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University Preparatory Academy Charter

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Public, Charter Grades 7-12

656

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2315 Canoas Garden Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125-2005

(408) 723-1839

District: Santa Clara County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.6%

Hispanic:

28.8%

White:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2009 → 98th in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2009

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school74%

District avg38%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

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

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	91.1	215 of 2480	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.0	152 of 2508	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	89.2	246 of 2497	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	88.6	256 of 2477	89.7%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	327 of 2379	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	65.8	674 of 2259	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	64.6	696 of 2236	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.4	1007 of 2179	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.6	1089 of 2063	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	82.6	71 of 700	89.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	82.3	129 of 1364	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	85.8	293 of 2262	87.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	66.9	517 of 2072	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	78.4	315 of 2230	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	94.0	139 of 2273	93.9%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	97.6	35 of 2017	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	119 of 2021	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	137 of 2039	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.7	59 of 1994	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	73.9	235 of 2426	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	75.9	204 of 2354	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	68.8	319 of 2367	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	70.0	287 of 2281	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	48.1	789 of 2238	64.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	98.0	13 of 582	97.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	83.0	77 of 581	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	96.2	38 of 1760	97.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	97.5	41 of 1742	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	94.0	93 of 1862	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	97.9	38 of 1834	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	96.9	11 of 1173	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Male (2018)94th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2018)90th percentile~ school

Female (2018)87th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)86th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2018)75th percentile-16 vs school

High school

White (2018)99th percentile~ school

Male (2018)98th percentile~ school

Female (2018)98th percentile~ school

African American (2018)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2018)87th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+28 vs state

Mathematics69%+34 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about University Preparatory Academy Charter

What district is University Preparatory Academy Charter in?

Santa Clara County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of University Preparatory Academy Charter?

Students at University Preparatory Academy Charter are 46% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend University Preparatory Academy Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 656 students attended University Preparatory Academy Charter.

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