Summary
Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet is a 622-student K–5 school in San Jose, in the South Bay, and part of San Jose Unified. Its clearest strength is that 2025–2026 proficiency was above state and district results in all three tested subjects, with the biggest advantages in math and science.
Hacienda’s proficiency was 66% in ELA, 65% in math and 61% in science. That compares with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively, and district rates of 51%, 42% and 41%. Among nine nearby K–5 schools, Hacienda ranked third in ELA and math and second in science; its results were above the nearby-school averages by 15 points in ELA, 19 in math and 21 in science. Its margins over the state were also largest in math and science: 27 points and 25 points, compared with 16 points in ELA.
Results improved from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 5 points, math 9 and science 1, while the school’s leads over state results widened in every subject. More recently, ELA fell 4 points and math 2 points from 2024–2025, while science rose 5 points. SchoolDigger ranked Hacienda 852 of 5,804 statewide (85th percentile, 4 stars). Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 27.5, the highest among nearby schools, whose ratios ranged from 16.4–23.0. In 2024–2025, 22% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California provides free meals to all students, but this is Hacienda’s reported eligibility measure. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show lower relative standing for Multi-racial Students (48th percentile in 2025–2026, down from 77th the prior year) and Asian Students (61st, down from 79th); the overall percentile was 85. These rankings are relative standings, not direct measures of proficiency.
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