Is Christopher Elementary a good school?

Christopher Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Christopher Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 423 students attended Christopher Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Elementary?

Students at Christopher Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Christopher Elementary attend?

Students who attend Christopher Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Davis (Caroline) Intermediate High : Andrew P. Hill High

Christopher Elementary

Summary:

Christopher Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 415 students. The school is part of the Oak Grove Elementary District, which is ranked 689 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Christopher Elementary has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a rank of 3,028 out of 5,390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to a rank of 5,617 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has notably higher chronic absenteeism rates (37.6%) compared to nearby schools like Stipe (Samuel) Elementary (34.8%) and Hayes Elementary (33.1%). Additionally, Christopher Elementary consistently underperforms the Oak Grove Elementary District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with only 17.43% and 17.28% of its students proficient or better, respectively, in 2023-2024.

The school's student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, all perform significantly worse than their counterparts in the state. This, coupled with the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (61.2%) and the relatively high student-teacher ratio (25.9), suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic outcomes. Interestingly, the nearby charter schools, such as Rocketship Spark Academy and Rocketship Rising Stars, consistently outperform Christopher Elementary and the surrounding public schools in test scores and student subgroup performance.

Detail:

Public K-8

565 Coyote Rd.
San Jose, CA 95111-2599

(408) 227-8550

District: Oak Grove Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5617^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,071

Students who attend Christopher Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High:	Andrew P. Hill High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 423

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

Asian:

14.9%

White:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Christopher Elementary ranks worse than 95.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Oak Grove Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.01. (See more...)

Compare Details Christopher Elementary ranks worse than 77.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.29. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.1%), Asian (14.9%), White (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Oak Grove Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Christopher Elementary is 24.5, which is the 6^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Oak Grove Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Christopher Elementary employs 17.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Christopher Elementary is $12,071, which is the 4^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Oak Grove Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Christopher Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Christopher Elementary 5617^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Christopher Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Christopher Elementary 2153^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Christopher Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Oak Grove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Grove Elementary 689^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Christopher Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.12	3478^th	4809	27.7%
2005	20.80	3913^th	4822	18.9%
2006	30.72	3258^th	4818	32.4%
2007	38.35	3018^th	5113	41.0%
2008	31.70	3470^th	5113	32.1%
2009	31.05	3628^th	5193	30.1%
2010	44.23	2903^rd	5314	45.4%
2011	38.20	3371^st	5377	37.3%
2012	43.71	3028^th	5390	43.8%
2013	32.88	3821^st	5530	30.9%
2015	31.12	3613^th	5611	35.6%
2016	23.05	4343^rd	5614	22.6%
2017	32.38	3653^rd	5692	35.8%
2018	30.63	3782^nd	5662	33.2%
2019	32.37	3741^st	5789	35.4%
2022	15.94	5276^th	5883	10.3%
2023	12.94	5496^th	5874	6.4%
2024	11.01	5617^th	5862	4.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.71	1317^th	3246	59.4%
2019	42.81	1618^th	3275	50.6%
2022	32.71	2393^rd	3311	27.7%
2023	39.51	1859^th	3250	42.8%
2024	34.92	2183^rd	3160	30.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.81	3114^th	5084	38.7%
2019	42.21	2957^th	5173	42.8%
2022	13.63	5044^th	5264	4.2%
2023	13.31	5151^st	5374	4.1%
2024	10.29	5373^rd	5511	2.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.37	3523^rd	5413	34.9%
2019	22.21	4445^th	5492	19.1%
2022	14.90	5194^th	5635	7.8%
2023	10.17	5498^th	5617	2.1%
2024	7.97	5548^th	5605	1.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.89	3710^th	5431	31.7%
2019	43.90	2778^th	5510	49.6%
2022	18.83	4827^th	5663	14.8%
2023	18.41	4878^th	5650	13.7%
2024	14.97	5157^th	5636	8.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.69	3372^nd	4830	30.2%
2019	34.82	3328^th	4963	32.9%
2022	15.06	4797^th	5084	5.6%
2023	13.60	4873^rd	5098	4.4%
2024	12.30	4912^th	5102	3.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Christopher Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2012	54.32	971^st	2259	57.0%
2013	34.75	1570^th	2379	34.0%
2015	35.34	1466^th	2477	40.8%
2016	32.80	1556^th	2497	37.7%
2017	33.27	1582^nd	2508	36.9%
2018	51.57	1051^st	2480	57.6%
2019	44.71	1304^th	2715	52.0%
2022	30.46	1756^th	2740	35.9%
2023	20.66	2229^th	2802	20.4%
2024	22.29	2153^rd	2777	22.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	29.27	1163^rd	1442	19.3%
2023	32.98	1076^th	1529	29.6%
2024	48.32	478^th	1477	67.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.71	681^st	2230	69.5%
2019	59.00	756^th	2369	68.1%
2022	35.67	1489^th	2458	39.4%
2023	18.96	2212^th	2549	13.2%
2024	18.00	2257^th	2575	12.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.60	917^th	2262	59.5%
2019	55.69	918^th	2380	61.4%
2022	24.31	1868^th	2509	25.5%
2023	20.45	2083^rd	2547	18.2%
2024	15.39	2276^th	2546	10.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.36	1388^th	2273	38.9%
2019	18.03	2057^th	2407	14.5%
2022	37.49	1411^th	2527	44.2%
2023	24.39	1897^th	2558	25.8%
2024	33.53	1535^th	2547	39.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Christopher Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.56	627^th	2072	69.7%
2019	51.58	896^th	2213	59.5%
2022	37.82	1363^rd	2359	42.2%
2023	22.97	1908^th	2391	20.2%
2024	23.28	1883^rd	2383	21.0%

