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Apollo High

Public Grades 11-12

1854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 14% of California high schools

Summary

Apollo High is a small public high school serving only grades 11 and 12 with 141 students in San Jose, part of the East Side Union High district, and it stands out for achieving an exceptional 97.5% graduation rate despite facing significant academic challenges.

The school's performance presents a striking contrast: while its graduation rate far exceeds the district (78.0%) and state (87.5%) averages, its proficiency in core subjects like math (1.54%) and English (27.69%) is significantly lower than nearby comprehensive schools such as Silver Creek High and Yerba Buena High. This suggests Apollo High specializes in helping students who have struggled in traditional settings complete their diplomas, supported by a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (17.2%) compared to neighbors like James Lick High (32.6%).

Apollo High shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners and maintains a zero dropout rate. Its small size and focus on grades 11-12 indicate it serves a specific role within the community, successfully ensuring students graduate even as its overall state ranking remains low. This model differs from both charter schools like KIPP Navigate College Prep and other local leadership academies, prioritizing high school completion as its primary mission.

141

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,486

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1835 Cunningham Ave.
San Jose, CA 95122-1712

(408) 928-5400

District: East Side Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

Asian:

7.1%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,854^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	13.6	1854 of 2162	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1775 of 2159	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1603 of 2170	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1641 of 2123	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1020 of 1290	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1908 of 2133	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1513 of 2017	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	1629 of 2021	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1522 of 2039	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	1582 of 1994	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1680 of 2426	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.8	1663 of 2354	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	1766 of 2367	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	1498 of 2281	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	1114 of 2238	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	11.2	1869 of 2117	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	1646 of 2063	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	1421 of 1968	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	1504 of 1901	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.3	975 of 1653	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	417 of 1085	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	444 of 1064	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	722 of 1044	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	459 of 467	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	789 of 941	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	446 of 938	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1698 of 1906	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1688 of 1915	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1635 of 1915	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1574 of 1858	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1027 of 1054	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1696 of 1833	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1448 of 1760	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1641 of 1900	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1576 of 1902	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1380 of 1917	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1443 of 1861	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1630 of 1814	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1313 of 1742	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	326 of 410	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	209 of 290	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1690 of 2013	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1595 of 2026	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1419 of 2030	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1470 of 1943	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	871 of 1126	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1746 of 1937	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1369 of 1862	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1646 of 1942	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1588 of 1948	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1265 of 1963	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1460 of 1916	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	736 of 1122	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1616 of 1880	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1370 of 1834	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+44 vs school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+67 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 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 10th Grade	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
Apollo High	Public	11-12	1835 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-5400	141	7	19.1	67.4%	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	120 (85.1%)	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	13.6	1854^th of 2162 public high schools	14.2%		16.4	1775^th of 2159 public high schools	17.8%	79		0.0		1.4	27.7	27.7	1.5	1.5	$17,486	$754	$16,732
William C. Overfelt High	Public	9-12	1835 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-5900	1,363	68	20.0	62.7%	7 (0.5%)	16 (1.2%)	1,153 (84.6%)	167 (12.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	1337^th of 2162 public high schools	38.2%		26.3	1567^th of 2159 public high schools	27.4%	230		19.0		18.5	46.8	46.8	13.4	13.4	$19,168	$1,422	$17,746
Alpha Cindy Avitia High	Public, Charter	9-12	1881 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha Cindy Avitia High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1558	405	30	13.5	72.8%	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	378 (93.3%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	13.8	1845^th of 2162 public high schools	14.7%		29.5	1502^nd of 2159 public high schools	30.4%	343		6.6		7.9	18.9	18.9	4.4	4.4	$21,801	$3,003	$18,798
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
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
KIPP Navigate College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1750 South White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	KIPP Navigate College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 673-4892	297	25	11.8	76.4%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	233 (78.5%)	53 (17.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	61.3	788^th of 2162 public high schools	63.6%		60.5	755^th of 2159 public high schools	65.0%	33	32.4	10.0		26.9	58.3	58.3	30.6	30.6	$36,240	$1,074	$35,166
Mt. Pleasant High	Public	9-12	1750 South White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 937-2800	998	48	20.8	62.5%	29 (2.9%)	15 (1.5%)	745 (74.6%)	179 (17.9%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.8%)	37.6	1320^th of 2162 public high schools	38.9%		43.6	1160^th of 2159 public high schools	46.3%	160		16.7		16.7	50.9	50.9	13.1	13.1	$19,558	$1,436	$18,122
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
Silver Creek High	Public	9-12	3434 Silver Creek Rd.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-5600	2,139	90	23.6	44.6%	73 (3.4%)	22 (1.0%)	671 (31.4%)	1,294 (60.5%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	61 (2.9%)	82.8	366^th of 2162 public high schools	83.1%		85.4	320^th of 2159 public high schools	85.2%	46		47.1	29.6	46.2	66.9	66.9	45.1	45.1	$16,130	$996	$15,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Apollo High

How many students attend Apollo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Apollo High.

What district is Apollo High in?

East Side Union High

What is the racial makeup of Apollo High?

Students at Apollo High are 85% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Is Apollo High a good school?

Apollo High ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California high schools.

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