Carolyn A. Clark Elementary, San Jose CA

Original Research by School Decision on Carolyn A. Clark Elementary

Carolyn A. Clark Elementary is a kindergarten through sixth-grade school in the Evergreen Elementary School District, located in the Evergreen neighborhood of San Jose. The school serves about five hundred students drawn primarily from the immediate area. The enrollment is notably homogeneous by race and ethnicity, with the vast majority identifying as Asian. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school draws from households with above-average income relative to the district and region.

The most recent state test results in English language arts show proficiency rates in the high to mid-range across tested grades, with third-grade performing strongest. Mathematics results are slightly lower and show a dip in fifth grade before recovering somewhat in sixth. The school administered California's science assessment in fifth grade only, where about half the students met the proficiency threshold. Overall across tested subjects and grades, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint compared to schools in Santa Clara County.

The school sits in a residential neighborhood rather than in downtown San Jose proper. The broader Evergreen area is characterized by tree-lined streets and suburban single-family development, with a mix of modern subdivisions and older mid-century homes. The school's zip code represents a neighborhood where home values are substantially higher than the state and national benchmarks. Rents in the area have also risen significantly over the past year. Families in this neighborhood tend to have professional incomes, and many work in the region's dominant technology sector.

The district has gone through consolidation in recent years, closing two schools and repurposing another as a Visual and Performing Arts magnet. Evergreen voters approved a continuing local parcel tax in November 2024 to fund science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) programs. The tax carries an exemption for owner-occupants sixty-five and older. Starting in the 2023-24 school year, the district also began implementing California's Proposition 28 arts and music funding, requiring each school to develop an annual plan for arts instruction. These commitments suggest that STEAM and arts programming are part of the district's educational identity going forward, though parents may want to check the school's specific course catalog and offerings.

Data on student services such as special education enrollment, English learner identification, staffing, attendance, and discipline was not available. The school's website, if maintained by the district, may provide more detail on daily operations, extracurricular activities, and communication channels with families. Enrollment data was based on the most recent school year; growth or changes in the immediate catchment area may affect future class sizes and composition.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 64% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 63% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 56% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 61% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 373%

School 73% · District 61% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 68% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 68% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Science

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 48% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

This schoolEvergreen 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-income39%Higher-income83%45 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income68%36 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income76%17 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income48%Higher-income80%32 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income88%57 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income79%47 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income63%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income75%42 pp gap