Is Cedar Grove Elementary a good school?

Cedar Grove Elementary ranks 1750 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Grove Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 541 students attended Cedar Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Grove Elementary?

Students at Cedar Grove Elementary are 55% Asian, 33% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedar Grove Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Quimby Oak Middle High : Evergreen Valley High High : Mt. Pleasant High

Cedar Grove Elementary

Summary:

Cedar Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving 541 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Evergreen Elementary School District, which is ranked 327 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

While Cedar Grove Elementary has a consistent 3-star rating, its student performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Evergreen Elementary District and the state of California averages 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 at the end-of-course level was 53.65% at Cedar Grove, compared to 65.28% in the Evergreen Elementary District and 47.04% statewide. Similarly, in Mathematics at the end-of-course level, Cedar Grove had 45.4% proficient or better, compared to 61.05% in the district and 35.54% statewide. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learner students and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing relatively well.

Interestingly, Carolyn A. Clark Elementary, another school in the Evergreen Elementary District, consistently outperforms Cedar Grove Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels, while Katherine R. Smith Elementary, also in the district, performs significantly worse. The high percentage of low-income students and the increasing chronic absenteeism rate at Cedar Grove Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's relatively lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. Addressing these challenges could be important next steps for the school to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

2702 Sugar Plum Dr.
San Jose, CA 95148-2042

(408) 270-4958

District: Evergreen Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1750^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,195

Students who attend Cedar Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Quimby Oak Middle
High:	Evergreen Valley High
	Mt. Pleasant High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 541

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.7%

Hispanic:

32.5%

Two or more races:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cedar Grove Elementary ranks better than 70.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Evergreen Elementary School District. (See more...)

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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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cedar Grove Elementary is $6,195, which is the 6^th highest among 13 elementary schools in the Evergreen Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cedar Grove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cedar Grove Elementary 1750^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cedar Grove Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Evergreen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen Elementary 327^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cedar Grove Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cedar Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.30	1606^th	4809	66.6%
2005	61.67	1671^st	4822	65.3%
2006	66.65	1481^st	4818	69.3%
2007	63.99	1641^st	5113	67.9%
2008	61.99	1767^th	5113	65.4%
2009	55.07	2179^th	5193	58.0%
2010	57.15	2152^nd	5314	59.5%
2011	58.04	2142^nd	5377	60.2%
2012	61.98	1939^th	5390	64.0%
2013	59.22	2160^th	5530	60.9%
2015	54.94	2184^th	5611	61.1%
2016	56.79	2137^th	5614	61.9%
2017	53.55	2349^th	5692	58.7%
2018	53.16	2378^th	5662	58.0%
2019	59.21	2116^th	5789	63.4%
2022	56.73	2194^th	5883	62.7%
2023	61.08	2009^th	5874	65.8%
2024	66.52	1750^th	5862	70.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cedar Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.04	697^th	3246	78.5%
2019	68.35	577^th	3275	82.4%
2022	92.61	138^th	3311	95.8%
2023	73.88	405^th	3250	87.5%
2024	74.45	327^th	3160	89.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cedar Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.65	2315^th	5084	54.5%
2019	59.13	1824^th	5173	64.7%
2022	47.21	2452^nd	5264	53.4%
2023	49.10	2429^th	5374	54.8%
2024	66.30	1440^th	5511	73.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Cedar Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.31	2421^st	5413	55.3%
2019	53.06	2329^th	5492	57.6%
2022	54.39	2191^st	5635	61.1%
2023	53.45	2231^st	5617	60.3%
2024	65.51	1680^th	5605	70.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cedar Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.67	440^th	2128	79.3%
2019	71.26	486^th	2585	81.2%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Cedar Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.55	2253^rd	5431	58.5%
2019	62.26	1861^st	5510	66.2%
2022	57.71	2066^th	5663	63.5%
2023	66.05	1679^th	5650	70.3%
2024	64.97	1749^th	5636	69.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cedar Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.34	802^nd	1071	25.1%
2019	36.62	845^th	1149	26.5%
2022	33.51	870^th	1154	24.6%
2023	35.48	871^st	1190	26.8%
2024	38.45	866^th	1203	28.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cedar Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.51	4667^th	4830	3.4%
2019	20.12	4370^th	4963	11.9%
2022	25.73	4063^rd	5084	20.1%
2023	40.48	2871^st	5098	43.7%
2024	46.62	2498^th	5102	51.0%

