Is Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning a good school?

Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning ranks in the bottom 1.0% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning?

In the 2023-24 school year, 396 students attended Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning.

What is the racial makeup of Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning?

Students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning are 100% Hispanic.

Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Summary:

Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning is an alternative public charter school located in San Jose, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 391 students. The school faces significant challenges, with extremely low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor academic performance compared to nearby alternative schools.

Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning has a 0% four-year graduation rate and a staggering 96.6% dropout rate for the 2022-2023 school year, far worse than nearby Decoto School for Independent Study (59% graduation rate, 17.9% dropout rate) and Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay (96.8% graduation rate, 0% dropout rate). The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 35.4%, significantly higher than the state average and nearby alternative schools.

Academically, Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning consistently performs well below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments, CAST Science, and CSA Spanish assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 19.35% in English Language Arts/Literacy, 0% to 15.38% in Mathematics, and 0% to 2.94% in Science. This is in stark contrast to the higher-performing The Pleasanton Virtual Academy and Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay. The school's challenges may be exacerbated by its extremely high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a predominantly low-income and disadvantaged student population.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

149 North White Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127-1936

(408) 275-7190

District: Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning District

SchoolDigger Rank:
5801^st of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 22.2

Number of students: 396

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

Two or more races:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning ranks worse than 99% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.15. (See more...)

Compare Details Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning ranks worse than 93.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.54. (See more...)

Compare Details Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning ranks worse than 93.5% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.99. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning:

SchoolDigger ranks Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning 5801^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning 2605^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning 2171^st of 2323 California public high schools. (See Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	5.16	5748^th	5789	0.7%
2022	9.41	5762^nd	5883	2.1%
2023	12.38	5535^th	5874	5.8%
2024	7.15	5801^st	5862	1.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	20.63	3144^th	3275	4.0%
2022	32.85	2377^th	3311	28.2%
2023	48.29	1280^th	3250	60.6%
2024	27.74	2706^th	3160	14.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	5.49	5145^th	5173	0.5%
2022	13.76	5033^rd	5264	4.4%
2023	17.96	4840^th	5374	9.9%
2024	8.75	5440^th	5511	1.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.52	205^th	336	39.0%
2024	17.31	338^th	364	7.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	8.75	5369^th	5492	2.2%
2022	12.74	5380^th	5635	4.5%
2023	13.54	5270^th	5617	6.2%
2024	6.73	5576^th	5605	0.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	4.67	5496^th	5510	0.3%
2022	7.38	5632^nd	5663	0.5%
2023	14.04	5246^th	5650	7.2%
2024	9.17	5530^th	5636	1.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	6.32	4929^th	4963	0.7%
2022	12.39	4932^nd	5084	3.0%
2023	16.45	4712^th	5098	7.6%
2024	8.81	5025^th	5102	1.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	6.98	2622^nd	2715	3.4%
2022	9.49	2653^rd	2740	3.2%
2023	17.47	2409^th	2802	14.0%
2024	11.54	2605^th	2777	6.2%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	31.33	1046^th	1442	27.5%
2022	30.47	1224^th	1540	20.5%
2023	34.49	1007^th	1529	34.1%
2024	46.18	532^nd	1477	64.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	8.18	2285^th	2369	3.5%
2022	13.59	2309^th	2458	6.1%
2023	24.39	1999^th	2549	21.6%
2024	14.51	2363^rd	2575	8.2%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	39.22	220^th	394	44.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	9.76	2441^st	2509	2.7%
2023	25.33	1880^th	2547	26.2%
2024	10.96	2427^th	2546	4.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	4.40	2403^rd	2407	0.2%
2022	8.32	2490^th	2527	1.5%
2023	13.24	2371^st	2558	7.3%
2024	13.34	2352^nd	2547	7.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	8.02	2152^nd	2213	2.8%
2022	11.77	2273^rd	2359	3.6%
2023	22.77	1914^th	2391	19.9%
2024	14.61	2184^th	2383	8.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	14.97	1836^th	2348	21.8%
2024	7.99	2171^st	2323	6.5%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.38	404^th	1323	69.5%
2024	26.35	995^th	1350	26.3%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	98.12	10^th	1547	99.4%
2024	49.77	506^th	1534	67.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.37	1677^th	2247	25.4%
2024	8.85	2045^th	2235	8.5%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.37	277^th	417	33.6%
2024	18.73	379^th	451	16.0%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	15.76	1700^th	2118	19.7%
2024	6.80	2032^nd	2098	3.1%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	13.17	1802^nd	2207	18.4%
2024	8.90	1960^th	2172	9.8%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.93	1650^th	2142	23.0%
2024	8.54	1946^th	2125	8.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

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Year	African American	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Total
2019	1	358	2	8	369
2020	0	401	2	1	404
2021	0	349	0	0	349
2022	0	361	0	0	361
2023	0	391	0	0	391
2024	0	395	0	1	396

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	369	15.9	23.2	76.4
2020	404	n/a	n/a	83.7
2021	349	16.4	21.2	85.1
2022	361	15.0	24.0	86.7
2023	391	17.0	22.9	91.6
2024	396	17.7	22.2	92.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	369	15.9	23.2	76.4
2020	404	n/a	n/a	83.7
2021	349	16.4	21.2	85.1
2022	361	15.0	24.0	86.7
2023	391	17.0	22.9	91.6
2024	396	17.7	22.2	92.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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