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Leigh High

Public Grades 9-12

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 92% of California high schools

Summary

Leigh High is a top-performing public high school serving approximately 1,900 students in grades 9-12 within the Campbell Union High School District in San Jose, consistently earning 5-star ratings and ranking in the top 8% of all California high schools.

The school excels academically, with over 98% of students graduating and proficiency rates in English and math that are significantly higher than both district and state averages. It stands out for its strong and consistent performance over time, particularly in mathematics, where it outperforms many nearby schools like Westmont High and Pioneer High. While Leigh serves a community with relatively low economic need, it also demonstrates effective support for students with diverse needs, with special education and economically disadvantaged student subgroups ranking in the state's top percentiles.

Compared to other local schools, Leigh High represents a benchmark for traditional public school excellence, though it is joined in the highest tier by Los Gatos High and the high-achieving University Preparatory Academy Charter. The analysis shows a clear relationship between community resources and school outcomes in the area, with schools facing higher poverty, such as Gunderson High and Broadway High, confronting greater challenges. Leigh's stable success within its higher-performing district suggests a supportive system that contributes to its outstanding and reliable results for families.

1,884

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,155

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5210 Leigh Ave.
San Jose, CA 95124-5616

(408) 626-3405

District: Campbell Union High

Feeder schools for Leigh High:

Elementary:	Alta Vista Elementary
	Carlton Elementary
	Farnham Charter
	Guadalupe Elementary
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	Noddin Elementary
Middle:	Union Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Asian:

