Is Orchard Elementary a good school?

Orchard Elementary ranks 3634 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orchard Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 760 students attended Orchard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Elementary?

Students at Orchard Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 40% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Independence High

Orchard Elementary

Summary:

Orchard Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 763 students. The school is part of the Orchard Elementary District, which is ranked 738 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orchard Elementary's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 39.66% and 29.79%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts, where the proficiency rates were 21.13% and 25%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 42.8% and 43.9%. Orchard Elementary's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also below the state average, with a proficiency rate of 31.21% for the end-of-course assessment and 20% for 5th grade. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.7% in 2017-2018 to 22.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average.

Orchard Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Berryessa Union Elementary and Milpitas Unified districts. For instance, Vinci Park Elementary, Northwood Elementary, and Mabel Mattos Elementary all have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Orchard Elementary. The nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 21.5%, compared to Orchard Elementary's 22.6% in 2022-2023.

Detail:

Public K-8

921 Fox Ln.
San Jose, CA 95131-1602

(408) 944-0388

District: Orchard Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3634^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,366

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually attend:

High:

Independence High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.3

Number of students: 760

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.7%

Asian:

40.0%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Orchard Elementary ranks worse than 62% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.49. (See more...)

Compare Details Orchard Elementary ranks better than 67.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.07. (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 (44.7%), Asian (40%), two or more races (5.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Orchard Elementary is 16.3. (See more...)

Compare Orchard Elementary employs 46.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Orchard Elementary is $10,366.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Orchard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Orchard Elementary 3634^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Orchard Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Orchard Elementary 905^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Orchard Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Orchard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Orchard Elementary 738^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Orchard Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	34.18	2991^st	4809	37.8%
2005	41.27	2645^th	4822	45.1%
2006	33.61	3076^th	4818	36.2%
2007	29.59	3602^nd	5113	29.6%
2008	35.37	3246^th	5113	36.5%
2009	31.72	3574^th	5193	31.2%
2010	26.74	4098^th	5314	22.9%
2011	30.03	3977^th	5377	26.0%
2012	31.12	3865^th	5390	28.3%
2013	38.32	3433^rd	5530	37.9%
2015	50.71	2406^th	5611	57.1%
2016	50.79	2454^th	5614	56.3%
2017	52.75	2390^th	5692	58.0%
2018	61.62	1971^st	5662	65.2%
2019	64.86	1847^th	5789	68.1%
2022	48.41	2616^th	5883	55.5%
2023	38.13	3274^th	5874	44.3%
2024	33.49	3634^th	5862	38.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.71	182^nd	3246	94.4%
2019	78.96	331^st	3275	89.9%
2022	57.01	887^th	3311	73.2%
2023	60.44	760^th	3250	76.6%
2024	48.92	1243^rd	3160	60.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.88	2760^th	5084	45.7%
2019	61.82	1643^rd	5173	68.2%
2022	52.82	2098^th	5264	60.1%
2023	39.50	3102^nd	5374	42.3%
2024	33.00	3698^th	5511	32.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.69	1817^th	5413	66.4%
2019	69.46	1524^th	5492	72.3%
2022	51.42	2349^th	5635	58.3%
2023	38.34	3125^th	5617	44.4%
2024	43.42	2828^th	5605	49.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.19	2062^nd	5431	62.0%
2019	57.24	2071^st	5510	62.4%
2022	44.90	2714^th	5663	52.1%
2023	39.02	3122^nd	5650	44.7%
2024	26.08	4171^st	5636	26.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.61	816^th	1071	23.8%
2019	42.00	799^th	1149	30.5%
2022	26.92	922^nd	1154	20.1%
2023	21.48	984^th	1190	17.3%
2024	21.30	994^th	1203	17.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.97	3213^th	4830	33.5%
2019	33.45	3426^th	4963	31.0%
2022	28.69	3819^th	5084	24.9%
2023	20.20	4483^rd	5098	12.1%
2024	14.16	4808^th	5102	5.8%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.91	1242^nd	1769	29.8%
2005	29.65	1244^th	1777	30.0%
2006	37.15	1085^th	1804	39.9%
2007	50.12	902^nd	1999	54.9%
2008	31.70	1382^nd	2005	31.1%
2009	37.56	1258^th	2063	39.0%
2010	48.32	1085^th	2179	50.2%
2011	52.47	1018^th	2236	54.5%
2012	49.30	1114^th	2259	50.7%
2013	50.05	1149^th	2379	51.7%
2015	70.99	626^th	2477	74.7%
2016	68.88	679^th	2497	72.8%
2017	77.61	522^nd	2508	79.2%
2018	74.44	559^th	2480	77.5%
2019	77.52	541^st	2715	80.1%
2022	61.22	876^th	2740	68.0%
2023	59.97	903^rd	2802	67.8%
2024	59.07	905^th	2777	67.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.95	55^th	1364	96.0%
2019	60.22	297^th	1442	79.4%
2022	66.62	227^th	1540	85.3%
2023	80.26	108^th	1529	92.9%
2024	73.22	137^th	1477	90.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.27	1253^rd	1538	18.5%
2024	49.83	570^th	1550	63.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.00	586^th	2230	73.7%
2019	71.55	466^th	2369	80.3%
2022	62.28	683^rd	2458	72.2%
2023	64.46	642^nd	2549	74.8%
2024	48.71	1083^rd	2575	57.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.02	662^nd	2262	70.7%
2019	72.37	575^th	2380	75.8%
2022	67.62	656^th	2509	73.9%
2023	57.95	871^st	2547	65.8%
2024	51.66	1016^th	2546	60.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.61	419^th	2273	81.6%
2019	79.79	426^th	2407	82.3%
2022	52.48	987^th	2527	60.9%
2023	60.80	801^st	2558	68.7%
2024	62.95	762^nd	2547	70.1%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.88	430^th	700	38.6%
2019	53.15	401^st	745	46.2%
2022	38.04	499^th	733	31.9%
2023	35.70	506^th	718	29.5%
2024	37.50	504^th	741	32.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.95	966^th	2072	53.4%
2019	47.80	1002^nd	2213	54.7%
2022	32.25	1548^th	2359	34.4%
2023	36.20	1406^th	2391	41.2%
2024	38.36	1357^th	2383	43.1%

