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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALUM ROCK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060231011445

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

1711 East San Antonio St., San Jose, CA 95116 · (408) 928-8300 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
183 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3215%
Grade 13617%
Grade 23315%
Grade 33215%
Grade 43717%
Grade 54822%

This year's kindergarten class (32) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).

Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
20092%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
136%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10649%
Female
11251%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
29.8%
own-school result
Math
17.8%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts9.7%20.2%21.1%49.1%
Math5.9%11.9%24.6%57.6%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.8%17.8%
2023-2431.4%25.4%
2022-2327.5%15.9%
2021-2232.8%19.2%
2018-1940.2%44.9%
2017-1837.7%37.0%
2016-1739.7%33.3%
2015-1635.0%29.0%
2014-1531.0%17.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

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

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Santa Clara County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
218#5,270 of 5,915#244 of 255
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.8:1#2,040 of 5,352#122 of 247
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
15.5%#4,681 of 5,354#236 of 247
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
83.9%#1,772 of 5,625#13 of 252
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.5%#647 of 3,837#59 of 189
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
218
-57 (-21%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252181021.8:184% (183)
2023-242321023.2:182% (191)
2022-232611221.8:178% (204)
2020-212751222.9:180% (219)
2017-183051323.5:179% (242)
2015-162491122.6:188% (219)
2010-11231N/AN/A81% (186)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.).

Since 2017-18: students down 29% (305 to 218); teachers down 23% (13 to 10).

About 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.) is an elementary school in San Jose, California, and it is part of Alum Rock Union Elementary. The school enrolls 218 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 53% below that mark.

Federal data list 22 schools in Alum Rock Union Elementary, with 7,251 students enrolled.

A large majority of enrollment at Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) is Hispanic, at 92%. The rest of enrollment is 6% Asian. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.

For every teacher at Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.), there are about 21.8 students; the school has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. There are 183 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 84% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Santa Clara County report 37%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Santa Clara County show that the median household earns about $164,281 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Santa Clara County has 412 public schools with about 230,059 students, including 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.) is less than a tenth of a mile from San Antonio Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES assigns Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 218, from 275 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 21.8 students per teacher, compared with 22.9 in 2020-21.

On allk12, people connected to Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Santa Clara County at a glance

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Population
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students

Quick facts

School name
Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)
District
Alum Rock Union Elementary
Address
1711 East San Antonio St., San Jose, CA 95116
Phone
(408) 928-8300
County
Santa Clara County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
218
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
21.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
183 (84%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
060231011445
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Alum Rock Union Elementary
Other schools in San Jose
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Frequently asked questions

About Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)
How large is 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.) enrolls approximately 218 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) serve?
Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) have?
Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)?
At Lrng in an Urban Comm with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.), the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian.
Who oversees 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.) is overseen by Alum Rock Union Elementary in Santa Clara County.
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