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Pegasus High

Public Grades 11-12

1947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 10% of California high schools

Summary

Pegasus High is a very small public high school serving only grades 11 and 12 with about 128 students in San Jose's East Side Union High district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of all California high schools.

The school's academic performance is notably low, with only about 3% of students proficient in math and science, and it has a graduation rate of 68.5%, which is below district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism, where students miss a large amount of school, is a serious concern at 35.8%. What's most striking is how Pegasus High compares to schools literally right next door; Independence High and KIPP San Jose Collegiate are within a few blocks but rank in the top 25% and top 8% of the state, respectively, with much higher graduation rates and test scores.

Pegasus High's small size and its focus on just the last two years of high school suggest it may serve a specialized role, potentially for students seeking an alternative path. However, it operates with considerably fewer resources per student ($15,937) than many nearby schools, including KIPP San Jose Collegiate ($35,224). While the school serves a high-need community, the extreme differences in outcomes with its neighbors highlight the significant impact that specific school programs, resources, and environments can have on student success.

128

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,937

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1776 Educational Park Dr.
San Jose, CA 95133-1703

(408) 928-5440

District: East Side Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

Asian:

7.8%

Pacific Islander:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (68% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,947^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	11.3	1947 of 2162	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1798 of 2159	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1630 of 2170	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1722 of 2123	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1665 of 2133	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1610 of 2017	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1758 of 2021	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	1737 of 2039	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	1594 of 1994	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	1850 of 2426	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1849 of 2354	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	1508 of 2367	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	15.4	1811 of 2281	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	1671 of 2238	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	1636 of 2117	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	1393 of 2063	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.7	1447 of 1968	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	1381 of 1901	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.6	1173 of 1653	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.6	761 of 1064	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1783 of 1906	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1678 of 1915	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1566 of 1915	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1538 of 1858	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1484 of 1833	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1439 of 1760	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1659 of 1900	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1670 of 1902	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1411 of 1917	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1552 of 1861	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1435 of 1814	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1407 of 1742	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1740 of 2013	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1670 of 2026	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1605 of 2030	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1667 of 1943	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1580 of 1937	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1530 of 1862	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1719 of 1942	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1817 of 1948	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1392 of 1963	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1624 of 1916	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1538 of 1880	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1700 of 1834	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)28th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

Mathematics3%-34 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 Pegasus High

What district is Pegasus High in?

East Side Union High

What is the racial makeup of Pegasus High?

Students at Pegasus High are 85% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 2% African American.

Is Pegasus High a good school?

Pegasus High ranks in the bottom 9.9% of California high schools.

How many students attend Pegasus High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 128 students attended Pegasus High.

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