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School Comparison

Downtown College Preparatory Middle
vs.
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary

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

Downtown College Preparatory Middle
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary
  • Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Downtown College Preparatory Middle (207 vs. 99).
  • Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Downtown College Preparatory Middle (51 vs. 18).
  • Downtown College Preparatory Middle reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary (29 vs. 8).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 2 additional metrics are reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Downtown College Preparatory Middle (207 vs. 99).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Downtown College Preparatory Middle (51 vs. 18).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Downtown College Preparatory Middle reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary (0.5 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

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

10 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Downtown College Preparatory Middle

1 metric was reported by Downtown College Preparatory Middle. Comparable data for Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
870:1

Reported Only at Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary

1 metric was reported by Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary. Comparable data for Downtown College Preparatory Middle is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
70

Contextual Indicators

District Context

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

Per-pupil spending
Downtown College Preparatory Middle
$20,061.22
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary
$21,212.2
Local revenue share
Downtown College Preparatory Middle
31.1%
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary
32.7%
State revenue share
Downtown College Preparatory Middle
46.7%
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary
56%
Federal revenue share
Downtown College Preparatory Middle
22.2%
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary
11.3%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Downtown College Preparatory Middle
33.7%
Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary
27.5%

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.