Itliong-Vera Cruz

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Union City, California

Itliong-Vera Cruz in Union City, California enrolled 1,097 students in 2024-25 with 48.3 full-time teachers, 22.7 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

1,102 students in 2022-23, 1,092 students in 2023-24, 1,097 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.4 to 48.3.

Students enrolled at Itliong-Vera Cruz by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,092, 2024-25: 1,09705001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0922024-251,097
Students enrolled at Itliong-Vera Cruz by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,092, 2024-25: 1,09705001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0922024-251,097
Students enrolled at Itliong-Vera Cruz by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,092, 2024-25: 1,09705001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0922024-251,097
Students enrolled at Itliong-Vera Cruz by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,092, 2024-25: 1,09705001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0922024-251,097
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,10246.423.8
2023-241,09248.922.3
2024-251,09748.322.7

22.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Itliong-Vera Cruz 22.7; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherItliong-Vera Cruz 22.7state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Itliong-Vera Cruz 22.7; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherItliong-Vera Cruz 22.7state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Itliong-Vera Cruz 22.7; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherItliong-Vera Cruz 22.7state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Itliong-Vera Cruz 22.7; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherItliong-Vera Cruz 22.7state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 370 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Itliong-Vera Cruz enrolled 1,110 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 370 of the 1,110 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent9.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.3% of students were Asian, 19.1% Hispanic, 6.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Asian62.3%
  2. Hispanic19.1%
  3. Two or more races6.7%
  4. White6.1%
  5. Black3.4%
  6. Pacific Islander2.0%
  7. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Itliong-Vera Cruz scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2258%50%45%
Math, 2022-2338%36% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Union City

2 public middle schools in Union City report 2024-25 enrollment; Itliong-Vera Cruz is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Itliong-Vera Cruz1,09722.736.9%
Cesar Chavez Middle99022.357.6%

All public schools in Union City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Itliong-Vera Cruz

  1. Cesar Chavez MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 990 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 669 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Itliong-Vera Cruz with Cesar Chavez MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Haven Unified spends per student$15,166 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,166
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaItliong-Vera Cruz is the number 126 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#126 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher22.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.22.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Itliong-Vera Cruz

  1. How many students attend Itliong-Vera Cruz?
    1,097 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,102 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Union City, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Itliong-Vera Cruz?
    22.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Itliong-Vera Cruz a Title I school?
    Itliong-Vera Cruz has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Itliong-Vera Cruz do on state tests?
    The students tested at Itliong-Vera Cruz scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Itliong-Vera Cruz in?
    New Haven Unified, NCES district ID 0626910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062691004066 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22