Is Benjamin Bubb Elementary a good school?

Yes. Benjamin Bubb Elementary ranks in the top 7.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Benjamin Bubb Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 339 students attended Benjamin Bubb Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Bubb Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary are 32% Asian, 30% White, 19% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Bubb Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Bubb Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Isaac Newton Graham Middle High : Mountain View High

Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Summary:

Benjamin Bubb Elementary is a public elementary school in Mountain View, California, serving 339 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Mountain View Whisman School District, which is ranked 302 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Benjamin Bubb Elementary consistently ranks among the top California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 185 and 465 over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 73.41% of Benjamin Bubb students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 62.14% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 74.43% of Benjamin Bubb students were proficient or better, compared to 58.08% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, with high rankings in the state for Asian, White, and Multi-racial students.

While Benjamin Bubb Elementary outperforms the nearby Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary and Edith Landels Elementary, its academic performance is not as strong as the top-performing schools in the neighboring Los Altos Elementary School District, such as Oak Avenue Elementary, Springer Elementary, and Covington Elementary. Additionally, the school's performance for low-income students is relatively lower, and the chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 3.9% in 2018-2019 to 11.1% in 2022-2023, which may impact academic achievement if not addressed.

Detail:

Public K-5

525 Hans Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94040-3103

(650) 526-3480

District: Mountain View Whisman

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

Students who attend Benjamin Bubb Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Isaac Newton Graham Middle
High:	Mountain View High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.7

Number of students: 339

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.6%

White:

30.1%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Benjamin Bubb Elementary ranks better than 92.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Mountain View Whisman School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.57. (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 Benjamin Bubb Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (31.6%), White (30.1%), Hispanic (19.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benjamin Bubb Elementary is 18.7, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Mountain View Whisman School District. (See more...)

Compare Benjamin Bubb Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Benjamin Bubb Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin Bubb Elementary 465^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Benjamin Bubb Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mountain View Whisman:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain View Whisman 302^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Benjamin Bubb Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	84.68	719^th	4809	85.0%
2005	90.06	482^nd	4822	90.0%
2006	83.85	790^th	4818	83.6%
2007	84.39	778^th	5113	84.8%
2008	83.08	833^rd	5113	83.7%
2009	78.59	1067^th	5193	79.5%
2010	79.83	1014^th	5314	80.9%
2011	79.52	1030^th	5377	80.8%
2012	86.77	635^th	5390	88.2%
2013	89.17	523^rd	5530	90.5%
2015	94.02	381^st	5611	93.2%
2016	91.70	517^th	5614	90.8%
2017	94.59	360^th	5692	93.7%
2018	92.46	483^rd	5662	91.5%
2019	94.46	337^th	5789	94.2%
2022	97.23	185^th	5883	96.9%
2023	94.35	401^st	5874	93.2%
2024	93.57	465^th	5862	92.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.47	121^st	339	64.3%
2019	79.08	73^rd	445	83.6%
2022	80.18	90^th	610	85.2%
2023	72.49	183^rd	669	72.6%
2024	76.95	144^th	669	78.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	64.80	684^th	3275	79.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.51	1878^th	5084	63.1%
2019	51.18	2324^th	5173	55.1%
2022	82.98	638^th	5264	87.9%
2024	77.88	931^st	5511	83.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.04	614^th	5413	88.7%
2019	90.21	549^th	5492	90.0%
2022	97.68	84^th	5635	98.5%
2023	89.58	654^th	5617	88.4%
2024	90.31	601^st	5605	89.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.22	375^th	5431	93.1%
2019	95.84	186^th	5510	96.6%
2022	94.34	356^th	5663	93.7%
2023	95.60	253^rd	5650	95.5%
2024	93.10	415^th	5636	92.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.41	96^th	1071	91.0%
2019	83.84	50^th	1149	95.6%
2022	83.53	68^th	1154	94.1%
2023	90.09	3^rd	1190	99.7%
2024	81.67	124^th	1203	89.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.61	1596^th	4830	67.0%
2019	74.39	948^th	4963	80.9%
2022	85.41	531^st	5084	89.6%

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Rank History for White students at Benjamin Bubb Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.82	160^th	2737	94.2%
2019	85.74	240^th	2834	91.5%
2022	93.86	17^th	2726	99.4%
2023	86.94	196^th	2662	92.6%
2024	80.69	396^th	2647	85.0%

