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By middle school, many low-income students of color in San Jose’s poorest neighborhoods have been tracked into a vicious cycle of failure, having fallen well below grade level and lacking the support they need to overcome their disconnect from school.

ACE is wholly focused on these children and works diligently with them and their families to show them that college is possible. We focus all of our outreach on the most struggling and disengaged students and families.

The ACE student body is 92% low-income, 50% English learners, 93% first-generation college students, and 20% students with Special Needs.