A. J. Dorsa Elementary School

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1290 Bal Harbor Dr.

San Jose, CA 95122
(School attendance zoneSchool attendance zones are designated boundaries around public schools that determine student eligibility for attending a particular school. Students whose homes are located within a particular school's attendance zone are eligible for enrollment. School officials determine and periodically adjust attendance zones based on community demographics and other local factors. shown in map)

Tel: (408)928-7400

A. J. Dorsa Elementary School serves 500 students in grades KG-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is lower than the CA average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 76%.
A. J. Dorsa Elementary School operates within the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District.

School Overview

The student population of 500 students has declined by 7% over five years.
The teacher population of 22 teachers has declined by 21% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades KG-5
Total Students	500 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	22 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 has increased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.15 is less than the state average of 0.64. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	23:1	24:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	6%	11%

Hispanic	92%	54%

Black	n/a	6%

White	n/a	24%

Hawaiian	1%	1%

Two or more races	1%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.15	0.64

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	76%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	15%	9%

District Comparison

Alum Rock Union Elementary School District's student population of 12,310 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,479 is higher than the state average of $12,988. The district revenue/student has grown by 34% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,599 is less than the state average of $12,986. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
Number of Schools Managed	27	4
Number of Students Managed	12,310	1,597

District Total Revenue	$169 MM	$21 MM

District Spending	$133 MM	$21 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,479	$12,988

District Spending / Student	$10,599	$12,986

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, CA Dept. of Education

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