Donald J. Meyer Elementary

Donald J. Meyer Elementary is an elementary school of close-knit scale in San Jose, California, one of the schools within Alum Rock Union Elementary, enrolling 246 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Alum Rock Union Elementary comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 7,251 students; Donald J. Meyer Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Donald J. Meyer Elementary lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 18% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, Donald J. Meyer Elementary reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Donald J. Meyer Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Donald J. Meyer Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Donald J. Meyer Elementary is one.

Renaissance Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Donald J. Meyer Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 17.4%.

Donald J. Meyer Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 35%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 246 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.