Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)

Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.), a small K-5 school in San Jose, California, part of Alum Rock Union Elementary, hosts 218 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Alum Rock Union Elementary runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 7,251 students. Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) reports that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 6% Asian. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household earnings sit near $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

San Antonio Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.).

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)'s enrollment has declined 29% since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 218). Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.