MERRITT TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Go back
651 DANA AVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95126
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Phone: 408-535-6257
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating: 5
  • Educational Climate: Above Average
  • Technology Measure: Medium
  • Type: Public
  • Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade
  • District: San Jose Unified School District
  • Students/Teacher: 23
  • Students/Grade: 168.7
  • Number Students: 1012
  • Number Teachers: 45
  • Number Classrooms: 35
  • Expense/Pupil: $5,300.00 - 5,599.99
  • Poverty Level: 6 - 15.9 PERCENT
  • Number Computers: 39
  • Number PCs: 0
  • Number Macs: 039
  • Principal: Ms Anacelia Rocha
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
  • COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (41 ratings)
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    School Reviews (36 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-11-23
    "For low-income kids who need extra help, Trace has put an emphasis on helping them through the VIA program in 2011-12. But it's at the expense of making sure that there is help in the classroom; and ending a parental involvement program without consulting parents is an irony that wasn't lost on parents -- or the reporters who covered the story in spring 2011. Increased class sizes are no doubt a contributor toward school desk scores dropping for the last couple years, though one can't help but wonder if the tinkering the school district was doing with the parental-involvement program also caused unintended negative results there. For talented and more advanced kids, Trace has increasingly become a holding tank, with teachers at the upper grades admitting that they have to give kids "busy-work" and P.E. consisting of running laps. On paper there is a program for gifted/talented students, but it does not exist in reality. Right now the VIA program doesn't seem open to a "How can we improve?" mentality -- perhaps more outreach and serious evaluation of it, and of the principal, by parents would give an honest assessment of how to earn back the trust of the community."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-11-21
    "Trace is a Diamond in the Rough. While it is true, the PIE Program, Parent Involvement in Education, has changed, it is for a good reason. So many parents were excluded in the old PIE program. Now, with VIA (Volunteers in Action), all parents can participate. By recognizing the impact parents can make on their child's education at home, students have a chance to succeed. The education gap is not going to resolve unless parents get involved in their child's education. Teachers are a only a part of the equation. I have been involved with the VIA program and feel that although the Principal is not Hillary Clinton, she listens and cares enough to make changes that result in quality learning. The Superintendent cares enough to poll the parents and community to try to make a lasting difference. Who does that? I do know people that have left Trace because the PIE program changed. Had they stayed, they would have seen that in the first 90 days of school, the program has over three times the involvement it had last year. That is pretty amazing for a school that burned down and had so many problems last year. That speaks volumes for the spirit of parents at Trace."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-11-17
    "Trace school is not the school it once was years ago. The teachers are overwhelmed,they lack leaderdhip and personal skills. The administration doesn't care. The school is overcrowded and they do not seem to care about the safety of children. They don't monitor anything that goes on in their campus . Including aftetschool care. My children were assaulted at the afterschool daycare on Trace property. The principal,district,and the teacher showed lack of compassion. My children are no longer in that school and they were behind when they moved to a new school and there were things Trace should've been teaching that they weren't. My kids are now safe and at the top of their class and are finally getting the education they deserve. Trace needs to be shut down they are below standards!"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-11-16
    "Our children attended Trace for several years. The administration is singularly focused on low achievement scores and the school is languishing in multiple years of program improvement status. Now that we are in a new school (and district) it is clear that the curriculum at Trace was significantly below average -- our children that tested "advanced" at Trace are considered "behind" in the basics at their new school. In this age of school funding cuts, the arts and drama programs at Trace are a plus. We experienced a broad range of teachers - from the exceptional to the uninspired. There is also a small group of committed parents that are trying to maintain a sense of community there, but they suffer from a lack of support from the principal and the district. With the dismantling of the Parent Involvement (PIE) program and more parents fleeing this year, I'm afraid Trace is just another failing urban school."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-10-13
    "This school was really improving about 3 years ago. With the current principal and the abolition of the wildly popular PIE program it's now in it's second year of Program Improvement. Under the NCLB act, any child living within its attendance boundaries is entitled to a transfer to a better school. Use your rights!"
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