We are located in southwest San Jose, bordering Los Gatos in the heart of Silicon Valley. Our 507 students are in twenty-four heterogeneous, regular education classrooms, kindergarten through fifth grade, and one special education classroom. Noddin s population draws from single and two parent households. In two parent households, it is common for both parents to work in order to afford the high cost of local housing. A wide range of occupations, family structures, and socioeconomic levels exist in the immediate neighborhood.
Occupations range from service industries to managerial and professional fields.
Regardless of socioeconomic levels, the staff and community are committed to work in partnership to provide a positive educational environment and daily success for all students. Excellence in education is the standard and mutual respect is expected as the certificated staff challenges all students in multiple intelligences through various learning modalities and differentiated instruction. Title I reading programs for both emergent and beginning readers. Weekly Writers' Corner with the principal highlights students' writing in various genres and acknowledges their growth and achievement among peers and across grade levels. Higher order thinking skills and problem-solving are encouraged and taught throughout the curriculum.