📍 1610 Bird Ave., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95125
Ernesto Galarza Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Brush. It is part of the San Jose Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Ernesto Galarza Elementary enrolls 338 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 268 | 79% |
| Asian | 23 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 4.4% |
| White | 14 | 4.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 338 students (73%) 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.
Ernesto Galarza 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.
Ernesto Galarza 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 338 students, Ernesto Galarza Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.
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