Lyndale Elementary, San Jose CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lyndale Elementary

Lyndale Elementary is a small public school in San Jose serving kindergarten through fifth grade, with roughly a quarter of the typical enrollment for its grade band. The student body is predominantly Latino and economically disadvantaged: a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and roughly a tenth of the enrollment is Asian. The school sits in the Evergreen area of San Jose, a suburban residential district on the city's south side.

State test results from the 2024-25 school year show student proficiency well below district and state averages. In English language arts, proficiency across grades three through five hovers around a quarter of students, with fifth grade notably lower. In mathematics, the picture is more concerning: proficiency drops sharply as students move up grades, reaching single digits by fifth grade. Science proficiency at fifth grade sits at a very low level. These results place the school in the bottom quartile when compared against other elementary schools in Santa Clara County on a composite proficiency measure. The data provided does not show trend information, so whether this reflects a temporary dip or a sustained pattern is not clear.

The economic and housing context around the school is one of high housing costs and housing-to-income strain. Homes in the zip code are expensive by national standards, with monthly housing costs running substantially above what a median household earns. Rent-to-income ratios suggest that renters in the area are spending a large share of their earnings on housing, making the community economically precarious even by Silicon Valley standards. San Jose itself is the center of the tech economy and home to Cisco, Google, Apple, and other major employers, but that prosperity does not reach all neighborhoods evenly.

The school's very small size and the demographic composition of its enrollment suggest a neighborhood school serving a specific residential area with limited resources. The substantial gap between proficiency levels and state standards raises questions about instructional capacity, student needs, or both. A parent considering this school should ask the principal directly about recent changes in staffing or programming, what reading and math interventions are in place, and whether there are plans to address these proficiency gaps. The school's website or district office can clarify what supports exist for students who are struggling, particularly in mathematics where the declines are steepest.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 29% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 27% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 17% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 45 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 24% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 29% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 28% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 43 pts below county median

Science

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 15% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.