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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in San Jose, California

217 public schools in San Jose, California appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Rocketship Rising Stars leads the list at 36.5:1, against a median of 21.8:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
217
San Jose, California
Top Students/teacher
36.5:1
Median Students/teacher
21.8:1
HIGHEST RATIO · SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Rocketship Rising StarsSan Jose, CARocketship Rising Stars DistrictElementary62136.5:1
2Rocketship Spark AcademySan Jose, CARocketship Spark Academy DistrictElementary54635.2:1
3Opportunity Youth AcademySan Jose, CASanta Clara County Office of EducationHigh28333.9:1
4Rocketship Mosaic ElementarySan Jose, CARocketship Mosaic Elementary DistrictElementary52833.0:1
5Rocketship Alma AcademySan Jose, CARocketship Alma Academy DistrictElementary53232.2:1
6Rocketship Academy Brilliant MindsSan Jose, CARocketship Academy Brilliant Minds DistrictElementary50030.3:1
7Rocketship Fuerza Community PrepSan Jose, CARocketship Fuerza Community Prep DistrictElementary50629.8:1
8River GlenSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary46329.4:1
9Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family LrngSan Jose, CAEscuela Popular/CTR for TRN and CARs FAM Lrng DISTHigh65828.2:1
10Rocketship Discovery PrepSan Jose, CARocketship Discovery Prep DistrictElementary40227.7:1
11Hacienda Science/Environmental MagnetSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary62227.6:1
12Rocketship Mateo Sheedy ElementarySan Jose, CARocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary DistrictElementary45427.5:1
13Rocketship Si Se Puede AcademySan Jose, CARocketship Si Se Puede Academy DistrictElementary27127.1:1
14Guadalupe ElementarySan Jose, CAUnion ElementaryElementary53726.9:1
15Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. PleasantSan Jose, CAVoices College-Bound Language Acad at Mt. Pleasant DISTElementary23526.2:1
16Parkview ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary54926.1:1
17Hayes ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary47026.1:1
18Downtown College Preparatory MiddleSan Jose, CADowntown College Preparatory Middle DistrictMiddle23126.1:1
19Frost (Earl) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary31326.1:1
20Oster ElementarySan Jose, CAUnion ElementaryElementary62726.0:1
21Alpha: Blanca AlvaradoSan Jose, CAAlpha: Blanca Alvarado DistrictElementary50025.9:1
22Carlton ElementarySan Jose, CAUnion ElementaryElementary65625.7:1
23John Muir ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary55725.6:1
24Leland HighSan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedHigh1,47125.5:1
25Valle Vista ElementarySan Jose, CAMount Pleasant ElementaryElementary20425.5:1
26Edenvale ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary35725.5:1
27Norwood Creek ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary53025.2:1
28Vinci Park ElementarySan Jose, CABerryessa Union ElementaryElementary52925.2:1
29Ledesma (Rita) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary42625.1:1
30ACE Inspire AcademySan Jose, CAACE Inspire Academy DistrictMiddle20525.0:1
31Baldwin (Julia) ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary42525.0:1
32Evergreen Valley HighSan Jose, CAEast Side Union HighHigh2,70325.0:1
33Summerdale ElementarySan Jose, CABerryessa Union ElementaryElementary27424.9:1
34Carolyn A. Clark ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary49724.9:1
35Silver Oak ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary46924.7:1
36Ruskin ElementarySan Jose, CABerryessa Union ElementaryElementary36724.5:1
37Leigh HighSan Jose, CACampbell Union HighHigh1,88424.4:1
38Santa Teresa ElementarySan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary54224.3:1
39James Franklin Smith ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary59524.3:1
40IndigoSan Jose, CAOak Grove ElementaryElementary26724.3:1
41Tom Matsumoto ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary72724.2:1
42Murdock-Portal ElementarySan Jose, CACupertino UnionElementary55124.2:1
43Discovery CharterSan Jose, CADiscovery Charter DistrictElementary55524.1:1
44Evergreen ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary52824.0:1
45Captain Jason M. Dahl ElementarySan Jose, CAFranklin-McKinley ElementaryElementary39624.0:1
46Millbrook ElementarySan Jose, CAEvergreen ElementaryElementary50323.9:1
47Union MiddleSan Jose, CAUnion ElementaryMiddle1,06823.9:1
48Sierramont MiddleSan Jose, CABerryessa Union ElementaryMiddle74223.9:1
49Yerba Buena HighSan Jose, CAEast Side Union HighHigh1,61223.9:1
50Walter L. Bachrodt ElementarySan Jose, CASan Jose UnifiedElementary39823.9:1
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