Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School (Ranked Top 50% for 2026)

665 Wool Creek Dr.
San Jose, CA 95112

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Serving 508 students in grades Kindergarten-8, Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 36% (which is higher than the California state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving is 44% (which is lower than the California state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the California state level of 21:1.

Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the California state average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-8
Enrollment: 508 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 23:1
Minority Enrollment: 96%
: Top 50% in CA
: 36% (Top 50%)
: 44% (Top 50%)
: 15-19% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

School Overview

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School's student population of 508 students has declined by 23% over five school years.

The teacher population of 22 teachers has declined by 24% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-8

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School
Kind	36
1	41
2	49
3	53
4	62
5	68
6	67
7	72
8	60

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Total Students

508 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2001-2025)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School
2025	508
2024	519
2023	633
2022	793
2021	664
2020	703
2019	759
2018	814
2017	814
2016	873
2015	871
2014	906
2013	891
2012	895
2011	865
2010	908
2009	852
2008	854
2007	823
2006	811
2005	785
2004	776
2003	764
2002	733
2001	749

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Total Classroom Teachers

22 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2025)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School
2025	22
2024	25
2023	31
2022	37
2021	29
2019	35
2018	31
2017	31
2016	35
2015	34
2014	33
2013	34
2012	35
2010	35
2009	35
2008	42
2007	35
2006	36
2005	37
2004	36
2003	38

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Colors

Green and Gold

School Motto

It starts with ME!

School Rankings

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 9,523 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School is 0.57, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (CA)

#3995 out of 9523 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2010-2023)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School
2023	#3995
2022	#4192
2019	#3523
2018	#2674
2017	#2385
2016	#1947
2015	#2191
2013	#2122
2012	#2426
2011	#3297
2010	#2890

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36%

34%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2023)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2023	36%	34%	27%
2022	33%	33%	29%
2019	45%	40%	36%
2018	46%	39%	38%
2017	49%	38%	42%
2016	53%	37%	39%
2015	48%	34%	34%
2013	74%	59%	56%
2012	74%	59%	55%
2011	65%	58%	53%
2010	68%	56%	54%

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44%

47%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2022	44%	47%	37%
2019	54%	51%	45%
2018	60%	50%	38%
2017	59%	48%	47%
2016	60%	48%	46%
2015	52%	44%	40%
2013	65%	57%	49%
2012	63%	58%	51%
2011	58%	56%	48%
2010	56%	54%	47%

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15-19%

29%

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

21:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2003-2025)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2025	23:1	21:1
2024	21:1	22:1	20:1
2023	20:1	22:1	20:1
2022	21:1	22:1	20:1
2021	23:1	22:1	21:1
2019	22:1	23:1	23:1
2018	26:1	23:1	25:1
2017	26:1	23:1	25:1
2016	25:1	24:1	25:1
2015	26:1	24:1	25:1
2014	28:1	24:1	26:1
2013	26:1	24:1	26:1
2012	26:1	24:1	26:1
2010	26:1	22:1	23:1
2009	24:1	21:1	22:1
2008	20:1	18:1	19:1
2007	24:1	22:1	21:1
2006	23:1	22:1	21:1
2005	21:1	22:1	20:1
2004	22:1	22:1	20:1
2003	20:1	21:1	20:1

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Asian

33%

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2024)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2024	36%	12%	33%
2023	33%	12%	33%
2022	38%	12%	35%
2021	37%	12%	35%
2020	38%	12%	35%
2019	40%	12%	35%
2018	44%	11%	35%
2017	44%	11%	35%
2016	44%	11%	35%
2015	47%	11%	34%
2014	48%	11%	34%
2013	50%	11%	34%
2012	52%	11%	34%
2011	53%	11%	34%
2010	55%	11%	34%
2009	54%	11%	33%
2008	56%	12%	33%
2007	54%	12%	33%
2006	50%	12%	33%
2005	46%	12%	33%
2004	44%	12%	34%
2003	40%	11%	35%
2002	39%	11%	36%
2001	40%	11%	36%
2000	33%	11%	35%

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Hispanic

57%

56%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2024)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2024	51%	56%	61%
2023	55%	55%	62%
2022	52%	56%	60%
2021	49%	56%	59%
2020	50%	55%	60%
2019	49%	55%	60%
2018	46%	54%	61%
2017	46%	54%	61%
2016	46%	54%	62%
2015	44%	54%	58%
2014	42%	53%	62%
2013	41%	53%	62%
2012	39%	52%	62%
2011	40%	51%	62%
2010	38%	50%	61%
2009	37%	49%	62%
2008	36%	50%	62%
2007	37%	49%	62%
2006	39%	48%	62%
2005	42%	47%	62%
2004	44%	46%	61%
2003	47%	45%	60%
2002	45%	44%	58%
2001	46%	43%	57%
2000	51%	42%	57%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2024)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2024	3%	5%	2%
2023	2%	5%	1%
2022	1%	5%	1%
2021	2%	5%	2%
2020	2%	5%	2%
2019	2%	5%	2%
2018	2%	6%	1%
2017	2%	6%	1%
2016	2%	6%	1%
2015	2%	6%	3%
2014	2%	6%	2%
2013	2%	6%	2%
2012	3%	6%	2%
2011	2%	7%	2%
2010	1%	7%	2%
2009	2%	7%	2%
2008	2%	8%	2%
2007	2%	8%	2%
2006	3%	8%	2%
2005	3%	8%	2%
2004	3%	8%	3%
2003	3%	8%	2%
2002	3%	8%	2%
2001	3%	8%	3%
2000	2%	9%	3%

