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Branham High

Public Grades 9-12

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Branham High is a consistently high-performing public high school serving approximately 1,820 students in grades 9-12 within the Campbell Union High district in San Jose, known for its balanced academic strength and effective support for a diverse student body.

The school stands out for its remarkable stability, ranking in the 93rd percentile among California high schools and maintaining a 5-star rating for most of the past decade. Academically, Branham shows balanced strength, with student proficiency significantly exceeding district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. This consistent excellence is achieved while serving an economically diverse population, and the school has shown dramatic, recent improvement in supporting English Language Learners. Operational metrics are also strong, with a 94.1% graduation rate, a low 2.2% dropout rate, and chronic absenteeism nearly half the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Branham's comprehensive excellence is clear. It forms a high-performance pair with neighboring Leigh High, though Branham shows particular strength in supporting diverse student subgroups. It significantly outperforms other schools in its own district like Del Mar High and outperforms Willow Glen High in San Jose Unified despite similar demographics. While Leland High ranks higher, Branham achieves its results with greater operational efficiency and serves a broader economic cross-section of students, making it a standout model of accessible, consistent excellence in the region.

1,820

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,559

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1570 Branham Ln.
San Jose, CA 95118-2201

(408) 626-3407

District: Campbell Union High

Feeder schools for Branham High:

Elementary:	Bagby Elementary
	Fammatre Elementary
	Farnham Charter
	Guadalupe Elementary
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	Lietz Elementary
	Sartorette Charter
Middle:	Dartmouth Middle
	Price Charter Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.6%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Asian:

23.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg53%

California avg41%

144^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	93.1	144 of 2162	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	226 of 2159	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	95.0	112 of 2170	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	131 of 2123	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	96 of 1290	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	211 of 2133	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	179 of 2017	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	195 of 2021	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.3	163 of 2039	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	179 of 1994	91.0%	★★★★★
2013	58.1	573 of 2426	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	57.3	606 of 2354	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	58.4	573 of 2367	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	62.4	460 of 2281	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	57.8	530 of 2238	76.3%	★★★★☆
2008	61.1	452 of 2117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	63.1	390 of 2063	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	64.2	381 of 1968	80.6%	★★★★☆
2005	62.0	377 of 1901	80.2%	★★★★☆
2004	54.6	426 of 1653	74.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.0	76 of 522	85.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	61 of 585	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	92 of 573	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	63 of 591	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	59 of 581	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	69.3	196 of 582	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.7	96 of 581	83.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.2	114 of 1161	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	56 of 555	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	195 of 1117	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	96.4	49 of 1052	95.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	327 of 1085	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	41.5	515 of 1064	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	945 of 1044	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	155 of 1906	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	168 of 1915	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	90 of 1915	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	94 of 1858	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	95 of 1054	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	197 of 1833	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	150 of 1760	91.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	498 of 1900	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	543 of 1902	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	426 of 1917	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	206 of 1861	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	311 of 1814	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	255 of 1742	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	344 of 2013	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	391 of 2026	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	217 of 2030	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	273 of 1943	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	184 of 1126	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	596 of 1937	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.8	293 of 1862	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	104 of 1942	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	255 of 1948	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.2	144 of 1963	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	163 of 1916	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	90 of 1122	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	242 of 1880	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	209 of 1834	88.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	62 of 577	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	179 of 574	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.7	40 of 541	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	80 of 515	84.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	324 of 1252	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	300 of 1216	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	478 of 1197	60.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	102 of 1155	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	209 of 1173	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	76 of 1193	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	96 of 1204	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	285 of 1222	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	173 of 1173	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2022)85th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+32 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science56%+23 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
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
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
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
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)
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
University Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	2315 Canoas Garden Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	University Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 723-1839	727	38	19.3	27.8%	40 (5.5%)	135 (18.6%)	129 (17.7%)	366 (50.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.3%)	96.2	74^th of 2162 public high schools	96.6%		94.4	121^st of 2159 public high schools	94.4%	47	49.2	61.7		46.4	52.6	80.0	72.5	86.9	79.4	75.8	59.1	62.2	66.2	$12,808	$218	$12,590
Del Mar High	Public	9-12	1224 Del Mar Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3403	1,350	66	20.5	69.6%	169 (12.5%)	51 (3.8%)	959 (71.0%)	121 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	56.9	893^rd of 2162 public high schools	58.7%		54.2	901^st of 2159 public high schools	58.3%	8			36.5	15.8	35.3			57.8	57.8			17.7	17.7	$20,466	$1,877	$18,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Branham High

What is the racial makeup of Branham High?

Students at Branham High are 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Branham High a good school?

Yes. Branham High ranks in the top 6.7% of California high schools.

What schools feed into Branham High?

Branham High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bagby Elementary
Elementary : Fammatre Elementary
Elementary : Farnham Charter
Elementary : Guadalupe Elementary
Elementary : Lietz Elementary
Elementary : Sartorette Charter
Middle : Dartmouth Middle
Middle : Price Charter Middle

How many students attend Branham High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,820 students attended Branham High.

What district is Branham High in?

Campbell Union High

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