First Street is the backbone of downtown San Jose, and living along it means living on the city's main transit artery. The VTA light rail runs right up the middle, so this is about as car-optional as San Jose gets. The mix is genuinely urban: ground-floor storefronts, older apartments, lofts, and a steady churn of new mid-rise construction as downtown slowly densifies. The walkability score here is no accident. Restaurants, bars, the SoFA arts district, and the SAP Center are all reachable on foot or one short rail stop away. The flip side is that downtown San Jose is still a work in progress, with stretches that feel lively and stretches that feel empty after dark, plus the usual urban-core concerns around cleanliness and foot traffic. For someone who actually wants city living rather than a yard, First Street is the most honest version of it in town.




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| School Name | Type | Grades | Houseberry School Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aptitud Community Academy at Goss | Primary | K-8 | |
| Fammatre Elementary | Primary | K-5 | |
| Farnham Charter | Primary | K-5 | |
| Sartorette Charter | Primary | K-5 | |
| Gardner Elementary | Primary | K-5 | |
| Horace Mann Elementary | Primary | K-5 | |
| Price Charter Middle | Middle | 6-8 | |
| Herbert Hoover Middle | Middle | 6-8 | |
| Abraham Lincoln High | High | 9-12 |
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Houseberry School Score Data
from CA Dept. of Education
Houseberry recommends using these scores as only a starting point, and conducting your own investigation into what schools fit best for your preferences. School boundaries are not guaranteed and may change. It is important to contact the appropriate school district to confirm enrollment eligibility before making any decision to move to a neighborhood.






































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