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College Connection Academy · San Jose

College Connection Academy: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

College Connection Academy is a middle school in San Jose. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At College Connection Academy in San Jose, 77.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. College Connection Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 44.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (61.5% Math proficient); Asian students (92.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 17.2 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 143 students tested.

All students at this school: 74% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 74%, district —, state 39%74%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 70%, district 29%, state 32%70% · −5 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 89%, district 54%, state 72%89% · +14 vs school
MaleMale: this school 76%, district 31%, state 42%76% · +2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 72%, district 33%, state 44%72% · −2 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 52%, district 20%, state 32%52% · −22 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 73%, district 55%, state 65%73% · −2 vs school

6 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 23:121:1
Teaching staff10 teachers
Avg. experience17.7 years
Fully credentialed84%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$63,748 – $126,872
Principal salary$166,911 – $0
Superintendent salary$293,319

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $22,881, CA average $14,815$22,881 · spent at this school
Federal share$109 per student

$109 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,871 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction67%
Instruction support11%
Student services7%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$17,316 per pupil
2019$14,791 per pupil
2018$14,337 per pupil
2017$10,086 per pupil
2016$9,644 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Asian56.8%
District 30.8% · CA 10.2%
Hispanic32.4%
District 61.6% · CA 56.1%
Other9.4%
District 4.8% · CA 9.0%
White0.9%
District 1.5% · CA 19.9%
Black0.5%
District 1.3% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 65.3% (1pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$104K · CA $85K
Median home value$873K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+19% · CA 35%
ZIP population50,775
Median age37 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 213 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

On the state's science test (CAST), 48% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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