Is Summerdale Elementary a good school?

Summerdale Elementary ranks 1616 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Summerdale Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 274 students attended Summerdale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Summerdale Elementary?

Students at Summerdale Elementary are 60% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Summerdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Summerdale Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Piedmont Middle High : Independence High

Summerdale Elementary

Summary:

Summerdale Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 301. It is part of the Berryessa Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 264 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Summerdale Elementary has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Summerdale Elementary generally performs better than the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the CAST Science assessment. The school particularly excels in supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 157 out of 3,311 California elementary schools for ELL students in 2021-2022. However, the school has seen fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.7% to 20.2% over the past few years, indicating room for improvement in this area.

When compared to nearby schools within the Berryessa Union Elementary School District, Summerdale Elementary performs better than Toyon Elementary but lags behind the higher-performing schools like Noble Elementary, Ruskin Elementary, and Majestic Way Elementary. This suggests that Summerdale could learn from the practices and strategies employed by the higher-performing schools in the district.

Detail:

Public K-5

1100 Summerdale Dr.
San Jose, CA 95132-2934

(408) 923-1960

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1616^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,045

Students who attend Summerdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piedmont Middle
High:	Independence High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 274

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.2%

Hispanic:

25.5%

African American:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Summerdale Elementary ranks better than 72.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^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 69.33. (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 (60.2%), Hispanic (25.5%), African American (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Summerdale Elementary is 24.9. 6 elementary schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Summerdale Elementary is $12,045, which is the 3^rd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Summerdale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Summerdale Elementary 1616^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Summerdale 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 Summerdale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Summerdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.93	2813^th	4809	41.5%
2005	52.18	2087^th	4822	56.7%
2006	52.24	2086^th	4818	56.7%
2007	54.60	2083^rd	5113	59.3%
2008	49.37	2408^th	5113	52.9%
2009	47.80	2617^th	5193	49.6%
2010	48.45	2658^th	5314	50.0%
2011	51.35	2509^th	5377	53.3%
2012	66.84	1683^rd	5390	68.8%
2013	68.22	1668^th	5530	69.8%
2015	70.06	1498^th	5611	73.3%
2016	69.26	1559^th	5614	72.2%
2017	71.76	1481^st	5692	74.0%
2018	69.03	1614^th	5662	71.5%
2019	71.85	1522^nd	5789	73.7%
2022	73.44	1474^th	5883	74.9%
2023	74.53	1399^th	5874	76.2%
2024	69.33	1616^th	5862	72.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Summerdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.48	174^th	3246	94.6%
2019	79.75	319^th	3275	90.3%
2022	90.55	157^th	3311	95.3%
2023	66.92	583^rd	3250	82.1%
2024	54.84	945^th	3160	70.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Summerdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.57	1595^th	5084	68.6%
2019	73.71	988^th	5173	80.9%
2022	69.81	1183^rd	5264	77.5%
2023	81.12	730^th	5374	86.4%
2024	64.37	1535^th	5511	72.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Summerdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.41	1393^rd	5413	74.3%
2019	67.75	1616^th	5492	70.6%
2022	72.44	1421^st	5635	74.8%
2023	70.23	1483^rd	5617	73.6%
2024	74.91	1291^st	5605	77.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Summerdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.00	1852^nd	5431	65.9%
2019	72.56	1409^th	5510	74.4%
2022	72.04	1436^th	5663	74.6%
2023	73.92	1338^th	5650	76.3%
2024	61.15	1921^st	5636	65.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Summerdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.06	781^st	1071	27.1%
2019	46.11	750^th	1149	34.7%
2022	55.42	657^th	1154	43.1%
2023	45.87	782^nd	1190	34.3%
2024	41.96	834^th	1203	30.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Summerdale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.40	2523^rd	4830	47.8%
2019	45.31	2588^th	4963	47.9%
2022	45.29	2496^th	5084	50.9%
2023	55.59	1908^th	5098	62.6%
2024	39.49	2999^th	5102	41.2%

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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

