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Russo/McEntee Academy

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Russo/McEntee Academy ranks 3412 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Russo/McEntee Academy is a public K-5 elementary school serving 322 students in the Alum Rock Union Elementary district of San Jose, a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school shows notable strengths, particularly in supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) students, who perform significantly better than the school's overall average and outperform similar students at nearby schools like Lyndale Elementary and Aptitud Community Academy at Goss. In English Language Arts, Russo/McEntee achieves competitive proficiency rates compared to schools with lower poverty rates, such as Millard McCollam Elementary and the charter school Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep. The school also invests more per student than most other traditional public schools in its district.

However, parents should be aware of significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the district and state averages, and a concerning drop in math proficiency by 5th grade. While the school's resources are substantial, its year-to-year performance has been volatile, and it faces a persistent struggle with science proficiency, a common issue in the area. Compared to some local charter schools like Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds, which can achieve strong results with different models, Russo/McEntee's outcomes are more moderate despite its high level of investment.

322

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,765

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2851 Gay Ave.
San Jose, CA 95127-2320

(408) 928-8900

District: Alum Rock Union Elementary

Students who attend Russo/McEntee Academy usually attend:

Middle:	William Sheppard Middle
High:	James Lick High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

Asian:

17.7%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 27th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alum Rock Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg23%

California avg41%

3,412^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3412 of 5857	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3232 of 5869	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	4036 of 5859	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4316 of 5883	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	4044 of 5789	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3383 of 5662	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	3035 of 5692	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.3	2517 of 5614	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.4	2536 of 5611	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	1256 of 3162	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	2231 of 3245	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	2815 of 3311	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2127 of 3275	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2225 of 3246	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3159 of 5597	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3215 of 5612	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3720 of 5609	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4264 of 5635	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4578 of 5492	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3861 of 5413	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3578 of 5107	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3347 of 5107	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3898 of 5087	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4454 of 5084	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3863 of 4963	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3433 of 4830	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3404 of 5460	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2929 of 5517	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3945 of 5363	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3924 of 5264	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3812 of 5173	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2871 of 5084	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3425 of 5628	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	3028 of 5643	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4101 of 5638	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4015 of 5663	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3226 of 5510	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2802 of 5431	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Russo/McEntee Academy	Public	K-5	2851 Gay Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8900	322	16	20.1	80.7%	10 (3.1%)	4 (1.2%)	239 (74.2%)	57 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	36.9	3412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		39	3232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	180	25.0		25.0	46.7	27.9	50.0				41.9	45.7	22.2	16.7				28.1							$23,765	$3,419	$20,346
Ben Painter Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Rough and Ready Rd.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8400	362	17	21.2	51.9%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (36.7%)	210 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.1%)	42	3066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		29.6	3962^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	896	28.9		28.9	34.6	40.0	23.3				33.1	48.2	49.0	28.9				42.7	90.5	96.4	95.2	94.1	95.2	95.2	$24,024	$3,036	$20,988
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
Millard McCollam Elementary	Public	K-5	3311 Lucian Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8000	370	20	18.5	53.5%	17 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	209 (56.5%)	121 (32.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	46.7	2780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.5%		57.4	2172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.0%	608	29.9		29.9	37.9	44.8	47.0				43.4	42.4	39.0	35.8				38.9							$22,490	$2,884	$19,606
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
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Kirk Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7800	437	20	21.8	68.2%	24 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	350 (80.1%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	26.9	4232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		27.6	4148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	84	20.3		20.3	19.2	38.7	35.1				30.7	31.1	29.0	23.7				28.2	95.2	96.1		98.1	97.1	96.1	$21,988	$2,752	$19,236
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
Horace Cureton Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 East Hills Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7350	254	11	23.0	79.1%	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	220 (86.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	15	5262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		26.1	4280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	982	11.4		11.4	11.9	25.6	18.2				18.6	19.1	32.6	11.4				20.9	93.0		93.0				$22,363	$3,419	$18,944
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant	Public, Charter	K-8	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1609	235	9	26.1	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	230 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	15.6	5221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		9	5728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	507	4.8	0.0	2.2	24.0	29.6	23.8	21.4	5.0	4.2	18.6	29.2	17.2	19.1	7.1	15.0	8.3	15.8	78.0	90.0	96.0	84.0	92.0	86.0	$25,876	$2,858	$23,018
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Russo/McEntee Academy

How many students attend Russo/McEntee Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Russo/McEntee Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Russo/McEntee Academy?

Students at Russo/McEntee Academy are 74% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Russo/McEntee Academy a good school?

Russo/McEntee Academy ranks 3412^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Russo/McEntee Academy attend?

Students who attend Russo/McEntee Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Sheppard Middle
High : James Lick High

What district is Russo/McEntee Academy in?

Alum Rock Union Elementary

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