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Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

5738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 2% of California alternative schools

Summary

Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning is a K-12 alternative school in San Jose serving 396 students, operating as its own district and featuring a unique Spanish-language assessment program.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in core subjects like English and math below 11% and an extremely high dropout rate of over 90% in recent years, which is dramatically higher than other local alternative schools such as Decoto School for Independent Study or Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay. While the school spends over $21,000 per student, these outcomes are far below those of nearby schools with similar student populations, suggesting the current educational model may not be effectively supporting student success.

Its specialized focus on Spanish language instruction is a distinctive feature, but even assessment results in that area are very low. For parents considering this school, it is crucial to investigate how the school plans to address these severe performance and retention issues, especially when compared to other alternatives in the area that show much stronger graduation rates and academic results.

396

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

149 North White Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127-1936

(408) 275-7190

District: Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (8% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,738^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,564^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 3% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	8.0	5738 of 5857	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	5808 of 5869	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5521 of 5859	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5762 of 5883	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	5748 of 5789	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	2708 of 3162	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	1278 of 3245	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	2377 of 3311	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3144 of 3275	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	5527 of 5597	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	5583 of 5612	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5262 of 5609	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5380 of 5635	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	5369 of 5492	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	4968 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	5030 of 5107	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	4702 of 5087	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	4932 of 5084	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	4929 of 4963	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	417 of 429	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	338 of 364	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	204 of 335	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5290 of 5460	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	5446 of 5517	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4830 of 5363	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5033 of 5264	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	5145 of 5173	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	5418 of 5628	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	5537 of 5643	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5236 of 5638	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	5632 of 5663	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	5496 of 5510	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	2564 of 2761	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2611 of 2783	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2394 of 2781	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2653 of 2740	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	2622 of 2715	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	532 of 1478	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	1003 of 1521	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1224 of 1540	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1046 of 1442	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2291 of 2533	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2432 of 2551	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1870 of 2531	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2441 of 2509	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2172 of 2395	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2188 of 2388	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1904 of 2374	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2273 of 2359	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	2152 of 2213	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	392 of 477	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	220 of 394	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2301 of 2542	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2367 of 2579	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1987 of 2531	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	2309 of 2458	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	2285 of 2369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	2395 of 2534	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2357 of 2552	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2355 of 2538	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2490 of 2527	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	2403 of 2407	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)14th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+58 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Listening8%-18 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

Overall3%-7 vs state

Reading2%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (2025)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	149 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 275-7190	396	22	18.0	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	395 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	6.7	0.0	3.0	13.3	2.8	7.6	6.7	11.1	9.1	3.3	0.0	1.5	6.7	3.3			5.0	3.5	3.6	10.7	15.2	18.0	11.1		10.6	9.7	0.0	3.3	22.2	11.9	6.7		9.4	83.3	93.3	93.3
Santa Clara County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC273	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6542	771	108	7.1	47.6%	108 (14.0%)	34 (4.4%)	343 (44.5%)	269 (34.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)																	0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0	70.0	75.0	82.5	70.0	70.0	70.0
Wilson Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	1840 Benton St.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3600	131	14	9.4	42.0%	29 (22.1%)	4 (3.1%)	67 (51.1%)	19 (14.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)								(n/a)																								36.8	36.8							5.9	5.9
Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	394	17	23.7	46.2%	50 (12.7%)	20 (5.1%)	102 (25.9%)	195 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)													38.5	35.0		38.3	38.7		57.1	61.5	70.0	47.4	42.5	67.3	57.8		42.9	30.8	50.0	21.1	32.5	50.9	40.5							$29,974	$29,952	$22
California School for the Deaf-Fremont	Public, Alternative	K-12	39350 Gallaudet Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-3666	279	65	4.3	98.9%	50 (17.9%)	16 (5.7%)	161 (57.7%)	30 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)								(n/a)														0.0	0.0		5.7				0.0		8.3	15.8	11.4				0.0		0.0	0.0	4.2
California School for the Blind	Public, Alternative	K-12	500 Walnut Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	California School for the Blind (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-3800	42	8	5.2	40.5%	5 (11.9%)	1 (2.4%)	25 (59.5%)	9 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)																									22.2								6.3
Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	703 C St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	540	30	17.9	30.4%	115 (21.3%)	21 (3.9%)	48 (8.9%)	242 (44.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (20.0%)								(n/a)													57.9	40.5	57.9		52.5	60.0	55.6	71.1	73.8	66.7	69.1	92.1	69.8	55.0	66.7	55.3	50.0	57.1	47.6	50.0	54.3	56.8	65.9	81.8	65.9	61.4	65.9
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford	Public, Alternative	K-12	725 Welch Rd.	Palo Alto	94304	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 497-8230	15	3	4.9	20.0%	4 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (53.3%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)
Decoto School for Independent Study	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	725 Whipple Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 476-2696	233	10	23.0	65.2%	21 (9.0%)	15 (6.4%)	101 (43.3%)	73 (31.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	13 (5.6%)								(n/a)															48.7		42.9					57.1		53.9	60.0					35.7		43.6	43.5							$23,490	$20,852	$2,638

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In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning.

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Students at Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning are 100% Hispanic.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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