Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to San Jose

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Willow Glen Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1425 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA 95125 · (408) 535-6265 · Part of San Jose Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
660
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Willow Glen Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of California’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for San Jose kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where San Jose kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Willow Glen ElementaryYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1425 Lincoln Ave., San Jose

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten152
Grade 187
Grade 2107
Grade 3107
Grade 4100
Grade 5107
Enrollment over time
730’20
687’21
699’22
702’23
660’24

Down 9.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%White 26%Two or more races 11%Asian 5%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Willow Glen Elementary from San Jose families.

Other schools in San Jose Unified School District

The district →
Merritt Trace Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
C+
829 students22:1
Booksin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
A
715 students23:1
Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
A−
622 students28:1
Los Alamitos Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
A
602 students22:1
Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
A+
559 students23:1
Schallenberger Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
A−
509 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; San Jose’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.