Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALUM ROCK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060231000103
A. J. Dorsa Elementary
1290 Bal Harbor Dr., San Jose, CA 95122 · (408) 928-7400 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
256 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
14.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.6pp since 2014
Math
16.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 7.2% | 22.2% | 63.4% |
| Math | 5.2% | 11.6% | 18.7% | 64.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.4% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.2% | 15.9% |
| 2022-23 | 18.1% | 13.2% |
| 2021-22 | 13.8% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.8% | 25.4% |
| 2017-18 | 20.4% | 21.5% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 31.4% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A. J. Dorsa Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Dorsa Elementary this school | 284 | 90.1% | 15.7% |
| ISANA Cardinal Academy Sun Valley | 294 | 89.1% | N/A |
| Ingenium Charter Canoga Park | 296 | 89.2% | N/A |
| Sunkist Elementary La Puente | 304 | 93.4% | 23.2% |
| Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy East Palo Alto | 276 | 89.1% | 5.7% |
| Rocketship Redwood City Redwood City | 275 | 87.6% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A. J. Dorsa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #4,897 of 5,151 | #218 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #4,590 of 5,172 ▲ 13 | #210 of 226 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #5,064 of 5,172 ▼ 52 | #223 of 226 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #2,564 of 5,116 | #60 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #4,890 of 5,915 | #215 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,073 of 5,352 | #72 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #4,753 of 5,354 | #240 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,091 of 5,625 | #5 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #1,034 of 3,837 | #83 of 189 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-81 (-22%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 22.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 284 | 14 | 20.3:1 | 90% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 87% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 14 | 21.7:1 | 88% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 85% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 16 | 23.2:1 | 83% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 18 | 27.2:1 | 91% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | N/A | N/A | 88% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 27 | 22.1:1 | 79% (472) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 24 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. J. Dorsa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (371 to 284); teachers down 12% (16 to 14).
About A. J. Dorsa Elementary
In San Jose, California, A. J. Dorsa Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 284 students. The school is 39% below the average for elementary schools in California.
District-wide, Alum Rock Union Elementary has 22 schools and 7,251 students.
At A. J. Dorsa Elementary, 93% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 5% Asian. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Santa Clara County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
The school's 14 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At A. J. Dorsa Elementary, 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
A. J. Dorsa Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools.
A. J. Dorsa Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (15.7%) and its predicted rate (26.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
For Santa Clara County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $164,281 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Santa Clara County number 412, with about 230,059 students.
Of the public schools around it, A. J. Dorsa Elementary is closest to Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy, about 0.2 miles away. A. J. Dorsa Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 19.0% on proficiency, and A. J. Dorsa Elementary is below that at 15.7%.
NCES describes the area around A. J. Dorsa Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 22% over 4 years, reaching 284 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.8:1 in 2020-21, and 20.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for A. J. Dorsa Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About A. J. Dorsa ElementaryHow many students attend A. J. Dorsa Elementary?
A. J. Dorsa Elementary enrolls approximately 284 students in grades KG-05.
Is A. J. Dorsa Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
A. J. Dorsa Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does A. J. Dorsa Elementary have?
A. J. Dorsa Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at A. J. Dorsa Elementary?
Student demographics at A. J. Dorsa Elementary are roughly 0% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is A. J. Dorsa Elementary public or private?
A. J. Dorsa Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alum Rock Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.