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Adrian Wilcox High

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Adrian Wilcox High ranks 323 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 85% of California high schools

Summary

Adrian Wilcox High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 1,614 students in the Santa Clara Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California high schools.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts where it outperforms most district and state averages, and it maintains excellent graduation rates above 94%. However, parents should note a significant performance gap, as math and science proficiency lags behind its strong English scores and is more in line with the district average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than at neighboring comprehensive high schools like Santa Clara High and Homestead High.

Within its district, Wilcox serves as a strong comprehensive option, though it trails the specialized, smaller Mission Early College High in academics. Compared to elite schools in the neighboring Fremont Union High district, such as Cupertino High, Wilcox is solid but not top-tier, especially in math and science. The school shows resilience in bouncing back from yearly ranking fluctuations and uses its resources efficiently to deliver quality education, though targeted support in specific subject areas and attendance could further enhance its standing.

1,614

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,092

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3250 Monroe St.
Santa Clara, CA 95051-1153

(408) 423-2400

District: Santa Clara Unified

Feeder schools for Adrian Wilcox High:

Elementary:	Bowers Elementary
	Bracher Elementary
	Braly Elementary
	Briarwood Elementary
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	George Mayne Elementary
	Laurelwood Elementary
	Ponderosa Elementary
Middle:	Juan Cabrillo Middle
	Marian A. Peterson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.5%

Asian:

37.8%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

California avg41%

323^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

401^st of 1,543Santa Clara 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	323 of 2162	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	507 of 2159	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	319 of 2170	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	206 of 2123	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	185 of 1290	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	703 of 2133	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.3	406 of 2017	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	85.7	295 of 2021	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	84.5	295 of 2039	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	314 of 1994	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	49.3	809 of 2426	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	739 of 2354	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.2	842 of 2367	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.6	774 of 2281	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.8	726 of 2238	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.8	677 of 2117	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.6	591 of 2063	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	53.0	596 of 1968	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.7	452 of 1901	76.2%	★★★★☆
2004	61.2	322 of 1653	80.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	185 of 585	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	267 of 573	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	209 of 591	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.9	147 of 581	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	287 of 582	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	159 of 581	72.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.5	184 of 1161	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	69 of 555	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	368 of 1117	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	430 of 1052	59.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	620 of 1085	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.6	140 of 1064	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	49.7	331 of 1044	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.6	25 of 467	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	51.7	262 of 941	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	261 of 938	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	304 of 1906	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	554 of 1915	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	329 of 1915	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	185 of 1858	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	132 of 1054	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	715 of 1833	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	383 of 1760	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	932 of 1900	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	1119 of 1902	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	782 of 1917	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	560 of 1861	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	907 of 1814	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	971 of 1742	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	888 of 2013	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	987 of 2026	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	486 of 2030	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	461 of 1943	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	344 of 1126	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	897 of 1937	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	672 of 1862	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	343 of 1942	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	427 of 1948	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	283 of 1963	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	231 of 1916	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	226 of 1122	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	604 of 1880	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	389 of 1834	78.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	95 of 577	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	339 of 574	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	229 of 541	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.2	73 of 515	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	90 of 422	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	192 of 366	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	473 of 1252	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	531 of 1216	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	352 of 1197	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	165 of 1155	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	252 of 1173	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	147 of 1193	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	106 of 1204	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	233 of 1222	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	277 of 1173	76.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+26 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

