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Santa Teresa Elementary School

6200 Encinal Dr.
San Jose, CA 95119
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Serving 542 students in grades Kindergarten-6, Santa Teresa Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 61% (which is higher than the California state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 66% (which is higher than the California state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the California state level of 21:1.
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the California state average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-6
  • Enrollment: 542 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 25:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 83%
  • : Top 20% in CA
  • : 61% (Top 20%)
  • : 66% (Top 20%)
  • : 45-49% (Top 20%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Santa Teresa Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in California for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 20%)

School Overview

Santa Teresa Elementary School's student population of 542 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 22 teachers has declined by 8% over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-6

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeSanta Teresa Elementary School
Kind120
173
263
384
468
571
663
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Total Students
542 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1989-2025)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary School
2025542
2024515
2023527
2022539
2021561
2020615
2019623
2018616
2017616
2016620
2015646
2014634
2013625
2012606
2011599
2010601
2009635
2008592
2007654
2006666
2005670
2004674
2003568
2002504
2001490
2000525
1999544
1998558
1997562
1996500
1995560
1994582
1993581
1992564
1991547
1990525
1989561
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Total Classroom Teachers
22 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1987-2025)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary School
202522
202419
202323
202223
202124
201926
201824
201724
201623
201525
201423
201324
201223
201029
200930
200831
200729
200631
200532
200433
200330
200225
200124
200027
199927
199825
199724
199621
199524
199421
199322
199223
199123
199023
198924
198825
198724
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School Rankings

Santa Teresa Elementary School ranks within the top 20% of all 9,523 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Santa Teresa Elementary School is 0.71, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
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State Level (CA)
#1351 out of 9523 schools
(Top 20%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2023)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary School
2023#1351
2022#1394
2019#2023
2018#1813
2017#1793
2016#1536
2015#1669
2014#1043
2013#1045
2012#1219
2011#1833
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61%
34%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2023)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
202361%34%41%
202258%33%41%
201953%40%47%
201854%39%46%
201754%38%42%
201655%37%42%
201548%34%38%
201450%63%69%
201380%59%60%
201278%59%60%
201171%58%57%
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66%
47%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
202266%47%50%
201966%51%54%
201866%50%46%
201764%48%50%
201667%48%50%
201563%44%47%
201450%58%80%
201378%57%60%
201278%58%60%
201172%56%56%
201066%54%56%
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45-49%
29%
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
21:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1987-2025)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
202525:121:1
202427:122:124:1
202323:122:124:1
202223:122:124:1
202123:122:124:1
201924:123:124:1
201826:123:125:1
201726:123:125:1
201627:124:125:1
201526:124:126:1
201427:124:127:1
201327:124:125:1
201226:124:124:1
201021:122:121:1
200921:121:121:1
200819:118:120:1
200723:122:122:1
200621:122:122:1
200521:122:121:1
200420:122:121:1
200319:121:121:1
200220:121:120:1
200120:121:121:1
200019:122:121:1
199920:122:121:1
199822:122:122:1
199724:124:124:1
199624:125:125:1
199523:125:125:1
199428:125:124:1
199326:125:125:1
199224:124:125:1
199124:124:125:1
199023:124:125:1
198923:124:124:1
198824:124:124:1
198724:124:123:1
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American Indian
1%
1%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
20241%1%
20231%1%
20221%1%
20191%1%
20131%1%1%
20121%1%1%
20112%1%1%
20101%1%1%
20091%1%1%
20081%1%1%
20023%2%2%
20012%2%1%
20001%1%1%
19991%1%1%
19881%1%1%
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Asian
38%
12%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
202438%12%26%
202338%12%25%
202239%12%27%
202136%12%26%
202035%12%24%
201933%12%24%
201829%11%26%
201729%11%26%
201630%11%25%
201526%11%24%
201428%11%24%
201327%11%24%
201227%11%23%
201126%11%24%
201025%11%23%
200923%11%23%
200825%12%24%
200723%12%23%
200623%12%23%
200522%12%23%
200420%12%23%
200322%11%23%
200221%11%23%
200121%11%22%
200022%11%21%
199922%11%21%
199823%11%20%
199723%11%20%
199620%11%19%
199518%11%19%
199417%11%18%
199316%11%18%
199213%11%18%
199112%11%17%
199012%10%17%
198912%10%16%
198813%10%15%
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Hispanic
34%
56%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
202435%56%50%
202333%55%50%
202233%56%48%
202134%56%47%
202034%55%47%
201938%55%47%
201841%54%47%
201741%54%47%
201642%54%47%
201545%54%48%
201443%53%49%
201340%53%48%
201240%52%48%
201138%51%46%
201039%50%46%
200938%49%46%
200838%50%47%
200736%49%46%
200636%48%44%
200534%47%42%
200432%46%40%
200329%45%37%
200222%44%35%
200123%43%34%
200022%42%33%
199922%41%32%
199821%40%30%
199720%40%29%
199624%39%29%
199522%38%28%
199422%37%26%
199323%36%25%
199223%35%23%
199120%34%22%
199016%33%21%
198912%31%20%
198815%30%19%
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Black
2%
5%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
20242%5%3%
20232%5%3%
20222%5%3%
20212%5%3%
20202%5%4%
20192%5%4%
20182%6%3%
20172%6%3%
20161%6%4%
20152%6%5%
20143%6%5%
20134%6%5%
20124%6%5%
20115%7%6%
20104%7%6%
20096%7%6%
20087%8%6%
20078%8%7%
20066%8%6%
20058%8%7%
20048%8%6%
20039%8%7%
200210%8%7%
20018%8%7%
20007%9%6%
19998%9%6%
19987%9%6%
19976%9%6%
19968%9%6%
19957%9%7%
19947%9%6%
19935%9%6%
19925%9%6%
19916%9%6%
19906%9%6%
19897%9%6%
19888%9%6%
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White
17%
20%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
202417%20%14%
202319%21%15%
202217%21%15%
202119%22%16%
202020%23%18%
201919%23%18%
201819%24%19%
201719%24%19%
201620%24%20%
201521%24%20%
201420%25%19%
201322%25%19%
201224%26%20%
201127%27%21%
201027%27%21%
200929%28%21%
200829%29%22%
200733%29%23%
200635%31%25%
200536%31%27%
200440%32%29%
200340%34%31%
200244%35%33%
200146%36%36%
200048%37%39%
199947%38%40%
199849%39%42%
199751%39%44%
199648%40%45%
199553%41%45%
199454%42%49%
199356%43%50%
199259%44%52%
199162%45%54%
199066%47%55%
198969%49%57%
198863%50%59%
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Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
8%
6%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2010-2024)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
20247%6%6%
20237%6%6%
20228%5%6%
20218%5%7%
20207%4%6%
20197%4%6%
20189%4%5%
20179%4%5%
20167%4%4%
20156%3%3%
20146%3%3%
20136%3%2%
20124%3%2%
20112%2%1%
20104%3%3%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.71
0.63

