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Yerba Buena High

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Yerba Buena High ranks 850 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 61% of California high schools

Summary

Yerba Buena High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,612 students in San Jose, operating within the East Side Union High district, and it stands out for achieving an exceptional 94.5% graduation rate that significantly outpaces both the district and state averages.

This strength in helping students graduate is notable when compared to nearby schools like Andrew P. Hill High and William C. Overfelt High, which have lower graduation rates and higher chronic absenteeism, despite Yerba Buena spending less per student. However, the school's academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics, lags behind the state average, creating a contrast with its high graduation success and with a higher-performing school like Silver Creek High.

Yerba Buena shows a particular strength in supporting English Language Learner students, who perform very well compared to similar students at other schools. The student population has seen a rapid increase in economic need in recent years, and while the school has made good progress reducing chronic absenteeism, the gap in math proficiency remains a key area for families to consider regarding college and career readiness.

1,612

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,113

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1855 Lucretia Ave.
San Jose, CA 95122-3730

(408) 347-4700

District: East Side Union High

Feeder schools for Yerba Buena High:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary
	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
	Santee Elementary
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	Stonegate Elementary
	Windmill Springs Elementary
Middle:	Bridges Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

Asian:

45.8%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

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 school38%

District avg45%

California avg41%

850^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	58.9	850 of 2162	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	614 of 2159	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	723 of 2170	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	538 of 2123	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	394 of 1290	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	787 of 2133	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	749 of 2017	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.9	799 of 2021	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.5	837 of 2039	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.7	862 of 1994	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.6	1167 of 2426	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.3	997 of 2354	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.4	960 of 2367	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.4	1003 of 2281	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.0	884 of 2238	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.7	968 of 2117	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	31.2	1104 of 2063	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.4	996 of 1968	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.6	1005 of 1901	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.1	901 of 1653	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	413 of 585	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	386 of 573	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	437 of 591	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	381 of 581	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	439 of 582	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	406 of 581	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.0	629 of 1161	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1013 of 1117	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	645 of 1052	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.4	266 of 1085	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	194 of 1064	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	199 of 1044	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	48 of 467	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	242 of 941	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	159 of 938	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	736 of 1906	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	712 of 1915	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	732 of 1915	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	571 of 1858	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	596 of 1054	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	758 of 1833	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	707 of 1760	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1268 of 1900	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1230 of 1902	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1230 of 1917	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	985 of 1861	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1201 of 1814	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1188 of 1742	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	247 of 410	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	155 of 328	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	89 of 299	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	733 of 2013	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.5	323 of 2026	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	659 of 2030	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	292 of 1943	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	289 of 1126	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	695 of 1937	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	564 of 1862	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	831 of 1942	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	510 of 1948	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	642 of 1963	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	471 of 1916	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	241 of 1122	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	730 of 1880	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	736 of 1834	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	669 of 1252	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	465 of 1216	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	836 of 1197	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-29 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Yerba Buena 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 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
Yerba Buena High	Public	9-12	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4700	1,612	67	23.8	61.9%	32 (2.0%)	21 (1.3%)	800 (49.6%)	738 (45.8%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	14 (0.9%)	58.9	850^th of 2162 public high schools	60.7%		67.1	614^th of 2159 public high schools	71.6%	236			30.9	6.3	29.1			55.0	55.0			29.6	29.6	$17,113	$1,131	$15,982
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 479-0253	225	13	16.9	83.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	1382^nd of 2162 public high schools	36.1%		27.1	1552^nd of 2159 public high schools	28.1%	170				3.6	3.6			39.2	39.2			21.3	21.3	$20,645	$2,985	$17,660
Downtown College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	520	29	18.2	78.8%	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	497 (95.6%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	40.2	1253^rd of 2162 public high schools	42.0%		46.1	1099^th of 2159 public high schools	49.1%	154				19.2	19.2			39.2	39.2			14.2	14.2	$20,075	$1,986	$18,089
Apollo High	Public	11-12	1835 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-5400	141	7	19.1	67.4%	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	120 (85.1%)	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	13.6	1854^th of 2162 public high schools	14.2%		16.4	1775^th of 2159 public high schools	17.8%	79			0.0		1.4			27.7	27.7			1.5	1.5	$17,486	$754	$16,732
William C. Overfelt High	Public	9-12	1835 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-5900	1,363	68	20.0	62.7%	7 (0.5%)	16 (1.2%)	1,153 (84.6%)	167 (12.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	1337^th of 2162 public high schools	38.2%		26.3	1567^th of 2159 public high schools	27.4%	230			19.0		18.5			46.8	46.8			13.4	13.4	$19,168	$1,422	$17,746
Alpha Cindy Avitia High	Public, Charter	9-12	1881 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha Cindy Avitia High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1558	405	30	13.5	72.8%	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	378 (93.3%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	13.8	1845^th of 2162 public high schools	14.7%		29.5	1502^nd of 2159 public high schools	30.4%	343			6.6		7.9			18.9	18.9			4.4	4.4	$21,801	$3,003	$18,798
Andrew P. Hill High	Public	9-12	3200 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4100	1,564	73	21.3	67.6%	37 (2.4%)	31 (2.0%)	1,011 (64.6%)	459 (29.3%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	11 (0.7%)	43.6	1178^th of 2162 public high schools	45.5%		46	1102^nd of 2159 public high schools	49.0%	76			25.0	15.0	24.5			47.8	47.8			17.1	17.1	$18,676	$1,257	$17,419
San Jose High	Public	9-12	275 North 24th St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6320	874	47	18.6	69.9%	28 (3.2%)	8 (0.9%)	746 (85.4%)	71 (8.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	42.9	1190^th of 2162 public high schools	45.0%		30.1	1485^th of 2159 public high schools	31.2%	295			21.0	30.0	24.6			42.8	42.8			16.4	16.4	$21,364	$674	$20,690
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
Silver Creek High	Public	9-12	3434 Silver Creek Rd.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-5600	2,139	90	23.6	44.6%	73 (3.4%)	22 (1.0%)	671 (31.4%)	1,294 (60.5%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	61 (2.9%)	82.8	366^th of 2162 public high schools	83.1%		85.4	320^th of 2159 public high schools	85.2%	46			47.1	29.6	46.2			66.9	66.9			45.1	45.1	$16,130	$996	$15,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Yerba Buena High

What district is Yerba Buena High in?

East Side Union High

Is Yerba Buena High a good school?

Yerba Buena High ranks 850^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Yerba Buena High?

Students at Yerba Buena High are 50% Hispanic, 46% Asian, 2% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Yerba Buena High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,612 students attended Yerba Buena High.

What schools feed into Yerba Buena High?

Yerba Buena High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary
Elementary : Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Santee Elementary
Elementary : Stonegate Elementary
Elementary : Windmill Springs Elementary
Middle : Bridges Academy

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