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White

20%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2024)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2024	5%	20%	2%
2023	6%	21%	2%
2022	5%	21%	2%
2021	7%	22%	2%
2020	5%	23%	2%
2019	5%	23%	2%
2018	5%	24%	1%
2017	5%	24%	1%
2016	5%	24%	1%
2015	4%	24%	3%
2014	4%	25%	1%
2013	3%	25%	1%
2012	4%	26%	2%
2011	3%	27%	2%
2010	5%	27%	2%
2009	5%	28%	3%
2008	6%	29%	3%
2007	7%	29%	3%
2006	7%	31%	3%
2005	8%	31%	3%
2004	8%	32%	2%
2003	9%	34%	3%
2002	11%	35%	4%
2001	9%	36%	4%
2000	12%	37%	5%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2010-2024)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2024	4%	6%	2%
2023	4%	6%	2%
2022	4%	5%	2%
2021	5%	5%	2%
2020	4%	4%	1%
2019	4%	4%	1%
2018	3%	4%	2%
2017	3%	4%	2%
2016	3%	4%	1%
2015	3%	3%	2%
2014	4%	3%	1%
2013	3%	3%	1%
2012	2%	3%
2011	2%	2%
2010	1%	3%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.57

0.63

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2025	0.57	0.63
2024	0.61	0.63	0.52
2023	0.59	0.64	0.51
2022	0.59	0.63	0.53
2021	0.62	0.62	0.53
2020	0.61	0.63	0.52
2019	0.60	0.63	0.52
2018	0.60	0.64	0.51
2017	0.60	0.64	0.51
2016	0.60	0.64	0.50
2015	0.59	0.64	0.51
2014	0.60	0.65	0.51
2013	0.59	0.65	0.51
2012	0.59	0.65	0.51
2011	0.57	0.67	0.51
2010	0.57	0.67	0.52
2009	0.58	0.71	0.52
2008	0.56	0.65	0.51
2007	0.57	0.67	0.51
2006	0.60	0.66	0.51
2005	0.61	0.67	0.51
2004	0.62	0.67	0.53
2003	0.62	0.67	0.53
2002	0.64	0.67	0.54
2001	0.63	0.67	0.55

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Eligible for

76%

54%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2000-2025)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2025	76%	54%
2024	55%	54%	60%
2023	46%	51%	51%
2022	56%	51%	58%
2021	52%	53%	63%
2020	56%	52%	64%
2019	60%	52%	64%
2018	53%	49%	61%
2017	53%	49%	61%
2016	54%	50%	66%
2015	56%	50%	69%
2014	59%	49%	67%
2013	51%	48%	60%
2011	58%	46%	69%
2010	56%	46%	68%
2009	51%	43%	64%
2008	50%	41%	63%
2007	46%	40%	62%
2006	43%	40%	60%
2005	49%	40%	61%
2004	48%	40%	59%
2003	42%	39%	53%
2002	51%	39%	56%
2001	48%	39%	49%
2000	60%	40%	57%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2000-2025)
Year	Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School	California	Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District
2025	6%	8%
2024	7%	8%	8%
2023	3%	8%	6%
2022	9%	7%	9%
2021	6%	6%	9%
2020	11%	7%	10%
2019	8%	7%	10%
2018	13%	9%	13%
2017	13%	9%	13%
2016	13%	9%	13%
2015	12%	9%	12%
2014	12%	9%	11%
2013	10%	7%	9%
2011	11%	8%	9%
2010	14%	9%	11%
2009	14%	10%	11%
2008	11%	10%	11%
2007	14%	10%	13%
2006	16%	9%	13%
2005	14%	9%	14%
2004	17%	9%	14%
2003	14%	9%	14%
2002	14%	8%	15%
2001	15%	8%	13%
2000	15%	7%	13%

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School District Name

Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School's ranking?

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School is ranked #3995 out of 9,523 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in California.

What schools are Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School often compared to?

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Ramblewood Elementary School, Allen At Steinbeck by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

36% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% CA state average), while 44% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% CA state average).

How many students attend Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School?

508 students attend Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

57% of Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School students are Hispanic, 33% of students are Asian, 4% of students are White, 4% of students are Two or more races, and 2% of students are Black.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School?

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School has a student ration of 23:1, which is higher than the California state average of 21:1.

What grades does Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School offer ?

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-8

What school district is Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School part of?

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School is part of Franklin-Mckinley Elementary School District.

In what neighborhood is Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School located?

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary School is located in the South San Jose neighborhood of San Jose, CA. There are 18 other public schools located in South San Jose.