Summary
Pegasus High in San Jose serves 128 students in grades 11–12 and is part of the East Side Union High district. The school faces challenges beyond academics: in 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 49%, compared with 24% in the district and 18% statewide, while graduation was 62%, versus 81% in the district and 88% statewide. The most important concern is that low test proficiency is accompanied by high absenteeism and a graduation rate well below local and state results.
Academically, Pegasus was below both its district and California in English, math, and science in 2025–2026. Proficiency was 23% in English, 0% in math, and 11% in science; the state results were 49%, 38%, and 36%, respectively. Science was Pegasus’s strongest subject relative to the state and district, while math was its weakest relative to the state. Among four nearby East Side Union schools with 11th-grade results, Pegasus’s results were also below their averages: 14 percentage points lower in English, 15 lower in math, and 13 lower in science. It tied Foothill High at 0% in math.
Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, English proficiency fell by 20 percentage points to 23%, math remained at 0%, and science rose by 5 points to 11%. Science’s improvement has not narrowed its gap with the state, and the long-term English decline is a concern. SchoolDigger ranked Pegasus 1,794th of 2,137 California schools in 2025–2026, at the 16th percentile with one star—an improvement from the 10th percentile the year before, but still a low statewide standing. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.9, midrange among nearby schools, and 65% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year; among nearby schools reporting that measure, only Independence High had a lower rate.
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