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Mission San Jose High

Public Grades 9-12

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 99% of California high schools

Summary

Mission San Jose High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving about 1,800 students in grades 9-12 within the Fremont Unified School District, consistently ranked as one of California's very top schools.

The school's academic performance is exceptional and a key differentiator, with student proficiency in core subjects like math and science significantly outpacing not only state averages but also other high-performing local schools like American High and Irvington High. This excellence is sustained and multi-dimensional, reflected in very high graduation rates, remarkably low chronic absenteeism, and a consistent top-20 statewide ranking for over a decade. Importantly, the school achieves these elite results with a per-student spending level that is efficient compared to some district peers, such as John F. Kennedy High.

Mission San Jose High's success extends robustly across all student subgroups, with state rankings in the top percentiles for students from various backgrounds, demonstrating a school-wide culture of high achievement and support. When compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Newark Memorial High in the Newark Unified district, the performance gap is considerable, solidifying its status as a regional academic anchor. The school operates within a broader district ecosystem that includes alternative options like Robertson High (Continuation), which serve students with different needs.

1,794

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,763

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41717 Palm Ave.
Fremont, CA 94539-4799

(510) 657-3600

District: Fremont Unified

Feeder schools for Mission San Jose High:

Elementary:	John Gomes Elementary
	Joshua Chadbourne Elementary
	Mission San Jose Elementary
	Mission Valley Elementary
Middle:	William Hopkins Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

88.7%

Hispanic:

4.3%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (87% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg69%

California avg41%

16^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Fremont Unified

185^th of 1,543Fremont Unified 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	99.0	16 of 2162	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	19 of 2159	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	11 of 2170	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	14 of 2123	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	13 of 1290	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	19 of 2133	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	9 of 2017	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	16 of 2021	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	98.2	11 of 2039	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	18 of 1994	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.3	28 of 2426	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	35 of 2354	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	92.7	15 of 2367	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	93.2	12 of 2281	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	82.9	79 of 2238	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.6	37 of 2117	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	94.4	10 of 2063	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	95.5	5 of 1968	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	97.5	2 of 1901	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	98.6	3 of 1653	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	11 of 585	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	22 of 573	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	20 of 591	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	12 of 581	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	11 of 582	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	14 of 581	97.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.3	58 of 1161	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	19 of 555	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	160 of 1117	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	78 of 1052	92.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.7	21 of 1085	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	18 of 1906	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	11 of 1915	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	10 of 1915	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	7 of 1858	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	14 of 1054	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	22 of 1833	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	7 of 1760	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	138 of 1900	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	236 of 1902	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	17 of 2013	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	56 of 2026	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	8 of 2030	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	40 of 1943	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	101 of 1126	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	115 of 1937	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	22 of 1862	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	11 of 1942	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	27 of 1948	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	12 of 1963	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	13 of 1916	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	15 of 1122	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	12 of 1880	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	12 of 1834	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	86 of 577	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	55 of 1252	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	10 of 1216	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.8	495 of 1173	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	98.4	8 of 1193	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	50 of 1204	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	38 of 1222	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	180 of 1173	84.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-14 vs school

White (2024)58th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy94%+45 vs state

Mathematics89%+52 vs state

Science80%+47 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 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
Mission San Jose High	Public	9-12	41717 Palm Ave.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-3600	1,794	72	24.7	18.0%	60 (3.3%)	10 (0.6%)	78 (4.3%)	1,591 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (2.8%)	99	16^th of 2162 public high schools	99.3%		98.9	19^th of 2159 public high schools	99.1%	3		79.6	79.6	93.8	93.8	88.8	88.8	$15,763	$725	$15,038
Irvington High	Public	9-12	41800 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5711	2,157	86	25.1	24.7%	121 (5.6%)	22 (1.0%)	230 (10.7%)	1,717 (79.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	56 (2.6%)	96.5	68^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%		97.7	49^th of 2159 public high schools	97.7%	19	71.3	18.2	70.2	82.7	82.7	74.0	74.0	$14,783	$497	$14,286
Vista Alternative	Public	7-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-7028	39	5	7.4	56.4%	5 (12.8%)	1 (2.6%)	14 (35.9%)	13 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	4 (10.3%)								(n/a)		69.2	57.9		76.5		41.2	$23,186	$403	$22,783
Robertson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-9155	169	16	10.4	81.7%	22 (13.0%)	14 (8.3%)	101 (59.8%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	10 (5.9%)	20	1694^th of 2162 public high schools	21.6%		22	1651^st of 2159 public high schools	23.5%	43		17.4	17.4	20.7	20.7	2.3	2.3	$34,058	$4,871	$29,187
Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center Program	Public	9-12	5019 Stevenson Blvd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center/Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 657-1865	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	39999 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-4070	1,273	62	20.3	52.7%	145 (11.4%)	49 (3.8%)	494 (38.8%)	508 (39.9%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	64 (5.0%)	70	600^th of 2162 public high schools	72.2%		59.7	774^th of 2159 public high schools	64.2%	174	34.2	12.9	32.2	63.0	63.0	38.3	38.3	$17,763	$1,125	$16,638
Young Adult Program	Public	9-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-2350	48	5	9.6	22.9%	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	13 (27.1%)	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)								$34,652	$11,708	$22,944
Washington High	Public	9-12	38442 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 505-7300	1,957	81	24.1	36.4%	261 (13.3%)	53 (2.7%)	483 (24.7%)	1,036 (52.9%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	101 (5.2%)	91.5	174^th of 2162 public high schools	92.0%		88.8	253^rd of 2159 public high schools	88.3%	79	53.9	20.0	52.1	77.3	77.3	60.0	60.0	$15,143	$896	$14,247
Newark Memorial High	Public	9-12	39375 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-4300	1,367	53	25.8	38.9%	120 (8.8%)	41 (3.0%)	745 (54.5%)	343 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (2.0%)	85 (6.2%)	55.3	930^th of 2162 public high schools	57.0%		58.9	800^th of 2159 public high schools	62.9%	130	27.9	36.4	28.1	55.4	55.4	25.0	25.0	$16,713	$109	$16,604
American High	Public	9-12	36300 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 796-1776	2,618	104	25.2	24.9%	175 (6.7%)	40 (1.5%)	285 (10.9%)	2,000 (76.4%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	100 (3.8%)	98	34^th of 2162 public high schools	98.4%		98.3	32^nd of 2159 public high schools	98.5%	2		68.2	68.2	87.7	87.7	72.4	72.4	$14,119	$468	$13,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission San Jose High

What district is Mission San Jose High in?

Fremont Unified

How many students attend Mission San Jose High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,794 students attended Mission San Jose High.

What is the racial makeup of Mission San Jose High?

Students at Mission San Jose High are 89% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Mission San Jose High?

Mission San Jose High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John Gomes Elementary
Elementary : Joshua Chadbourne Elementary
Elementary : Mission San Jose Elementary
Elementary : Mission Valley Elementary
Middle : William Hopkins Middle

Is Mission San Jose High a good school?

Yes! Mission San Jose High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 2162 California high schools.

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