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Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Lrng → KIPP San Jose Collegiate → University Preparatory Academy Charter → Santa Clara County Special Education → Alpha Cindy Avitia High → Leadership Public Schools - Hayward → Del Mar High → ACE Charter High →How Kathleen MacDonald High compares for families
What families should know about Kathleen MacDonald High.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Lrng, KIPP San Jose Collegiate, University Preparatory Academy Charter and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +80.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 683 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $30,777 per student in district revenue, the 12,503 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $384,804,831/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Lrng San Jose |
Public · charter | 6.2 | 658 | +58.6% |
| KIPP San Jose Collegiate San Jose |
Public · charter | 4.9 | 512 | -4.5% |
| University Preparatory Academy Charter San Jose |
Public · charter | 8.7 | 478 | +0.8% |
| Santa Clara County Special Education San Jose |
Public | 2.5 | 345 | -23.0% |
| Alpha Cindy Avitia High San Jose |
Public · charter | 7.8 | 405 | -18.2% |
| Leadership Public Schools - Hayward Hayward |
Public · charter | 17.1 | 573 | -3.9% |
| Del Mar High San Jose |
Public | 7.1 | 1,350 | +8.1% |
| ACE Charter High San Jose |
Public · charter | 5.0 | 313 | -24.0% |