Sylvia Cassell Elementary

Set in San Jose, California, Sylvia Cassell Elementary is a modestly sized primary school, part of Alum Rock Union Elementary. It hosts 282 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 39% below typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Sylvia Cassell Elementary shows that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 15% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sylvia Cassell Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sylvia Cassell Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.3%, the actual is 15.7%, a residual of -11.6 points.

Across the wider county, Santa Clara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Sylvia Cassell Elementary is one.

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sylvia Cassell Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 23.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Sylvia Cassell Elementary's enrollment has edged down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 282).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.