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Lairon College Preparatory Academy

Public Grades 4-8

2421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 12% of California middle schools

Summary

Lairon College Preparatory Academy is a public middle school serving 253 students in grades 4-8 within the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district in San Jose, which faces significant academic challenges and has seen its statewide ranking decline sharply over the past decade.

The school faces substantial academic hurdles, with only 10% of students proficient in math and 24% in English, rates far below nearby schools like College Connection Academy (82% ELA) and KIPP Heritage Academy (78% ELA), despite being in the same area. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 30% of students missing significant school time, a rate much higher than the district and state averages and strongly correlated with lower performance across all local schools.

Interestingly, the school spends over $25,000 per student, which is more than some higher-performing schools, showing that funding alone does not guarantee success. While the overall trend is concerning, the school shows a relative strength in supporting its special education students. The stark differences with top-performing schools very close by demonstrate that improvement is possible with focused strategies on attendance, instruction, and school culture.

253

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,168

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3975 Mira Loma
San Jose, CA 95111-3520

(408) 363-5775

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend Lairon College Preparatory Academy usually attend:

High:

Andrew P. Hill High

Feeder schools for Lairon College Preparatory Academy:

Elementary:

Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

Asian:

11.1%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg30%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,536^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,421^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary

1096^th of 1,543Franklin-McKinley 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	11.5	5536 of 5857	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5242 of 5869	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	5509 of 5859	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5465 of 5883	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	5163 of 5789	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4858 of 5662	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	4946 of 5692	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	4386 of 5614	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	4547 of 5611	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	4932 of 5530	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	5103 of 5390	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	5132 of 5377	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	4477 of 5314	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	4346 of 5193	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	4616 of 5113	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.3	4189 of 5113	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	3997 of 4818	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	4110 of 4822	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.7	3891 of 4809	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	2617 of 3162	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	2577 of 3245	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	2646 of 3311	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1493 of 3275	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	2157 of 3246	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	5311 of 5597	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5154 of 5612	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	5338 of 5609	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5296 of 5635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4708 of 5492	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4752 of 5413	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	4971 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	4742 of 5107	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	4916 of 5087	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4801 of 5084	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4503 of 4963	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4080 of 4830	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	5065 of 5460	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5076 of 5517	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5237 of 5363	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	4896 of 5264	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4551 of 5173	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4255 of 5084	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	5307 of 5628	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4923 of 5643	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5191 of 5638	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	5108 of 5663	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5058 of 5510	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4653 of 5431	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2584 of 2847	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1776 of 2635	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2421 of 2761	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	2568 of 2783	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2622 of 2781	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2361 of 2740	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1840 of 2715	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1687 of 2480	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1702 of 2508	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	1499 of 2497	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.2	1693 of 2477	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	1289 of 1478	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1210 of 1521	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1028 of 1540	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	791 of 1442	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	650 of 1364	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	2314 of 2533	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2313 of 2551	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	2409 of 2531	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2344 of 2509	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2111 of 2380	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1527 of 2262	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2170 of 2395	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2261 of 2388	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2286 of 2374	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2165 of 2359	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1666 of 2213	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1502 of 2072	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2213 of 2542	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2421 of 2579	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2282 of 2531	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2075 of 2458	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1265 of 2369	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1413 of 2230	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2128 of 2534	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2447 of 2552	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2345 of 2538	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1877 of 2527	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1249 of 2407	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1548 of 2273	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1099 of 1566	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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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)						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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	253	13	19.8	81.8%	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (85.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	2421^st of 2761 public middle schools	12.3%		12.4	2568^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.7%	147													6.8	9.7	8.5	12.9	17.1	28.3	18.2	32.8	23.8	8.8	14.0	8.1	6.8	12.5	10.1	$25,168	$4,767	$20,401
KIPP Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	423 Los Arboles St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	KIPP Heritage Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6260	454	21	22.1	62.6%	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	217 (47.8%)	223 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	86.9	335^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.9%		90.4	269^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.3%	66													60.5	48.9	55.6		80.7	76.7	76.6	76.7	77.8		72.4	55.0	55.9	42.2	57.4	$34,762	$1,222	$33,540
Sylvandale Middle	Public	7-8	653 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5700	330	17	19.5	74.5%	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	213 (64.5%)	99 (30.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.6	1935^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.9%		23.9	2090^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.9%	155														13.0	13.0				34.3	31.9	33.1				25.5	21.0	23.3	$26,238	$3,788	$22,450
Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	Public	7-8	5035 Edenview Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0616	537	27	20.1	61.8%	25 (4.7%)	14 (2.6%)	378 (70.4%)	97 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	19.8	2231^st of 2761 public middle schools	19.2%		26.5	1977^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	254	0.0	5.0	2.6	21.1	15.0	18.0	10.5	5.0	7.7	0.0	15.0	7.7		16.1	16.1				26.0	24.0	25.0				17.1	19.2	18.2	$19,166	$1,146	$18,020
George V. LeyVa Intermediate	Public	7-8	1865 Monrovia Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4993	486	34	14.4	61.7%	12 (2.5%)	14 (2.9%)	247 (50.8%)	188 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.5%)	46.7	1270^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.0%		51.1	1136^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.2%	134														24.7	24.7				44.0	43.4	43.7				34.8	33.6	34.2	$15,305	$840	$14,465
College Connection Academy	Public	7-8	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4827	213	10	20.8	65.3%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	69 (32.4%)	137 (64.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	93.1	199^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.8%		88.3	312^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	113														48.2	48.2				80.2	84.3	82.2				62.3	70.4	66.4	$27,080	$3,560	$23,520
Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	Public	5-8	5955 Blossom Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-1886	723	32	22.3	31.1%	134 (18.5%)	21 (2.9%)	274 (37.9%)	234 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.5%)	88.3	307^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.9%		87.4	337^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	30													82.8	53.7	59.0		95.3	88.9	71.7	67.1	73.5		84.4	71.4	53.6	56.7	59.2	$17,060	$1,103	$15,957
Bridges Academy	Public	7-8	1702 Mclaughlin Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6400	274	15	18.6	89.4%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	208 (75.9%)	55 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	10.8	2592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	6.1%		22.2	2163^rd of 2783 public middle schools	22.3%	429														6.9	6.9				18.0	21.3	19.7				9.8	8.5	9.1	$30,681	$3,197	$27,484
ACE Esperanza Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1665 Santee Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	ACE Esperanza Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3420	205	9	22.7	86.8%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (89.3%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	22.9	2108^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.7%		15.8	2443^rd of 2783 public middle schools	12.2%	335													21.7	14.7	16.3		26.1	26.8	37.5	30.7	31.5		26.1	14.6	20.6	16.0	18.3	$17,105	$1,634	$15,471
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1260 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6281	722	36	20.0	54.2%	138 (19.1%)	21 (2.9%)	430 (59.6%)	83 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	48.4	1225^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		45.4	1302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.2%	77														33.1	33.1			34.9	42.6	48.5	42.1			32.9	40.7	28.9	34.1	$22,443	$1,294	$21,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Lairon College Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Lairon College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Lairon College Preparatory Academy.

Is Lairon College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Lairon College Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 12.3% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Lairon College Preparatory Academy attend?

Students who attend Lairon College Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend Andrew P. Hill High

What district is Lairon College Preparatory Academy in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lairon College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Lairon College Preparatory Academy are 85% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% African American.

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