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Merritt Trace Elementary
651 Dana Ave.
San Jose, CA 95126

Demographic Information:
  • GATE students: 16%
  • English learners: 38%
  • Reclassified as English proficient: 10%
  • Migrant education program participants: 3%
  • Eligible for free/reduced price lunch: 60%
  • Special education within past two years: 7%
Parent's Education:
  • Overall Average Education4: 2.63
(based on the 83% who responded)
Graduate School
 11%
College Graduate
 18%
Some College
 24%
High School
Graduate
 17%
Not a High School
Graduate
 30%

State Rank: 5 out of 101
API Score:
(2011)
7912
Student Ethnicity:
Hispanic/Latino
 66%
White
 20%
Asian
 4%
African American
 3%
Filipino
 2%
American Indian
 1%
Two or More
 1%

Median Home Price (Zindex) for zip code 95126:

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Boynton High rank: A in San Jose
Buchser Middle rank: 6 in Santa Clara
C. W. Haman Elementary rank: 5 in Santa Clara
Castlemont Elementary rank: 6 in Campbell
Continuation Community Career Academy rank: in San Jose
Community Day rank: in San Jose
Del Mar High rank: 4 in San Jose
Downtown College Preparatory rank: 4 in San Jose
Ernesto Galarza Elementary rank: 3 in San Jose
Gardner Elementary rank: 2 in San Jose
Grant Elementary rank: 4 in San Jose
Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary rank: 7 in San Jose
Herbert Hoover Middle rank: 1 in San Jose
Horace Mann Elementary rank: 2 in San Jose
Lincoln Plus High rank: in San Jose
Lowell Elementary rank: 5 in San Jose
Luther Burbank Elementary rank: 3 in San Jose
Lynhaven Elementary rank: 5 in San Jose
Merritt Trace Elementary rank: 5 in San Jose
Middle College High rank: in San Jose
Millikin Elementary rank: 10 in Santa Clara
Monroe Middle rank: 5 in San Jose
Peter Burnett Middle rank: 2 in San Jose
River Glen rank: 6 in San Jose
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary rank: 9 in San Jose
Scott Lane Elementary rank: 2 in Santa Clara
Sherman Oaks Elementary rank: 7 in San Jose
Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary rank: 2 in San Jose
Washington Elementary rank: 5 in San Jose
Washington Elementary rank: 8 in Santa Clara
Westwood Elementary rank: 6 in Santa Clara
Willow Glen Elementary rank: 8 in San Jose
Wilson Alternative rank: 1 in Santa Clara

Notes:
  1. The State Rank is determined by a school's API Score in comparison to all other schools in California. (1 is the worst, 10 is the best). An equal number of schools occupy each rank. * This rank comes from the 2011 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
  2. The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school's performance on statewide student assessments administered in 2011.
  3. Alternative Schools receive APIs but do not receive ranks
  4. Parent Education is the average of all responses where "1" represents "Not a high school graduate" and "5" represents "Graduate school."
  5. More information: 2011 Base API Information Guide (PDF; 512KB; 77pp.)