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Downtown College Preparatory Middle

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

Summary

Downtown College Preparatory Middle is a San Jose, California, school serving grades 5–8 with 231 students. In 2024–2025, students’ proficiency was 20% in English language arts (ELA), 8% in math, and 9% in science, while California’s rates were 49%, 37%, and 33%, respectively. Chronic absenteeism was also higher than the state rate: 27% compared with 19%. The central takeaway is that the school was below California in all three tested subjects and above it in chronic absenteeism.

Science was closest to the state, with a 23-point proficiency gap; math was furthest behind, with a 30-point gap. ELA had the school’s highest proficiency rate, at 20%, but its gap from California was 28 points. No other schools are listed within 20 miles, and the available figures do not establish comparisons with the district. So, the strongest and weakest comparisons available are relative to the state: science is strongest, and math is weakest.

Across 2022–2023 to 2024–2025, the gaps widened in all three subjects: by 4 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 1 in science. School proficiency fell by 1 point in ELA and 1 in math, while science rose by 2; California’s rates rose in each subject. Chronic absenteeism fell from 33% to 27%, but remained above the state rate; the gap narrowed by 0.8 points, from 8.4 to 7.6 points. The school reported 81% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Its student-teacher ratio was 26.1:1 that year, compared with 22.0:1 in 2023–2024 and 35.2:1 in 2022–2023. These figures offer context, not explanations for the results.

231

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

81.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1402 Monterey Hwy.
San Jose, CA 95110-3617

(408) 271-8120

District: Downtown College Preparatory Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

Asian:

3.9%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2019 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Downtown College Preparatory Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	10.0	2614 of 2761	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2426 of 2783	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2501 of 2781	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2495 of 2740	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	758 of 894	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2276 of 2715	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.9	1503 of 1531	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1194 of 1491	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.3	563 of 1478	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	1115 of 1521	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1225 of 1540	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	186 of 363	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1254 of 1442	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	2459 of 2533	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2380 of 2551	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2306 of 2531	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	2360 of 2509	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	609 of 738	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1939 of 2380	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	2329 of 2395	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2114 of 2388	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2222 of 2374	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2135 of 2359	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1919 of 2213	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	2466 of 2542	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2265 of 2579	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2280 of 2531	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2191 of 2458	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	515 of 721	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1989 of 2369	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	2389 of 2534	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2027 of 2552	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2255 of 2538	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2240 of 2527	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	660 of 763	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	2165 of 2407	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1347 of 1566	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1182 of 1552	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1431 of 1531	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-28 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rocketship Alma Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	198 West Alma Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Alma Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	532	17	32.2	80.5%	7 (1.3%)	50 (9.4%)	451 (84.8%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	40.4	3204^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.9%		30.8	3891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%	687	16.4			16.4	27.8	43.4	33.8			35.2	52.2	43.4	37.1			44.2	94%	0%
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6261	329	17	19.3	83.0%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (96.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	12.6	5429^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.7%		8.7	5699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%	270	11.8			11.8	12.9	19.3	26.9			19.3	14.5	15.8	23.1			17.5	94%	2%	$28,441	$27,064	$1,377
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	788 Locust St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	454	17	27.5	79.5%	8 (1.8%)	48 (10.6%)	376 (82.8%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	53.7	2400^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.7%		45	2882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%	482	31.6			31.6	42.9	40.6	47.4			43.5	52.5	40.6	54.4			48.9	≥ 98%
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	625 South Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6243	261	12	21.4	85.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	240 (92.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6.5	5748^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.2%		6.6	5794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%	46	6.1			6.1	15.4	5.1	24.2			14.4	7.5	0.0	9.1			5.3	≥ 98%		$23,509	$22,178	$1,331
Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	309	13	23.7	20.1%	90 (29.1%)	14 (4.5%)	88 (28.5%)	62 (20.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.2%)	89.7	672^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	88.4%		92	545^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%	127	66.0			66.0	66.0	74.1	81.1			73.8	62.3	72.2	59.3			64.6	≥ 95%		$17,835	$17,074	$761
Ernesto Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	322	14	22.5	77.3%	18 (5.6%)	10 (3.1%)	262 (81.4%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	13.4	5361^st of 5817 public elementary schools	7.8%		9.4	5662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%	301	11.8			11.8	20.0	31.3	17.7			22.8	18.4	16.7	13.7			16.2	≥ 98%		$23,012	$21,414	$1,598
Rocketship Mosaic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	950 Owsley Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mosaic Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	528	16	33.0	66.9%	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	235 (44.5%)	273 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	80.6	1108^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.0%		77.1	1281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%	173	48.7			48.7	62.1	54.8	67.6			60.2	71.6	55.9	61.5			64.1	≥ 98%
Yerba Buena High	Public	9-12	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4700	1,612	67	23.8	61.9%	32 (2.0%)	21 (1.3%)	800 (49.6%)	738 (45.8%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	14 (0.9%)	56.7	888^th of 2135 public high schools	58.4%		58.9	850^th of 2162 public high schools	60.7%	38		39.6		39.5					50.4	50.4					26.0	26.0			$23,971	$23,384	$587
Gardner Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Illinois Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6225	385	21	18.5	70.1%	18 (4.7%)	11 (2.9%)	334 (86.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	23.3	4536^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.0%		14.9	5270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%	734	27.3			27.3	26.7	12.9	42.9			27.0	37.8	14.5	17.9			22.1	95%	0%	$22,396	$21,526	$870
Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary	Public	K-6	665 Wool Creek Dr.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6086	508	22	23.0	82.7%	22 (4.3%)	9 (1.8%)	290 (57.1%)	165 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	55.3	2307^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.3%		47.1	2748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%	441	40.7			40.7	53.9	35.9	54.2	53.2		49.3	47.4	40.7	39.0	33.3		39.3	≥ 98%		$23,266	$21,000	$2,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Downtown College Preparatory Middle

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Students at Downtown College Preparatory Middle are 92% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Downtown College Preparatory Middle.

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