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Summit Public School: Tahoma

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 90% of California high schools

Summary

Summit Public School: Tahoma is a high-performing charter high school (grades 9-12) serving 383 students in San Jose, a diverse area with a wide range of school options.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results and efficient use of resources. It achieves higher test scores and graduation rates (consistently above 94%) than most nearby schools, including Andrew P. Hill High and Broadway High, while spending significantly less per student. Its dropout rate is remarkably low at 0.9%, and it provides particularly strong support for special education students. Perhaps most impressive is its steady improvement, climbing from the 60th to the 90th percentile in statewide ranking over six years.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is slightly above the state average, it is much lower than that of many neighbors like Calero High. A striking comparison is with Oak Grove High, located at the same address; Summit Tahoma outperforms it across metrics despite lower spending, highlighting the effectiveness of its model. For families in the East Side Union High district, Summit Tahoma offers a consistently high-quality alternative.

383

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

29%

Free/discounted lunch ?

285 Blossom Hill Rd.
San Jose, CA 95123-2048

(408) 729-1981

District: Summit Public School: Tahoma District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.2%

White:

22.7%

Asian:

20.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2019 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

California avg41%

206^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 30 pts since 2019

From top 40% (2019) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 1,543Summit Public School: Tahoma 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	89.5	206 of 2162	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	271 of 2159	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	254 of 2170	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	371 of 2123	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	844 of 2133	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	166 of 585	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	292 of 573	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	333 of 581	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.2	71 of 1161	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	134 of 1117	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	206 of 1906	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	476 of 1915	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	330 of 1915	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	445 of 1858	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	685 of 1833	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	270 of 1900	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	429 of 1902	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	392 of 1917	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	545 of 1861	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	970 of 1814	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	502 of 2013	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	475 of 2026	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	466 of 2030	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	399 of 1943	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	1167 of 1937	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	254 of 1942	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	177 of 1948	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	220 of 1963	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	284 of 1916	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	892 of 1880	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	224 of 577	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	50 of 1252	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	38 of 1216	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	33 of 1197	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	221 of 1155	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	164 of 1173	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	233 of 1193	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	144 of 1204	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	43.5	714 of 1222	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science48%+15 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 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
Summit Public School: Tahoma	Public, Charter	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Summit Public School: Tahoma District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-1981	383	19	20.2	29.0%	87 (22.7%)	12 (3.1%)	150 (39.2%)	79 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.1%)	89.5	206^th of 2162 public high schools	90.5%		87.6	271^st of 2159 public high schools	87.4%	65		48.0	48.0	65.9	65.9	55.4	55.4
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6500	1,374	62	22.1	56.2%	62 (4.5%)	51 (3.7%)	873 (63.5%)	333 (24.2%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	42 (3.1%)	50.3	1036^th of 2162 public high schools	52.1%		63.1	692^nd of 2159 public high schools	67.9%	344	28.5	0.0	27.5	49.4	49.4	22.9	22.9	$27,209	$26,558	$651
Calero High	Public	10-12	420 Calero Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-7600	173	9	18.6	67.1%	9 (5.2%)	2 (1.2%)	153 (88.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	10.7	1985^th of 2162 public high schools	8.2%		9.6	2093^rd of 2159 public high schools	3.1%	108	4.3		5.6	14.3	14.3	1.4	1.4	$38,294	$37,086	$1,208
Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6200	2,134	95	22.4	27.9%	398 (18.7%)	62 (2.9%)	863 (40.4%)	650 (30.5%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.6%)	142 (6.7%)	90.4	192^nd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%		85.8	313^th of 2159 public high schools	85.5%	121	57.8	42.9	57.2	74.4	74.4	49.5	49.5	$24,556	$24,218	$338
Phoenix High	Public	11-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6291	70	4	17.2	65.7%	4 (5.7%)	1 (1.4%)	58 (82.9%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	8.6	2092^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.2%		24	1602^nd of 2159 public high schools	25.8%	490	0.0		0.0	12.2	12.2	0.0	0.0	$36,493	$33,746	$2,747
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	$27,305	$25,100	$2,205
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	$33,410	$28,106	$5,304
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	$27,657	$26,942	$715
Leland High	Public	9-12	6677 Camden Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6290	1,471	58	25.5	11.3%	403 (27.4%)	11 (0.7%)	174 (11.8%)	744 (50.6%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	131 (8.9%)	97.1	51^st of 2162 public high schools	97.6%		97.8	48^th of 2159 public high schools	97.8%	3	73.1	36.4	71.6	84.7	84.7	77.8	77.8	$19,527	$18,726	$801
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Public School: Tahoma

What district is Summit Public School: Tahoma in?

Summit Public School: Tahoma District

How many students attend Summit Public School: Tahoma?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Summit Public School: Tahoma.

Is Summit Public School: Tahoma a good school?

Yes. Summit Public School: Tahoma ranks in the top 9.5% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Summit Public School: Tahoma?

Students at Summit Public School: Tahoma are 39% Hispanic, 23% White, 21% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Not Specified.

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