ACE Charter Schools prepare children for college and career. Apply today and experience a high quality, tuition-free education. We serve 5th to 12th grade students and their families in East San José.

Enrollment for 2026-2027

Starting September of 2025, ACE will transition to an Open Enrollment process for the 2026-2027 school year, eliminating the application and lottery process.  All families who complete the enrollment process will be admitted to ACE for the 2026 - 2027.

Any family interested in enrolling at an ACE School will need to complete an Intent to Enroll Application (ITE) either online or by submitting this form to one of our school offices.  Once submitted, our recruitment team will contact you and provide you with more information about our schools.

Find A School Near You!

625 S. Sunset Avenue

408-569-5307

1665 Santee Drive

408-326-2155

1155 E. Julian Street

408-498-7665

1776 Educational Park Drive

408-251-1362 

Questions? To request more information about enrolling via email Click here

ACE Charter Schools shall be nonsectarian in their admission and enrollment policies and shall not discriminate against any student on the basis of the characteristics listed in Education Code Section 220 (actual or perceived disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code or association with an individual who has any of the aforementioned characteristics). [Education Code Section 47605(d)(1)].

Complaint Notice and Forms
If you feel like ACE has violated this policy, please fill out the following form and submit it to the authorizer listed on the form:

- ACE Empower Academy, authorized through the Santa Clara County Office of Education; English, Spanish, and Vietnamese Forms
- ACE Inspire Academy, authorized through San Jose Unified School District; English, Spanish, Vietnamese Forms
- ACE Esperanza Middle School, authorized through Franklin McKinley School District; English, Spanish, Vietnamese Forms
- ACE Charter High School, authorized through East Side Union High School District; English, Spanish, Vietnamese Forms

Disenrollment from ACE Schools:
ACE understands that families may choose to leave our schools for various reasons. Attached here is the information required for a student to disenroll from our schools. Please contact your school office for more information.

Questions? To request more information about enrolling via email Click here

ACE Charter Schools shall be nonsectarian in their admission and enrollment policies and shall not discriminate against any student on the basis of the characteristics listed in Education Code Section 220 (actual or perceived disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code or association with an individual who has any of the aforementioned characteristics). [Education Code Section 47605(d)(1)].

If you feel like ACE has violated this policy, please fill out the following form and submit it to the authorizer listed on the form:

  • ACE Charter School Complaint Notice and Form: ACE Empower Academy
  • ACE Charter School Complaint Notice and Form: ACE Inspire Academy
  • ACE Charter School Complaint Notice and Form: ACE Esperanza Middle School
  • ACE Charter School Complaint Notice and Form: ACE Charter High School

Disenrollment from ACE Schools:
ACE understands that families may choose to leave our schools for various reasons.  Attached here is the information required for a student to disenroll from our schools.

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