Is Santee Elementary a good school?

Santee Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Santee Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 359 students attended Santee Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Santee Elementary?

Students at Santee Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 14% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Santee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santee Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bridges Academy High : Yerba Buena High

Santee Elementary

Summary:

Santee Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 359. The school is part of the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District, which is ranked 999 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Santee Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 3,681 out of 5,614 schools in 2015-2016 to 5,717 out of 5,862 schools in the current 2023-2024 school year. The school has maintained a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Santee Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the district and the state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with only 15.54% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 8.1% proficient in Mathematics. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 5.8% to 42.9% over the past few years.

In comparison, the nearby Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary, Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary, and McKinley Elementary all perform significantly better than Santee Elementary in academic proficiency, with higher percentages of students meeting or exceeding standards in ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, the charter schools in the area, such as Alpha: Jose Hernandez, Alpha: Blanca Alvarado, and Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory, generally outperform Santee Elementary and the other nearby traditional public schools in academic proficiency.

Detail:

Public K-6

1313 Audubon Dr.
San Jose, CA 95122-3211

(408) 283-6450

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5717^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Santee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bridges Academy
High:	Yerba Buena High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 359

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

Asian:

14.2%

African American:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Santee Elementary ranks worse than 97.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.15. (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

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Santee Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Santee Elementary 5717^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Santee Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Franklin-McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin-McKinley Elementary 999^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Santee Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Santee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	10.64	4637^th	4809	3.6%
2005	10.18	4648^th	4822	3.6%
2006	7.38	4726^th	4818	1.9%
2007	7.16	5040^th	5113	1.4%
2008	9.79	4930^th	5113	3.6%
2009	17.24	4605^th	5193	11.3%
2010	16.52	4815^th	5314	9.4%
2011	19.90	4690^th	5377	12.8%
2012	5.26	5333^rd	5390	1.1%
2013	19.64	4764^th	5530	13.9%
2015	22.90	4336^th	5611	22.7%
2016	31.10	3681^st	5614	34.4%
2017	22.18	4501^st	5692	20.9%
2018	20.85	4618^th	5662	18.4%
2019	16.22	5140^th	5789	11.2%
2022	13.67	5480^th	5883	6.9%
2023	11.98	5581^st	5874	5.0%
2024	9.15	5717^th	5862	2.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Santee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.33	2233^rd	3246	31.2%
2019	34.97	2129^th	3275	35.0%
2022	35.57	2157^th	3311	34.9%
2023	22.33	3029^th	3250	6.8%
2024	20.47	3058^th	3160	3.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Santee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.18	3757^th	5084	26.1%
2019	26.12	4150^th	5173	19.8%
2022	18.53	4749^th	5264	9.8%
2023	17.50	4873^rd	5374	9.3%
2024	10.18	5385^th	5511	2.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Santee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.81	4559^th	5413	15.8%
2019	15.66	4976^th	5492	9.4%
2022	13.45	5326^th	5635	5.5%
2023	11.42	5430^th	5617	3.3%
2024	12.45	5326^th	5605	5.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Santee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.73	4310^th	5431	20.6%
2019	19.22	4726^th	5510	14.2%
2022	15.23	5192^nd	5663	8.3%
2023	14.58	5202^nd	5650	7.9%
2024	7.56	5582^nd	5636	1.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Santee Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.05	3902^nd	4830	19.2%
2019	18.87	4448^th	4963	10.4%
2022	14.84	4810^th	5084	5.4%
2023	12.72	4921^st	5098	3.5%
2024	8.49	5039^th	5102	1.2%

