Allen at Steinbeck

Set in San Jose, California, Allen at Steinbeck is a medium-sized primary school, one of the schools within San Jose Unified. It serves 406 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 41 schools in San Jose Unified (24,322 students total), Allen at Steinbeck accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Allen at Steinbeck lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school lists 12% White, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Allen at Steinbeck records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Allen at Steinbeck falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.4%; this one comes in at 21.8%, -16.7 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen at Steinbeck is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Gunderson High, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Allen at Steinbeck ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.4%.

Allen at Steinbeck operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Allen at Steinbeck has ticked down 23%, going from 528 students in 2018 to 406 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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