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Rachel Carson Elementary

(408) 535-6287

Physical Address:
4245 Meg DR
San Jose, CA  95136
Mailing Address:
4245 Meg Dr.
San Jose, CA  95136

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:
445

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Rachel Carson Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 34.61% 41.04% 48.34%
White 29.89% 22.35% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 22.25% 27.95% 10.31%
Others 6.97% 5.99% 5.47%
Black 4.94% 3.07% 8.03%
American Indian 1.35% 0.55% 2.10%

Genders in Rachel Carson Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 54.83% 52.37% 53.03%
Female 45.17% 47.63% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Rachel Carson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 157 172 154
White 120 121 133
Asian/Pacific 86 85 99
Others 0 24 31
Black 22 21 22
American Indian 5 4 6
Total 390 427 445

Enrollment by Gender for Rachel Carson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 223 243 244
Female 167 184 201
Total 390 427 445

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Rachel Carson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 390 427 445
# Eligible for free lunch 112 (29%) 134 (31%) 115 (26%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 29 (7%) 22 (5%) 28 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 141 (36%) 156 (37%) 143 (32%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Rachel Carson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 390 427 445
Fulltime teachers 24.8 22.9 23.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.70 17.60 18.94
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.49 18.41 20.84