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University Preparatory Academy Charter

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

University Preparatory Academy Charter (UPA) is a top-performing public charter high school serving about 730 students in grades 7-12 in San Jose, consistently ranking among the very best schools in California.

UPA's academic results are outstanding, with student proficiency in English, math, and science far exceeding state averages. The school's success is broad-based, with particularly strong outcomes for various student subgroups. What truly sets UPA apart are its exceptional support metrics: a near-perfect 98% graduation rate, an incredibly low 1% dropout rate, and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.4%, which is less than a quarter of the state average. This indicates a highly engaged and supported student body. Furthermore, the school achieves this excellence with notably lower per-student spending than all nearby traditional public schools, demonstrating remarkable efficiency.

When compared to other local schools, UPA's performance is striking. For example, while Branham High has similar English scores, UPA outperforms it in math and spends significantly less per student. The contrast is even greater with schools like Willow Glen High, which has much lower proficiency rates, and Broadway High, which has a dramatically higher chronic absenteeism rate of over 82%. UPA, part of the University Preparatory Academy Charter District, provides a consistent model of high achievement and student support that stands out in the San Jose area.

727

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,808

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2315 Canoas Garden Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125-2005

(408) 723-1839

District: University Preparatory Academy Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.3%

African American:

18.6%

Hispanic:

17.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2019 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

California avg41%

Middle school

221^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From top 13% (2019) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

74^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 1,543University Preparatory Academy Charter 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	221 of 2761	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	145 of 2783	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	242 of 2781	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	233 of 2740	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	352 of 2715	87.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	54 of 609	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	81 of 627	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	116 of 613	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	169 of 637	73.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	143 of 739	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	115 of 743	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	197 of 715	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	176 of 733	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	114 of 745	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	273 of 2533	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.7	190 of 2551	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	271 of 2531	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	296 of 2509	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	456 of 2380	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	225 of 2395	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	184 of 2388	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.0	400 of 2374	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	109 of 2359	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	39.6	1269 of 2213	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	196 of 2542	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	242 of 2579	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	60.5	734 of 2531	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	180 of 2458	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	197 of 2369	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	187 of 2534	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	135 of 2552	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	173 of 2538	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	157 of 2527	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	267 of 2407	88.9%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	74 of 2162	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	121 of 2159	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	119 of 2170	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	79 of 2123	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	126 of 1290	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	30 of 2133	98.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	71 of 523	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	65 of 517	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	98.8	5 of 521	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	15 of 522	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	69 of 585	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	182 of 573	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	121 of 591	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	24 of 581	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	20 of 582	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	114 of 1906	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	116 of 1915	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	190 of 1915	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	97 of 1858	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	134 of 1054	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	97.8	28 of 1833	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	66 of 1900	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	170 of 1902	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	165 of 1917	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	297 of 1861	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	97.1	42 of 1814	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	92 of 2013	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	120 of 2026	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	141 of 2030	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	118 of 1943	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	171 of 1126	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	123 of 1942	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	154 of 1948	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	85 of 1963	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	59 of 1916	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	123 of 1122	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	98.4	40 of 1880	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.9	8 of 574	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.9	81 of 1173	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	67 of 1193	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	4 of 1222	99.7%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

High school

Multi-racial (2024)99th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+31 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science53%+20 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 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 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 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
University Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	2315 Canoas Garden Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	University Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 723-1839	727	38	19.3	27.8%	40 (5.5%)	135 (18.6%)	129 (17.7%)	366 (50.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.3%)	96.2	74^th of 2162 public high schools	96.6%		94.4	121^st of 2159 public high schools	94.4%	47	49.2	61.7		46.4	52.6	80.0	72.5	86.9	79.4	75.8	59.1	62.2	66.2	$12,808	$218	$12,590
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)
Willow Glen High	Public	9-12	2001 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6330	1,543	76	20.3	38.8%	460 (29.8%)	38 (2.5%)	842 (54.6%)	94 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	100 (6.5%)	64.7	693^rd of 2162 public high schools	67.9%		70.2	565^th of 2159 public high schools	73.8%	128			41.3	9.2	35.0			51.6	51.6			34.7	34.7	$20,016	$724	$19,292
Downtown College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	520	29	18.2	78.8%	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	497 (95.6%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	40.2	1253^rd of 2162 public high schools	42.0%		46.1	1099^th of 2159 public high schools	49.1%	154				19.2	19.2			39.2	39.2			14.2	14.2	$20,075	$1,986	$18,089
Broadway High	Public	9-12	4825 Speak Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6285	176	16	10.9	71.0%	8 (4.5%)	6 (3.4%)	156 (88.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	11.1	1964^th of 2162 public high schools	9.2%		12.4	1923^rd of 2159 public high schools	10.9%	41				2.6	2.6			3.6	3.6			0.0	0.0	$32,599	$18,800	$13,799
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	$22,194	$9,903	$12,291
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	$18,676	$1,257	$17,419
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	$23,769	$1,611	$22,158
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	$17,113	$1,131	$15,982
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	$20,645	$2,985	$17,660

Frequently Asked Questions about University Preparatory Academy Charter

What is the racial makeup of University Preparatory Academy Charter?

Students at University Preparatory Academy Charter are 50% Asian, 19% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% White.

How many students attend University Preparatory Academy Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended University Preparatory Academy Charter.

What district is University Preparatory Academy Charter in?

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Yes! University Preparatory Academy Charter is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 74^th of 2162 California high schools.

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