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Enrollment information for Summerdale Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	181	47	202	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	546
1989	146	46	215	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1990	141	41	239	113	1	n/a	n/a	0	535
1991	129	41	238	116	4	n/a	n/a	0	528
1992	107	27	263	115	4	n/a	n/a	0	516
1993	108	28	280	101	3	n/a	n/a	0	520
1994	98	36	295	105	4	n/a	n/a	0	538
1995	100	31	330	137	7	n/a	n/a	0	605
1996	100	31	330	137	7	n/a	n/a	0	605
1997	97	31	329	132	4	n/a	n/a	0	593
1998	86	25	348	119	3	n/a	n/a	0	581
1999	70	19	336	116	2	n/a	n/a	0	543
2000	60	19	326	121	4	n/a	n/a	0	530
2001	50	23	316	106	8	n/a	n/a	0	503
2002	34	11	320	137	3	n/a	n/a	0	505
2003	34	11	320	137	3	n/a	n/a	0	505
2004	33	15	345	131	4	n/a	n/a	0	528
2005	31	14	349	137	8	n/a	n/a	0	539
2006	23	14	361	157	8	n/a	n/a	0	563
2007	25	15	360	162	4	n/a	n/a	1	567
2008	21	14	348	170	4	n/a	n/a	0	557
2009	25	18	341	152	3	3	1	0	543
2010	24	0	318	155	2	16	19	0	534
2011	26	14	319	154	2	0	29	0	544
2012	31	15	302	146	3	1	30	0	528
2013	19	10	292	132	2	2	37	0	494
2014	17	10	287	135	1	4	38	0	492
2015	24	7	299	138	2	1	27	0	498
2016	17	6	281	127	1	2	28	0	462
2017	14	6	264	123	0	2	24	0	433
2018	16	5	249	117	0	4	19	0	410
2019	12	5	254	110	0	3	19	0	403
2020	11	1	225	113	0	7	12	0	369
2021	8	2	228	100	0	4	16	0	358
2022	10	5	171	98	0	5	19	0	308
2023	9	4	185	82	0	6	15	0	301
2024	10	13	165	70	0	3	13	0	274

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

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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 Summerdale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	546	20.5	26.6	n/a
1989	525	19.9	26.3	n/a
1990	535	20.0	26.7	n/a
1991	528	19.6	26.9	n/a
1992	516	19.9	25.9	25.6
1993	520	19.0	27.4	31.9
1994	538	20.0	26.9	34.2
1995	605	23.0	26.3	34.2
1996	605	23.0	26.3	34.2
1997	593	23.5	25.2	31.4
1998	581	25.5	22.8	23.9
1999	543	27.0	20.1	22.7
2000	530	27.0	19.6	23.6
2001	503	26.3	19.1	23.3
2002	505	26.0	19.4	31.1
2003	505	26.0	19.4	31.1
2004	528	27.0	19.6	31.6
2005	539	26.0	20.7	28
2006	563	26.5	21.2	33.9
2007	567	26.0	21.8	37.3
2008	557	27.0	20.6	41.7
2009	543	25.0	20.9	42
2010	534	23.0	23.2	43.3
2011	544	n/a	n/a	43
2012	528	22.0	24.0	n/a
2013	494	20.0	24.7	45.3
2014	492	19.0	25.8	42.9
2015	498	20.0	24.9	41.2
2016	462	19.0	24.3	37.7
2017	433	17.0	25.4	36.5
2018	410	16.0	25.6	40.7
2019	403	16.0	25.1	34.2
2020	369	n/a	n/a	38.5
2021	358	14.0	25.5	33
2022	308	13.0	23.6	39.3
2023	301	12.0	25.0	35.2
2024	274	11.0	24.9	39.8

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 Summerdale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	546	20.5	26.6	n/a
1989	525	19.9	26.3	n/a
1990	535	20.0	26.7	n/a
1991	528	19.6	26.9	n/a
1992	516	19.9	25.9	25.6
1993	520	19.0	27.4	31.9
1994	538	20.0	26.9	34.2
1995	605	23.0	26.3	34.2
1996	605	23.0	26.3	34.2
1997	593	23.5	25.2	31.4
1998	581	25.5	22.8	23.9
1999	543	27.0	20.1	22.7
2000	530	27.0	19.6	23.6
2001	503	26.3	19.1	23.3
2002	505	26.0	19.4	31.1
2003	505	26.0	19.4	31.1
2004	528	27.0	19.6	31.6
2005	539	26.0	20.7	28
2006	563	26.5	21.2	33.9
2007	567	26.0	21.8	37.3
2008	557	27.0	20.6	41.7
2009	543	25.0	20.9	42
2010	534	23.0	23.2	43.3
2011	544	n/a	n/a	43
2012	528	22.0	24.0	n/a
2013	494	20.0	24.7	45.3
2014	492	19.0	25.8	42.9
2015	498	20.0	24.9	41.2
2016	462	19.0	24.3	37.7
2017	433	17.0	25.4	36.5
2018	410	16.0	25.6	40.7
2019	403	16.0	25.1	34.2
2020	369	n/a	n/a	38.5
2021	358	14.0	25.5	33
2022	308	13.0	23.6	39.3
2023	301	12.0	25.0	35.2
2024	274	11.0	24.9	39.8

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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