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Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

Public Grades K-8

5134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss is a K-8 public school serving 386 students in San Jose's Alum Rock Union Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking is low, it shows important strengths, particularly in teaching mathematics and supporting English Language Learners (ELL). Its math scores are above the district average, and its ELL students have performed significantly better than both district and state averages in recent years. However, the school faces challenges with consistency; for example, 7th graders excel in math, but proficiency drops sharply in 8th grade. Chronic student absenteeism, though improving, remains higher than the state average.

Interesting comparisons to nearby schools include Aptitud's lower student-teacher ratio compared to Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds, yet Aptitud's overall academic results trail those charter schools. In contrast, Aptitud's chronic absenteeism rate is much better than Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant but not as strong as Adelante Dual Language Academy II. The school's performance has been volatile over the past decade, indicating a need for more stable, effective strategies that can build on its demonstrated successes.

386

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,559

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2475 Van Winkle Ln.
San Jose, CA 95116-3758

(408) 928-7656

District: Alum Rock Union Elementary

Students who attend Aptitud Community Academy at Goss usually attend:

High:

Independence High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

Asian:

10.4%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,134^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,923^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary

1324^th of 1,543Alum Rock Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	5134 of 5857	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	4118 of 5869	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4458 of 5859	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5257 of 5883	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	5440 of 5789	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	5360 of 5662	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	5282 of 5692	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	4713 of 5614	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	5045 of 5611	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	3595 of 5530	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	3276 of 5390	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	3171 of 5377	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.2	4447 of 5314	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	3787 of 5193	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	4545 of 5113	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	4657 of 5113	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	4264 of 4818	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	4407 of 4822	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.1	4667 of 4809	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	1448 of 3162	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	1079 of 3245	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	2839 of 3311	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2846 of 3275	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	2954 of 3246	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	5046 of 5597	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4448 of 5612	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4608 of 5609	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4396 of 5635	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5133 of 5492	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	5286 of 5413	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	4780 of 5107	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3696 of 5107	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4075 of 5087	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4543 of 5084	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4626 of 4963	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	4642 of 4830	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	4689 of 5460	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3352 of 5517	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3832 of 5363	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4752 of 5264	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	4825 of 5173	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4764 of 5084	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4767 of 5628	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3414 of 5643	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3687 of 5638	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5362 of 5663	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	5201 of 5510	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4905 of 5431	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1923 of 2761	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1831 of 2783	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1963 of 2781	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2267 of 2740	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	2177 of 2715	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	2232 of 2480	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.2	1641 of 2508	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	1470 of 2497	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	507 of 1478	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	350 of 1521	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	25.3	1458 of 1540	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	644 of 1442	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	782 of 1364	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1763 of 2533	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1888 of 2551	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1775 of 2531	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1936 of 2509	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1965 of 2380	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	2039 of 2262	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1594 of 2395	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1640 of 2388	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1611 of 2374	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1959 of 2359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1979 of 2213	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1941 of 2072	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1624 of 2542	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1498 of 2579	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1763 of 2531	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1905 of 2458	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1810 of 2369	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1981 of 2230	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1785 of 2534	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1517 of 2552	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1756 of 2538	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2137 of 2527	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1849 of 2407	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2111 of 2273	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1540 of 1566	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-24 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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by a student
Friday, February 15, 2019

the test scores are bad the area is bad as well Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Although the test scores suck here, you gotta account for the amount of children that come from Non-English speaking homes. So teaching the same subjects to the same amount of students is double the work when compared to many other schools.

My girls have gone here since pre-school, they are now in 2nd and 3rd grade, and almost all of the staff is very loving. Only one teacher that I have met there does not respect parents wishes, but once we transferred out of her class it was fine.

