📍 502 Illinois Ave., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95125
Gardner Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Veronica Lara. It is part of the San Jose Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
Gardner Elementary enrolls 389 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% White and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 88% |
| White | 16 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 389 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gardner Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Gardner Elementary is one of 42 schools in San Jose Unified, based in San Jose, California. The district serves 24,453 students district-wide and employs 1,135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Gardner Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.