Oak Grove High

Oak Grove High is a public high school serving approximately 1,374 students in grades 9-12 within the East Side Union High district in San Jose, a school that stands out for its strong graduation rate of 88.2% despite facing significant academic challenges.

The school's performance is a mix of strengths and concerns. While its graduation rate is a clear positive, its proficiency in core subjects is uneven, with English scores near the state average but math and science scores lagging behind. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, at 27.3%, which is higher than many neighboring schools like Santa Teresa High (16.9%) and likely impacts learning. Compared to other schools in the area, Oak Grove sits in the middle: it performs better than some schools with similar student demographics, such as Andrew P. Hill High, but trails behind higher-performing schools like Leland High.

Notably, the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, and there are wide variations in how different student groups perform. A striking comparison is with Summit Public School: Tahoma, a charter school that shares the same address but ranks much higher and has stronger math scores, highlighting differences in educational approach and student population. Oak Grove's key tasks are to improve math instruction, reduce absenteeism, and better support all student subgroups to reverse its recent performance trends.