Horace Cureton Elementary

Horace Cureton Elementary is a primary school of tight-knit scale in San Jose, California, overseen by Alum Rock Union Elementary, enrolling 254 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

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

Demographically, Horace Cureton Elementary reports that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 8% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Horace Cureton Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Horace Cureton Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.4%, the actual is 23.5%, a residual of -8.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household income runs about $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), Horace Cureton Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Joseph George Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Horace Cureton Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 21.9%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 40%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.