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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 Christopher Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	245	46	46	293	13	n/a	n/a	0	643
1989	162	48	54	256	4	n/a	n/a	0	524
1990	134	24	60	283	7	n/a	n/a	0	508
1991	151	27	88	272	5	n/a	n/a	0	543
1992	137	32	83	299	3	n/a	n/a	0	554
1993	126	26	75	301	2	n/a	n/a	0	530
1994	112	31	67	328	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1995	91	27	63	355	2	n/a	n/a	0	538
1996	91	27	63	355	2	n/a	n/a	0	538
1997	96	35	66	361	3	n/a	n/a	0	561
1998	79	42	64	410	4	n/a	n/a	0	599
1999	75	40	76	422	3	n/a	n/a	0	616
2000	44	29	65	401	2	n/a	n/a	0	541
2001	39	16	56	386	2	n/a	n/a	21	520
2002	30	17	55	407	3	n/a	n/a	32	544
2003	30	17	55	407	3	n/a	n/a	32	544
2004	25	17	44	415	5	n/a	n/a	30	536
2005	27	12	51	419	7	n/a	n/a	20	536
2006	20	10	58	415	4	n/a	n/a	19	526
2007	16	11	58	416	4	n/a	n/a	17	522
2008	12	7	54	426	9	n/a	n/a	0	508
2009	13	8	48	398	4	3	12	0	486
2010	9	12	45	375	5	7	9	0	462
2011	11	11	45	381	2	7	3	0	460
2012	12	13	44	417	2	8	10	0	506
2013	10	11	39	423	2	7	4	0	496
2014	4	10	37	457	2	7	2	0	519
2015	5	13	33	404	0	6	2	0	463
2016	4	13	32	378	2	8	2	0	439
2017	5	12	29	348	2	9	4	0	409
2018	9	8	32	337	3	8	7	0	404
2019	11	8	33	306	3	6	8	0	375
2020	13	4	34	317	2	5	8	0	383
2021	14	4	39	311	2	5	7	0	382
2022	14	3	38	304	1	5	7	0	372
2023	21	1	42	342	2	4	3	0	415
2024	23	3	63	322	4	3	5	0	423

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Christopher Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	643	25.0	25.7	n/a
1989	524	21.9	23.9	n/a
1990	508	19.0	26.7	n/a
1991	543	20.0	27.1	n/a
1992	554	20.3	27.2	52.2
1993	530	22.6	23.5	51.1
1994	538	23.0	23.4	61
1995	538	22.5	23.9	63.2
1996	538	22.5	23.9	63.2
1997	561	24.0	23.4	59.9
1998	599	27.0	22.2	69.8
1999	616	29.0	21.2	71.1
2000	541	27.5	19.7	51.6
2001	520	26.5	19.6	71.3
2002	544	28.4	19.2	78.7
2003	544	28.4	19.2	78.7
2004	536	27.4	19.6	84
2005	536	27.4	19.6	84.3
2006	526	25.4	20.7	87.4
2007	522	24.4	21.4	80.6
2008	508	28.0	18.1	78.3
2009	486	24.0	19.4	80.7
2010	462	23.0	20.0	84.2
2011	460	n/a	n/a	88.5
2012	506	19.8	25.5	n/a
2013	496	18.9	26.2	78.6
2014	519	17.0	30.5	75.9
2015	463	17.0	27.2	78.4
2016	439	15.0	29.2	79.7
2017	409	14.0	29.2	76.8
2018	404	15.0	26.9	78.5
2019	375	14.0	26.7	71.2
2020	383	n/a	n/a	65.3
2021	382	14.0	27.2	42.4
2022	372	14.0	26.5	40.1
2023	415	16.0	25.9	61.2
2024	423	17.2	24.5	63.4

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 Christopher Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	643	25.0	25.7	n/a
1989	524	21.9	23.9	n/a
1990	508	19.0	26.7	n/a
1991	543	20.0	27.1	n/a
1992	554	20.3	27.2	52.2
1993	530	22.6	23.5	51.1
1994	538	23.0	23.4	61
1995	538	22.5	23.9	63.2
1996	538	22.5	23.9	63.2
1997	561	24.0	23.4	59.9
1998	599	27.0	22.2	69.8
1999	616	29.0	21.2	71.1
2000	541	27.5	19.7	51.6
2001	520	26.5	19.6	71.3
2002	544	28.4	19.2	78.7
2003	544	28.4	19.2	78.7
2004	536	27.4	19.6	84
2005	536	27.4	19.6	84.3
2006	526	25.4	20.7	87.4
2007	522	24.4	21.4	80.6
2008	508	28.0	18.1	78.3
2009	486	24.0	19.4	80.7
2010	462	23.0	20.0	84.2
2011	460	n/a	n/a	88.5
2012	506	19.8	25.5	n/a
2013	496	18.9	26.2	78.6
2014	519	17.0	30.5	75.9
2015	463	17.0	27.2	78.4
2016	439	15.0	29.2	79.7
2017	409	14.0	29.2	76.8
2018	404	15.0	26.9	78.5
2019	375	14.0	26.7	71.2
2020	383	n/a	n/a	65.3
2021	382	14.0	27.2	42.4
2022	372	14.0	26.5	40.1
2023	415	16.0	25.9	61.2
2024	423	17.2	24.5	63.4

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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