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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 Santee Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	40	27	289	334	11	n/a	n/a	0	701
1989	13	25	297	374	9	n/a	n/a	0	718
1990	13	18	348	471	7	n/a	n/a	0	857
1991	8	11	282	421	2	n/a	n/a	0	724
1992	13	12	244	438	3	n/a	n/a	0	710
1993	16	13	228	448	3	n/a	n/a	0	708
1994	8	12	256	417	1	n/a	n/a	0	694
1995	12	17	256	463	4	n/a	n/a	0	752
1996	12	17	256	463	4	n/a	n/a	0	752
1997	13	33	221	489	1	n/a	n/a	0	757
1998	17	24	228	504	1	n/a	n/a	0	774
1999	10	19	205	507	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2000	13	14	203	483	0	n/a	n/a	0	713
2001	7	11	196	498	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
2002	4	6	180	475	3	n/a	n/a	0	668
2003	4	6	180	475	3	n/a	n/a	0	668
2004	5	6	164	480	2	n/a	n/a	0	657
2005	4	10	146	431	2	n/a	n/a	0	593
2006	3	13	150	397	2	n/a	n/a	0	565
2007	1	8	125	334	2	n/a	n/a	1	471
2008	6	9	113	335	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	463
2009	4	4	99	374	0	1	0	0	482
2010	7	3	81	379	0	1	4	0	475
2011	3	0	75	379	0	1	4	0	462
2012	2	4	87	365	0	1	3	0	462
2013	1	3	75	365	0	0	3	0	447
2014	1	3	59	402	0	0	3	0	468
2015	1	3	57	344	1	1	2	0	409
2016	2	3	58	374	0	1	2	0	440
2017	3	4	57	375	0	2	2	0	443
2018	3	1	45	374	0	2	0	0	425
2019	4	2	45	371	0	1	0	0	423
2020	6	3	49	354	0	1	0	0	413
2021	5	2	62	318	0	1	0	0	388
2022	2	0	48	310	2	0	1	0	363
2023	1	2	51	303	0	1	1	0	359

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 Santee Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	701	26.5	26.4	n/a
1989	718	28.0	25.6	n/a
1990	857	29.0	29.5	n/a
1991	724	27.0	26.8	n/a
1992	710	27.4	25.9	94.9
1993	708	29.0	24.4	95.1
1994	694	27.0	25.7	95
1995	752	25.0	30.1	93
1996	752	25.0	30.1	93
1997	757	32.0	23.7	94.3
1998	774	34.0	22.8	95
1999	741	34.0	21.8	92.7
2000	713	36.0	19.8	96.4
2001	712	35.0	20.3	92.7
2002	668	33.0	20.2	75.9
2003	668	33.0	20.2	75.9
2004	657	32.0	20.5	85.1
2005	593	30.0	19.8	88.2
2006	565	27.0	20.9	79.6
2007	471	24.0	19.6	90.9
2008	463	25.0	18.5	87.5
2009	482	22.0	19.3	90.5
2010	475	21.0	22.6	93.9
2011	462	n/a	n/a	93.3
2012	462	18.0	25.6	n/a
2013	447	17.0	26.2	84.1
2014	468	17.0	27.5	96.2
2015	409	17.0	24.0	98
2016	440	20.0	22.0	97.5
2017	443	20.0	22.1	90.1
2018	425	19.0	22.3	88.9
2019	423	17.0	24.8	92.4
2020	413	n/a	n/a	87.4
2021	388	19.0	20.4	88.4
2022	363	19.0	19.1	69.1
2023	359	18.0	19.9	63.5

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 Santee Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	701	26.5	26.4	n/a
1989	718	28.0	25.6	n/a
1990	857	29.0	29.5	n/a
1991	724	27.0	26.8	n/a
1992	710	27.4	25.9	94.9
1993	708	29.0	24.4	95.1
1994	694	27.0	25.7	95
1995	752	25.0	30.1	93
1996	752	25.0	30.1	93
1997	757	32.0	23.7	94.3
1998	774	34.0	22.8	95
1999	741	34.0	21.8	92.7
2000	713	36.0	19.8	96.4
2001	712	35.0	20.3	92.7
2002	668	33.0	20.2	75.9
2003	668	33.0	20.2	75.9
2004	657	32.0	20.5	85.1
2005	593	30.0	19.8	88.2
2006	565	27.0	20.9	79.6
2007	471	24.0	19.6	90.9
2008	463	25.0	18.5	87.5
2009	482	22.0	19.3	90.5
2010	475	21.0	22.6	93.9
2011	462	n/a	n/a	93.3
2012	462	18.0	25.6	n/a
2013	447	17.0	26.2	84.1
2014	468	17.0	27.5	96.2
2015	409	17.0	24.0	98
2016	440	20.0	22.0	97.5
2017	443	20.0	22.1	90.1
2018	425	19.0	22.3	88.9
2019	423	17.0	24.8	92.4
2020	413	n/a	n/a	87.4
2021	388	19.0	20.4	88.4
2022	363	19.0	19.1	69.1
2023	359	18.0	19.9	63.5

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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