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Lairon College Preparatory Academy

Public Grades K-6
5722nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of California elementary schools
Summary

Lairon College Preparatory Academy is a K–6 school in San Jose serving 253 students in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district. Its most recent test results are its clearest concern: in 2025–26, students were proficient at rates of 15% in English language arts (ELA), 8% in math and 3% in science. In all three subjects, Lairon had the lowest results among the seven nearby schools with scores for that year, and its results were also well below state and district rates.

Lairon’s strongest comparison is its student-teacher ratio: 19.8 students per teacher in 2024–25, lower than nine of 10 nearby schools with data, whose average was 21.6. But this has not translated into stronger test results. Lairon’s ELA, math and science proficiency rates were about 34, 31 and 33 percentage points below California’s rates, and about 20, 22 and 21 points below district rates, respectively. Results were especially weak in some grade-level comparisons: 5th-grade ELA proficiency was 7%, the lowest among nearby schools serving that grade, while Lairon had the lowest nearby-school math result in each tested grade. Chronic absenteeism was another concern: 32% in 2025–26, compared with 18% in the district and 18% statewide; only Parkview Elementary was higher among nearby schools with data.

Results and rankings have weakened over time. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell from 21% to 15%, math remained around 8%, and science dropped from 7% to 3%; meanwhile, state results rose in all three subjects. SchoolDigger rated Lairon 0 stars and placed it at the 2nd statewide percentile in 2025–26, down from the 11th percentile in 2023–24. Its Special Education Students ranking also fell sharply, from the 33rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 1st in 2025–26, compared with Lairon’s overall 2nd-percentile ranking. As context, 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the second-highest share among 11 nearby schools with the same measure and year; this is an observation, not an explanation for the results.

253
Students ?
19.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,729
Per pupil spending ?
81.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 3975 Mira Loma
       San Jose, CA  95111-3520

(408) 363-5775

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary


Students who attend Lairon College Preparatory Academy usually attend:

High:    Andrew P. Hill High

Feeder schools for Lairon College Preparatory Academy:

Elementary:    G. W. Hellyer Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.4%
Asian:
11.1%
African American:
3.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school11%
District avg31%
California avg42%
5,722nd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 10Elementary Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary
1054th of 1,530Franklin-McKinley 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.45722 of 58171.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.55536 of 58575.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.65242 of 586910.7%★☆☆☆☆
202312.55509 of 58596.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.85465 of 58837.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.05163 of 578910.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.94858 of 566214.2%★☆☆☆☆
201717.14946 of 569213.1%★☆☆☆☆
201622.54386 of 561421.9%★☆☆☆☆
201520.74547 of 561119.0%★☆☆☆☆
201316.94932 of 553010.8%★☆☆☆☆
201212.55103 of 53905.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201111.95132 of 53774.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201021.84477 of 531415.8%★☆☆☆☆
200921.14346 of 519316.3%★☆☆☆☆
200815.74616 of 51139.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200721.34189 of 511318.1%★☆☆☆☆
200620.23997 of 481817.0%★☆☆☆☆
200517.94110 of 482214.8%★☆☆☆☆
200420.73891 of 480919.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202428.92617 of 316217.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.32577 of 324520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202229.62646 of 331120.1%★☆☆☆☆
201945.01493 of 327554.4%★★★☆☆
201833.52157 of 324633.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20266.65547 of 55810.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.95311 of 55975.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.65154 of 56128.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.75338 of 56094.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.75296 of 56356.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.04708 of 549214.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.44752 of 541312.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20269.04996 of 50941.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.34971 of 51072.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.64742 of 51077.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.74916 of 50873.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.04801 of 50845.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.04503 of 49639.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.44080 of 483015.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20269.65296 of 54232.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.95065 of 54607.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.15076 of 55178.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.25237 of 53632.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.24896 of 52647.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.34551 of 517312.0%★☆☆☆☆
201823.24255 of 508416.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.35399 of 56033.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.25307 of 56285.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.84923 of 564312.8%★☆☆☆☆
202314.65191 of 56387.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.25108 of 56639.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.95058 of 55108.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.24653 of 543114.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202614.92902 of 29270.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.12584 of 28479.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.91776 of 263532.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.32421 of 276112.3%★☆☆☆☆
202412.42568 of 27837.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.62622 of 27815.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.82361 of 274013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.61840 of 271532.2%★★☆☆☆
201829.31687 of 248032.0%★★☆☆☆
201728.71702 of 250832.1%★★☆☆☆
201634.71499 of 249740.0%★★☆☆☆
201528.21693 of 247731.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202428.91289 of 147812.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.21210 of 152120.4%★☆☆☆☆
202233.91028 of 154033.2%★★☆☆☆
201937.0791 of 144245.1%★★☆☆☆
201838.6650 of 136452.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202513.52314 of 25338.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.52313 of 25519.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.72409 of 25314.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.92344 of 25096.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.12111 of 238011.3%★☆☆☆☆
201831.21527 of 226232.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.22170 of 23959.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.52261 of 23885.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.92286 of 23743.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.62165 of 23598.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.21666 of 221324.7%★☆☆☆☆
201829.01502 of 207227.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.02213 of 254212.9%★☆☆☆☆
202413.02421 of 25796.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.92282 of 25319.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.62075 of 245815.6%★☆☆☆☆
201942.21265 of 236946.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.21413 of 223036.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.32128 of 253416.0%★☆☆☆☆
202410.92447 of 25524.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.52345 of 25387.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.31877 of 252725.7%★☆☆☆☆
201941.81249 of 240748.1%★★☆☆☆
201829.31548 of 227331.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202529.91099 of 156629.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)17th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state
Mathematics8%-31 vs state
Science3%-33 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lairon College Preparatory Academy

Lairon College Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 1.6% of California elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Lairon College Preparatory Academy.

Students at Lairon College Preparatory Academy are 85% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% African American.

Students who attend Lairon College Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Andrew P. Hill High

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