📍 480 Rough and Ready Rd., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95133
William Sheppard Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Doug Kleinhenz. It is part of the Alum Rock Union Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
William Sheppard Middle enrolls 492 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Asian and 1.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 304 | 62% |
| Asian | 164 | 33% |
| White | 9 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 492 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William Sheppard Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
William Sheppard Middle is one of 22 schools in Alum Rock Union Elementary, based in San Jose, California. The district serves 7,259 students district-wide and employs 383 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, William Sheppard Middle is larger than the district average of about 330 students per school.
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