Is Ernesto Galarza Elementary a good school?

Ernesto Galarza Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ernesto Galarza Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 323 students attended Ernesto Galarza Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ernesto Galarza Elementary?

Students at Ernesto Galarza Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ernesto Galarza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ernesto Galarza Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Willow Glen Middle High : Willow Glen High

Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Summary:

Ernesto Galarza Elementary is a public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving 338 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Jose Unified School District, which is ranked 796 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Ernesto Galarza Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 16.22% of Ernesto Galarza students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.53% for the San Jose Unified district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 11.46% of students proficient or better, compared to 40.86% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, Ernesto Galarza Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.7% in 2017-2018 to 47.0% in 2022-2023, more than double the district average.

In contrast, nearby schools within the San Jose Unified District, such as Schallenberger Elementary and Willow Glen Elementary, significantly outperform Ernesto Galarza Elementary on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, the Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary, a public Montessori school located on the same campus, consistently outperforms the traditional elementary school, with 66.23% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and a chronic absenteeism rate of only 13.0% in 2022-2023.

Detail:

Public K-5

1610 Bird Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125-1821

(408) 535-6671

District: San Jose Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5645^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,323

Students who attend Ernesto Galarza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willow Glen Middle
High:	Willow Glen High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.1

Number of students: 323

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

Asian:

5.3%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ernesto Galarza Elementary ranks worse than 96.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 24^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the San Jose Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.66. (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 (84.5%), Asian (5.3%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ernesto Galarza Elementary is 18.1, which is the 9^th best among 27 elementary schools in the San Jose Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Ernesto Galarza Elementary employs 17.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ernesto Galarza Elementary is $13,323, which is the 6^th highest among 27 elementary schools in the San Jose Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ernesto Galarza Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ernesto Galarza Elementary 5645^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ernesto Galarza Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Jose Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Jose Unified 796^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ernesto Galarza Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.62	4442^nd	4809	7.6%
2005	15.41	4298^th	4822	10.9%
2006	17.04	4210^th	4818	12.6%
2007	21.01	4214^th	5113	17.6%
2008	24.79	3987^th	5113	22.0%
2009	21.47	4325^th	5193	16.7%
2010	31.18	3761^st	5314	29.2%
2011	33.67	3702^nd	5377	31.2%
2012	31.73	3822^nd	5390	29.1%
2013	15.71	5005^th	5530	9.5%
2015	23.51	4290^th	5611	23.5%
2016	20.64	4563^rd	5614	18.7%
2017	19.55	4734^th	5692	16.8%
2018	14.55	5139^th	5662	9.2%
2019	18.41	4956^th	5789	14.4%
2021	18.75	1189^th	1417	16.1%
2022	14.61	5391^st	5883	8.4%
2023	16.89	5166^th	5874	12.1%
2024	10.66	5645^th	5862	3.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.30	2379^th	3246	26.7%
2019	39.63	1807^th	3275	44.8%
2021	25.97	555^th	602	7.8%
2022	24.63	2965^th	3311	10.5%
2023	24.21	2937^th	3250	9.6%
2024	42.94	1621^st	3160	48.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.72	4849^th	5084	4.6%
2019	25.64	4185^th	5173	19.1%
2021	20.86	974^th	1110	12.3%
2022	11.10	5146^th	5264	2.2%
2023	22.93	4461^st	5374	17.0%
2024	12.16	5311^th	5511	3.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.73	5149^th	5413	4.9%
2019	17.83	4809^th	5492	12.4%
2021	22.98	970^th	1267	23.4%
2022	17.34	4963^rd	5635	11.9%
2023	15.25	5123^rd	5617	8.8%
2024	11.37	5397^th	5605	3.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.86	1930^th	2128	9.3%
2019	24.26	2106^th	2585	18.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.32	4636^th	5431	14.6%
2019	22.44	4432^nd	5510	19.6%
2021	16.95	1108^th	1272	12.9%
2022	14.09	5296^th	5663	6.5%
2023	19.77	4743^rd	5650	16.1%
2024	11.46	5399^th	5636	4.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.46	4440^th	4830	8.1%
2019	20.15	4366^th	4963	12.0%
2022	11.94	4955^th	5084	2.5%
2023	19.03	4560^th	5098	10.6%
2024	12.50	4900^th	5102	4.0%

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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 Ernesto Galarza Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	72	19	13	350	10	n/a	n/a	1	465
2003	72	19	13	350	10	n/a	n/a	1	465
2004	64	15	11	408	6	n/a	n/a	0	504
2005	47	16	9	388	6	n/a	n/a	1	467
2006	42	16	18	386	11	n/a	n/a	7	480
2007	29	28	22	395	6	n/a	n/a	5	485
2008	31	30	21	404	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
2009	21	38	21	407	5	2	9	0	503
2010	26	35	20	411	3	0	18	0	513
2011	23	29	23	426	4	0	18	0	523
2012	27	29	26	411	3	4	12	0	512
2013	34	20	21	410	4	4	15	0	508
2014	30	24	19	423	3	6	15	0	520
2015	27	21	16	411	7	6	17	0	505
2016	23	21	16	399	1	6	14	0	480
2017	21	16	19	373	1	5	15	0	450
2018	24	19	22	343	1	6	11	0	426
2019	15	17	23	325	1	3	13	0	397
2020	13	16	17	293	2	2	11	0	354
2021	12	9	17	275	0	2	7	0	322
2022	11	12	15	263	0	1	14	0	316
2023	14	15	23	268	0	0	18	0	338
2024	12	8	17	273	0	0	13	0	323

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 Ernesto Galarza Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	465	28.6	16.3	48.3
2003	465	28.6	16.3	48.3
2004	504	28.8	17.5	80.2
2005	467	29.3	15.9	71.9
2006	480	27.6	17.4	80.3
2007	485	26.0	18.7	79.2
2008	489	26.5	18.5	67.1
2009	503	25.1	17.9	86.3
2010	513	26.0	19.7	84.4
2011	523	n/a	n/a	81.8
2012	512	20.8	24.6	99.4
2013	508	22.1	22.9	79.9
2014	520	18.9	27.5	77.3
2015	505	19.0	26.5	76.6
2016	480	20.0	24.0	73.8
2017	450	19.0	23.6	78.7
2018	426	18.0	23.6	76.3
2019	397	17.5	22.6	68.5
2020	354	n/a	n/a	76
2021	322	13.9	23.1	68
2022	316	14.8	21.3	76.6
2023	338	15.0	22.5	72.8
2024	323	17.8	18.1	79.9

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 Ernesto Galarza Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	465	28.6	16.3	48.3
2003	465	28.6	16.3	48.3
2004	504	28.8	17.5	80.2
2005	467	29.3	15.9	71.9
2006	480	27.6	17.4	80.3
2007	485	26.0	18.7	79.2
2008	489	26.5	18.5	67.1
2009	503	25.1	17.9	86.3
2010	513	26.0	19.7	84.4
2011	523	n/a	n/a	81.8
2012	512	20.8	24.6	99.4
2013	508	22.1	22.9	79.9
2014	520	18.9	27.5	77.3
2015	505	19.0	26.5	76.6
2016	480	20.0	24.0	73.8
2017	450	19.0	23.6	78.7
2018	426	18.0	23.6	76.3
2019	397	17.5	22.6	68.5
2020	354	n/a	n/a	76
2021	322	13.9	23.1	68
2022	316	14.8	21.3	76.6
2023	338	15.0	22.5	72.8
2024	323	17.8	18.1	79.9

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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