Alum Rock’s public schools score below 56% of California districts on tests and graduation
28% of students in Alum Rock’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Alum Rock, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Alum Rock’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 447 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Alum Rock’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
East Side Union High spends $18,147 per student and Alum Rock Union Elementary $24,141, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Alum Rock’s grade
C+: better than 44% of California school districts, #561 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Alum Rock, with each school’s own grade.
Alum Rock runs its own schools through grade 8 (Alum Rock Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the East Side Union High School District, shared with Milpitas and San Jose. Its elementary school is in San Jose. Parts of Alum Rock (6% of its land) are served by Mount Pleasant Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Alum Rock
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Alum Rock vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Alum Rock’s borders.
Every school in Alum Rock
27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Alum Rock’s schools
Are Alum Rock’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Alum Rock children attend score below 56% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #561 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Alum Rock in?
Two districts: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and East Side Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Milpitas and San Jose.
Where do Alum Rock kids go to high school?
One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Evergreen Valley High, Independence High, Silver Creek High, Santa Teresa High, Piedmont Hills High, Yerba Buena High, Andrew P. Hill High, Oak Grove High, William C. Overfelt High, Mt. Pleasant High and James Lick High.
What is Alum Rock’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in East Side Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Alum Rock spend per student?
$18,147 in East Side Union High School District and $24,141 in Alum Rock Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Alum Rock families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.