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KIPP San Jose Collegiate

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 92% of California high schools

Summary

KIPP San Jose Collegiate is a high-performing public charter high school serving 512 students in grades 9-12 within the KIPP San Jose Collegiate District, achieving standout results in a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school excels academically, with over 83% of students proficient in English and 64% in math—far above state averages—and boasts a near-perfect 99.2% graduation rate with very low chronic absenteeism. This is particularly notable because it serves a student population with a high level of economic need, and it dramatically outperforms other high schools in its immediate area, such as Independence High and ACE Charter High, which have much lower test scores and higher absenteeism. The school is also exceptionally effective for English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking in the top 10% of schools statewide for these groups.

While Piedmont Hills High is another top-performing school nearby, KIPP achieves similar elite results while serving more than twice the percentage of economically disadvantaged students, though it does so with a smaller student body and significantly higher per-student spending. The school's model demonstrates that with substantial resources, high expectations, and a focused approach, exceptional outcomes are possible for all students in the community.

512

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,224

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1790 Educational Park Dr.
San Jose, CA 95133-1703

(408) 937-3752

District: KIPP San Jose Collegiate District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

Asian:

30.9%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2019 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California high schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

California avg41%

163^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 1,543KIPP San Jose Collegiate 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	92.1	163 of 2162	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	205 of 2159	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	388 of 2170	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	359 of 2123	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	249 of 1290	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	344 of 2133	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	21 of 585	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	50 of 573	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	160 of 591	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	106 of 581	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	132 of 582	77.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.0	89 of 1085	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	44.9	447 of 1064	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	316 of 1044	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	62 of 1906	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	110 of 1915	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	368 of 1915	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	358 of 1858	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	241 of 1054	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	340 of 1833	81.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	152 of 1900	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	203 of 1902	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	501 of 1917	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	413 of 1861	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	314 of 1814	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	71 of 2013	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	82 of 2026	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	205 of 2030	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	162 of 1943	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	155 of 1126	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	165 of 1937	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	226 of 1942	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	325 of 1948	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	378 of 1963	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	349 of 1916	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	223 of 1122	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	364 of 1880	80.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science44%+11 vs state

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Schools Near KIPP San Jose Collegiate

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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 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	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
KIPP San Jose Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	1790 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	KIPP San Jose Collegiate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 937-3752	512	32	15.9	70.9%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	345 (67.4%)	158 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	92.1	163^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.5%		90.7	205^th of 2159 public high schools	90.5%	42		48.9		20.0	43.9				83.1	83.1				64.1	64.1	$35,224	$912	$34,312
Independence High	Public	9-12	617 North Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9500	2,289	103	22.1	47.0%	70 (3.1%)	40 (1.7%)	903 (39.4%)	1,187 (51.9%)	5 (0.2%)	21 (0.9%)	62 (2.7%)	72.5	550^th of 2162 public high schools	74.6%		76	470^th of 2159 public high schools	78.2%	80			43.8		43.7				62.5	62.5				31.0	31.0	$18,397	$1,065	$17,332
ACE Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	ACE Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 251-1362	313	16	19.0	89.8%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	303 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	34.2	1396^th of 2162 public high schools	35.4%		23.5	1611^th of 2159 public high schools	25.4%	215			13.9		15.7				41.8	41.8				18.2	18.2	$18,035	$993	$17,042
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock	Public, Charter	6-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 942-7000	202	11	17.9	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	187 (92.6%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	9.3				9.3	32.1	34.0	26.1		30.3	17.5	26.8	9.5		17.1	$23,405	$1,767	$21,638
Pegasus High	Public	11-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-5440	128	6	20.9	64.8%	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	109 (85.2%)	10 (7.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	11.3	1947^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%		15.7	1798^th of 2159 public high schools	16.7%	149			3.0		3.0				16.1	16.1				2.9	2.9	$15,937	$575	$15,362
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
San Jose High	Public	9-12	275 North 24th St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6320	874	47	18.6	69.9%	28 (3.2%)	8 (0.9%)	746 (85.4%)	71 (8.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	42.9	1190^th of 2162 public high schools	45.0%		30.1	1485^th of 2159 public high schools	31.2%	295			21.0	30.0	24.6				42.8	42.8				16.4	16.4	$21,364	$674	$20,690
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
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
San Jose Conservation Corps Charter	Public, Charter	12	1560 Berger Dr.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Conservation Corps Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 459-6404	158	7	23.7	75.3%	5 (3.2%)	4 (2.5%)	140 (88.6%)	5 (3.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)				6.9	6.9											$19,248	$1,456	$17,792

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Yes. KIPP San Jose Collegiate ranks in the top 7.5% of California high schools.

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KIPP San Jose Collegiate District

How many students attend KIPP San Jose Collegiate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended KIPP San Jose Collegiate.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP San Jose Collegiate?

Students at KIPP San Jose Collegiate are 67% Hispanic, 31% Asian.

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