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Renaissance at Mathson

Public Grades 6-8

2172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

Renaissance at Mathson is a public middle school serving 326 students in grades 6-8 in San Jose, operating within the Alum Rock Union Elementary district, which has seen the school's academic ranking fall dramatically from the 73rd percentile in 2018 to the 21st percentile in 2025.

Key concerns include academic performance well below state averages, with only 28% of students proficient in English and 16% in Math, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.4% that is higher than nearby schools like Ocala Middle (15.8%). The school spends over $22,700 per student, which is more than several neighboring schools, yet achieves significantly lower results, highlighting a troubling efficiency gap. Notably, the school shows a large performance gap between female and male students.

Despite challenges, there are points of potential: Science is a relative strength, outperforming the district average, and 8th graders perform better than younger students. The school's past success as a 4-star school shows improvement is possible. The stark contrast with the high-performing KIPP Heartwood Academy less than a mile away, which serves a similar student population but has proficiency rates over 70%, suggests educational models in the same neighborhood can yield very different outcomes.

326

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,756

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 Kammerer Ave.
San Jose, CA 95116-3020

(408) 928-6800

District: Alum Rock Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.8%

Asian:

13.2%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,172^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary

1324^th of 1,543Alum Rock Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2172 of 2761	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2268 of 2783	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2291 of 2781	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2173 of 2740	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1300 of 2715	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	658 of 2480	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	585 of 2508	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	68.5	687 of 2497	72.5%	★★★★☆
2015	55.0	977 of 2477	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.8	610 of 743	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	489 of 715	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	564 of 733	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.3	314 of 745	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	170 of 700	75.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	1212 of 1531	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	1051 of 1478	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1145 of 1521	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	825 of 1540	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1222 of 1442	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1363 of 1364	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2146 of 2533	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2229 of 2551	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2285 of 2531	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2182 of 2509	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	1135 of 2380	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	451 of 2262	80.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2168 of 2395	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2097 of 2388	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2198 of 2374	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2097 of 2359	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1123 of 2213	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.8	416 of 2072	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	2233 of 2542	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2143 of 2579	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2171 of 2531	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1952 of 2458	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	1014 of 2369	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	394 of 2230	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1879 of 2534	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1947 of 2552	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1896 of 2538	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1810 of 2527	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1230 of 2407	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	766 of 2273	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	803 of 1566	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1251 of 1552	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1382 of 1531	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile~ school

Asian (2024)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

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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
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
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
Sunrise Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1149 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Sunrise Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 659-4785	301	14	20.8	85.7%	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (88.4%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	40.4	1485^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.2%		33.9	1676^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	191	0.0	16.7	14.7		25.0	47.8	31.5	34.8	25.0	32.3	40.0	37.1	36.0	$17,051	$1,492	$15,559
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
William Sheppard Middle	Public	6-8	480 Rough and Ready Rd.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8800	451	26	17.3	71.4%	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	269 (59.6%)	157 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	25.9	1957^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.1%		23	2127^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.6%	170		19.1	19.1		32.1	30.8	35.8	32.9		22.1	17.5	20.4	19.9	$23,457	$2,887	$20,570
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
ACE Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1155 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Inspire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 295-6008	205	8	25.0	86.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	199 (97.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	19	2270^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.8%		14.3	2498^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	228	7.1	12.7	11.7	14.3	11.3	16.7	25.4	17.6	7.1	30.7	9.3	22.2	20.2	$17,992	$1,669	$16,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Renaissance at Mathson

How many students attend Renaissance at Mathson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Renaissance at Mathson.

Is Renaissance at Mathson a good school?

Renaissance at Mathson ranks in the bottom 21.3% of California middle schools.

What district is Renaissance at Mathson in?

Alum Rock Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Renaissance at Mathson?

Students at Renaissance at Mathson are 83% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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