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Downtown College Preparatory

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Public, Charter Grades 9-12

470

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1402 Monterey Hwy.
San Jose, CA 95110-3617

(408) 271-8120

District: San Jose Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

American Indian:

3.8%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2008 → 27th in 2018

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2008

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

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school17%

District avg44%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Downtown College Preparatory did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

788^th of 1,543San Jose Unified 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.6	1469 of 2017	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	1314 of 2021	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	1306 of 2039	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.5	954 of 1994	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.0	893 of 2426	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.5	850 of 2354	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.9	945 of 2367	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.9	1017 of 2281	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.7	940 of 2238	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.7	949 of 2117	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.7	758 of 2063	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	28.3	1142 of 1968	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.7	739 of 1901	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	23.6	1120 of 1653	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	45.8	351 of 938	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	26.0	1305 of 1760	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	21.6	1288 of 1742	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	26.0	1331 of 1862	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	13.4	1520 of 1834	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)63rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)26th percentile~ school

Female (2018)26th percentile~ school

Male (2018)17th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2018)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-29 vs state

Mathematics6%-25 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Downtown College Preparatory

What district is Downtown College Preparatory in?

San Jose Unified

How many students attend Downtown College Preparatory?

In the 2017-18 school year, 470 students attended Downtown College Preparatory.

What is the racial makeup of Downtown College Preparatory?

Students at Downtown College Preparatory are 90% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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