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ACE Esperanza Middle

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

2108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 24% of California middle schools

Summary

ACE Esperanza Middle is a public middle school serving 205 students in grades 5-8 in San Jose, operating within the ACE Esperanza Middle District and ranking in the lower quartile of California schools, though it has shown recent improvement from the 12th to the 24th percentile.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English (31.5%), Math (18.3%), and Science (16.3%) are below state averages, placing it in the middle of a remarkably varied local landscape. Within just a few miles, parents will find much lower-performing schools like ACE Empower Academy (4th percentile) and much higher-performing schools like College Connection Academy (93rd percentile), demonstrating that very different outcomes are possible for similar student populations in the same area.

Notable strengths include the school's effectiveness with Special Education students, ranking above average statewide, and a significant reduction in chronic absenteeism. However, with per-student spending notably lower than several nearby schools, the data suggests that while ACE Esperanza Middle has foundational supports for vulnerable groups, strategic improvements in instruction and resources could be key to achieving the stronger academic results seen at other local options.

205

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,105

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1665 Santee Dr.
San Jose, CA 95122-2865

(408) 729-3420

District: ACE Esperanza Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

Asian:

9.3%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

California avg41%

2,108^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 29% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1299^th of 1,543ACE Esperanza Middle District 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	22.9	2108 of 2761	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2443 of 2783	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	2069 of 2781	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2278 of 2740	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	802 of 894	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1915 of 2715	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	918 of 1531	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	324 of 354	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	855 of 1491	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	821 of 1478	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	728 of 1521	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	925 of 1540	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	219 of 363	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	440 of 1442	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1830 of 2533	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2149 of 2551	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1780 of 2531	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2108 of 2509	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	635 of 738	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1768 of 2380	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1838 of 2395	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2010 of 2388	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1707 of 2374	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1956 of 2359	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1298 of 2213	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1867 of 2542	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2167 of 2579	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1762 of 2531	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1886 of 2458	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	593 of 721	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1331 of 2369	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	2036 of 2534	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	2350 of 2552	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1920 of 2538	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1992 of 2527	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	712 of 763	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1619 of 2407	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	733 of 1566	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.6	1250 of 1552	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	674 of 1531	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science16%-16 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)					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 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 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
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
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
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
KIPP Heartwood Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1250 South King Rd.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	KIPP Heartwood Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 926-5477	423	24	17.4	73.5%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	274 (64.8%)	137 (32.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	90.8	259^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.6%		91.8	234^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.6%	25	55.0	56.6	55.8	71.0	67.9	77.2	65.7	70.4	62.0	58.5	66.3	69.7	64.0	$38,372	$2,906	$35,466
Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1250 South King Rd.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 251-5600	416	19	21.9	80.8%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (79.3%)	79 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	61	883^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.0%		79.1	500^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.0%	383	24.5	30.9	27.5	40.6	58.9	49.5	52.1	50.3	33.0	50.5	35.4	30.9	37.7	$37,274	$2,888	$34,386
Renaissance Academy	Public	6-8	1720 Hopkins Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1950	348	22	15.9	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	274 (78.7%)	56 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.4%)	32.2	1746^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.8%		33.5	1687^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.4%	59		25.8	25.8		41.7	39.3	29.9	36.5		27.1	17.9	22.5	22.0	$22,475	$3,088	$19,387
ACE Empower Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	625 South Sunset Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3920	189	8	23.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (96.8%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2640^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.4%		10.8	2640^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%		5.9	3.9	4.4	11.8	5.7	13.4	17.7	12.2	11.8	11.3	10.5	11.8	11.2	$20,415	$3,453	$16,962
Downtown College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	231	9	26.1	81.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	213 (92.2%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	10	2614^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		16.4	2426^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.8%	188	18.2	6.3	9.3	26.3	17.3	20.3	23.0	20.5	9.1	8.6	6.9	6.6	7.7	$27,062	$3,412	$23,650
Renaissance at Mathson	Public	6-8	2050 Kammerer Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-6800	326	21	15.7	84.4%	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	270 (82.8%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	21.4	2172^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.3%		19.8	2268^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	96		21.2	21.2		25.0	26.0	33.7	28.2		9.4	18.5	19.1	15.6	$22,756	$3,052	$19,704
Ocala Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Ocala Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8350	377	24	15.7	79.3%	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	289 (76.7%)	71 (18.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	24.5	2032^nd of 2761 public middle schools	26.4%		27.5	1922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.9%	110		13.9	13.9		34.8	40.0	29.6	34.9		20.8	18.8	13.9	17.5	$23,405	$2,722	$20,683

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ACE Esperanza Middle District

What is the racial makeup of ACE Esperanza Middle?

Students at ACE Esperanza Middle are 89% Hispanic, 9% Asian.

How many students attend ACE Esperanza Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended ACE Esperanza Middle.

Is ACE Esperanza Middle a good school?

ACE Esperanza Middle ranks in the bottom 23.7% of California middle schools.

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