Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy

· San Joaquin County · New Jerusalem Elementary
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No UC admissions data on file for Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
244 (2018)213 (2026)
-12.7%

If this trend holds (-1.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~209 -4 $0
3 yr (2029) ~202 -11 $0
5 yr (2031) ~196 -17 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Joaquin County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
82.1%
197 of 240 students

43 of 240 students who enrolled at Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (17.9% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

San Joaquin County median
87.1% · school is in the 25th percentile of 67 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 26th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Hispanic / Latino (195) 79.0%
Socio. disadvantaged (179) 83.8%
English learners (75) 74.7%
Students w/ disabilities (38) 76.3%

Nearest peer high schools

Pacific Law Academy 95.0% Stockton High 39.7% Jane Frederick High 47.0% Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter 87.4% Village Oaks High 70.0%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
37.5%
84 of 224 students

Absenteeism is up 7.3 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

San Joaquin County median
21.6% · school is worse than 81% of 67 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

District financial profile — New Jerusalem Elementary (FY2020)

From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.

Total revenue
$29.3M
+0.9% since FY2017
Per-pupil revenue
$14,661
2,000 students enrolled
Revenue mix
State: 74.8%
Local: 18.4%
Federal: 6.8%
Instruction share
59.4%
of current spending · $7,691/pupil
Long-term debt
$1.9M
-35.5% since FY2017
Total revenue by year ($M)
Total expenditure by year ($M)

Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the New Jerusalem Elementary as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).

Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • At its recent rate (-1.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~202 by 2029 — about 11 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

213 students (2026)
~202 projected (2029)
at -1.7%/yr

That's about 11 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy Public 213
Peer-group median 60.0% -2%
Pacific Law Academy Public 221 10.7% +27%
Stockton High Public 230 -28%
Jane Frederick High Public 183 -10%
Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter Public 256
Village Oaks High Public 157 +7%
Voices College Bound Language Academy At Stockton Public 157
Team Charter Academy Public 154
Middle College High Public 341 109.2% +39%
Valley Robotics Academy Public 288 -48%
Primary Years Academy Public 351

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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