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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 Cedar Grove Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	238	72	219	217	10	n/a	n/a	0	756
1989	225	63	270	226	6	n/a	n/a	0	790
1990	226	58	265	207	5	n/a	n/a	0	761
1991	200	56	299	200	7	n/a	n/a	0	762
1992	204	61	322	207	7	n/a	n/a	0	801
1993	205	56	333	233	9	n/a	n/a	0	836
1994	176	53	355	219	7	n/a	n/a	0	810
1995	169	58	346	239	9	n/a	n/a	0	821
1996	169	58	346	239	9	n/a	n/a	0	821
1997	157	53	360	252	9	n/a	n/a	0	831
1998	158	56	387	242	9	n/a	n/a	0	852
1999	138	52	375	249	7	n/a	n/a	0	821
2000	125	63	390	224	4	n/a	n/a	0	806
2001	109	60	404	232	5	n/a	n/a	1	811
2002	107	42	401	237	6	n/a	n/a	0	793
2003	107	42	401	237	6	n/a	n/a	0	793
2004	100	48	390	256	4	n/a	n/a	0	798
2005	78	36	377	262	4	n/a	n/a	0	757
2006	60	38	358	278	6	n/a	n/a	0	740
2007	55	39	334	270	4	n/a	n/a	2	704
2008	47	19	341	277	4	n/a	n/a	0	688
2009	45	20	349	255	2	7	0	0	678
2010	51	18	443	262	0	8	1	0	783
2011	55	24	451	248	0	6	8	0	792
2012	41	0	455	241	1	33	8	0	779
2013	45	23	448	242	2	9	17	0	786
2014	40	20	418	224	1	12	25	0	740
2015	31	16	432	218	0	10	35	0	742
2016	26	12	377	212	2	8	32	0	669
2017	28	16	345	208	3	10	34	0	644
2018	25	9	358	182	1	5	39	0	619
2019	23	12	356	166	5	3	25	0	590
2020	21	12	355	171	3	3	29	0	594
2021	18	8	328	163	3	5	31	0	556
2022	17	8	302	171	2	4	29	0	533
2023	19	11	296	176	5	5	29	0	541

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 Cedar Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	756	29.0	26.0	n/a
1989	790	30.5	25.9	n/a
1990	761	29.5	25.7	n/a
1991	762	30.5	24.9	n/a
1992	801	31.0	25.8	23.2
1993	836	30.5	27.4	18.9
1994	810	30.5	26.6	16
1995	821	30.0	27.4	28.4
1996	821	30.0	27.4	28.4
1997	831	31.0	26.8	26
1998	852	36.0	23.7	27
1999	821	37.0	22.2	28.1
2000	806	37.0	21.8	28
2001	811	35.0	23.2	21.4
2002	793	34.0	23.3	31.3
2003	793	34.0	23.3	31.3
2004	798	35.0	22.8	31.2
2005	757	35.0	21.6	34.2
2006	740	33.0	22.4	32.8
2007	704	32.0	22.0	37.6
2008	688	33.0	20.8	33
2009	678	30.0	21.2	33.6
2010	783	36.5	21.4	34.9
2011	792	n/a	n/a	32.1
2012	779	31.6	24.5	39.9
2013	786	30.5	25.7	37.3
2014	740	29.0	25.5	37.2
2015	742	29.0	25.5	38.4
2016	669	27.0	24.7	38.6
2017	644	25.0	25.7	34.6
2018	619	23.0	26.9	40.4
2019	590	21.5	27.4	41.4
2020	594	n/a	n/a	38.4
2021	556	24.0	23.1	35.3
2022	533	23.0	23.1	42.2
2023	541	22.0	24.5	47

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 Cedar Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	756	29.0	26.0	n/a
1989	790	30.5	25.9	n/a
1990	761	29.5	25.7	n/a
1991	762	30.5	24.9	n/a
1992	801	31.0	25.8	23.2
1993	836	30.5	27.4	18.9
1994	810	30.5	26.6	16
1995	821	30.0	27.4	28.4
1996	821	30.0	27.4	28.4
1997	831	31.0	26.8	26
1998	852	36.0	23.7	27
1999	821	37.0	22.2	28.1
2000	806	37.0	21.8	28
2001	811	35.0	23.2	21.4
2002	793	34.0	23.3	31.3
2003	793	34.0	23.3	31.3
2004	798	35.0	22.8	31.2
2005	757	35.0	21.6	34.2
2006	740	33.0	22.4	32.8
2007	704	32.0	22.0	37.6
2008	688	33.0	20.8	33
2009	678	30.0	21.2	33.6
2010	783	36.5	21.4	34.9
2011	792	n/a	n/a	32.1
2012	779	31.6	24.5	39.9
2013	786	30.5	25.7	37.3
2014	740	29.0	25.5	37.2
2015	742	29.0	25.5	38.4
2016	669	27.0	24.7	38.6
2017	644	25.0	25.7	34.6
2018	619	23.0	26.9	40.4
2019	590	21.5	27.4	41.4
2020	594	n/a	n/a	38.4
2021	556	24.0	23.1	35.3
2022	533	23.0	23.1	42.2
2023	541	22.0	24.5	47

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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