ACE Inspire Academy

ACE Inspire Academy operates as a minimally staffed intermediate school in San Jose, California, operated by ACE Inspire Academy District. Current enrollment sits at 205 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 69% smaller than typical.

Operationally, ACE Inspire Academy answers to ACE Inspire Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, ACE Inspire Academy shows that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ACE Inspire Academy has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. ACE Inspire Academy is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Sunrise Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. ACE Inspire Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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