O. S. Hubbard Elementary

O. S. Hubbard Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary school in San Jose, California, run under Alum Rock Union Elementary, hosts 427 students, covering grades K through 8.

Alum Rock Union Elementary comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 7,251 students; O. S. Hubbard Elementary is among them.

Demographically, O. S. Hubbard Elementary records that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed 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.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 85% 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, O. S. Hubbard Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 28.9%; this one comes in at 14.2%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), O. S. Hubbard Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around O. S. Hubbard Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 28%: 594 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.