Is Fammatre Elementary a good school?

Fammatre Elementary ranks 1735 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fammatre Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 456 students attended Fammatre Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fammatre Elementary?

Students at Fammatre Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 33% White, 16% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Fammatre Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fammatre Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Price Charter Middle High : Branham High

Fammatre Elementary

Summary:

Fammatre Elementary is a public charter elementary school in San Jose, California, serving 456 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Cambrian School District, which is ranked 173 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

While Fammatre's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, its 5th-grade performance is stronger. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.6% in 2017-2018 to 13.8% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Fammatre's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and low-income students lagging behind their peers. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rates have also increased, from 12.53% in 2020-2021 to 24.56% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Fammatre's performance is generally lower than the high-performing Sartorette Charter and Farnham Charter, but it outperforms some of the public schools in the San Jose Unified School District, such as Booksin Elementary and Reed Elementary. The high-performing Carlton Elementary and Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet, both in the Union Elementary School District, are notable outliers in the area with significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-5

2800 New Jersey Ave.
San Jose, CA 95124-1556

(408) 377-5480

District: Cambrian

SchoolDigger Rank:
1735^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,960

Students who attend Fammatre Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Price Charter Middle
High:	Branham High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 456

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.6%

White:

33.3%

Asian:

16.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fammatre Elementary ranks better than 70.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Cambrian School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.84. (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 Student population at Fammatre Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34.6%), White (33.3%), Asian (16%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cambrian School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fammatre Elementary is 23.3. 2 elementary schools in the Cambrian School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Fammatre Elementary employs 19.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fammatre Elementary is $5,960, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Cambrian School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fammatre Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fammatre Elementary 1735^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fammatre Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cambrian:

SchoolDigger ranks Cambrian 173^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fammatre Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	80.38	875^th	4809	81.8%
2005	88.58	562^nd	4822	88.3%
2006	86.49	664^th	4818	86.2%
2007	85.18	743^rd	5113	85.5%
2008	90.63	444^th	5113	91.3%
2009	88.54	553^rd	5193	89.4%
2010	87.70	590^th	5314	88.9%
2011	76.24	1193^rd	5377	77.8%
2012	80.86	980^th	5390	81.8%
2013	67.29	1703^rd	5530	69.2%
2015	82.66	1003^rd	5611	82.1%
2016	71.91	1438^th	5614	74.4%
2017	57.53	2149^th	5692	62.2%
2018	66.21	1753^rd	5662	69.0%
2019	71.74	1529^th	5789	73.6%
2022	88.12	796^th	5883	86.5%
2023	83.91	1004^th	5874	82.9%
2024	66.84	1735^th	5862	70.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	61.57	266^th	610	56.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	78.07	340^th	2420	86.0%
2024	57.36	780^th	2634	70.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.27	4033^rd	5084	20.7%
2019	45.27	2722^nd	5173	47.4%
2022	77.36	853^rd	5264	83.8%
2023	42.36	2875^th	5374	46.5%
2024	45.74	2694^th	5511	51.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.84	1375^th	5413	74.6%
2019	75.82	1270^th	5492	76.9%
2022	83.15	960^th	5635	83.0%
2023	81.88	1022^nd	5617	81.8%
2024	71.82	1411^th	5605	74.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	87.33	226^th	2585	91.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.71	2135^th	5431	60.7%
2019	64.88	1728^th	5510	68.6%
2022	89.71	639^th	5663	88.7%
2023	82.08	1012^th	5650	82.1%
2024	59.94	1980^th	5636	64.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	70.00	389^th	1154	66.3%
2023	63.38	545^th	1190	54.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.45	2442^nd	4830	49.4%
2019	34.69	3341^st	4963	32.7%
2022	59.19	1672^nd	5084	67.1%
2023	56.74	1837^th	5098	64.0%
2024	31.09	3656^th	5102	28.3%

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Rank History for White students at Fammatre Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.06	1758^th	2737	35.8%
2019	62.30	1123^rd	2834	60.4%
2022	77.17	552^nd	2726	79.8%
2023	79.40	444^th	2662	83.3%
2024	62.06	1062^nd	2647	59.9%

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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

All ratings (Avg rating: 2.3)