Science42%+10 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 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
Adrian Wilcox High	Public	9-12	3250 Monroe St.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2400	1,614	87	18.5	26.0%	242 (15.0%)	25 (1.5%)	638 (39.5%)	610 (37.8%)	6 (0.4%)	11 (0.7%)	78 (4.8%)	84.4	323^rd of 2162 public high schools	85.1%		73.9	507^th of 2159 public high schools	76.5%	184	28.2	49.4	42.3	74.4	74.4	44.7	44.7	$29,092	$1,040	$28,052
New Valley Continuation High	Public	9-12	1875 Lawrence Rd.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2300	151	14	10.5	44.4%	13 (8.6%)	2 (1.3%)	124 (82.1%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	10.3	2005^th of 2162 public high schools	7.3%		12	1950^th of 2159 public high schools	9.7%	55		2.5	2.5	4.4	4.4	0.0	0.0	$42,137	$650	$41,487
Santa Clara High	Public	9-12	3000 Benton St.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2600	1,663	87	19.0	23.6%	309 (18.6%)	43 (2.6%)	639 (38.4%)	557 (33.5%)	7 (0.4%)	10 (0.6%)	94 (5.7%)	87.9	250^th of 2162 public high schools	88.4%		90.3	218^th of 2159 public high schools	89.9%	32	51.3	49.2	50.4	67.7	67.7	47.1	47.1	$28,720	$982	$27,738
Santa Clara Community Day	Public	6-12	3450 Brookdale Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2000	10	2	5.1	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0		9.1	$141,633	$25,388	$116,245
Mission Early College High	Public	9-12	3000 Mission College Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 855-5532	183	8	23.0	31.1%	40 (21.9%)	22 (12.0%)	48 (26.2%)	63 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	93.5	132^nd of 2162 public high schools	93.9%		93.9	135^th of 2159 public high schools	93.7%	3	50.0	65.5	58.5	87.8	87.8	49.0	49.0	$24,723	$535	$24,188
Fremont High	Public	9-12	575 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2400	2,060	97	21.1	23.7%	326 (15.8%)	27 (1.3%)	899 (43.6%)	640 (31.1%)	18 (0.9%)	14 (0.7%)	136 (6.6%)	84.2	329^th of 2162 public high schools	84.8%		82.8	362^nd of 2159 public high schools	83.2%	33	50.5	6.7	49.2	66.6	66.6	47.0	47.0	$23,841	$384	$23,457
Community Day	Public	9-12	589 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2233	6	3	2.2		0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$90,920	$146	$90,774
Cupertino High	Public	9-12	10100 Finch Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7300	1,800	79	22.9	10.2%	168 (9.3%)	7 (0.4%)	196 (10.9%)	1,285 (71.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	137 (7.6%)	97.2	49^th of 2162 public high schools	97.7%		98.2	35^th of 2159 public high schools	98.4%	14	75.9	29.4	74.2	84.5	84.5	81.6	81.6	$23,811	$267	$23,544
Homestead High	Public	9-12	21370 Homestead Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2500	2,224	98	22.6	15.9%	524 (23.6%)	18 (0.8%)	458 (20.6%)	973 (43.8%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	240 (10.8%)	93.2	140^th of 2162 public high schools	93.5%		96.4	79^th of 2159 public high schools	96.3%	61	63.1	27.8	60.0	74.6	74.6	68.1	68.1	$22,511	$293	$22,218
Boynton High	Public	9-12	901 Boynton Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3404	163	15	10.9	67.5%	9 (5.5%)	6 (3.7%)	137 (84.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	10.5	1992^nd of 2162 public high schools	7.9%		16.7	1768^th of 2159 public high schools	18.1%	224	3.3		3.3	11.1	11.1	3.3	3.3	$39,021	$2,587	$36,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Adrian Wilcox High

How many students attend Adrian Wilcox High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,614 students attended Adrian Wilcox High.

What is the racial makeup of Adrian Wilcox High?

Students at Adrian Wilcox High are 40% Hispanic, 38% Asian, 15% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Adrian Wilcox High a good school?

Adrian Wilcox High ranks 323^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Adrian Wilcox High?

Adrian Wilcox High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bowers Elementary
Elementary : Bracher Elementary
Elementary : Braly Elementary
Elementary : Briarwood Elementary
Elementary : George Mayne Elementary
Elementary : Laurelwood Elementary
Elementary : Ponderosa Elementary
Middle : Juan Cabrillo Middle
Middle : Marian A. Peterson Middle

What district is Adrian Wilcox High in?

Santa Clara Unified

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