Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 214 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in San Joaquin County.
and 28.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% African American, 7.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District a distant remainder — means Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District reports 76.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District is typically wider than the Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District?
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 214 students.
What is the demographic composition of Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District?
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District students are 79.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% African American, 7.5% Asian, 1.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.