Is Tom Matsumoto Elementary a good school?

Yes. Tom Matsumoto Elementary ranks in the top 5.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tom Matsumoto Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 753 students attended Tom Matsumoto Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tom Matsumoto Elementary?

Students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary are 74% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Tom Matsumoto Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tom Matsumoto Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chaboya Middle High : Evergreen Valley High

Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Summary:

Tom Matsumoto Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving 757 students in grades K-6 and part of the Evergreen Elementary School District.

Tom Matsumoto Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with exceptional academic performance. The school's students excel in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science, with 77.05%, 75.57%, and 69.03% of students, respectively, performing at or above proficiency levels. This strong performance is particularly notable in 4th grade, where 81.9% of students are proficient or better in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The school's diverse student population includes a significant Asian student population and a smaller but notable Hispanic student population, with the Asian students performing exceptionally well. Factors contributing to the school's success may include its low chronic absenteeism rate and relatively low student-teacher ratio.

When compared to nearby schools within the Evergreen Elementary School District, Tom Matsumoto Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic subjects. Other high-performing schools in the area include Silver Oak Elementary and Carolyn A. Clark Elementary, while some nearby schools, such as Holly Oak Elementary and John J. Montgomery Elementary, have lower academic performance and higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-6

4121 Mackin Woods Ln.
San Jose, CA 95135-1159

(408) 223-4873

District: Evergreen Elementary

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,000

Students who attend Tom Matsumoto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chaboya Middle
High:	Evergreen Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 753

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

73.6%

Hispanic:

14.1%

White:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 7.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tom Matsumoto Elementary ranks better than 94.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Evergreen Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.47. (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 Tom Matsumoto Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Evergreen Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (73.6%), Hispanic (14.1%), White (5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 7.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tom Matsumoto Elementary is 24.2, which is the 4^th best among 13 elementary schools in the Evergreen Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Tom Matsumoto Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tom Matsumoto Elementary is $6,000. 9 elementary schools in the Evergreen Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tom Matsumoto Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tom Matsumoto Elementary 306^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tom Matsumoto Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Tom Matsumoto Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	96.74	140^th	4809	97.1%
2005	95.44	189^th	4822	96.1%
2006	96.63	129^th	4818	97.3%
2007	97.38	85^th	5113	98.3%
2008	97.68	43^rd	5113	99.2%
2009	97.61	25^th	5193	99.5%
2010	96.91	36^th	5314	99.3%
2011	97.03	21^st	5377	99.6%
2012	97.11	11^th	5390	99.8%
2013	97.01	21^st	5530	99.6%
2015	98.70	36^th	5611	99.4%
2016	98.41	33^rd	5614	99.4%
2017	98.63	39^th	5692	99.3%
2018	98.25	50^th	5662	99.1%
2019	98.43	42^nd	5789	99.3%
2022	97.44	160^th	5883	97.3%
2023	97.08	180^th	5874	96.9%
2024	95.47	306^th	5862	94.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	62.27	259^th	610	57.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	98.24	55^th	3311	98.3%
2023	83.45	220^th	3250	93.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.08	561^st	2420	76.8%
2024	50.66	946^th	2634	64.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	87.87	435^th	5264	91.7%
2023	89.31	415^th	5374	92.3%
2024	94.42	267^th	5511	95.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	98.05	33^rd	5413	99.4%
2019	97.81	45^th	5492	99.2%
2022	96.45	191^st	5635	96.6%
2023	95.94	205^th	5617	96.4%
2024	94.57	325^th	5605	94.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	57.82	638^th	2227	71.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.60	80^th	5431	98.5%
2019	98.20	43^rd	5510	99.2%
2022	97.23	132^nd	5663	97.7%
2023	96.71	172^nd	5650	97.0%
2024	94.28	332^nd	5636	94.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.44	122^nd	1071	88.6%
2019	81.41	106^th	1149	90.8%
2022	78.41	189^th	1154	83.6%
2023	75.09	269^th	1190	77.4%
2024	74.73	302^nd	1203	74.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tom Matsumoto Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	64.39	1410^th	5084	72.3%
2023	76.07	918^th	5098	82.0%
2024	62.64	1530^th	5102	70.0%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

The school now looks like a youth detention facility. Shame on the new principal for creating barriers that restrict parent and teacher interaction. She created more traffic congestion; which has the opposite effect of making students safer and relieving foot traffic. These barriers make it harder for parents to retrieve their children and restricts access to classrooms if parents need to communicate with their child's teacher. This principal is rapidly creating a closed-door policy as she has a done as a former principal of Holly Oak Elementary years back. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, June 15, 2009

Awesome school. They focus on the family with exceptional teachers that really care about each kid that they have.

