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Merritt Trace Elementary

(408) 535-6257

Physical Address:
651 Dana Ave
San Jose, CA  95126
Mailing Address:
651 Dana Ave.
San Jose, CA  95126

School Information

District:
San Jose Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Santa Clara County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
957

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Merritt Trace Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 63.22% 41.04% 48.34%
White 21.42% 22.35% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 7.11% 27.95% 10.31%
Others 4.60% 5.99% 5.47%
Black 3.13% 3.07% 8.03%
American Indian 0.52% 0.55% 2.10%

Genders in Merritt Trace Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.57% 47.63% 46.97%
Male 49.43% 52.37% 53.03%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Merritt Trace Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 523 514 605
White 147 167 205
Asian/Pacific 60 53 68
Others 0 39 44
Black 25 26 30
American Indian 7 9 5
Total 762 808 957

Enrollment by Gender for Merritt Trace Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 376 387 484
Male 386 421 473
Total 762 808 957

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Merritt Trace Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 762 808 957
# Eligible for free lunch 381 (50%) 382 (47%) 463 (48%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 93 (12%) 83 (10%) 64 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 474 (62%) 465 (58%) 527 (55%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Merritt Trace Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 762 808 957
Fulltime teachers 46.1 38.0 45.2
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.50 18.20 21.17
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.49 18.41 20.84