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Latino College Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Latino College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Latino College Preparatory Academy ranks 1307 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Latino College Preparatory Academy (LCPA) is a public high school serving 421 students in grades 9-12 in San Jose, part of a competitive area with many other charter and public high schools.

The school's defining feature is its exceptionally high graduation rate, which reached 99% last year, far above the state average, even though its standardized test scores in math and science are below state averages. This creates a unique profile compared to nearby schools; for instance, KIPP Navigate College Prep has higher test scores but a lower graduation rate, while B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy, located right next door, has significantly lower rankings and higher chronic absenteeism. LCPA shows notable strength in supporting specific student groups, ranking highly for homeless students and English Language Learners, and its 22% chronic absenteeism rate is actually lower than many neighbors like William C. Overfelt High.

LCPA is on a clear upward trend, improving its statewide ranking from the 25th to the 40th percentile over two years. It operates within the Latino College Preparatory Academy District and achieves its high graduation outcomes with a moderate per-student budget and the largest class sizes among compared schools. The key takeaway is that LCPA has carved out a distinct niche, proving highly effective at ensuring its students graduate and stay in school, while working to improve its academic proficiency scores.

421

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,871

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14271 Story Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127-3823

(408) 729-2281

District: Latino College Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

0.5%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2019 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

California avg41%

1,307^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

971^st of 1,543Latino College Preparatory 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	38.2	1307 of 2162	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1335 of 2159	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1628 of 2170	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1549 of 2123	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1282 of 2133	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	934 of 1161	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	611 of 1117	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	375 of 1085	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	430 of 1064	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	211 of 1044	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	28.7	796 of 941	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1306 of 1906	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1241 of 1915	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1468 of 1915	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1320 of 1858	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1183 of 1833	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1031 of 1900	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1055 of 1902	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1393 of 1917	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1348 of 1861	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1008 of 1814	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	116 of 410	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1099 of 2013	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1122 of 2026	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1473 of 2030	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1400 of 1943	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1086 of 1937	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1159 of 1942	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1249 of 1948	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1532 of 1963	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1552 of 1916	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1190 of 1880	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)72nd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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
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
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
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 Latino College Preparatory Academy

Is Latino College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Latino College Preparatory Academy ranks 1307^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Latino College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Latino College Preparatory Academy are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Latino College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Latino College Preparatory Academy.

What district is Latino College Preparatory Academy in?

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