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Santa Teresa High

Public Grades 9-12

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 91% of California high schools

Summary

Santa Teresa High is a large, top-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 in San Jose, consistently ranking among the best in California despite being part of the East Side Union High district, which as a whole performs below the state average.

The school excels with a 94.6% graduation rate and test scores that significantly outpace both district and state averages, especially in English and Science. It stands out for its effective support for all students, maintaining high achievement even as the number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds has increased. Notably, its chronic absenteeism rate is much lower than at nearby schools like Oak Grove High or Phoenix High, which likely contributes to its strong outcomes.

When compared to other high-performing local schools, Santa Teresa holds its own: it performs similarly to the charter school Summit Public School: Tahoma and remains competitive with elite schools like Leland High in the San Jose Unified district, while serving a more economically diverse student population. Mathematics is an area for relative improvement, a common trend in the region. The school's success is particularly efficient, achieving far better results than alternative schools such as Calero High that spend significantly more per student.

2,134

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,737

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6150 Snell Rd.
San Jose, CA 95123-4740

(408) 347-6200

District: East Side Union High

Feeder schools for Santa Teresa High:

Elementary:	Baldwin (Julia) Elementary
	Del Roble Elementary
	Frost (Earl) Elementary
	Oak Ridge Elementary
	More...
	Sakamoto Elementary
	Santa Teresa Elementary
	Taylor (Bertha) Elementary
Middle:	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.4%

Asian:

30.5%

White:

18.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% 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 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg45%

California avg41%

192^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	90.4	192 of 2162	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	313 of 2159	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	268 of 2170	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	181 of 2123	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	119 of 1290	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	226 of 2133	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	292 of 2017	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	238 of 2021	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	88.0	233 of 2039	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	86.7	239 of 1994	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	52.1	734 of 2426	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.5	754 of 2354	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	522 of 2367	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	55.6	601 of 2281	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	58.3	515 of 2238	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	56.3	537 of 2117	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	53.3	581 of 2063	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	54.4	577 of 1968	70.7%	★★★★☆
2005	52.2	548 of 1901	71.2%	★★★★☆
2004	56.7	391 of 1653	76.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	49 of 523	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	58.4	197 of 592	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	122 of 582	79.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	95 of 585	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	94 of 573	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	119 of 591	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	117 of 581	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	170 of 582	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	182 of 581	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.3	387 of 1161	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.0	61 of 555	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	338 of 1117	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	482 of 1052	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.0	79 of 1085	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	64.0	176 of 1064	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	162 of 1044	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	274 of 941	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	132 of 938	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	147 of 1906	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	269 of 1915	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	251 of 1915	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	148 of 1858	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	110 of 1054	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	235 of 1833	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	318 of 1760	81.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	592 of 1900	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	618 of 1902	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	398 of 1917	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	271 of 1861	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	331 of 1814	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	427 of 1742	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	198 of 2013	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	178 of 2026	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	292 of 2030	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	341 of 1943	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	59 of 1126	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	167 of 1937	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	335 of 1862	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	241 of 1942	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	315 of 1948	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	274 of 1963	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	202 of 1916	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.1	100 of 1122	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	247 of 1880	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	267 of 1834	85.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	158 of 577	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	326 of 574	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	187 of 541	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.2	49 of 515	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	70.2	119 of 422	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	220 of 366	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	337 of 1252	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	34.7	723 of 1216	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	427 of 1197	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	291 of 1155	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	397 of 1173	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	370 of 1193	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.2	145 of 1204	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	232 of 1222	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	188 of 1173	84.0%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+26 vs state

Science57%+25 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

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Schools Near Santa Teresa High

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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
Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6200	2,134	95	22.4	27.9%	398 (18.7%)	62 (2.9%)	863 (40.4%)	650 (30.5%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.6%)	142 (6.7%)	90.4	192^nd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%		85.8	313^th of 2159 public high schools	85.5%	121	57.8	42.9	57.2	74.4	74.4	49.5	49.5	$16,737	$809	$15,928
Phoenix High	Public	11-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6291	70	4	17.2	65.7%	4 (5.7%)	1 (1.4%)	58 (82.9%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	8.6	2092^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.2%		24	1602^nd of 2159 public high schools	25.8%	490	0.0		0.0	12.2	12.2	0.0	0.0	$20,501	$701	$19,800
Calero High	Public	10-12	420 Calero Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-7600	173	9	18.6	67.1%	9 (5.2%)	2 (1.2%)	153 (88.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	10.7	1985^th of 2162 public high schools	8.2%		9.6	2093^rd of 2159 public high schools	3.1%	108	4.3		5.6	14.3	14.3	1.4	1.4	$25,087	$2,954	$22,133
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6500	1,374	62	22.1	56.2%	62 (4.5%)	51 (3.7%)	873 (63.5%)	333 (24.2%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	42 (3.1%)	50.3	1036^th of 2162 public high schools	52.1%		63.1	692^nd of 2159 public high schools	67.9%	344	28.5	0.0	27.5	49.4	49.4	22.9	22.9	$18,349	$1,310	$17,039
Summit Public School: Tahoma	Public, Charter	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Summit Public School: Tahoma District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-1981	383	19	20.2	29.0%	87 (22.7%)	12 (3.1%)	150 (39.2%)	79 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.1%)	89.5	206^th of 2162 public high schools	90.5%		87.6	271^st of 2159 public high schools	87.4%	65		48.0	48.0	65.9	65.9	55.4	55.4	$15,038	$509	$14,529
Leland High	Public	9-12	6677 Camden Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6290	1,471	58	25.5	11.3%	403 (27.4%)	11 (0.7%)	174 (11.8%)	744 (50.6%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	131 (8.9%)	97.1	51^st of 2162 public high schools	97.6%		97.8	48^th of 2159 public high schools	97.8%	3	73.1	36.4	71.6	84.7	84.7	77.8	77.8	$19,644	$806	$18,838
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Teresa High

What is the racial makeup of Santa Teresa High?

Students at Santa Teresa High are 40% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Santa Teresa High?

Santa Teresa High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baldwin (Julia) Elementary
Elementary : Del Roble Elementary
Elementary : Frost (Earl) Elementary
Elementary : Oak Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Sakamoto Elementary
Elementary : Santa Teresa Elementary
Elementary : Taylor (Bertha) Elementary
Middle : Herman (Leonard) Intermediate

Is Santa Teresa High a good school?

Yes. Santa Teresa High ranks in the top 8.9% of California high schools.

What district is Santa Teresa High in?

East Side Union High

How many students attend Santa Teresa High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,134 students attended Santa Teresa High.

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