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Piedmont Hills High

Public Grades 9-12

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Piedmont Hills High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving approximately 1,900 students in grades 9-12 within the East Side Union High district in San Jose, consistently ranking in the top 7% of all California high schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional and stable performance, boasting a 95% graduation rate and remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 10.6%, which is less than half the district average. Its academic proficiency in English, Math, and Science significantly outpaces other schools in its district, such as James Lick High and Independence High. Notably, Piedmont Hills achieves this excellence while spending less per student than some neighboring schools, demonstrating efficient use of resources and strong support systems that benefit all students, including English Learners and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to a high-performing local charter like KIPP San Jose Collegiate, Piedmont Hills delivers similarly elite results with a different model, using fewer financial resources per student. Its consistent top-tier ranking over the past decade, even through pandemic disruptions, sets it apart from other nearby schools whose performance is more volatile, solidifying its reputation as a model of reliable academic excellence in the area.

1,918

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,338

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1377 Piedmont Rd.
San Jose, CA 95132-2497

(408) 347-3800

District: East Side Union High

Feeder schools for Piedmont Hills High:

Elementary:	Majestic Way Elementary
	Noble Elementary
	Ruskin Elementary
Middle:	Piedmont Middle
	Sierramont Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.6%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓95% 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 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg45%

California avg41%

155^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 16High Schools in the East Side Union High

847^th of 1,543East Side 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	92.5	155 of 2162	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	160 of 2159	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	114 of 2170	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	104 of 2123	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	117 of 1290	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	110 of 2133	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	116 of 2017	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	95 of 2021	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	171 of 2039	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	146 of 1994	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	62.1	483 of 2426	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	63.3	455 of 2354	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	67.7	338 of 2367	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	276 of 2281	87.9%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	147 of 2238	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	73.8	206 of 2117	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	74.1	201 of 2063	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	71.0	268 of 1968	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	75.2	161 of 1901	91.5%	★★★★★
2004	73.3	139 of 1653	91.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	109 of 585	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	146 of 573	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	142 of 591	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	85 of 581	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	88 of 582	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	128 of 581	78.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.5	297 of 1161	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	79 of 555	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	464 of 1117	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	476 of 1052	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.1	78 of 1085	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	5 of 1064	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	30 of 1044	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	2 of 467	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	92 of 941	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.9	121 of 938	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	99 of 1906	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	152 of 1915	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	89 of 1915	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	86 of 1858	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	101 of 1054	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	103 of 1833	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	92 of 1760	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	801 of 1900	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	729 of 1902	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	472 of 1917	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	592 of 1861	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	753 of 1814	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	443 of 1742	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	153 of 2013	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	307 of 2026	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	109 of 2030	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	178 of 1943	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	55 of 1126	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	180 of 1937	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	151 of 1862	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	202 of 1942	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	151 of 1948	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	152 of 1963	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	113 of 1916	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	111 of 1122	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	122 of 1880	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	134 of 1834	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	119 of 577	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	205 of 574	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	133 of 541	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	225 of 515	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	174 of 422	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	107 of 366	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	262 of 1252	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	422 of 1216	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	523 of 1197	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	220 of 1155	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	546 of 1173	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	480 of 1193	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	404 of 1204	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	295 of 1222	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	479 of 1173	59.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science60%+28 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Great school! Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, February 14, 2016