I could not recommend this school any higher. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Tom Matsumoto Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	83	15	216	70	3	n/a	n/a	0	387
2000	95	17	321	79	2	n/a	n/a	0	514
2001	108	18	427	79	2	n/a	n/a	0	634
2002	113	14	677	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	883
2003	113	14	677	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	883
2004	83	16	733	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
2005	81	17	643	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	814
2006	68	15	711	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	868
2007	63	18	748	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	894
2008	62	15	786	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	918
2009	62	15	873	49	2	6	0	0	1007
2010	41	12	747	36	2	4	1	0	843
2011	42	11	811	35	0	4	4	0	907
2012	45	0	822	26	0	13	7	0	913
2013	36	7	769	34	0	0	16	0	862
2014	36	7	737	38	0	0	18	0	836
2015	38	4	730	32	0	0	16	0	820
2016	36	5	669	30	1	0	21	0	762
2017	42	4	641	26	1	0	26	0	740
2018	43	2	617	32	1	1	25	0	721
2019	36	1	568	35	1	0	16	0	657
2020	33	5	527	45	1	0	19	0	630
2021	38	15	602	100	0	0	45	0	800
2022	32	14	564	106	0	2	53	1	772
2023	30	11	572	96	3	1	44	0	757
2024	38	18	554	106	3	1	33	0	753

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 Tom Matsumoto Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	387	17.0	22.8	5.4
2000	514	24.0	21.4	4.9
2001	634	31.0	20.5	3.9
2002	883	38.0	23.2	4.4
2003	883	38.0	23.2	4.4
2004	899	39.0	23.1	5.1
2005	814	37.0	22.0	3.7
2006	868	38.5	22.5	5.5
2007	894	39.0	22.9	4.6
2008	918	42.3	21.7	2.9
2009	1007	44.0	21.4	2.8
2010	843	40.1	21.0	5.6
2011	907	n/a	n/a	4.2
2012	913	35.9	25.3	4.3
2013	862	34.0	25.3	3.9
2014	836	34.0	24.5	4.3
2015	820	32.0	25.6	4.1
2016	762	30.0	25.4	5.1
2017	740	26.5	27.9	3.8
2018	721	27.5	26.2	4.9
2019	657	24.7	26.5	7
2020	630	n/a	n/a	7.1
2021	800	32.2	24.8	8.1
2022	772	33.3	23.1	10.8
2023	757	30.7	24.6	11.5
2024	753	31.0	24.2	7.2

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 Tom Matsumoto Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	387	17.0	22.8	5.4
2000	514	24.0	21.4	4.9
2001	634	31.0	20.5	3.9
2002	883	38.0	23.2	4.4
2003	883	38.0	23.2	4.4
2004	899	39.0	23.1	5.1
2005	814	37.0	22.0	3.7
2006	868	38.5	22.5	5.5
2007	894	39.0	22.9	4.6
2008	918	42.3	21.7	2.9
2009	1007	44.0	21.4	2.8
2010	843	40.1	21.0	5.6
2011	907	n/a	n/a	4.2
2012	913	35.9	25.3	4.3
2013	862	34.0	25.3	3.9
2014	836	34.0	24.5	4.3
2015	820	32.0	25.6	4.1
2016	762	30.0	25.4	5.1
2017	740	26.5	27.9	3.8
2018	721	27.5	26.2	4.9
2019	657	24.7	26.5	7
2020	630	n/a	n/a	7.1
2021	800	32.2	24.8	8.1
2022	772	33.3	23.1	10.8
2023	757	30.7	24.6	11.5
2024	753	31.0	24.2	7.2

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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