Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory

Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in San Jose, California, operated by Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District, works with 554 students in grades K through 8.

Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory is a school of Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory lists that Asian students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder breaks down as 36% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory higher than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Santa Clara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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