Almaden Elementary School
Grades: K-5
Students: 305
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 18:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 288:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
1295 Dentwood Drive
San Jose, CA 95118
San Jose, CA 95118
(408) 535-6207
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
5/10
5/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness8/10
Community Reviews
My son went to this school. Good neighborhood near Hammer/Branham Jarvis. Good teachers
Posted by a parent on 8/10/2023I cannot say enough about how much this school means to our family. We were new to the area and while my son was not behind academically, he needed a lot of support and behavioral correction when he joined Almaden half way through 1st grade. The principal and staff welcomed him with open arms and ze
Posted by a teacher on 6/26/2023My child's' 5th grade school year at Almaden Elelemtary was the most successful and productive yet. I attribute their success to the decisive, compassionate, and empathic leadership skills of the Principal, Mrs. Montes. Most importantly, my child's progress has come about due to the understanding of
Posted by a parent on 7/11/2019We were initially nervous about attending this school because the scores were low; however, the scores do not reflect the incredible impact and positive experience we had at Almaden Elementary. Our daughter attended Almaden since kindergarten and recently left to head to middle school. She started a
Posted by a parent on 7/10/2019Its been very good. People really care for each other. In the early grades the emphasis on math and literacy is great. You don't get all the bells and whistles of some schools. But if that's important to you and you have the means, you can easily supplement at home.
Posted by a parent on 10/27/2018Nearby Schools
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NAGreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageI would not recommend any parent to enroll their child here. I came to them to enroll my child in the middle school and fulfilled all their requirements. At the last minute they pulled the rug from under our feet and put us on a waitlist. They kept on leading us to believe that our child's admission was pretty much done. I interacted with multiple folks in their office but later realized they enrolled more number of students than what they can actually intake and then they put you on a waitlist. They do a decent job of selling their institution. Well it was an unpleasant learning experience for us as they did not make it transparent! Anyways we were unceremoniously added to a waitlist. After a few weeks they emailed us that a spot had opened up. I enrolled my child as I was still interested.Within 2 weeks of enrolling we found that their after school person does not work collaboratively with parents or maybe works selectively with some parents based on her liking them or not. We requested a couple of small requests related to how much time she shows movies for kids in the aftercare. She works with an attitude of "my way or the highway!" In other words large part of the after school care is spent every day in movies - maybe 60 mins or maybe 90 mins! We do not know why the school does not hire a more energetic person to lead the after care program who is interested in providing kids more activities and NOT JUST MOVIES! If you want an environment that does NOT support your child's growth through the day in the school where they spend most of their day then this is the place for you! We withdrew our child and went elsewhere.The principal who joined in 2025 summer, is very approachable/ pleasant/ positive person and a solution finder but in this case she was not able to help us either!Other Review4mo ago - The Learning Company & Academy
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NAGreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageOne thing that really helped our family a lot was the small classroom sizes, giving more teacher-student interaction and support.The staff is extremely caring and professional, and helped the children improve their knowledge and skills greatly.Other Review2y ago - St. Timothy's Christian Academy
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San Jose schools - Almaden Elementary School is located at 1295 Dentwood Drive, San Jose CA 95118. Almaden Elementary School is in the San Jose Unified School District. Almaden Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.
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