Is Aptitud Community Academy at Goss a good school?

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss ranks 4112 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?

In the 2023-24 school year, 409 students attended Aptitud Community Academy at Goss.

What is the racial makeup of Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?

Students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss are 86% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Aptitud Community Academy at Goss attend?

Students who attend Aptitud Community Academy at Goss usually go on to attend: High : Independence High

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Summary:

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is an elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 422 students. The school is part of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1274 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss faces significant challenges, including high and increasing chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 9.0% in 2017-2018 to 24.6% in 2022-2023. The school's academic performance is also a concern, as it consistently underperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 End of Course assessment, only 26.91% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 20.39% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 88.86% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Aptitud Community Academy at Goss generally performs worse in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. This suggests that the school may need to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts, such as Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds and Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep, which appear to be more effective in supporting student academic achievement. Addressing the school's challenges, particularly in the areas of chronic absenteeism and equity gaps, should be a priority for Aptitud Community Academy at Goss and the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District.

Detail:

Public K-8

2475 Van Winkle Ln.
San Jose, CA 95116-3758

(408) 928-7656

District: Alum Rock Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4112^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,203

Students who attend Aptitud Community Academy at Goss usually attend:

High:

Independence High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 409

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

Asian:

11.5%

African American:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Aptitud Community Academy at Goss ranks worse than 70.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.88. (See more...)

Compare Details Aptitud Community Academy at Goss ranks worse than 65.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.54. (See more...)

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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.1%), Asian (11.5%), African American (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is 20.9. 8 elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Aptitud Community Academy at Goss employs 19.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is $14,203, which is the 8^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss:

SchoolDigger ranks Aptitud Community Academy at Goss 4112^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Aptitud Community Academy at Goss in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Aptitud Community Academy at Goss 1827^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Aptitud Community Academy at Goss in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Alum Rock Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alum Rock Union Elementary 1274^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	10.08	4667^th	4809	3.0%
2005	13.94	4407^th	4822	8.6%
2006	16.32	4264^th	4818	11.5%
2007	14.69	4657^th	5113	8.9%
2008	16.76	4545^th	5113	11.1%
2009	28.93	3787^th	5193	27.1%
2010	22.17	4447^th	5314	16.3%
2011	40.96	3171^st	5377	41.0%
2012	39.77	3276^th	5390	39.2%
2013	36.02	3595^th	5530	35.0%
2015	15.56	5045^th	5611	10.1%
2016	18.92	4713^th	5614	16.0%
2017	12.94	5282^nd	5692	7.2%
2018	11.35	5360^th	5662	5.3%
2019	12.21	5440^th	5789	6.0%
2022	16.11	5257^th	5883	10.6%
2023	23.89	4469^th	5874	23.9%
2024	27.88	4112^th	5862	29.9%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.51	2954^th	3246	9.0%
2019	25.28	2846^th	3275	13.1%
2022	26.62	2839^th	3311	14.3%
2023	52.33	1081^st	3250	66.7%
2024	45.42	1447^th	3160	54.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.69	4764^th	5084	6.3%
2019	15.15	4825^th	5173	6.7%
2022	18.50	4752^nd	5264	9.7%
2023	30.80	3837^th	5374	28.6%
2024	37.24	3348^th	5511	39.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.81	5286^th	5413	2.3%
2019	13.38	5133^rd	5492	6.5%
2022	23.24	4396^th	5635	22.0%
2023	20.91	4614^th	5617	17.9%
2024	22.76	4441^st	5605	20.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.79	4905^th	5431	9.7%
2019	12.73	5201^st	5510	5.6%
2022	13.16	5362^nd	5663	5.3%
2023	30.99	3691^st	5650	34.7%
2024	35.16	3408^th	5636	39.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.09	4642^nd	4830	3.9%
2019	15.78	4626^th	4963	6.8%
2022	19.52	4543^rd	5084	10.6%
2023	25.36	4084^th	5098	19.9%
2024	30.66	3692^nd	5102	27.6%

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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 Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2016	35.65	1470^th	2497	41.1%
2017	31.23	1641^st	2508	34.6%
2018	13.45	2232^nd	2480	10.0%
2019	20.20	2177^th	2715	19.8%
2022	18.98	2267^th	2740	17.3%
2023	26.36	1977^th	2802	29.4%
2024	29.54	1827^th	2777	34.2%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.98	782^nd	1364	42.7%
2019	41.17	644^th	1442	55.3%
2022	25.35	1458^th	1540	5.3%
2023	55.37	350^th	1529	77.1%
2024	47.43	507^th	1477	65.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.43	1981^st	2230	11.2%
2019	26.71	1810^th	2369	23.6%
2022	24.75	1905^th	2458	22.5%
2023	29.87	1774^th	2549	30.4%
2024	36.83	1495^th	2575	41.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.97	2039^th	2262	9.9%
2019	19.48	1965^th	2380	17.4%
2022	22.87	1936^th	2509	22.8%
2023	27.11	1783^rd	2547	30.0%
2024	25.35	1883^rd	2546	26.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.86	2111^th	2273	7.1%
2019	23.70	1849^th	2407	23.2%
2022	18.36	2137^th	2527	15.4%
2023	27.43	1767^th	2558	30.9%
2024	34.32	1513^th	2547	40.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.20	1941^st	2072	6.3%
2019	16.93	1979^th	2213	10.6%
2022	21.48	1959^th	2359	17.0%
2023	30.53	1620^th	2391	32.2%
2024	30.26	1636^th	2383	31.3%

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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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Reviews:

by a student
Friday, February 15, 2019

the test scores are bad the area is bad as well Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Although the test scores suck here, you gotta account for the amount of children that come from Non-English speaking homes. So teaching the same subjects to the same amount of students is double the work when compared to many other schools.

