Is Cherrywood Elementary a good school?

Cherrywood Elementary ranks 731 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cherrywood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 524 students attended Cherrywood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cherrywood Elementary?

Students at Cherrywood Elementary are 70% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cherrywood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cherrywood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierramont Middle High : Independence High

Cherrywood Elementary

Summary:

Cherrywood Elementary is a public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving 497 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Berryessa Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 264 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cherrywood Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates of 68.4% in English Language Arts and 66.93% in Math, compared to the district's 63.74% and 54.85%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade Math, where 76.67% of students are proficient or above, compared to 62.48% in the district and 45.64% statewide. Cherrywood also excels in supporting its English Language Learner and male students, ranking in the top 226 and 516 California elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups. However, the school's Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students lag behind, indicating a need for targeted interventions.

While Cherrywood Elementary faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism, the school's overall academic excellence is noteworthy. Its performance is generally stronger than nearby schools within the Berryessa Union Elementary School District, such as Ruskin Elementary, which is also a high-performing school. However, some other nearby schools, like Summerdale Elementary and Toyon Elementary, have lower academic performance, suggesting opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices.

Detail:

Public K-5

2550 Greengate Dr.
San Jose, CA 95132-2699

(408) 923-1915

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
731^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,941

Students who attend Cherrywood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierramont Middle
High:	Independence High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 524

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

70.0%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cherrywood Elementary ranks better than 87.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.33. (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 (70%), Hispanic (18.5%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cherrywood Elementary is 22.7, which is the 2^nd best among 10 elementary schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Cherrywood Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cherrywood Elementary is $11,941, which is the 4^th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cherrywood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherrywood Elementary 731^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cherrywood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Berryessa Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Berryessa Union Elementary 264^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cherrywood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cherrywood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	56.51	1850^th	4809	61.5%
2005	55.93	1915^th	4822	60.3%
2006	50.01	2193^rd	4818	54.5%
2007	70.99	1330^th	5113	74.0%
2008	64.05	1684^th	5113	67.1%
2009	59.69	1932^nd	5193	62.8%
2010	62.50	1856^th	5314	65.1%
2011	58.69	2106^th	5377	60.8%
2012	68.09	1625^th	5390	69.9%
2013	60.44	2086^th	5530	62.3%
2015	54.61	2208^th	5611	60.6%
2016	47.32	2647^th	5614	52.9%
2017	58.32	2102^nd	5692	63.1%
2018	71.21	1510^th	5662	73.3%
2019	76.26	1335^th	5789	76.9%
2022	75.26	1394^th	5883	76.3%
2023	84.50	977^th	5874	83.4%
2024	89.33	731^st	5862	87.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cherrywood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.64	366^th	3246	88.7%
2019	98.75	34^th	3275	99.0%
2022	89.88	162^nd	3311	95.1%
2023	68.83	524^th	3250	83.9%
2024	81.24	226^th	3160	92.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cherrywood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.62	1762^nd	5084	65.3%
2019	62.10	1623^rd	5173	68.6%
2022	56.06	1920^th	5264	63.5%
2023	64.44	1501^st	5374	72.1%
2024	47.70	2550^th	5511	53.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Cherrywood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.80	1610^th	5413	70.3%
2019	69.92	1499^th	5492	72.7%
2022	73.67	1369^th	5635	75.7%
2023	80.18	1091^st	5617	80.6%
2024	83.60	933^rd	5605	83.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Cherrywood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.16	1437^th	5431	73.5%
2019	78.11	1166^th	5510	78.8%
2022	74.71	1331^st	5663	76.5%
2023	86.58	790^th	5650	86.0%
2024	91.55	516^th	5636	90.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cherrywood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.02	691^st	1071	35.5%
2019	62.01	521^st	1149	54.7%
2022	52.27	702^nd	1154	39.2%
2023	63.56	542^nd	1190	54.5%
2024	69.27	426^th	1203	64.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cherrywood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	42.64	2779^th	4963	44.0%
2022	28.04	3873^rd	5084	23.8%
2023	45.52	2524^th	5098	50.5%
2024	33.37	3459^th	5102	32.2%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, October 30, 2023

The Mandarin Immersion Program teaches kids like they are in China. My child has learn no English in this program. The bullying in this school is also really bad (Physical and Verbal) Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 20, 2022

Bullying is not handled in the classroom, and teachers are too afraid to address the problem students who run the show! The situation was so bad we had to change schools for our two children. I hope the administration finally stands up and does something about the bullying. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

