Millard McCollam Elementary

Millard McCollam Elementary is one of the small K-5 schools in San Jose, California, overseen by Alum Rock Union Elementary, with 370 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Millard McCollam Elementary sits 20% leaner than that benchmark.

Alum Rock Union Elementary runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 7,251 students. Millard McCollam Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Millard McCollam Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 33% Asian, 5% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Millard McCollam Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% 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 above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Millard McCollam Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household earnings sit near $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Millard McCollam Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Linda Vista Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Millard McCollam Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Millard McCollam Elementary's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 493 (now 370). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 51% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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