Besides the one teacher, and nowhere is there a perfect place yet, they are surrounded by many loving faculty and staff. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss	Public	K-8	2475 Van Winkle Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7656	386	20	19.5	89.1%	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	336 (87.0%)	40 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	16.7	5134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		27.9	4118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	1016																													7.1	20.7	15.0	22.5	19.6	16.7	25.0	27.3	32.8	24.5	30.0	23.9	7.1	25.0	34.1	15.5	22.4							$23,559	$2,756	$20,803
Sylvia Cassell Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Tallahassee Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7200	282	14	20.1	87.6%	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	228 (80.9%)	42 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	14.7	5287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.1	5616^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	329																													18.9		18.9	19.1	23.7	27.0				23.1	20.9	10.5	13.5				15.3	96.8						$23,391	$3,320	$20,071
Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2249 Dobern Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	271	10	27.1	81.5%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	235 (86.7%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	39.4	3259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		28.7	4056^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	797																													16.7		16.7	36.1	35.9	29.4				34.8	35.1	51.3	35.3				41.9	80.5	89.6	92.2	84.4	84.4	85.7	$24,729	$4,018	$20,711
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary	Public	K-5	1241 McGinness Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8650	247	13	19.0	83.8%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.1%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	12.1	5501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		17.5	5080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	421																													7.7		7.7	7.3	18.2	25.5				17.7	9.5	18.8	19.2				16.2	91.8	93.9					$23,024	$3,182	$19,842
Adelante Dual Language Academy II	Public	K-8	1970 Cinderella Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7100	368	18	20.6	80.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	359 (97.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18.2	4993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		22.2	4657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.7%	336	7.1	13.7	0.0	2.2	6.3	7.1	6.3	47.6	17.7	35.0	11.1	31.3	7.1	26.3	9.5	27.5	10.0	13.3	43.8	7.1	19.2	2.4	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	3.1	22.0	21.4	21.8	4.8	21.6	48.7	22.2	43.8	50.0	28.3	16.7	23.5	14.6	8.9	6.3	7.1	14.2	90.5	97.3	97.3	94.6	96.0	96.0	$23,951	$3,087	$20,864
Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds	Public, Charter	K-5	2960 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	500	17	30.3	71.8%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (75.2%)	102 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	51.8	2513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		59.7	2080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	433																													9.1		9.1	42.7	50.7	45.5				46.4	56.0	48.1	27.3				46.4	90.4	94.7	98.3	93.0	93.9	93.9	$22,299	$3,542	$18,757
Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center	Public	K	2000 Kammerer Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7300	56	4	14.0	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	8 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																														90.9	93.9		93.9	93.9	93.9	$27,969	$4,210	$23,759
A. J. Dorsa Elementary	Public	K-5	1290 Bal Harbor Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7400	284	14	20.2	90.1%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	263 (92.6%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	10.3	5618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		11.7	5574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	44																													3.6		3.6	12.2	22.0	9.3				14.4	26.5	17.7	7.3				16.8	96.1			96.1			$23,068	$3,288	$19,780
Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	70 South Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	506	17	29.7	75.9%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	430 (85.0%)	57 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	44.7	2902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		49.1	2602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.7%	300																													15.4		15.4	36.6	48.2	38.5				42.1	50.5	39.8	18.0				40.5	87.7	90.4	95.6	87.7	87.7	88.6	$20,818	$2,838	$17,980
Lyndale Elementary	Public	K-5	13901 Nordyke Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7900	275	13	21.1	82.9%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	231 (84.0%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	12.3	5482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.5	5432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	50																													5.4		5.4	26.1	26.3	14.3				22.7	23.4	11.9	2.7				13.5	94.7			97.4	97.4		$22,728	$3,284	$19,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

How many students attend Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Aptitud Community Academy at Goss.

Is Aptitud Community Academy at Goss a good school?

Aptitud Community Academy at Goss ranks in the bottom 12.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Aptitud Community Academy at Goss attend?

Students who attend Aptitud Community Academy at Goss usually go on to attend:

High : Independence High

What is the racial makeup of Aptitud Community Academy at Goss?

Students at Aptitud Community Academy at Goss are 87% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Aptitud Community Academy at Goss in?

Alum Rock Union Elementary

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