Ida Jew Academies

Ida Jew Academies is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in San Jose, California, run under Mount Pleasant Elementary, hosting 435 students in grades K through 8.

Mount Pleasant Elementary comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,512 students; Ida Jew Academies is among them.

On demographics, Ida Jew Academies records that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ida Jew Academies sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 26.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate 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), Ida Jew Academies is one campus in the mix.

Valle Vista Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ida Jew Academies ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 25.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Ida Jew Academies operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 29%: 610 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 83% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.