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Alpha Cindy Avitia High

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1845^th

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of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 15% of California high schools

Summary

Alpha Cindy Avitia High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 405 students in San Jose, operating within its own Alpha Cindy Avitia High District.

Recent data shows the school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in core subjects like math (4.4%) and English (18.89%) far below state averages and those of nearby schools. This is despite the school having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending among local comparison schools. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, affecting 33.8% of students, which is more than double the state average and hinders learning. Furthermore, the school's performance has declined sharply over the past six years, and it shows particular difficulty in effectively serving students with special educational needs.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight that these struggles may be specific to Alpha Cindy Avitia High's approach. For instance, William C. Overfelt High, located just 0.21 miles away and serving a similar student population with less funding, achieves notably higher academic proficiency. Additionally, while the school's 91.5% graduation rate is strong, it creates a concerning disconnect given the very low test scores, raising questions about academic preparedness. The combination of high resources and poor outcomes suggests urgent attention is needed in areas like attendance, curriculum, and instructional quality to better support student achievement.

405

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1881 Cunningham Ave.
San Jose, CA 95122-2314

(408) 791-1558

District: Alpha Cindy Avitia High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

Asian:

2.7%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

California avg41%

1,845^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 65 pts since 2019

From top 21% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1432^nd of 1,543Alpha Cindy Avitia High 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	13.8	1845 of 2162	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1502 of 2159	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1249 of 2170	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1313 of 2123	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	588 of 1290	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	439 of 2133	79.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	1118 of 1161	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	205 of 555	63.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	703 of 1085	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	544 of 1064	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	544 of 1044	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	174 of 467	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	97.6	17 of 941	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1717 of 1906	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1345 of 1915	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1132 of 1915	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	1036 of 1858	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	440 of 1054	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	606 of 1833	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1693 of 1900	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1358 of 1902	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1002 of 1917	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1232 of 1861	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.0	158 of 1814	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1730 of 2013	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1400 of 2026	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1099 of 2030	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1106 of 1943	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	440 of 1126	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.8	139 of 1937	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1626 of 1942	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1416 of 1948	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1232 of 1963	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1362 of 1916	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	665 of 1122	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.4	337 of 1880	82.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1200 of 1252	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	834 of 1216	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	781 of 1197	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 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 (2025)
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
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
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	$28,911	$28,082	$829
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	$25,944	$25,564	$380
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
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	$30,408	$29,420	$988
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
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	$23,971	$23,384	$587
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
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
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	$23,196	$22,748	$448

Frequently Asked Questions about Alpha Cindy Avitia High

How many students attend Alpha Cindy Avitia High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Alpha Cindy Avitia High.

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Students at Alpha Cindy Avitia High are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White.

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Alpha Cindy Avitia High District

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