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
20250.710.63
20240.710.630.67
20230.710.640.67
20220.710.630.68
20210.720.620.69
20200.720.630.69
20190.710.630.69
20180.710.640.68
20170.710.640.68
20160.700.640.68
20150.690.640.66
20140.700.650.68
20130.720.650.68
20120.710.650.68
20110.720.670.69
20100.720.670.70
20090.720.710.69
20080.720.650.67
20070.730.670.68
20060.720.660.69
20050.730.670.70
20040.710.670.70
20030.730.670.70
20020.730.670.71
20010.700.670.70
20000.670.670.70
19990.680.670.69
19980.660.670.69
19970.650.670.69
19960.670.670.68
19950.640.670.68
19940.630.670.66
19930.610.670.66
19920.590.670.65
19910.570.670.64
19900.530.660.62
19890.490.650.61
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Eligible for Free Lunch
23%
54%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1994-2025)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
202523%54%
202424%54%36%
202321%51%32%
202214%51%26%
202113%53%27%
202020%52%33%
201924%52%33%
201819%49%31%
201719%49%31%
201623%50%35%
201528%50%34%
201426%49%34%
201328%48%36%
201136%46%41%
201052%46%40%
200928%43%35%
200831%41%34%
200724%40%33%
200625%40%35%
200523%40%31%
200424%40%31%
200320%39%27%
200219%39%26%
200117%39%22%
200018%40%22%
199919%40%24%
199827%47%34%
199728%47%32%
199636%46%32%
199534%45%32%
199430%43%31%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
6%
8%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2002-2025)

YearSanta Teresa Elementary SchoolCaliforniaOak Grove Elementary School District
20256%8%
20242%8%4%
20232%8%4%
20205%7%6%
20195%7%6%
20188%9%8%
20178%9%8%
20166%9%7%
20159%9%9%
20149%9%9%
201310%7%9%
20117%8%8%
20109%9%9%
20099%10%10%
20088%10%10%
200711%10%10%
20068%9%10%
200510%9%10%
20048%9%11%
20038%9%10%
20024%8%10%
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School Statewide Testing
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School District Name
Oak Grove Elementary School District
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Santa Teresa Elementary School's ranking?
Santa Teresa Elementary School is ranked #1351 out of 9,523 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in California.
What schools are Santa Teresa Elementary School often compared to?
Santa Teresa Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Taylor (Bertha) Elementary School by visitors of our site.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
61% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% CA state average), while 66% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% CA state average).
How many students attend Santa Teresa Elementary School?
542 students attend Santa Teresa Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
38% of Santa Teresa Elementary School students are Asian, 34% of students are Hispanic, 17% of students are White, 8% of students are Two or more races, 2% of students are Black, and 1% of students are American Indian.
What is the student-teacher ratio of Santa Teresa Elementary School?
Santa Teresa Elementary School has a student ration of 25:1, which is higher than the California state average of 21:1.
What grades does Santa Teresa Elementary School offer ?
Santa Teresa Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-6
What school district is Santa Teresa Elementary School part of?
Santa Teresa Elementary School is part of Oak Grove Elementary School District.
In what neighborhood is Santa Teresa Elementary School located?
Santa Teresa Elementary School is located in the South San Jose neighborhood of San Jose, CA. There are 18 other public schools located in South San Jose.

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-6
  • Enrollment: 542 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 25:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 83%
  • : Top 20%
  • : 61% (Top 20%)
  • : 66% (Top 20%)
  • : 45-49% (Top 20%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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