There are some fantastic teachers at this school and they have done a great job with my children. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Cherrywood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	162	34	214	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1989	154	28	235	110	3	n/a	n/a	0	530
1990	138	33	237	100	4	n/a	n/a	0	512
1991	140	40	258	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1992	119	35	265	91	2	n/a	n/a	0	512
1993	98	31	283	93	4	n/a	n/a	0	509
1994	98	33	283	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	497
1995	93	30	351	99	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1996	93	30	351	99	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1997	90	25	339	97	1	n/a	n/a	0	552
1998	85	25	366	113	3	n/a	n/a	0	592
1999	74	20	372	112	2	n/a	n/a	0	580
2000	60	25	367	117	1	n/a	n/a	0	570
2001	59	16	350	111	3	n/a	n/a	0	539
2002	48	13	342	118	2	n/a	n/a	0	523
2003	48	13	342	118	2	n/a	n/a	0	523
2004	40	14	352	138	2	n/a	n/a	0	546
2005	36	7	351	139	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
2006	34	13	351	120	0	n/a	n/a	1	519
2007	17	13	339	110	1	n/a	n/a	2	482
2008	28	13	346	124	3	n/a	n/a	0	514
2009	26	8	368	127	3	9	0	0	541
2010	19	0	358	131	2	13	22	0	545
2011	22	5	367	129	5	0	23	0	551
2012	19	6	333	116	4	0	24	0	502
2013	18	5	310	113	1	0	28	0	475
2014	20	5	277	121	0	0	28	0	451
2015	21	4	266	105	0	3	24	0	423
2016	26	7	236	83	0	0	23	0	375
2017	21	6	218	79	0	1	23	0	348
2018	19	8	199	67	0	0	21	0	314
2019	16	14	251	76	0	2	32	0	391
2020	14	9	286	85	0	3	37	0	434
2021	13	7	303	83	1	4	37	0	448
2022	9	5	302	83	1	3	42	0	445
2023	9	5	347	89	0	5	42	0	497
2024	11	6	367	97	0	2	41	0	524

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 Cherrywood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	517	21.0	24.6	n/a
1989	530	21.0	25.2	n/a
1990	512	21.0	24.3	n/a
1991	529	20.0	26.4	n/a
1992	512	20.3	25.2	23.4
1993	509	19.0	26.8	23.8
1994	497	19.0	26.2	20.9
1995	573	20.0	28.7	25.5
1996	573	20.0	28.7	25.5
1997	552	21.0	26.3	30.1
1998	592	25.0	23.7	25
1999	580	26.0	22.3	26.9
2000	570	25.0	22.8	28.9
2001	539	25.5	21.1	25.4
2002	523	24.0	21.8	30
2003	523	24.0	21.8	30
2004	546	25.0	21.8	28.8
2005	536	25.0	21.4	25.4
2006	519	23.0	22.6	28.8
2007	482	24.0	20.1	32.5
2008	514	26.0	19.8	33.5
2009	541	26.0	20.0	35.1
2010	545	25.0	21.8	35.8
2011	551	n/a	n/a	35.6
2012	502	20.6	24.3	n/a
2013	475	20.0	23.7	34.7
2014	451	18.0	25.0	37.5
2015	423	18.0	23.5	33.1
2016	375	16.0	23.4	34.7
2017	348	14.0	24.8	34.5
2018	314	13.0	24.1	36.6
2019	391	16.0	24.4	30.2
2020	434	n/a	n/a	30.6
2021	448	19.0	23.5	25.2
2022	445	20.0	22.2	22.9
2023	497	22.0	22.5	21.5
2024	524	23.0	22.7	24.6

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 Cherrywood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	517	21.0	24.6	n/a
1989	530	21.0	25.2	n/a
1990	512	21.0	24.3	n/a
1991	529	20.0	26.4	n/a
1992	512	20.3	25.2	23.4
1993	509	19.0	26.8	23.8
1994	497	19.0	26.2	20.9
1995	573	20.0	28.7	25.5
1996	573	20.0	28.7	25.5
1997	552	21.0	26.3	30.1
1998	592	25.0	23.7	25
1999	580	26.0	22.3	26.9
2000	570	25.0	22.8	28.9
2001	539	25.5	21.1	25.4
2002	523	24.0	21.8	30
2003	523	24.0	21.8	30
2004	546	25.0	21.8	28.8
2005	536	25.0	21.4	25.4
2006	519	23.0	22.6	28.8
2007	482	24.0	20.1	32.5
2008	514	26.0	19.8	33.5
2009	541	26.0	20.0	35.1
2010	545	25.0	21.8	35.8
2011	551	n/a	n/a	35.6
2012	502	20.6	24.3	n/a
2013	475	20.0	23.7	34.7
2014	451	18.0	25.0	37.5
2015	423	18.0	23.5	33.1
2016	375	16.0	23.4	34.7
2017	348	14.0	24.8	34.5
2018	314	13.0	24.1	36.6
2019	391	16.0	24.4	30.2
2020	434	n/a	n/a	30.6
2021	448	19.0	23.5	25.2
2022	445	20.0	22.2	22.9
2023	497	22.0	22.5	21.5
2024	524	23.0	22.7	24.6

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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