I love this school! Amazing clubs and amazing people. You can find inspiration in every corner (or at least I did). We are a very spirited school too so bring your best out during FANTASTICS because the competitors' fire burns. On anther note lol the teachers are amazing and there's after school help as well. Most teachers are friendly and funny and can treat you as a buddy. Some are mean but they can teach which is good. I enjoyed my high school experience lots! Thanks Piedmont Hills :D Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	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
Piedmont Hills High	Public	9-12	1377 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-3800	1,918	84	22.8	30.1%	93 (4.8%)	22 (1.1%)	544 (28.4%)	1,144 (59.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	102 (5.3%)	92.5	155^th of 2162 public high schools	92.8%		93	160^th of 2159 public high schools	92.6%	5			60.9	33.3	60.2				75.3	75.3				56.1	56.1	$17,338	$914	$16,424
Independence High	Public	9-12	617 North Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9500	2,289	103	22.1	47.0%	70 (3.1%)	40 (1.7%)	903 (39.4%)	1,187 (51.9%)	5 (0.2%)	21 (0.9%)	62 (2.7%)	72.5	550^th of 2162 public high schools	74.6%		76	470^th of 2159 public high schools	78.2%	80			43.8		43.7				62.5	62.5				31.0	31.0	$18,397	$1,065	$17,332
KIPP San Jose Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	1790 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	KIPP San Jose Collegiate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 937-3752	512	32	15.9	70.9%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	345 (67.4%)	158 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	92.1	163^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.5%		90.7	205^th of 2159 public high schools	90.5%	42		48.9		20.0	43.9				83.1	83.1				64.1	64.1	$35,224	$912	$34,312
Foothill High	Public	11-12	230 Pala Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9100	268	17	16.1	76.5%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	244 (91.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8.8	2077^th of 2162 public high schools	3.9%		14.2	1841^st of 2159 public high schools	14.7%	236			3.0	0.0	2.1				4.4	4.4				0.0	0.0	$22,860	$2,339	$20,521
ACE Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	ACE Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 251-1362	313	16	19.0	89.8%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	303 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	34.2	1396^th of 2162 public high schools	35.4%		23.5	1611^th of 2159 public high schools	25.4%	215			13.9		15.7				41.8	41.8				18.2	18.2	$18,035	$993	$17,042
Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	149 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Escuela Popular/Center for TRN and CARs FAM Learning Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 275-7191	658	23	28.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	654 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)				15.4	15.4											$16,235	$347	$15,888
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock	Public, Charter	6-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 942-7000	202	11	17.9	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	187 (92.6%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	9.3				9.3	32.1	34.0	26.1		30.3	17.5	26.8	9.5		17.1	$23,405	$1,767	$21,638
Pegasus High	Public	11-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-5440	128	6	20.9	64.8%	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	109 (85.2%)	10 (7.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	11.3	1947^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%		15.7	1798^th of 2159 public high schools	16.7%	149			3.0		3.0				16.1	16.1				2.9	2.9	$15,937	$575	$15,362
James Lick High	Public	9-12	57 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4400	862	44	19.6	65.8%	24 (2.8%)	13 (1.5%)	722 (83.8%)	89 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	24.2	1608^th of 2162 public high schools	25.6%		46.2	1094^th of 2159 public high schools	49.3%	514			9.3		9.4				38.5	38.5				7.9	7.9	$22,984	$1,678	$21,306
Calaveras Hills	Public	9-12	1331 East Calaveras Blvd.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2690	105	9	11.4	74.3%	3 (2.9%)	7 (6.7%)	59 (56.2%)	23 (21.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	15	1806^th of 2162 public high schools	16.5%		18.7	1726^th of 2159 public high schools	20.1%	80			8.6		8.1				23.1	23.1				2.6	2.6	$28,683	$2,184	$26,499

Frequently Asked Questions about Piedmont Hills High

What district is Piedmont Hills High in?

East Side Union High

How many students attend Piedmont Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,918 students attended Piedmont Hills High.

What schools feed into Piedmont Hills High?

Piedmont Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Majestic Way Elementary
Elementary : Noble Elementary
Elementary : Ruskin Elementary
Middle : Piedmont Middle
Middle : Sierramont Middle

What is the racial makeup of Piedmont Hills High?

Students at Piedmont Hills High are 60% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% African American.

Is Piedmont Hills High a good school?

Yes. Piedmont Hills High ranks in the top 7.2% of California high schools.

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