Aspire East Palo Alto Charter

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in East Palo Alto, California, run under Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District, hosting 496 students in grades K through 8.

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter sits inside Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Aspire East Palo Alto Charter records that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Aspire East Palo Alto Charter higher than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Mateo County shows median household income runs about $158,855, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Aspire East Palo Alto Charter is one.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP Esperanza High, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aspire East Palo Alto Charter.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. As a public charter, Aspire East Palo Alto Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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