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Orchard Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

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

Students
740
Schools
1
Spent per student
$22,728
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$44.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Orchard Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of California districts
  • Spends 7% more per student than the CA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $44.9M, about $60,666 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B

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 proficiency33%
State average 33.1% · 486 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 46.7% · 482 students tested

96% 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
$22,728 per student · 7% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 84%State 12%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
815’20
765’21
763’22
760’23
740’24

Down 9.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 47%Asian 36%Two or more races 6%White 4%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Orchard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · San Jose
740 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Campbell Union High School DistrictCampbell, Los Gatos, Santa Clara
$19,636per student
Fremont Union High School DistrictCupertino, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
$24,927per student
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School DistrictLos Gatos, Saratoga
$25,830per student
Cambrian Elementary School DistrictCampbell
$17,397per student

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.