📍 651 Dana Ave., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95126
Merritt Trace Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 831 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karina Alvarez. It is part of the San Jose Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Merritt Trace Elementary enrolls 831 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 592 | 71% |
| White | 143 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 34 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
452 of the school's 831 students (54%) 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.
Merritt Trace Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Merritt Trace Elementary is one of 42 schools in San Jose Unified, based in San Jose, California. The district serves 24,453 students district-wide and employs 1,135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 831 students, Merritt Trace Elementary is larger than the district average of about 582 students per school.
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