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B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy

Q: Is B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy a good school?

B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy ranks 1611 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 25% of California high schools

Summary

B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy is a public high school (grades 9-12) serving 261 students in San Jose, operating within its own B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District and facing significant academic challenges with a state ranking in the bottom quartile.

The school presents a complex picture: it graduates over 90% of its students, which is above the state average, but its students show very low proficiency in core subjects like math (2%) and English (15%). A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 39% of students missing too much school, a rate double the state average. While spending per student has risen significantly to nearly $23,000, this investment has not yet led to improved test scores. Interestingly, the school performs relatively better for its Hispanic students compared to its overall rating.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight its unique challenges. For instance, Latino College Preparatory Academy, located on the same street, has much higher academic scores and a 99% graduation rate. Similarly, KIPP Navigate College Prep has stronger academics and a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 12%. This suggests that factors within the school's control, such as attendance strategies and instructional quality, are key areas for improvement while building on its strength in supporting students to graduation.

261

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,905

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14281 Story Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127-3823

(408) 471-4680

District: B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

African American:

1.5%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2019 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 35 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

California avg41%

1,611^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1274^th of 1,543B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District 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	24.1	1611 of 2162	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1626 of 2159	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1708 of 2170	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1805 of 2123	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1528 of 2133	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	767 of 1161	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	438 of 1085	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	873 of 1064	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	354 of 1044	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	524 of 941	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1447 of 1906	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1441 of 1915	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1514 of 1915	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1589 of 1858	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1373 of 1833	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1357 of 1900	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1388 of 1902	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1479 of 1917	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1569 of 1861	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1276 of 1814	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	317 of 410	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1469 of 2013	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1513 of 2026	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1575 of 2030	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1646 of 1943	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1339 of 1937	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1528 of 1942	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1529 of 1948	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1611 of 1963	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1714 of 1916	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1436 of 1880	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 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 10th Grade	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
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	14281 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 471-4680	261	15	17.0	88.1%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	254 (97.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1611^th of 2162 public high schools	25.5%		23.1	1626^th of 2159 public high schools	24.7%	15			15.9	15.9	14.6	14.6	2.0	2.0	$22,905	$3,150	$19,755
Latino College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Latino College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-2281	421	20	21.5	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.2	1307^th of 2162 public high schools	39.5%		36.2	1335^th of 2159 public high schools	38.2%	28			18.8	18.8	40.8	40.8	11.2	11.2	$20,871	$2,740	$18,131
KIPP Navigate College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1750 South White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	KIPP Navigate College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 673-4892	297	25	11.8	76.4%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	233 (78.5%)	53 (17.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	61.3	788^th of 2162 public high schools	63.6%		60.5	755^th of 2159 public high schools	65.0%	33	32.4	10.0		26.9	58.3	58.3	30.6	30.6	$36,240	$1,074	$35,166
James Lick High	Public	9-12	57 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4400	862	44	19.6	65.8%	24 (2.8%)	13 (1.5%)	722 (83.8%)	89 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	24.2	1608^th of 2162 public high schools	25.6%		46.2	1094^th of 2159 public high schools	49.3%	514		9.3		9.4	38.5	38.5	7.9	7.9	$22,984	$1,678	$21,306
Mt. Pleasant High	Public	9-12	1750 South White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 937-2800	998	48	20.8	62.5%	29 (2.9%)	15 (1.5%)	745 (74.6%)	179 (17.9%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.8%)	37.6	1320^th of 2162 public high schools	38.9%		43.6	1160^th of 2159 public high schools	46.3%	160		16.7		16.7	50.9	50.9	13.1	13.1	$19,558	$1,436	$18,122
Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	149 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Escuela Popular/Center for TRN and CARs FAM Learning Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 275-7191	658	23	28.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	654 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)			15.4	15.4					$16,235	$347	$15,888
Foothill High	Public	11-12	230 Pala Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9100	268	17	16.1	76.5%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	244 (91.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8.8	2077^th of 2162 public high schools	3.9%		14.2	1841^st of 2159 public high schools	14.7%	236		3.0	0.0	2.1	4.4	4.4	0.0	0.0	$22,860	$2,339	$20,521
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy

How many students attend B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy.

Is B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy a good school?

B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy ranks 1611^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy in?

B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District

What is the racial makeup of B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy?

Students at B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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