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Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

Summary

Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning is a public charter high school in San Jose, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 515 students. The school is part of the Escuela Popular/Center for TRN and CARs FAM Learning District, which is ranked 1001 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, ranging from 1411 to 1765 out of around 2,300 schools over the past few years. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other California high schools. Student groups, such as female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, have also struggled, ranking in the bottom half of the state. However, English Language Learner students have performed relatively well, ranking 116 out of 941 California high schools in 2018-2019 and receiving a 4-star rating.

Compared to nearby charter schools like KIPP San Jose Collegiate and KIPP Navigate College Prep, Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning has significantly lower academic performance, with only 0-36.84% of students meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts and 0-7.69% in Mathematics. The school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the California Science Test (CAST), have also been low, ranging from 5.88% to 15.38% of students meeting or exceeding standards. Additionally, Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

658

Students ?

28.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,235

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

149 North White Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127-1612

(408) 275-7191

District: Escuela Popular/Center for TRN and CARs FAM Learning Distri

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.4%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 33% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (1% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (99% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

California avg33%

Not ranked this year

Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	1682 of 2159	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1604 of 2123	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1765 of 2133	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	70.1	116 of 941	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	1612 of 1915	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1598 of 1858	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1616 of 1833	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	1429 of 1902	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1405 of 1861	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1448 of 1814	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	1510 of 2026	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1456 of 1943	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1551 of 1937	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)88th percentile+70 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)25th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)16th percentile-6 vs school

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	149 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Escuela Popular/Center for TRN and CARs FAM Learning Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 275-7191	658	23	28.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	654 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)				15.4	15.4											$16,235	$347	$15,888
James Lick High	Public	9-12	57 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4400	862	44	19.6	65.8%	24 (2.8%)	13 (1.5%)	722 (83.8%)	89 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	24.2	1608^th of 2162 public high schools	25.6%		46.2	1094^th of 2159 public high schools	49.3%	514			9.3		9.4				38.5	38.5				7.9	7.9	$22,984	$1,678	$21,306
Foothill High	Public	11-12	230 Pala Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9100	268	17	16.1	76.5%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	244 (91.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8.8	2077^th of 2162 public high schools	3.9%		14.2	1841^st of 2159 public high schools	14.7%	236			3.0	0.0	2.1				4.4	4.4				0.0	0.0	$22,860	$2,339	$20,521
Latino College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Latino College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-2281	421	20	21.5	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.2	1307^th of 2162 public high schools	39.5%		36.2	1335^th of 2159 public high schools	38.2%	28				18.8	18.8				40.8	40.8				11.2	11.2	$20,871	$2,740	$18,131
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	14281 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 471-4680	261	15	17.0	88.1%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	254 (97.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1611^th of 2162 public high schools	25.5%		23.1	1626^th of 2159 public high schools	24.7%	15				15.9	15.9				14.6	14.6				2.0	2.0	$22,905	$3,150	$19,755
Independence High	Public	9-12	617 North Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9500	2,289	103	22.1	47.0%	70 (3.1%)	40 (1.7%)	903 (39.4%)	1,187 (51.9%)	5 (0.2%)	21 (0.9%)	62 (2.7%)	72.5	550^th of 2162 public high schools	74.6%		76	470^th of 2159 public high schools	78.2%	80			43.8		43.7				62.5	62.5				31.0	31.0	$18,397	$1,065	$17,332
ACE Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	ACE Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 251-1362	313	16	19.0	89.8%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	303 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	34.2	1396^th of 2162 public high schools	35.4%		23.5	1611^th of 2159 public high schools	25.4%	215			13.9		15.7				41.8	41.8				18.2	18.2	$18,035	$993	$17,042
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock	Public, Charter	6-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 942-7000	202	11	17.9	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	187 (92.6%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	9.3				9.3	32.1	34.0	26.1		30.3	17.5	26.8	9.5		17.1	$23,405	$1,767	$21,638
Pegasus High	Public	11-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-5440	128	6	20.9	64.8%	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	109 (85.2%)	10 (7.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	11.3	1947^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%		15.7	1798^th of 2159 public high schools	16.7%	149			3.0		3.0				16.1	16.1				2.9	2.9	$15,937	$575	$15,362
KIPP San Jose Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	1790 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	KIPP San Jose Collegiate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 937-3752	512	32	15.9	70.9%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	345 (67.4%)	158 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	92.1	163^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.5%		90.7	205^th of 2159 public high schools	90.5%	42		48.9		20.0	43.9				83.1	83.1				64.1	64.1	$35,224	$912	$34,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning

What is the racial makeup of Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning?

Students at Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning are 99% Hispanic.

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How many students attend Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning.

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