Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss, a cozy elementary school in San Jose, California, part of Alum Rock Union Elementary, caters to 386 students, covering grades K through 8.

Alum Rock Union Elementary comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 7,251 students; Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is among them.

On demographics, Aptitud Community Academy at Goss reports that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 10% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Aptitud Community Academy at Goss has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Aptitud Community Academy at Goss tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household earnings sit near $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is one campus in the mix.

Sylvia Cassell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aptitud Community Academy at Goss.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss has decreased 13%, going from 443 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025.

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