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Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District

225 students · 1 schools · 17.0:1 ratio · grades 9–12 · #1552 of 1976 in California

Students
225
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–Teacher
17.0:1
County
Santa Clara
Grades
9–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District is a public school system serving Santa Clara County, California, based in San Jose. It serves 225 students across 1 schools spanning 9–12, and is classified as a city: large district. By enrollment it is the #1552 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone4084790253
Address1855 Lucretia Ave., San Jose, CA 95122
CountySanta Clara County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District enrolls 225 students in 1 schools — an average of about 225 students per school. It serves grades 9–12 and ranks #1552 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
225
#1552 of 1976 in California
Schools
1
~225 students each
Grade span
9–12
City: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (225 students reported):

White
0%
Black
0%
Hispanic
100%
Asian
0%
Two or more
0%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District employs about 13 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 17.0:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 26.

Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
13
classroom teachers
Total staff
26
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#1552
of 1976 districts
Ratio
17.0:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
City: Large
Santa Clara County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0602038. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.