📍 665 Wool Creek Dr., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95112
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 633 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin-McKinley Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary enrolls 633 students across grades K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Asian and 5.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 347 | 55% |
| Asian | 206 | 33% |
| White | 36 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 633 students (49%) 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.
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary 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.
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary is one of 16 schools in Franklin-McKinley Elementary, based in San Jose, California. The district serves 5,675 students district-wide and employs 305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 633 students, Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary is larger than the district average of about 355 students per school.
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