Latino College Preparatory Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · San Jose, California

Latino College Preparatory Academy in San Jose, California enrolled 421 students in 2024-25 with 19.5 full-time teachers, 21.5 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

408 students in 2022-23, 410 students in 2023-24, 421 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 19.5.

Students enrolled at Latino College Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 410, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-234082023-244102024-25421
Students enrolled at Latino College Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 410, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-234082023-244102024-25421
Students enrolled at Latino College Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 410, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-234082023-244102024-25421
Students enrolled at Latino College Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 410, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-234082023-244102024-25421
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340818.022.7
2023-2441020.220.3
2024-2542119.521.5

21.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 21.5; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.5state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 21.5; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.5state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 21.5; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.5state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 21.5; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.5state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

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).

9 AP courses and one counselor per 281 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Latino College Preparatory Academy enrolled 422 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses9
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 281 of the 422 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

99.0% of students were Hispanic, 0.5% White, 0.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic99.0%
  2. White0.5%
  3. Asian0.2%
  4. Two or more races0.2%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Latino College Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math5% or lessnot published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 89 students in Latino College Preparatory Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more86.2%
Students in the class8989495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in San Jose

47 public high schools in San Jose report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Evergreen Valley High2,70325.020.6%
Independence High2,28922.243.3%
Silver Creek High2,13923.738.5%
Santa Teresa High2,13422.525.2%
Piedmont Hills High1,91822.927.8%
Leigh High1,88424.410.9%
Branham High1,82021.620.2%
Lynbrook High1,70223.16.4%

All public schools in San Jose →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Latino College Preparatory Academy

  1. B. Roberto Cruz Leadership AcademyThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 261 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Mt. Pleasant HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 998 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Latino College Preparatory Academy with B. Roberto Cruz Leadership AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Latino College Preparatory Academy spends per student$19,833 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,833
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaLatino College Preparatory Academy is the number 1,092 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,092 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher21.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.21.5:1
  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 Latino College Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Latino College Preparatory Academy?
    421 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 408 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Jose, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Latino College Preparatory Academy?
    21.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Latino College Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Latino College Preparatory Academy 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 Latino College Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Latino College Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 34.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Latino College Preparatory Academy?
    95% or more of the 89 students in Latino College Preparatory Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Latino College Preparatory Academy in?
    Latino College Preparatory Academy, NCES district ID 0601932. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060193210402 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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