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Evergreen Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

San Jose’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of California school districts

Students
8,464
Schools
16
Spent per student
$16,650
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$158.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Evergreen Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $158.2M, about $18,687 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for San Jose. Grade by grade →

K–527 elementary schoolsSan Jose Unified School District
6–87 middle schoolsSan Jose Unified School District
9–1217 high schoolsEast Side Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency60%
State average 33.1% · 6,432 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 46.7% · 6,409 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 87% at East Side Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,650 per student · 21% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 41%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
9,784’20
9,160’21
8,874’22
8,774’23
8,464’24

Down 13.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 61%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 5%White 4%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.