Is Lietz Elementary a good school?

Lietz Elementary ranks 1201 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lietz Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 532 students attended Lietz Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lietz Elementary?

Students at Lietz Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 28% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lietz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lietz Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Dartmouth Middle High : Branham High

Lietz Elementary

Summary:

Lietz Elementary is a public elementary school in San Jose, California, serving 551 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 87 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lietz Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics assessments, it lags behind the district average, indicating room for improvement. The school's performance in CAST Science assessments is also below the district average. Additionally, Lietz Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.6% in 2020-2021 to 17.5% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of nearby schools in the Union Elementary District. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better than Hispanic and English Language Learner students. Lietz Elementary's ranking for Low Socio-Economic Status students has also declined from 2021-2022 to 2022-2023, suggesting a need to address the achievement gap for this population.

Compared to nearby schools in the Union Elementary District, such as Alta Vista Elementary, Noddin Elementary, and Guadalupe Elementary, Lietz Elementary consistently underperforms in test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of free and reduced lunch recipients, suggesting a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors and academic performance. Additionally, Lietz Elementary's statewide ranking has declined from 726 out of 5,692 California elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,201 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, indicating that the school may be losing ground compared to other elementary schools in the state.

Detail:

Public K-5

5300 Carter Ave.
San Jose, CA 95118-2813

(408) 264-8314

District: Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1201^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,663

Students who attend Lietz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dartmouth Middle
High:	Branham High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 532

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.6%

Asian:

29.7%

White:

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lietz Elementary ranks better than 79.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.87. (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 Lietz Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (31.6%), Asian (29.7%), White (27.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lietz Elementary is 23.1, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lietz Elementary is $8,663, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Union Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lietz Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lietz Elementary 1201^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lietz Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Union Elementary 87^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lietz Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	64.75	1501^st	4809	68.8%
2005	69.83	1342^nd	4822	72.2%
2006	67.30	1452^nd	4818	69.9%
2007	60.69	1787^th	5113	65.0%
2008	47.07	2542^nd	5113	50.3%
2009	62.48	1792^nd	5193	65.5%
2010	55.52	2246^th	5314	57.7%
2011	72.92	1348^th	5377	74.9%
2012	70.72	1481^st	5390	72.5%
2013	82.84	899^th	5530	83.7%
2015	91.09	558^th	5611	90.1%
2016	88.17	728^th	5614	87.0%
2017	88.58	726^th	5692	87.2%
2018	86.40	829^th	5662	85.4%
2019	80.51	1145^th	5789	80.2%
2022	83.10	1043^rd	5883	82.3%
2023	83.60	1018^th	5874	82.7%
2024	78.87	1201^st	5862	79.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.06	391^st	669	41.6%
2024	49.02	403^rd	669	39.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.27	241^st	3246	92.6%
2019	74.79	417^th	3275	87.3%
2022	59.75	766^th	3311	76.9%
2023	46.88	1357^th	3250	58.2%
2024	44.64	1500^th	3160	52.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	77.55	345^th	2420	85.7%
2024	77.32	392^nd	2634	85.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.88	1805^th	5084	64.5%
2019	50.62	2368^th	5173	54.2%
2022	53.93	2041^st	5264	61.2%
2023	28.33	4043^rd	5374	24.8%
2024	39.49	3173^rd	5511	42.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.15	758^th	5413	86.0%
2019	80.03	1075^th	5492	80.4%
2022	77.60	1218^th	5635	78.4%
2023	80.98	1057^th	5617	81.2%
2024	79.25	1123^rd	5605	80.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.71	510^th	2128	76.0%
2019	62.72	658^th	2585	74.5%
2022	80.92	288^th	2227	87.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.54	956^th	5431	82.4%
2019	74.36	1334^th	5510	75.8%
2022	85.41	847^th	5663	85.0%
2023	83.60	943^rd	5650	83.3%
2024	74.99	1276^th	5636	77.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.49	121^st	1071	88.7%
2019	84.61	38^th	1149	96.7%
2022	58.63	614^th	1154	46.8%
2023	59.12	618^th	1190	48.1%
2024	64.79	525^th	1203	56.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.05	1321^st	4830	72.7%
2019	52.05	2149^th	4963	56.7%
2022	47.95	2331^st	5084	54.2%
2023	50.94	2180^th	5098	57.2%
2024	50.15	2257^th	5102	55.8%

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Rank History for White students at Lietz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.22	547^th	2737	80.0%
2019	67.91	903^rd	2834	68.1%
2022	71.76	741^st	2726	72.8%
2023	66.83	905^th	2662	66.0%
2024	59.54	1143^rd	2647	56.8%

