Brooktree Elementary, San Jose CA

Original Research by School Decision on Brooktree Elementary

Brooktree Elementary sits in a small school environment with a predominantly Asian student body in the Berryessa Union Elementary district in San Jose's East Valley residential area. The school's enrollment is modest, with students spread across kindergarten through fifth grade. About a third of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proportion in this part of Silicon Valley where housing costs are high even for dual-income tech-sector families.

The school's recent state test results show a mixed profile. English language arts proficiency runs stronger than mathematics. In fifth grade, students showed notably higher proficiency in ELA than in the other tested grades, while math proficiency remained in the lower range across grades three, four, and five. Science proficiency in fifth grade was in the moderate range. Across all tested grades and subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency sits below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Santa Clara County.

This pattern suggests the school may benefit from attention to early numeracy and mathematical reasoning in the primary and intermediate grades. A parent interested in this school might want to ask how the school is addressing math instruction and what support structures exist for students in that subject. The English language strength is an asset, particularly for a school serving a substantial population of non-English speakers at home, and suggests solid reading and writing work.

The neighborhood itself is typical of suburban East San Jose: car-oriented, residential, with single-family homes and strip commercial centers. San Jose overall is technology-driven and expensive. Local housing values and rents are steep relative to incomes nationally, and rents have risen in recent months. The city's broader economy centers on tech employment, and neighborhoods range from dense downtown to sprawling residential districts. Brooktree sits in the latter category, accessible by car and served by local schools and services but without the walkability of the central core.

The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. It draws from the immediate residential area and fits a traditional neighborhood school model. Data on special education or English learner enrollment, staffing, and attendance were not available, leaving some gaps in the full picture of how the school serves students with specialized needs or what support may be available for multilingual learners. The school's size and grade span mean no graduation rate applies, since it serves only elementary grades.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 65% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 60% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 55% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 61% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 62% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 67% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 56% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolBerryessa Union Elementary, same grade

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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income57%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income57%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income74%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income39%Higher-income40%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income42%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income18%Higher-income44%27 pp gap