Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in San Jose, California, Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet enrolls 622 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within San Jose Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet is one of 41 schools operated by San Jose Unified, a district that instructs 24,322 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet shows that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% White, 22% Asian, 13% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 22% of students at Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.2%, the actual is 60.3%, a residual of -5.9 points.

Across the wider county, 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 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), Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Broadway High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 729 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 36% to 31% over that span.

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