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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 Orchard Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	158	13	45	120	0	n/a	n/a	0	336
1989	178	9	60	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1990	216	5	75	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1991	196	9	87	99	1	n/a	n/a	0	392
1992	174	16	86	91	3	n/a	n/a	0	370
1993	136	21	85	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
1994	146	18	106	114	1	n/a	n/a	0	385
1995	167	43	148	161	4	n/a	n/a	0	523
1996	167	43	148	161	4	n/a	n/a	0	523
1997	159	49	184	195	0	n/a	n/a	0	587
1998	144	44	195	207	2	n/a	n/a	0	592
1999	152	50	247	233	1	n/a	n/a	0	683
2000	128	60	271	276	2	n/a	n/a	0	737
2001	146	66	296	276	6	n/a	n/a	1	791
2002	114	69	310	300	5	n/a	n/a	2	800
2003	114	69	310	300	5	n/a	n/a	2	800
2004	103	78	315	313	5	n/a	n/a	3	817
2005	85	89	323	245	5	n/a	n/a	4	751
2006	127	80	325	238	2	n/a	n/a	2	774
2007	106	78	378	230	8	n/a	n/a	2	802
2008	99	67	422	234	6	n/a	n/a	0	828
2009	80	62	426	244	7	6	5	0	830
2010	63	61	442	256	3	1	10	0	836
2011	1	2	14	143	0	0	720	0	880
2012	49	41	251	256	1	4	304	0	906
2013	51	42	413	320	1	7	44	0	878
2014	53	31	402	323	1	17	48	0	875
2015	51	31	397	343	3	16	48	0	889
2016	48	29	410	344	4	21	49	0	905
2017	56	30	393	339	4	24	46	0	892
2018	60	42	390	315	5	21	41	0	874
2019	60	36	379	303	8	18	39	0	843
2020	62	41	384	295	7	21	43	0	853
2021	55	40	385	269	7	19	40	0	815
2022	48	33	349	267	4	24	40	0	765
2023	34	25	338	301	5	19	41	0	763
2024	35	21	304	340	6	10	44	0	760

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 Orchard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	336	20.5	16.3	n/a
1989	365	18.0	20.2	n/a
1990	397	23.0	17.2	n/a
1991	392	20.3	19.3	n/a
1992	370	20.6	17.9	23.5
1993	343	17.0	20.2	21.3
1994	385	17.0	22.6	32.5
1995	523	23.0	22.7	45.3
1996	523	23.0	22.7	45.3
1997	587	26.1	22.5	47
1998	592	26.5	22.3	47.3
1999	683	34.3	19.9	43
2000	737	35.0	21.1	46.5
2001	791	46.0	17.2	29.6
2002	800	36.5	21.9	33.6
2003	800	36.5	21.9	33.6
2004	817	39.0	20.9	55.8
2005	751	37.0	20.3	58.2
2006	774	39.3	19.7	40.4
2007	802	39.7	20.2	49
2008	828	42.0	19.7	46.5
2009	830	40.0	20.2	59.4
2010	836	38.6	21.6	48.7
2011	880	n/a	n/a	48.2
2012	906	32.7	27.7	n/a
2013	878	34.0	25.8	52.2
2014	875	36.1	24.1	49.6
2015	889	41.0	21.6	55.7
2016	905	43.0	21.0	52.4
2017	892	38.8	22.9	47.5
2018	874	40.8	21.3	50.5
2019	843	38.0	22.1	48.2
2020	853	n/a	n/a	47.2
2021	815	43.0	18.9	26.9
2022	765	44.0	17.3	41.7
2023	763	45.0	16.9	43.9
2024	760	46.5	16.3	50.9

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 Orchard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	336	20.5	16.3	n/a
1989	365	18.0	20.2	n/a
1990	397	23.0	17.2	n/a
1991	392	20.3	19.3	n/a
1992	370	20.6	17.9	23.5
1993	343	17.0	20.2	21.3
1994	385	17.0	22.6	32.5
1995	523	23.0	22.7	45.3
1996	523	23.0	22.7	45.3
1997	587	26.1	22.5	47
1998	592	26.5	22.3	47.3
1999	683	34.3	19.9	43
2000	737	35.0	21.1	46.5
2001	791	46.0	17.2	29.6
2002	800	36.5	21.9	33.6
2003	800	36.5	21.9	33.6
2004	817	39.0	20.9	55.8
2005	751	37.0	20.3	58.2
2006	774	39.3	19.7	40.4
2007	802	39.7	20.2	49
2008	828	42.0	19.7	46.5
2009	830	40.0	20.2	59.4
2010	836	38.6	21.6	48.7
2011	880	n/a	n/a	48.2
2012	906	32.7	27.7	n/a
2013	878	34.0	25.8	52.2
2014	875	36.1	24.1	49.6
2015	889	41.0	21.6	55.7
2016	905	43.0	21.0	52.4
2017	892	38.8	22.9	47.5
2018	874	40.8	21.3	50.5
2019	843	38.0	22.1	48.2
2020	853	n/a	n/a	47.2
2021	815	43.0	18.9	26.9
2022	765	44.0	17.3	41.7
2023	763	45.0	16.9	43.9
2024	760	46.5	16.3	50.9

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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