A. J. Dorsa Elementary School in San Jose CA

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Compare Details A. J. Dorsa Elementary ranks worse than 85.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.47. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.4%), Asian (7%), African American (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at A. J. Dorsa Elementary is 24.7, which is the highest among 18 elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare A. J. Dorsa Elementary employs 15 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at A. J. Dorsa Elementary is $14,116, which is the 9^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District.

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Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

A. J. Dorsa Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks A. J. Dorsa Elementary 4948^th of 5789 California public elementary schools. (See A. J. Dorsa Elementary in the ranking list.)

Alum Rock Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alum Rock Union Elementary 1130^th of 1525 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for A. J. Dorsa Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.33	4463^rd	4809	7.2%
2005	18.75	4053^rd	4822	15.9%
2006	11.64	4553^rd	4818	5.5%
2007	19.74	4312^th	5113	15.7%
2008	16.52	4562^nd	5113	10.8%
2009	29.94	3714^th	5193	28.5%
2010	25.33	4201^st	5314	20.9%
2011	38.33	3360^th	5377	37.5%
2012	26.61	4201^st	5390	22.1%
2013	40.07	3313^th	5530	40.1%
2015	25.69	4068^th	5611	27.5%
2016	26.48	4053^rd	5614	27.8%
2017	35.45	3408^th	5692	40.1%
2018	14.75	5119^th	5662	9.6%
2019	18.47	4948^th	5789	14.5%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

I was a student at this school for 5 years. My first few years I loved this school, but after 4th grade I hated it because I got bullied in 4th grade and kept getting bullied after that. In 5th grade, I moved to Visalia and I was so glad I left Dorsa. Another reason I hated 4th grade was because of the new principal. She was terrible. I'm so glad I left. Close Quote

Enrollment information for A. J. Dorsa Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	25	29	84	544	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
1989	23	21	113	573	3	n/a	n/a	0	733
1990	13	21	99	564	2	n/a	n/a	0	699
1991	9	19	97	549	4	n/a	n/a	0	678
1992	17	13	99	563	4	n/a	n/a	0	696
1993	18	17	104	551	3	n/a	n/a	0	693
1994	15	9	96	455	3	n/a	n/a	0	578
1995	12	9	87	476	3	n/a	n/a	0	587
1996	12	9	87	476	3	n/a	n/a	0	587
1997	15	10	82	494	1	n/a	n/a	0	602
1998	11	5	84	462	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1999	24	7	71	491	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
2000	20	7	71	478	0	n/a	n/a	1	577
2001	15	4	60	513	0	n/a	n/a	5	597
2002	5	4	45	513	3	n/a	n/a	0	570
2003	5	4	45	513	3	n/a	n/a	0	570
2004	5	18	34	612	3	n/a	n/a	0	672
2005	4	16	30	564	1	n/a	n/a	0	615
2006	3	2	46	500	2	n/a	n/a	0	553
2007	4	3	46	530	1	n/a	n/a	1	585
2008	3	2	37	532	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	574
2009	4	4	16	524	1	17	0	0	566
2010	3	1	13	529	1	7	0	0	554
2011	0	0	19	498	0	9	1	0	527
2012	0	3	20	503	0	8	5	0	539
2013	2	2	25	480	0	9	7	0	525
2014	1	1	31	465	0	8	5	0	511
2015	1	2	29	458	0	5	5	0	500
2016	2	6	33	443	0	2	3	0	489
2017	2	5	30	377	0	2	2	0	418
2018	2	5	24	338	0	2	0	0	371
2019	2	6	26	328	0	3	6	0	371

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at A. J. Dorsa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	682	25.0	27.2	n/a
1989	733	23.0	31.8	n/a
1990	699	24.5	28.5	n/a
1991	678	24.0	28.2	n/a
1992	696	24.4	28.5	82.2
1993	693	22.0	31.5	51.2
1994	578	18.0	32.1	78.5
1995	587	24.0	24.5	74.8
1996	587	24.0	24.5	74.8
1997	602	22.0	27.4	78.9
1998	562	23.0	24.4	89.3
1999	593	30.0	19.8	86.5
2000	577	25.0	23.1	88.5
2001	597	27.5	21.7	79.7
2002	570	27.0	21.1	83.5
2003	570	27.0	21.1	83.5
2004	672	29.0	23.2	83.3
2005	615	29.0	21.2	89.6
2006	553	31.0	17.8	99.5
2007	585	30.0	19.5	94.7
2008	574	30.0	19.1	99.3
2009	566	28.0	18.9	99.5
2010	554	25.0	22.1	88.3
2011	527	n/a	n/a	88.2
2012	539	27.8	19.3	99.4
2013	525	26.1	20.0	98.5
2014	511	23.0	22.2	88.5
2015	500	22.0	22.7	91.2
2016	489	18.0	27.1	91
2017	418	16.0	26.1	89.5
2018	371	16.0	23.1	83
2019	371	15.0	24.7	86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio A. J. Dorsa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	682	25.0	27.2	n/a
1989	733	23.0	31.8	n/a
1990	699	24.5	28.5	n/a
1991	678	24.0	28.2	n/a
1992	696	24.4	28.5	82.2
1993	693	22.0	31.5	51.2
1994	578	18.0	32.1	78.5
1995	587	24.0	24.5	74.8
1996	587	24.0	24.5	74.8
1997	602	22.0	27.4	78.9
1998	562	23.0	24.4	89.3
1999	593	30.0	19.8	86.5
2000	577	25.0	23.1	88.5
2001	597	27.5	21.7	79.7
2002	570	27.0	21.1	83.5
2003	570	27.0	21.1	83.5
2004	672	29.0	23.2	83.3
2005	615	29.0	21.2	89.6
2006	553	31.0	17.8	99.5
2007	585	30.0	19.5	94.7
2008	574	30.0	19.1	99.3
2009	566	28.0	18.9	99.5
2010	554	25.0	22.1	88.3
2011	527	n/a	n/a	88.2
2012	539	27.8	19.3	99.4
2013	525	26.1	20.0	98.5
2014	511	23.0	22.2	88.5
2015	500	22.0	22.7	91.2
2016	489	18.0	27.1	91
2017	418	16.0	26.1	89.5
2018	371	16.0	23.1	83
2019	371	15.0	24.7	86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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