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Independence High

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Independence High ranks 550 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 75% of California high schools

Summary

Independence High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 in San Jose, California, with over 2,200 students, consistently ranking above average statewide within the East Side Union High district.

The school demonstrates notable strengths, particularly in supporting English Language Learners, where it excels, and in maintaining a solid graduation rate and manageable chronic absenteeism compared to many neighbors. For instance, it outperforms nearby comprehensive schools like James Lick High and San Jose High across key subjects and attendance, though it trails the high-achieving Piedmont Hills High. A significant challenge area is mathematics proficiency, which is below the state average and reflects a broader trend seen across its district.

An interesting aspect of the local landscape is the concentration of school options; within a short distance, families will find everything from the exceptionally high-performing KIPP San Jose Collegiate charter school to alternative schools like Foothill High that serve different student needs. Overall, Independence High represents a stable, mid-tier choice that effectively serves a diverse student body, balancing strong programs in English and Science with a clear need for improvement in math instruction.

2,289

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,397

Per pupil spending ?

47%

Free/discounted lunch ?

617 North Jackson Ave.
San Jose, CA 95133-1703

(408) 928-9500

District: East Side Union High

Feeder schools for Independence High:

Elementary:	Aptitud Community Academy at Goss
	Brooktree Elementary
	Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center
	Cherrywood Elementary
	More...
	Laneview Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Northwood Elementary
	Orchard Elementary
	San Antonio Elementary
	Summerdale Elementary
	Vinci Park Elementary
Middle:	Morrill Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.9%

Hispanic:

39.4%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

California avg41%

550^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 16High Schools in the East Side Union High

847^th of 1,543East Side 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	72.5	550 of 2162	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	470 of 2159	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	369 of 2170	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	350 of 2123	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	128 of 1290	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	325 of 2133	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	462 of 2017	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	433 of 2021	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	69.8	571 of 2039	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	555 of 1994	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	47.6	854 of 2426	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.0	692 of 2354	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	54.1	683 of 2367	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	56.5	586 of 2281	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.7	478 of 2238	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	54.4	578 of 2117	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	56.7	517 of 2063	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	56.1	543 of 1968	72.4%	★★★★☆
2005	51.2	567 of 1901	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	45.2	582 of 1653	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	74.5	107 of 592	81.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	380 of 585	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	361 of 573	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	341 of 591	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	362 of 581	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	361 of 582	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	359 of 581	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.8	560 of 1161	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	226 of 1117	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	410 of 1052	61.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.8	87 of 1085	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	106 of 1064	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	68.7	119 of 1044	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	95.7	15 of 467	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	90 of 941	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	103 of 938	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	621 of 1906	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	530 of 1915	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	454 of 1915	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	391 of 1858	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	129 of 1054	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	314 of 1833	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	476 of 1760	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	960 of 1900	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1135 of 1902	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	796 of 1917	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	558 of 1861	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	865 of 1814	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	925 of 1742	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.9	152 of 299	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	597 of 2013	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	369 of 2026	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	301 of 2030	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	412 of 1943	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	102 of 1126	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	289 of 1937	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	364 of 1862	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	434 of 1942	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	385 of 1948	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	276 of 1963	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	275 of 1916	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	120 of 1122	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	359 of 1880	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	446 of 1834	75.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	260 of 577	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	169 of 574	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	261 of 515	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	172 of 422	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	455 of 1252	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	643 of 1216	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	819 of 1197	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	350 of 1155	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	184 of 1173	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	248 of 1204	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	568 of 1222	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	784 of 1173	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2019)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-25 vs school

Homeless (2023)49th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+14 vs state

Science44%+11 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence High

What schools feed into Independence High?

Independence High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aptitud Community Academy at Goss
Elementary : Brooktree Elementary
Elementary : Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center
Elementary : Cherrywood Elementary
Elementary : Laneview Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : Northwood Elementary
Elementary : Orchard Elementary
Elementary : San Antonio Elementary
Elementary : Summerdale Elementary
Elementary : Vinci Park Elementary
Middle : Morrill Middle

What district is Independence High in?

East Side Union High

How many students attend Independence High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,289 students attended Independence High.

What is the racial makeup of Independence High?

Students at Independence High are 52% Asian, 39% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Independence High a good school?

Independence High ranks 550^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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