📍 4849 Pearl Ave., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95136
Liberty (Alternative) is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. It is part of the San Jose Unified school district. It serves grades 3–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Liberty (Alternative) enrolls 217 students across grades 3–12. The student body is 56% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 77% |
| White | 25 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 217 students (68%) 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.
Liberty (Alternative) 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.
Liberty (Alternative) 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 217 students, Liberty (Alternative) is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.
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