Mission Early College High

Mission Early College High, a rural-scale 9-12 campus in Santa Clara, California, one of the schools within Santa Clara Unified, caters to 183 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Mission Early College High sits 78% below that benchmark.

Within Santa Clara Unified, which oversees 30 schools and 14,411 students, Mission Early College High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Mission Early College High records that the most-represented group is Asian (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 22% White, 12% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.0:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Mission Early College High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fairwood Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Mission Early College High's enrollment has grew 79% since 2018, when it stood at 102 (now 183). Asian enrollment moved from 23% to 34% across the same window.

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