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Del Mar High

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Del Mar High ranks 893 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

893^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 59% of California high schools

Summary

Del Mar High is a public high school serving approximately 1,350 students in grades 9-12 within the Campbell Union High district in San Jose, performing adequately overall but with a significant and growing challenge in mathematics proficiency.

The school's most notable strength is its high graduation rate of 90.5%, and it shows particular effectiveness in supporting Special Education students. However, its math proficiency rate of 17.74% is dramatically lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like Branham High (58.44%) and Westmont High (49.61%), a gap that has widened in recent years. Del Mar also serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than these peers, and its chronic absenteeism and dropout rates are above the district average.

When compared to other schools, Del Mar occupies a middle position in its district, outperforming alternative schools like Boynton High but facing clear challenges compared to its comprehensive counterparts. The school spends more per student than some higher-performing schools, raising questions about resource allocation, and has seen a recent, sharp decline in performance for its Asian student subgroup that contrasts with more stable results for other groups.

1,350

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,466

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1224 Del Mar Ave.
San Jose, CA 95128-3529

(408) 626-3403

District: Campbell Union High

Feeder schools for Del Mar High:

Elementary:	Blackford Elementary
	Castlemont Elementary
	Luther Burbank Elementary
	Lynhaven Elementary
	More...
	Sherman Oaks Elementary
Middle:	Monroe Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.0%

White:

12.5%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg53%

California avg41%

893^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High Schools in the Campbell Union High

402^nd of 1,543Campbell Union High 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	56.9	893 of 2162	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	901 of 2159	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	663 of 2170	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	516 of 2123	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	591 of 1290	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	482 of 2133	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	724 of 2017	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.2	557 of 2021	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	61.2	764 of 2039	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.6	598 of 1994	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	31.3	1283 of 2426	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.8	1238 of 2354	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	1099 of 2367	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.2	1075 of 2281	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.7	1071 of 2238	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.7	996 of 2117	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.3	917 of 2063	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.7	825 of 1968	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.6	702 of 1901	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	34.0	828 of 1653	49.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	183 of 523	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.5	37 of 517	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	129 of 521	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	72 of 522	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	103 of 592	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	139 of 582	76.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	514 of 585	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.4	332 of 573	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.4	148 of 591	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	249 of 581	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	284 of 582	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	341 of 581	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	400 of 1161	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	158 of 555	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	585 of 1117	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	766 of 1052	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	256 of 1085	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	337 of 1064	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	336 of 1044	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	122 of 467	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.6	466 of 941	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	292 of 938	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	689 of 1906	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	876 of 1915	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	606 of 1915	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	525 of 1858	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	474 of 1054	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	411 of 1833	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	634 of 1760	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	827 of 1900	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1046 of 1902	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	618 of 1917	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	484 of 1861	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	405 of 1814	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	725 of 1742	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	976 of 2013	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	946 of 2026	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	663 of 2030	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	425 of 1943	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	37.0	739 of 1126	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	458 of 1937	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	837 of 1862	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	946 of 1942	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	826 of 1948	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	624 of 1963	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	469 of 1916	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	637 of 1122	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	532 of 1880	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	731 of 1834	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.1	247 of 574	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	307 of 541	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	98 of 422	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	84 of 366	77.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	205 of 1252	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	286 of 1216	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	405 of 1197	66.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	299 of 1155	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	358 of 1173	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	464 of 1193	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	284 of 1204	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	125 of 1222	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	408 of 1173	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)84th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)57th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science35%+3 vs state

Mathematics18%-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
Del Mar High	Public	9-12	1224 Del Mar Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3403	1,350	66	20.5	69.6%	169 (12.5%)	51 (3.8%)	959 (71.0%)	121 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	56.9	893^rd of 2162 public high schools	58.7%		54.2	901^st of 2159 public high schools	58.3%	8			36.5	15.8	35.3			57.8	57.8			17.7	17.7	$20,466	$1,877	$18,589
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
Boynton High	Public	9-12	901 Boynton Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3404	163	15	10.9	67.5%	9 (5.5%)	6 (3.7%)	137 (84.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	10.5	1992^nd of 2162 public high schools	7.9%		16.7	1768^th of 2159 public high schools	18.1%	224			3.3		3.3			11.1	11.1			3.3	3.3	$39,021	$2,587	$36,434
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
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
Branham High	Public	9-12	1570 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3407	1,820	84	21.6	31.4%	629 (34.6%)	32 (1.8%)	513 (28.2%)	435 (23.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	199 (10.9%)	93.1	144^th of 2162 public high schools	93.3%		90	226^th of 2159 public high schools	89.5%	82			56.8	15.4	55.7			80.4	80.4			58.4	58.4	$19,559	$1,689	$17,870
Westmont High	Public	9-12	4805 Westmont Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3406	1,682	76	22.0	42.0%	487 (29.0%)	30 (1.8%)	621 (36.9%)	375 (22.3%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	153 (9.1%)	85.7	294^th of 2162 public high schools	86.4%		89.6	239^th of 2159 public high schools	88.9%	55			50.4		50.4			66.9	66.9			49.6	49.6	$20,332	$1,355	$18,977
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)
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
Prospect High	Public	9-12	18900 Prospect Rd.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3408	1,460	68	21.4	49.2%	275 (18.8%)	57 (3.9%)	572 (39.2%)	438 (30.0%)	11 (0.8%)	11 (0.8%)	90 (6.2%)	75.4	488^th of 2162 public high schools	77.4%		84.2	342^nd of 2159 public high schools	84.2%	146			41.9		41.5			55.9	55.9			45.5	45.5	$20,461	$1,516	$18,945

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Mar High

How many students attend Del Mar High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,350 students attended Del Mar High.

Is Del Mar High a good school?

Del Mar High ranks 893^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Del Mar High?

Students at Del Mar High are 71% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Del Mar High in?

Campbell Union High

What schools feed into Del Mar High?

Del Mar High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blackford Elementary
Elementary : Castlemont Elementary
Elementary : Luther Burbank Elementary
Elementary : Lynhaven Elementary
Elementary : Sherman Oaks Elementary
Middle : Monroe Middle

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