33%

67%

Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, November 30, 2018

I was told that this is the best school in the Cambrian District! I transferred my daughter in her 5th grade school year from Bagby. Fammatre's academic teaching level, no tolerance for bullying and high positive energy makes for an amazing school. I wish I transferred my daughter sooner. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Fammatre Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	360	3	28	51	2	n/a	n/a	0	444
1989	350	5	28	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	439
1990	356	2	26	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	432
1991	367	5	21	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	435
1992	371	9	26	61	1	n/a	n/a	0	468
1993	392	11	30	54	2	n/a	n/a	0	489
1994	381	13	29	58	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
1995	362	18	42	86	9	n/a	n/a	0	517
1996	362	18	42	86	9	n/a	n/a	0	517
1997	357	16	46	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	503
1998	339	13	49	77	1	n/a	n/a	0	479
1999	339	13	50	80	1	n/a	n/a	0	483
2000	300	20	46	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	457
2001	308	19	50	79	1	n/a	n/a	3	460
2002	253	10	60	83	4	n/a	n/a	0	410
2003	253	10	60	83	4	n/a	n/a	0	410
2004	230	12	63	98	3	n/a	n/a	0	406
2005	251	9	63	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	454
2006	254	13	74	139	3	n/a	n/a	0	483
2007	256	14	90	122	3	n/a	n/a	1	486
2008	247	12	95	119	5	n/a	n/a	0	478
2009	240	14	102	124	2	3	0	0	485
2010	247	14	113	107	1	11	3	0	496
2011	263	15	116	113	3	8	0	0	518
2012	251	15	109	100	3	8	15	0	501
2013	261	15	120	113	4	5	24	0	542
2014	255	14	112	111	4	6	34	0	536
2015	300	14	96	113	2	3	30	0	558
2016	266	18	89	126	4	2	48	0	553
2017	252	15	75	109	0	2	88	0	541
2018	243	12	90	106	0	1	80	0	532
2019	248	10	93	105	0	2	68	0	526
2020	252	7	89	109	0	3	72	0	532
2021	184	5	81	89	1	2	61	0	423
2022	186	3	94	134	1	4	58	0	480
2023	152	6	73	158	2	6	57	2	456

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 Fammatre Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	444	19.0	23.3	n/a
1989	439	18.5	23.7	n/a
1990	432	19.5	22.1	n/a
1991	435	19.0	22.8	n/a
1992	468	19.3	24.2	14.1
1993	489	19.0	25.7	16.4
1994	482	21.0	23.0	20.5
1995	517	21.0	24.6	24.2
1996	517	21.0	24.6	24.2
1997	503	23.0	21.9	18.3
1998	479	24.0	20.0	15.7
1999	483	24.0	20.1	17
2000	457	22.0	20.8	17.5
2001	460	23.0	20.0	14.9
2002	410	20.0	20.5	15.1
2003	410	20.0	20.5	15.1
2004	406	19.0	21.4	19
2005	454	22.0	20.6	21.6
2006	483	23.0	21.0	20.9
2007	486	22.0	22.1	15.1
2008	478	25.0	19.1	14.9
2009	485	22.0	19.0	18.1
2010	496	26.0	19.0	25.4
2011	518	n/a	n/a	15.3
2012	501	21.5	23.3	n/a
2013	542	21.5	25.2	13.1
2014	536	20.0	26.8	17.2
2015	558	22.0	25.3	18.8
2016	553	22.0	25.1	14.3
2017	541	23.0	23.5	14.8
2018	532	23.0	23.1	16.9
2019	526	22.0	23.9	14.8
2020	532	n/a	n/a	16.4
2021	423	18.0	23.5	12.5
2022	480	21.4	22.4	13.1
2023	456	19.5	23.3	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 Fammatre Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	444	19.0	23.3	n/a
1989	439	18.5	23.7	n/a
1990	432	19.5	22.1	n/a
1991	435	19.0	22.8	n/a
1992	468	19.3	24.2	14.1
1993	489	19.0	25.7	16.4
1994	482	21.0	23.0	20.5
1995	517	21.0	24.6	24.2
1996	517	21.0	24.6	24.2
1997	503	23.0	21.9	18.3
1998	479	24.0	20.0	15.7
1999	483	24.0	20.1	17
2000	457	22.0	20.8	17.5
2001	460	23.0	20.0	14.9
2002	410	20.0	20.5	15.1
2003	410	20.0	20.5	15.1
2004	406	19.0	21.4	19
2005	454	22.0	20.6	21.6
2006	483	23.0	21.0	20.9
2007	486	22.0	22.1	15.1
2008	478	25.0	19.1	14.9
2009	485	22.0	19.0	18.1
2010	496	26.0	19.0	25.4
2011	518	n/a	n/a	15.3
2012	501	21.5	23.3	n/a
2013	542	21.5	25.2	13.1
2014	536	20.0	26.8	17.2
2015	558	22.0	25.3	18.8
2016	553	22.0	25.1	14.3
2017	541	23.0	23.5	14.8
2018	532	23.0	23.1	16.9
2019	526	22.0	23.9	14.8
2020	532	n/a	n/a	16.4
2021	423	18.0	23.5	12.5
2022	480	21.4	22.4	13.1
2023	456	19.5	23.3	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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