CaliforniaSchoolsDowntown College Preparatory Middle

Downtown College Preparatory Middle

PublicRegularCharter
San Jose, California · Downtown College Preparatory Middle District
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students239
Grade Span5–8
Student:Teacher23.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch82%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Student : Teacher
28.9:1
21%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
8
20.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
231
3.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

13.7:118.7:123.6:128.6:133.5:138.5:12020202120222023202424.6:127.2:136.8:123.9:128.9:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

210271331392452513710131518212020202120222023202449243529423923120168108EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment492435294239231
Teacher FTE20168108
Pupil : Teacher ratio24.6:127.2:136.8:123.9:128.9:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.