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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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by a citizen
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Bubb Elementary has changed a lot since I attended school there, yet still contains the same charm. I attended school there from 1999 to 2005 and could not have asked for a better experience. I remember almost all of my teachers and the life lessons they taught us. Bubb brought the community together in such a magnificent way and has given me amazing memories to cherish. I met my lifelong best friends there and am truly grateful for the school. Anyone in the Mountain View, CA area knows how great of an elementary school Bubb really is. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Benjamin Bubb Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	273	14	81	69	2	n/a	n/a	0	439
1989	328	9	79	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	492
1990	356	14	79	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	534
1991	387	13	73	85	2	n/a	n/a	0	560
1992	391	7	86	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1993	403	6	90	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1994	400	3	93	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	575
1995	426	9	105	85	1	n/a	n/a	0	626
1996	426	9	105	85	1	n/a	n/a	0	626
1997	430	13	97	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	625
1998	426	16	129	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	647
1999	264	19	92	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	506
2000	259	9	91	100	3	n/a	n/a	0	462
2001	259	10	88	94	4	n/a	n/a	0	455
2002	235	9	101	99	3	n/a	n/a	0	447
2003	235	9	101	99	3	n/a	n/a	0	447
2004	241	9	109	105	4	n/a	n/a	2	470
2005	209	10	95	121	2	n/a	n/a	11	448
2006	197	12	90	137	5	n/a	n/a	28	469
2007	206	13	106	167	6	n/a	n/a	35	533
2008	234	19	92	171	2	n/a	n/a	0	518
2009	241	22	101	155	2	1	21	0	543
2010	239	21	107	181	3	3	21	0	575
2011	216	17	84	212	1	2	62	0	594
2012	215	10	91	199	1	1	65	0	582
2013	220	9	90	188	1	1	72	0	581
2014	207	9	87	161	0	1	72	0	537
2015	215	8	99	160	0	1	79	0	562
2016	204	8	102	147	0	2	93	0	556
2017	212	5	118	134	0	2	94	0	565
2018	224	4	127	120	0	0	96	0	571
2019	213	7	134	119	0	0	102	0	575
2020	175	4	115	91	0	0	87	0	472
2021	132	3	111	67	0	0	72	0	385
2022	108	3	114	65	0	0	67	0	357
2023	102	1	107	65	0	0	64	0	339

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 Benjamin Bubb Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	439	21.5	20.4	n/a
1989	492	23.0	21.3	n/a
1990	534	25.5	20.9	n/a
1991	560	25.0	22.4	n/a
1992	559	25.4	22.0	9.5
1993	571	25.0	22.8	11.6
1994	575	25.0	23.0	11.3
1995	626	27.0	23.2	9.9
1996	626	27.0	23.2	9.9
1997	625	33.0	18.9	13.4
1998	647	35.5	18.2	10.8
1999	506	28.0	18.1	26.7
2000	462	24.0	19.3	16.7
2001	455	25.5	17.8	16
2002	447	22.0	20.3	15.4
2003	447	22.0	20.3	15.4
2004	470	23.0	20.4	20.9
2005	448	21.8	20.6	32.7
2006	469	23.0	20.4	39.2
2007	533	26.6	20.0	36.3
2008	518	30.6	16.9	26.1
2009	543	27.5	18.0	33.9
2010	575	26.5	21.7	35
2011	594	n/a	n/a	35.2
2012	582	23.6	24.6	n/a
2013	581	25.2	22.9	27.9
2014	537	23.2	23.1	26.4
2015	562	22.0	25.5	24.2
2016	556	24.0	23.1	22.8
2017	565	23.0	24.5	19.1
2018	571	25.0	22.8	18.6
2019	575	25.0	22.9	17.7
2020	472	n/a	n/a	19.5
2021	385	20.1	19.1	14.5
2022	357	16.5	21.5	14.3
2023	339	18.0	18.7	14.7

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 Benjamin Bubb Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	439	21.5	20.4	n/a
1989	492	23.0	21.3	n/a
1990	534	25.5	20.9	n/a
1991	560	25.0	22.4	n/a
1992	559	25.4	22.0	9.5
1993	571	25.0	22.8	11.6
1994	575	25.0	23.0	11.3
1995	626	27.0	23.2	9.9
1996	626	27.0	23.2	9.9
1997	625	33.0	18.9	13.4
1998	647	35.5	18.2	10.8
1999	506	28.0	18.1	26.7
2000	462	24.0	19.3	16.7
2001	455	25.5	17.8	16
2002	447	22.0	20.3	15.4
2003	447	22.0	20.3	15.4
2004	470	23.0	20.4	20.9
2005	448	21.8	20.6	32.7
2006	469	23.0	20.4	39.2
2007	533	26.6	20.0	36.3
2008	518	30.6	16.9	26.1
2009	543	27.5	18.0	33.9
2010	575	26.5	21.7	35
2011	594	n/a	n/a	35.2
2012	582	23.6	24.6	n/a
2013	581	25.2	22.9	27.9
2014	537	23.2	23.1	26.4
2015	562	22.0	25.5	24.2
2016	556	24.0	23.1	22.8
2017	565	23.0	24.5	19.1
2018	571	25.0	22.8	18.6
2019	575	25.0	22.9	17.7
2020	472	n/a	n/a	19.5
2021	385	20.1	19.1	14.5
2022	357	16.5	21.5	14.3
2023	339	18.0	18.7	14.7

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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