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School Comparison

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado
vs.
Katherine R. Smith Elementary

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado
Katherine R. Smith Elementary
  • Alpha: Blanca Alvarado reported a higher chronically absent students than Katherine R. Smith Elementary (188 vs. 134).
  • Katherine R. Smith Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Alpha: Blanca Alvarado (10 vs. 4).
  • Alpha: Blanca Alvarado reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Katherine R. Smith Elementary (3 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado reported a higher chronically absent students than Katherine R. Smith Elementary (188 vs. 134).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Katherine R. Smith Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Alpha: Blanca Alvarado (10 vs. 4).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Katherine R. Smith Elementary (1 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

14 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Alpha: Blanca Alvarado

1 metric was reported by Alpha: Blanca Alvarado. Comparable data for Katherine R. Smith Elementary is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
386:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado
$16,557.69
Katherine R. Smith Elementary
$15,099.32
Local revenue share
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado
18.7%
Katherine R. Smith Elementary
49.2%
State revenue share
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado
63.9%
Katherine R. Smith Elementary
45.6%
Federal revenue share
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado
17.3%
Katherine R. Smith Elementary
5.2%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado
40.2%
Katherine R. Smith Elementary
15.1%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Santa Clara County
$159,674
Santa Clara County
$159,674
Poverty rate
Santa Clara County
6.9%
Santa Clara County
6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Santa Clara County
55.9%
Santa Clara County
55.9%
Unemployment rate
Santa Clara County
4.1%
Santa Clara County
4.1%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.