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Independence High

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Independence High ranks 631 st of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

Independence High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in San Jose, with 2,289 students—the largest enrollment among the nearby schools listed. Its clearest strength is science, while math is the subject that most merits attention: in 2025–2026, science proficiency was 47% and math proficiency was 33%.

Compared with the state, Independence was ahead by 11 percentage points in science and 10 points in English language arts (ELA), but behind by 6 points in math. Its results were close to those of the East Side Union High district: Independence was 5 points higher in science, 1 point lower in ELA, and 5 points lower in math. It placed second among five same-district schools reporting current results in all three subjects, behind Piedmont Hills High. Graduation was 87%, just below the state’s 88% and above the district’s 81%; chronic absenteeism was less favorable, at 24%, or 6 points above the state.

Results show both recent progress and longer-term challenges: math rose 2 points from the prior year but is 6 points below the state, while science reached its highest level in four years and remains 11 points above the state. ELA is still above the state, but its lead has narrowed from 22 points in 2022–2023 to 10 points. SchoolDigger ranks Independence 631st of 2,137 schools, at the 70th percentile with four stars; its percentile fell 14 points from 2021–2022. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings also differ by group: the school’s effectiveness ranking for Asian students was at the 27th percentile, compared with the overall 70th, and its ranking for homeless students was at the 28th percentile. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22.1, above the nearby-school average of 21. In 2024–2025, 47% of students were free/reduced-lunch eligible, compared with an average of 70% among nearby schools with that same measure.

2,289

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,411

Per pupil spending ?

47.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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

(408) 928-9500

District: East Side Union High

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 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (70th 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg47%

California avg42%

631^st of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 23High Schools in the East Side Union High

614^th of 968East 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
2026	69.8	631 of 2137	70.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	32.9	422 of 575	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	57.1	753 of 1865	59.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.5	987 of 1880	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.8	259 of 358	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	152 of 299	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	510 of 1999	74.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.9	433 of 1932	77.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.7	141 of 588	76.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	48.2	499 of 1235	59.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	64.9	406 of 1132	64.1%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)78th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-23 vs school

Homeless (2026)28th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+10 vs state

Science47%+11 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	69.8	631^st of 2137 public high schools	70.5%		72.5	550^th of 2162 public high schools	74.6%	81	47.0		46.9	59.5	59.5	32.6	32.6	$27,411	$26,964	$447
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%)								(n/a)
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	13.6	1794^th of 2137 public high schools	16.1%		11.3	1947^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%	153	11.4		11.4	22.9	22.9	0.0	0.0	$21,495	$21,222	$273
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%)	7.1	2100^th of 2137 public high schools	1.7%		8.8	2077^th of 2162 public high schools	3.9%	23	0.0	7.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$41,563	$40,412	$1,151
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)
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%)	33.3	1419^th of 2137 public high schools	33.6%		24.2	1608^th of 2162 public high schools	25.6%	189	21.0		20.4	41.4	41.4	15.6	15.6	$37,420	$36,424	$996
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%)	41.7	1225^th of 2137 public high schools	42.7%		42.9	1190^th of 2162 public high schools	45.0%	35	31.4	24.6	29.2	47.3	47.3	12.2	12.2	$23,578	$22,480	$1,098
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)
Piedmont Hills High	Public	9-12	1377 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-3800	1,918	84	22.8	30.1%	93 (4.8%)	22 (1.1%)	544 (28.4%)	1,144 (59.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	102 (5.3%)	90.2	204^th of 2137 public high schools	90.5%		92.5	155^th of 2162 public high schools	92.8%	49	56.3		56.0	76.9	76.9	56.2	56.2	$25,286	$24,832	$454

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 631^st of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Independence High in?

East Side Union 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 : Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary
Elementary : Northwood Elementary
Elementary : Orchard Elementary
Elementary : San Antonio Elementary
Elementary : Summerdale Elementary
Elementary : Vinci Park Elementary
Middle : Morrill Middle

How many students attend Independence High?

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

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