Ralph E. Noddin also known as Noddin Elementary School is located in Cambrian Park, California and has approximately 600 students. It was first recognized as one of California's first Distinguished schools in 1997, and again in 2008. It is also a 1999 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence recipient. It is one of ten schools in the highly regarded Union School District (USD) in San Jose, California. Students from Noddin Elementary feed into Union Middle School, which in turn is a feeder to Leigh High School.