15	2669^th	5390	50.5%
2013	45.49	2973^rd	5530	46.2%
2015	45.30	2720^th	5611	51.5%
2016	40.60	3044^th	5614	45.8%
2017	32.99	3602^nd	5692	36.7%
2018	32.42	3638^th	5662	35.7%
2019	42.31	3046^th	5789	47.4%
2022	32.03	3698^th	5883	37.1%
2023	21.98	4665^th	5874	20.6%
2024	29.55	3956^th	5862	32.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ben Painter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.73	2019^th	3246	37.8%
2019	27.40	2679^th	3275	18.2%
2022	44.74	1485^th	3311	55.1%
2023	43.46	1584^th	3250	51.3%
2024	35.52	2137^th	3160	32.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ben Painter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.16	3074^th	5084	39.5%
2019	54.93	2075^th	5173	59.9%
2022	40.25	2990^th	5264	43.2%
2023	22.85	4468^th	5374	16.9%
2024	27.46	4187^th	5511	24.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Ben Painter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.73	3227^th	5413	40.4%
2019	48.05	2601^st	5492	52.6%
2022	41.85	2885^th	5635	48.8%
2023	29.71	3797^th	5617	32.4%
2024	32.77	3580^th	5605	36.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ben Painter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.33	3669^th	5431	32.4%
2019	38.23	3166^th	5510	42.5%
2022	24.00	4324^th	5663	23.6%
2023	18.84	4834^th	5650	14.4%
2024	29.02	3911^th	5636	30.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ben Painter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.62	900^th	1071	16.0%
2019	18.40	999^th	1149	13.1%
2022	13.21	1012^th	1154	12.3%
2023	6.37	1096^th	1190	7.9%
2024	16.39	1034^th	1203	14.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ben Painter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.38	4622^nd	4830	4.3%
2019	28.96	3768^th	4963	24.1%
2022	11.25	4979^th	5084	2.1%
2023	10.59	5001^st	5098	1.9%
2024	9.13	5011^th	5102	1.8%

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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 Ben Painter Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	74	20	210	206	1	n/a	n/a	0	511
1989	68	27	213	199	1	n/a	n/a	0	508
1990	62	21	234	201	1	n/a	n/a	0	519
1991	36	18	265	204	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
1992	36	16	260	174	2	n/a	n/a	0	488
1993	39	18	261	171	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1994	39	22	240	197	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
1995	29	29	268	235	6	n/a	n/a	0	567
1996	29	29	268	235	6	n/a	n/a	0	567
1997	32	25	240	235	5	n/a	n/a	0	537
1998	36	22	251	249	4	n/a	n/a	0	562
1999	26	28	275	260	3	n/a	n/a	0	592
2000	20	19	254	268	2	n/a	n/a	0	563
2001	22	17	265	240	3	n/a	n/a	4	551
2002	19	10	250	223	1	n/a	n/a	0	503
2003	19	10	250	223	1	n/a	n/a	0	503
2004	17	22	258	214	3	n/a	n/a	0	514
2005	20	15	255	244	1	n/a	n/a	0	535
2006	17	19	260	246	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
2007	15	15	245	235	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
2008	20	24	223	240	3	n/a	n/a	0	510
2009	17	12	231	220	0	4	0	0	484
2010	18	8	262	230	2	6	0	0	526
2011	14	7	255	239	3	10	1	0	529
2012	14	11	230	246	2	9	6	0	518
2013	8	11	220	235	2	7	8	0	491
2014	10	14	188	225	1	11	9	0	458
2015	11	4	173	217	1	10	4	0	420
2016	10	3	165	208	0	9	6	0	401
2017	2	3	161	204	0	5	4	0	379
2018	2	6	168	194	0	3	1	0	374
2019	3	2	156	167	0	2	4	0	334
2020	0	2	137	150	1	3	6	0	299
2021	0	1	151	136	1	3	4	0	296
2022	0	1	158	140	0	3	9	0	311
2023	2	1	156	132	0	4	12	0	307

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 Ben Painter Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	511	19.0	26.8	n/a
1989	508	20.0	25.4	n/a
1990	519	19.0	27.3	n/a
1991	524	18.0	29.1	n/a
1992	488	18.3	26.6	55.3
1993	489	18.0	27.2	64.2
1994	498	18.0	27.7	75.1
1995	567	15.6	36.3	63
1996	567	15.6	36.3	63
1997	537	18.6	28.9	78
1998	562	23.7	23.7	74.4
1999	592	27.8	21.3	68.6
2000	563	27.0	20.9	74.8
2001	551	28.0	19.7	73.1
2002	503	25.0	20.1	65.8
2003	503	25.0	20.1	65.8
2004	514	24.5	21.0	73.3
2005	535	26.0	20.6	72.9
2006	542	27.0	20.1	99.4
2007	510	27.0	18.9	76.9
2008	510	27.0	18.9	72.4
2009	484	23.6	19.7	76.4
2010	526	24.8	21.1	78.3
2011	529	n/a	n/a	78.6
2012	518	25.8	20.0	n/a
2013	491	25.0	19.6	99.4
2014	458	20.4	22.4	80.1
2015	420	19.0	22.1	83.6
2016	401	19.0	21.1	87.5
2017	379	17.2	22.0	89.2
2018	374	15.8	23.6	79.4
2019	334	14.6	22.8	80.2
2020	299	n/a	n/a	78.9
2021	296	13.0	22.7	73.6
2022	311	14.2	21.9	71.7
2023	307	14.1	21.7	67.8

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 Ben Painter Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	511	19.0	26.8	n/a
1989	508	20.0	25.4	n/a
1990	519	19.0	27.3	n/a
1991	524	18.0	29.1	n/a
1992	488	18.3	26.6	55.3
1993	489	18.0	27.2	64.2
1994	498	18.0	27.7	75.1
1995	567	15.6	36.3	63
1996	567	15.6	36.3	63
1997	537	18.6	28.9	78
1998	562	23.7	23.7	74.4
1999	592	27.8	21.3	68.6
2000	563	27.0	20.9	74.8
2001	551	28.0	19.7	73.1
2002	503	25.0	20.1	65.8
2003	503	25.0	20.1	65.8
2004	514	24.5	21.0	73.3
2005	535	26.0	20.6	72.9
2006	542	27.0	20.1	99.4
2007	510	27.0	18.9	76.9
2008	510	27.0	18.9	72.4
2009	484	23.6	19.7	76.4
2010	526	24.8	21.1	78.3
2011	529	n/a	n/a	78.6
2012	518	25.8	20.0	n/a
2013	491	25.0	19.6	99.4
2014	458	20.4	22.4	80.1
2015	420	19.0	22.1	83.6
2016	401	19.0	21.1	87.5
2017	379	17.2	22.0	89.2
2018	374	15.8	23.6	79.4
2019	334	14.6	22.8	80.2
2020	299	n/a	n/a	78.9
2021	296	13.0	22.7	73.6
2022	311	14.2	21.9	71.7
2023	307	14.1	21.7	67.8

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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