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James Lick High

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James Lick High ranks 1608 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 26% of California high schools

Summary

James Lick High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to 862 students in San Jose, operating within the East Side Union High district, which has an overall 2-star rating, and the school itself is currently ranked in the bottom quarter of all California high schools with a 1-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency in core subjects like math (7.85%) and English (38.54%) falling well below district and state averages, and it struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.6%. Performance has been volatile, with the school's statewide ranking dropping 23 points in the last year, and there are extreme fluctuations in outcomes for different student groups, suggesting instability in support systems. Notably, per-student spending has risen sharply to $22,984 without corresponding academic gains, indicating potential issues with how resources are allocated.

Interesting comparisons can be made with nearby schools serving similar communities. For example, KIPP San Jose Collegiate (a 5-star school) and Latino College Preparatory Academy both achieve much higher graduation rates and test scores despite similar student demographics. Within the same district, Independence High is a 4-star school, showing that better outcomes are possible in the area, while Foothill High faces even greater challenges.

862

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,984

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

57 North White Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127-1933

(408) 347-4400

District: East Side Union High

Feeder schools for James Lick High:

Elementary:	Horace Cureton Elementary
	Linda Vista Elementary
	Lyndale Elementary
	Russo/McEntee Academy
Middle:	Joseph George Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.8%

Asian:

10.3%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (81% vs 88%)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,608^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	24.2	1608 of 2162	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1094 of 2159	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1513 of 2170	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1291 of 2123	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	581 of 1290	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	1093 of 2133	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	974 of 2017	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	899 of 2021	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.6	1190 of 2039	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	1206 of 1994	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.7	1336 of 2426	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.3	1248 of 2354	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.4	1221 of 2367	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1272 of 2281	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	1303 of 2238	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.6	1152 of 2117	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.8	1274 of 2063	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1129 of 1968	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.8	1136 of 1901	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.9	1162 of 1653	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	573 of 585	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	368 of 573	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.9	524 of 581	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	377 of 582	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	448 of 581	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	813 of 1161	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1020 of 1117	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	822 of 1052	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	769 of 1085	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	365 of 1064	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	772 of 1044	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	341 of 941	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	490 of 938	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1518 of 1906	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1131 of 1915	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1300 of 1915	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1174 of 1858	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	822 of 1054	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1061 of 1833	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	812 of 1760	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1410 of 1900	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1058 of 1902	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1420 of 1917	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1190 of 1861	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1016 of 1814	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	807 of 1742	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	232 of 410	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	277 of 328	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	247 of 299	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1486 of 2013	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	990 of 2026	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	1374 of 2030	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1227 of 1943	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	393 of 1126	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	968 of 1937	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	715 of 1862	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1422 of 1942	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	920 of 1948	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.6	1449 of 1963	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1234 of 1916	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	362 of 1122	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	1019 of 1880	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	1001 of 1834	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1199 of 1252	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	727 of 1216	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	902 of 1197	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-20 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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
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
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
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
Latino College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Latino College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-2281	421	20	21.5	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.2	1307^th of 2162 public high schools	39.5%		36.2	1335^th of 2159 public high schools	38.2%	28				18.8	18.8				40.8	40.8				11.2	11.2	$20,871	$2,740	$18,131
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	14281 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 471-4680	261	15	17.0	88.1%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	254 (97.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1611^th of 2162 public high schools	25.5%		23.1	1626^th of 2159 public high schools	24.7%	15				15.9	15.9				14.6	14.6				2.0	2.0	$22,905	$3,150	$19,755
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about James Lick High

What schools feed into James Lick High?

James Lick High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Horace Cureton Elementary
Elementary : Linda Vista Elementary
Elementary : Lyndale Elementary
Elementary : Russo/McEntee Academy
Middle : Joseph George Middle

What is the racial makeup of James Lick High?

Students at James Lick High are 84% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% White, 2% African American.

What district is James Lick High in?

East Side Union High

Is James Lick High a good school?

James Lick High ranks 1608^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend James Lick High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 862 students attended James Lick High.

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