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College Connection Academy

Public Grades 7-8

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

College Connection Academy is a standout public middle school serving grades 7-8 in San Jose, consistently earning top marks for its exceptional academic performance and supportive environment for its 213 students, even within a broader Franklin-McKinley Elementary district that faces significant challenges.

The school's success is clear in its test scores, which are more than double the district average and well above the state, particularly impressive as over 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. A key indicator of its positive culture is an extremely low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.3%, far below nearby schools. This effective support is achieved with moderate per-student spending, especially when compared to a school like Bridges Academy, located less than half a mile away in the same district, which spends more per student for dramatically lower academic results.

College Connection Academy has shown strong improvement since the pandemic and outperforms many local charter schools, including the high-performing KIPP Heartwood Academy, while often doing so with fewer resources. It serves as a powerful example that a school's specific practices in leadership, instruction, and student engagement can create remarkable success for all students, regardless of the economic background of the community it serves.

213

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,080

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1855 Lucretia Ave.
San Jose, CA 95122-3730

(408) 347-4827

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

64.3%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 98th percentile in 2022 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 98th-percentile peak (2022) to 93rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg30%

California avg41%

199^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary

1096^th of 1,543Franklin-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	199 of 2761	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	312 of 2783	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	281 of 2781	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	97.7	62 of 2740	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	169 of 2715	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	252 of 2480	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	88.6	276 of 2508	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	280 of 2497	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	424 of 2477	82.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	171 of 739	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	325 of 743	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	380 of 715	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.5	122 of 733	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	143 of 745	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	144 of 700	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	309 of 2533	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	358 of 2551	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	315 of 2531	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	96.5	86 of 2509	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	207 of 2380	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	268 of 2262	88.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	303 of 2395	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	615 of 2388	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	401 of 2374	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	98 of 2359	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	471 of 2213	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	610 of 2072	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	70 of 2542	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	271 of 2579	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	92 of 2531	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	14 of 2458	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	104 of 2369	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	177 of 2230	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	126 of 2534	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	263 of 2552	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	242 of 2538	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	40 of 2527	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	111 of 2407	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	236 of 2273	89.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

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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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
College Connection Academy	Public	7-8	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4827	213	10	20.8	65.3%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	69 (32.4%)	137 (64.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	93.1	199^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.8%		88.3	312^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	113		48.2	48.2			80.2	84.3	82.2			62.3	70.4	66.4	$27,080	$3,560	$23,520
Bridges Academy	Public	7-8	1702 Mclaughlin Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6400	274	15	18.6	89.4%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	208 (75.9%)	55 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	10.8	2592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	6.1%		22.2	2163^rd of 2783 public middle schools	22.3%	429		6.9	6.9			18.0	21.3	19.7			9.8	8.5	9.1	$30,681	$3,197	$27,484
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
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
Downtown College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	231	9	26.1	81.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	213 (92.2%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	10	2614^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		16.4	2426^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.8%	188	18.2	6.3	9.3	26.3	17.3	20.3	23.0	20.5	9.1	8.6	6.9	6.6	7.7	$27,062	$3,412	$23,650
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
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
George V. LeyVa Intermediate	Public	7-8	1865 Monrovia Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4993	486	34	14.4	61.7%	12 (2.5%)	14 (2.9%)	247 (50.8%)	188 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.5%)	46.7	1270^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.0%		51.1	1136^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.2%	134		24.7	24.7			44.0	43.4	43.7			34.8	33.6	34.2	$15,305	$840	$14,465
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

Frequently Asked Questions about College Connection Academy

How many students attend College Connection Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended College Connection Academy.

What district is College Connection Academy in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of College Connection Academy?

Students at College Connection Academy are 64% Asian, 32% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is College Connection Academy a good school?

Yes. College Connection Academy ranks in the top 7.2% of California middle schools.

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