My girls have gone here since pre-school, they are now in 2nd and 3rd grade, and almost all of the staff is very loving. Only one teacher that I have met there does not respect parents wishes, but once we transferred out of her class it was fine.

Besides the one teacher, and nowhere is there a perfect place yet, they are surrounded by many loving faculty and staff. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	35	37	91	438	4	n/a	n/a	0	605
1989	29	23	90	470	3	n/a	n/a	0	615
1990	28	20	92	487	3	n/a	n/a	0	630
1991	28	26	104	467	4	n/a	n/a	0	629
1992	23	23	123	474	2	n/a	n/a	0	645
1993	23	26	121	477	2	n/a	n/a	0	649
1994	22	31	75	436	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1995	21	22	55	391	5	n/a	n/a	0	494
1996	21	22	55	391	5	n/a	n/a	0	494
1997	16	19	42	380	4	n/a	n/a	0	461
1998	15	13	58	430	4	n/a	n/a	0	520
1999	15	9	53	395	6	n/a	n/a	0	478
2000	8	6	42	423	0	n/a	n/a	2	481
2001	6	6	40	443	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2002	3	4	40	400	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
2003	3	4	40	400	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
2004	4	13	46	452	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2005	4	8	40	437	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
2006	2	7	44	444	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
2007	2	13	33	325	1	n/a	n/a	0	374
2008	5	14	31	354	1	n/a	n/a	0	405
2009	3	6	22	365	1	3	0	0	400
2010	1	8	25	331	2	3	0	0	370
2011	1	4	27	337	1	3	0	0	373
2012	2	2	35	342	1	3	0	0	385
2013	2	4	35	336	0	2	0	0	379
2014	3	2	36	332	0	2	0	0	375
2015	2	2	38	382	0	2	1	0	427
2016	5	3	40	391	0	2	1	0	442
2017	8	6	40	412	0	2	1	0	469
2018	4	4	40	390	1	3	1	0	443
2019	4	5	37	364	2	4	1	0	417
2020	4	6	40	351	2	5	0	0	408
2021	5	6	51	370	1	0	2	0	435
2022	4	7	35	361	0	0	3	0	410
2023	4	8	42	364	0	0	4	0	422
2024	2	5	47	352	0	0	3	0	409

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 Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	20.0	30.2	n/a
1989	615	21.0	29.2	n/a
1990	630	23.0	27.3	n/a
1991	629	22.0	28.5	n/a
1992	645	22.4	28.7	76.3
1993	649	21.2	30.6	62.9
1994	564	23.0	24.5	73.8
1995	494	18.0	27.4	78.5
1996	494	18.0	27.4	78.5
1997	461	20.0	23.1	82
1998	520	22.0	23.6	91.3
1999	478	21.5	22.2	78.2
2000	481	21.0	22.9	74.5
2001	495	24.0	20.6	76.6
2002	447	22.0	20.3	83.7
2003	447	22.0	20.3	83.7
2004	515	23.0	22.4	78.6
2005	489	23.0	21.3	82.2
2006	497	26.0	19.1	99.4
2007	374	21.0	17.8	99.2
2008	405	22.0	18.4	99.3
2009	400	21.5	17.8	99.3
2010	370	20.5	18.0	80.8
2011	373	n/a	n/a	80.7
2012	385	20.1	19.0	99.2
2013	379	19.6	19.2	99.2
2014	375	16.0	23.4	89.3
2015	427	18.0	23.7	94.1
2016	442	18.0	24.5	92.8
2017	469	22.5	20.8	94.7
2018	443	22.0	20.1	91.9
2019	417	19.1	21.7	92.6
2020	408	n/a	n/a	93.4
2021	435	22.0	19.7	83.4
2022	410	20.6	19.9	86.6
2023	422	20.5	20.5	88.9
2024	409	19.5	20.9	89.7

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 Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	20.0	30.2	n/a
1989	615	21.0	29.2	n/a
1990	630	23.0	27.3	n/a
1991	629	22.0	28.5	n/a
1992	645	22.4	28.7	76.3
1993	649	21.2	30.6	62.9
1994	564	23.0	24.5	73.8
1995	494	18.0	27.4	78.5
1996	494	18.0	27.4	78.5
1997	461	20.0	23.1	82
1998	520	22.0	23.6	91.3
1999	478	21.5	22.2	78.2
2000	481	21.0	22.9	74.5
2001	495	24.0	20.6	76.6
2002	447	22.0	20.3	83.7
2003	447	22.0	20.3	83.7
2004	515	23.0	22.4	78.6
2005	489	23.0	21.3	82.2
2006	497	26.0	19.1	99.4
2007	374	21.0	17.8	99.2
2008	405	22.0	18.4	99.3
2009	400	21.5	17.8	99.3
2010	370	20.5	18.0	80.8
2011	373	n/a	n/a	80.7
2012	385	20.1	19.0	99.2
2013	379	19.6	19.2	99.2
2014	375	16.0	23.4	89.3
2015	427	18.0	23.7	94.1
2016	442	18.0	24.5	92.8
2017	469	22.5	20.8	94.7
2018	443	22.0	20.1	91.9
2019	417	19.1	21.7	92.6
2020	408	n/a	n/a	93.4
2021	435	22.0	19.7	83.4
2022	410	20.6	19.9	86.6
2023	422	20.5	20.5	88.9
2024	409	19.5	20.9	89.7

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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