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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 Lietz Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	326	28	22	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
1989	320	33	26	45	3	n/a	n/a	0	427
1990	334	25	22	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	421
1991	326	33	19	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	414
1992	331	20	21	40	3	n/a	n/a	0	415
1993	364	26	22	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	469
1994	335	25	37	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1995	313	35	52	82	5	n/a	n/a	0	487
1996	313	35	52	82	5	n/a	n/a	0	487
1997	321	38	56	98	5	n/a	n/a	0	518
1998	314	35	44	105	5	n/a	n/a	0	503
1999	293	31	54	112	7	n/a	n/a	0	497
2000	287	37	39	119	6	n/a	n/a	0	488
2001	263	28	37	105	9	n/a	n/a	4	446
2002	224	29	21	94	0	n/a	n/a	6	374
2003	224	29	21	94	0	n/a	n/a	6	374
2004	207	22	21	88	0	n/a	n/a	10	348
2005	260	28	32	136	1	n/a	n/a	16	473
2006	246	27	34	155	3	n/a	n/a	9	474
2007	217	22	37	154	1	n/a	n/a	13	444
2008	182	20	41	174	2	n/a	n/a	0	419
2009	192	16	43	166	2	5	24	0	448
2010	185	20	44	167	0	8	33	0	457
2011	172	18	49	176	0	7	37	0	459
2012	183	16	55	188	0	5	47	0	494
2013	201	10	65	180	2	5	42	0	505
2014	200	11	62	183	1	3	43	0	503
2015	211	20	72	182	2	2	56	0	545
2016	216	17	88	196	2	0	51	0	570
2017	218	16	103	209	3	1	49	0	599
2018	238	12	111	198	4	2	49	0	614
2019	222	15	114	188	3	1	53	0	596
2020	209	16	134	168	3	4	60	0	594
2021	203	15	156	163	2	4	51	0	594
2022	188	13	164	148	1	3	50	0	567
2023	173	7	161	155	0	3	52	0	551
2024	148	9	158	168	0	1	48	0	532

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 Lietz Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	405	18.0	22.5	n/a
1989	427	16.0	26.6	n/a
1990	421	16.0	26.3	n/a
1991	414	16.0	25.8	n/a
1992	415	16.3	25.4	22.4
1993	469	19.0	24.7	22.8
1994	474	18.0	26.3	24.7
1995	487	19.0	25.6	29.4
1996	487	19.0	25.6	29.4
1997	518	21.0	24.7	31.7
1998	503	25.0	20.1	28.2
1999	497	27.0	18.4	30.4
2000	488	24.0	20.3	36.3
2001	446	24.0	18.6	28.5
2002	374	20.0	18.7	31.5
2003	374	20.0	18.7	31.5
2004	348	17.0	20.5	29
2005	473	24.0	19.7	25.8
2006	474	23.5	20.2	33.1
2007	444	21.8	20.4	29
2008	419	23.5	17.8	36.8
2009	448	23.6	18.2	32.4
2010	457	22.8	20.0	33.5
2011	459	n/a	n/a	36.2
2012	494	24.4	20.2	n/a
2013	505	25.4	19.8	27.7
2014	503	21.5	23.3	26.2
2015	545	23.0	23.6	24.4
2016	570	24.0	23.7	23.5
2017	599	26.0	23.0	26.2
2018	614	26.0	23.6	23
2019	596	24.5	24.3	21.6
2020	594	n/a	n/a	20.5
2021	594	26.0	22.8	20
2022	567	25.1	22.5	18.2
2023	551	25.0	22.0	17.6
2024	532	23.0	23.1	20.9

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 Lietz Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	405	18.0	22.5	n/a
1989	427	16.0	26.6	n/a
1990	421	16.0	26.3	n/a
1991	414	16.0	25.8	n/a
1992	415	16.3	25.4	22.4
1993	469	19.0	24.7	22.8
1994	474	18.0	26.3	24.7
1995	487	19.0	25.6	29.4
1996	487	19.0	25.6	29.4
1997	518	21.0	24.7	31.7
1998	503	25.0	20.1	28.2
1999	497	27.0	18.4	30.4
2000	488	24.0	20.3	36.3
2001	446	24.0	18.6	28.5
2002	374	20.0	18.7	31.5
2003	374	20.0	18.7	31.5
2004	348	17.0	20.5	29
2005	473	24.0	19.7	25.8
2006	474	23.5	20.2	33.1
2007	444	21.8	20.4	29
2008	419	23.5	17.8	36.8
2009	448	23.6	18.2	32.4
2010	457	22.8	20.0	33.5
2011	459	n/a	n/a	36.2
2012	494	24.4	20.2	n/a
2013	505	25.4	19.8	27.7
2014	503	21.5	23.3	26.2
2015	545	23.0	23.6	24.4
2016	570	24.0	23.7	23.5
2017	599	26.0	23.0	26.2
2018	614	26.0	23.6	23
2019	596	24.5	24.3	21.6
2020	594	n/a	n/a	20.5
2021	594	26.0	22.8	20
2022	567	25.1	22.5	18.2
2023	551	25.0	22.0	17.6
2024	532	23.0	23.1	20.9

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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