Los Alamitos Elementary

Los Alamitos Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in San Jose, California, one of the schools within San Jose Unified, serves 602 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% bigger than typical.

San Jose Unified runs 41 schools in total, collectively educating 24,322 students. Los Alamitos Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Los Alamitos Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Asian, 16% multiracial, 14% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Los Alamitos Elementary lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 12% of students at Los Alamitos Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Los Alamitos Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.7%.

Around the school, Santa Clara County reports that median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Los Alamitos Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Castillero Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Los Alamitos Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.3%.

Los Alamitos Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Los Alamitos Elementary has fell 18%, going from 737 students in 2018 to 602 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.4:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

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