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What's the state of after-school transportation at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?
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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALUM ROCK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060231000106
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss
2475 Van Winkle Ln., San Jose, CA 95116 · (408) 928-7656 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
19.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
344 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
2
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 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
23%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
24.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
22.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 17.1% | 26.6% | 49.0% |
| Math | 10.5% | 11.9% | 21.7% | 55.9% |
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 | 24.5% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 22.3% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 23.7% | 11.9% |
| 2018-19 | 22.6% | 17.6% |
| 2017-18 | 21.5% | 15.8% |
| 2016-17 | 21.5% | 20.0% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Aptitud Community Academy at Goss
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aptitud Community Academy at Goss this school | 386 | 89.1% | 25.4% |
| Clinton Elementary Garden Grove | 413 | 90.3% | 33.5% |
| Terrace Elementary Delano | 363 | 90.9% | 36.8% |
| Yorbita Elementary La Puente | 374 | 90.1% | 19.5% |
| Crowley Elementary Visalia | 413 | 88.1% | 23.4% |
| Lincoln Acres National City | 423 | 86.3% | 22.1% |
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 Aptitud Community Academy at Goss ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,029 of 5,151 | #191 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #4,060 of 5,172 ▼ 666 | #197 of 226 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #4,533 of 5,172 ▼ 527 | #199 of 226 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,473 of 5,116 | #30 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #3,854 of 5,915 | #152 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #755 of 5,352 | #49 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #4,264 of 5,354 | #224 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #1,211 of 5,625 | #7 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #2,302 of 3,837 | #139 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
386
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 386 | 19.7 | 19.6:1 | 89% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 19.5 | 20.9:1 | 90% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 20.5 | 20.6:1 | 89% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 83% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 92% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 18 | 24.6:1 | 93% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | N/A | N/A | 81% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 77% (379) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 22 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aptitud Community Academy at Goss.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (443 to 386); teachers down 10% (22 to 19.7).
About Aptitud Community Academy at Goss
Students in San Jose, California, attend Aptitud Community Academy at Goss, a small elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 386 students on the rolls.
Alum Rock Union Elementary runs Aptitud Community Academy at Goss along with 21 other schools, enrolling 7,251 students in total.
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is 87% Hispanic by enrollment. After that, the student body is 10% Asian. Census figures show Santa Clara County is about 25% Hispanic. The diversity index for Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.6:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Santa Clara County averages 37%, lower than here.
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 27.3%. Aptitud Community Academy at Goss scores 25.4%.
In the surrounding county, Santa Clara County, median household income comes to about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 412 public schools and about 230,059 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Sylvia Cassell Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Federal data place Aptitud Community Academy at Goss in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Alum Rock Union Elementary
- Adelante Dual Language AcademyElementary · 505 students
- William Sheppard MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Linda Vista ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- O. S. Hubbard ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Joseph George MiddleMiddle · 384 students
- Ocala MiddleMiddle · 377 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Nearby schools
- Sylvia Cassell Elementary0.4 mi · 282
- Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy0.4 mi · 271
- Thomas P. Ryan Elementary0.5 mi · 247
- Adelante Dual Language Academy II0.6 mi · 368
- Renaissance at Mathson0.6 mi · 326
- Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds0.6 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Aptitud Community Academy at GossHow many students attend Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-08.
Is Aptitud Community Academy at Goss an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss.
How diverse is Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss reports a student body of 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is overseen by Alum Rock Union Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.