30.8%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg53%

California avg41%

164^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Campbell Union High

402^nd of 1,543Campbell Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	164 of 2162	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	117 of 2159	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	104 of 2170	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	88 of 2123	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	64 of 1290	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	100 of 2133	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	255 of 2017	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	94.0	108 of 2021	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.9	125 of 2039	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	107 of 1994	94.6%	★★★★★
2013	64.6	433 of 2426	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	61.0	517 of 2354	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	65.7	383 of 2367	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.5	381 of 2281	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.4	350 of 2238	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.3	268 of 2117	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	228 of 2063	88.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	185 of 1968	90.6%	★★★★★
2005	75.8	150 of 1901	92.1%	★★★★★
2004	65.3	262 of 1653	84.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	94 of 585	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	45 of 573	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	51 of 591	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	41 of 581	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	69 of 582	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	123 of 581	78.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.6	55 of 1161	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	29 of 555	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	62.7	267 of 1117	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	40.4	522 of 1052	50.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.7	377 of 941	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	111 of 938	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	153 of 1906	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	82 of 1915	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	98 of 1915	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	81 of 1858	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	41 of 1054	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	106 of 1833	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	193 of 1760	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	716 of 1900	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	334 of 1902	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	366 of 1917	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	235 of 1861	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	244 of 1814	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	527 of 1742	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	416 of 2013	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	332 of 2026	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	251 of 2030	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	201 of 1943	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	118 of 1126	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	437 of 1937	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	437 of 1862	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	156 of 1942	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	108 of 1948	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	124 of 1963	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	93 of 1916	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	87 of 1122	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	96 of 1880	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	283 of 1834	84.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	59 of 577	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	51 of 574	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	51 of 541	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	158 of 515	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	49 of 422	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	197 of 366	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	153 of 1252	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	92 of 1216	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	88 of 1197	92.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	243 of 1155	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	99 of 1173	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	154 of 1193	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	117 of 1204	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	152 of 1222	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	343 of 1173	70.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)60th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leigh High	Public	9-12	5210 Leigh Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3405	1,884	77	24.3	18.0%	758 (40.2%)	19 (1.0%)	317 (16.8%)	581 (30.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (10.8%)	92.1	164^th of 2162 public high schools	92.4%		94.9	117^th of 2159 public high schools	94.6%	47	55.1		54.7	73.8	73.8	65.7	65.7	$19,155	$1,291	$17,864
Branham High	Public	9-12	1570 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3407	1,820	84	21.6	31.4%	629 (34.6%)	32 (1.8%)	513 (28.2%)	435 (23.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	199 (10.9%)	93.1	144^th of 2162 public high schools	93.3%		90	226^th of 2159 public high schools	89.5%	82	56.8	15.4	55.7	80.4	80.4	58.4	58.4	$19,559	$1,689	$17,870
Pioneer High	Public	9-12	1290 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6310	1,393	64	21.6	30.8%	489 (35.1%)	31 (2.2%)	571 (41.0%)	197 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	99 (7.1%)	88	246^th of 2162 public high schools	88.6%		84.5	335^th of 2159 public high schools	84.5%	89	57.7	18.4	53.2	72.4	72.4	49.5	49.5	$19,409	$503	$18,906
Broadway High	Public	9-12	4825 Speak Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6285	176	16	10.9	71.0%	8 (4.5%)	6 (3.4%)	156 (88.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	11.1	1964^th of 2162 public high schools	9.2%		12.4	1923^rd of 2159 public high schools	10.9%	41		2.6	2.6	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	$32,599	$18,800	$13,799
Los Gatos High	Public	9-12	20 High School Ct.	Los Gatos	95030	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 354-2730	1,914	91	20.9	6.8%	1,024 (53.5%)	6 (0.3%)	231 (12.1%)	331 (17.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	298 (15.6%)	94.2	117^th of 2162 public high schools	94.6%		96.3	81^st of 2159 public high schools	96.2%	36	56.8		56.8	82.1	82.1	60.9	60.9	$21,317	$953	$20,364
Liberty Alternative	Public	6-12	4849 Pearl Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6539	274	12	22.2	54.7%	32 (11.7%)	6 (2.2%)	203 (74.1%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	17.2	1740^th of 2162 public high schools	19.5%		16	1790^th of 2159 public high schools	17.1%	50	0.0	9.5	9.5	19.6	21.0	2.2	3.0	$22,194	$9,903	$12,291
Willow Glen High	Public	9-12	2001 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6330	1,543	76	20.3	38.8%	460 (29.8%)	38 (2.5%)	842 (54.6%)	94 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	100 (6.5%)	64.7	693^rd of 2162 public high schools	67.9%		70.2	565^th of 2159 public high schools	73.8%	128	41.3	9.2	35.0	51.6	51.6	34.7	34.7	$20,016	$724	$19,292
Gunderson High	Public	9-12	620 Gaundabert Ln.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6340	744	45	16.5	54.6%	79 (10.6%)	34 (4.6%)	505 (67.9%)	77 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	45 (6.0%)	34.9	1381^st of 2162 public high schools	36.1%		48.7	1032^nd of 2159 public high schools	52.2%	349	23.0	8.9	19.7	37.4	37.4	15.8	15.8	$23,769	$1,611	$22,158
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education	Public	11-12	760 Hillsdale Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Metro Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 723-6464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westmont High	Public	9-12	4805 Westmont Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3406	1,682	76	22.0	42.0%	487 (29.0%)	30 (1.8%)	621 (36.9%)	375 (22.3%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	153 (9.1%)	85.7	294^th of 2162 public high schools	86.4%		89.6	239^th of 2159 public high schools	88.9%	55	50.4		50.4	66.9	66.9	49.6	49.6	$20,332	$1,355	$18,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Leigh High

What schools feed into Leigh High?

Leigh High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alta Vista Elementary
Elementary : Carlton Elementary
Elementary : Farnham Charter
Elementary : Guadalupe Elementary
Elementary : Noddin Elementary
Middle : Union Middle

What district is Leigh High in?

Campbell Union High

Is Leigh High a good school?

Yes. Leigh High ranks in the top 7.6% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Leigh High?

Students at Leigh High are 40% White, 31% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Leigh High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,884 students attended Leigh High.

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