Bernal Intermediate

Bernal Intermediate is an intermediate school of mid-sized scale in San Jose, California, overseen by Oak Grove Elementary, hosting 675 students in grades 7 through 8.

Oak Grove Elementary runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 8,515 students. Bernal Intermediate is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Bernal Intermediate lists that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 28% Asian, 15% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Bernal Intermediate higher than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Bernal Intermediate tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Santa Clara County) shows that median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bernal Intermediate is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Baldwin (Julia) Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bernal Intermediate at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 753 students in 2018 compared to 675 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 36% to 46% over that span.

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