Alternative/PRU Other Open

Decoto School for Independent Study

๐Ÿ“ 725 Whipple Rd., Union City, Alameda County, 94587

295
Pupils
18.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Decoto School for Independent Study is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Union City, Alameda County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Haven Unified school district. It serves grades Kโ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.

School details

School district
New Haven Unified

Enrollment & staffing

Decoto School for Independent Study enrolls 295 students across grades Kโ€“12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.

Male students
134 (45%)
Female students
161 (55%)
Teachers (FTE)
15.9
Student-teacher ratio
18.5:1
Grade span
Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Asian and 8.8% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino12944%
Asian8629%
White268.8%
Black or African American248.1%
Two or more races196.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander82.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native31%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

141 of the school's 295 students (48%) 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“12Virtual with face to face optionsTitle I

Decoto School for Independent Study is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.

School district: New Haven Unified

Decoto School for Independent Study is one of 13 schools in New Haven Unified, based in Union City, California. The district serves 10,069 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Decoto School for Independent Study is smaller than the district average of about 775 students per school.

10,069
District students
13
Schools
431
Teachers (FTE)

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