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Mission San Jose High

Public Grades 9-12
30th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,137 California High Schools
Better than 99% of California high schools
Summary

Mission San Jose High serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,794 students in Fremont, California. Its latest results show a strong school with one important distinction: it leads nearby comprehensive high schools in math and science, while placing second in English Language Arts (ELA).

In 2025–26, 85% of students were proficient in ELA, 83% in math and 78% in science. Those results were 36, 45 and 42 percentage points above California, respectively, and 14, 15 and 16 points above Fremont Unified. American High edged Mission in ELA, with 89% proficient versus 85%; Mission scored higher than each of the five nearby comprehensive schools with results in math and science. Other measures are favorable: Mission’s 2025–26 graduation rate was 96%, above the district’s 95% and the state’s 88%. Chronic absenteeism was 12%, below the state’s 18% but slightly above the district’s 11%.

Scores have declined since 2022–23: ELA and math each fell about 10 percentage points, and science fell about 2. The latest year brought larger drops in ELA (8 points) and math (6 points). Mission remains near the top statewide: SchoolDigger gives it 5 stars, rank 30 of 2,137 and the 99th percentile, though American ranks 27. SchoolDigger’s school-effectiveness percentile is lower for White students (66th) than for Mission overall (99th); for Asian students, it fell from the 98th percentile in 2024–25 to the 84th in 2025–26. Mission’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24.7, near the middle among nearby comprehensive schools. It reported 18% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the lowest share among the six nearby schools with that same measure and year.

1,794
Students ?
24.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,133
Per pupil spending ?
18.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 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 2016 → 99th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 42% 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 (2025-2026) ?
This school81%
District avg68%
California avg42%
30th of 2,137
California public high schools ?
Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 7High Schools in the Fremont Unified
118th of 968Fremont 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202697.830 of 213798.6%★★★★★
202599.016 of 216299.3%★★★★★
202498.919 of 215999.1%★★★★★
202399.311 of 217099.5%★★★★★
202299.314 of 212399.3%★★★★★
202198.013 of 129099.0%★★★★★
201999.019 of 213399.1%★★★★★
201898.59 of 201799.6%★★★★★
201797.816 of 202199.2%★★★★★
201698.211 of 203999.5%★★★★★
201598.018 of 199499.1%★★★★★
201390.328 of 242698.8%★★★★★
201289.635 of 235498.5%★★★★★
201192.715 of 236799.4%★★★★★
201093.212 of 228199.5%★★★★★
200982.979 of 223896.5%★★★★★
200887.637 of 211798.3%★★★★★
200794.410 of 206399.5%★★★★★
200695.55 of 196899.7%★★★★★
200597.52 of 190199.9%★★★★★
200498.63 of 165399.8%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202680.793 of 57583.8%★★★★☆
202591.111 of 58598.1%★★★★★
202489.722 of 57396.2%★★★★★
202390.820 of 59196.6%★★★★★
202292.012 of 58197.9%★★★★★
201992.311 of 58298.1%★★★★★
201891.114 of 58197.6%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202293.358 of 116195.0%★★★★★
202196.819 of 55596.6%★★★★★
201977.6160 of 111785.7%★★★★☆
201890.778 of 105292.6%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202495.721 of 108598.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202698.016 of 186599.1%★★★★★
202598.318 of 190699.1%★★★★★
202498.811 of 191599.4%★★★★★
202398.910 of 191599.5%★★★★★
202299.07 of 185899.6%★★★★★
202197.314 of 105498.7%★★★★★
201998.222 of 183398.8%★★★★★
201897.77 of 176099.6%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202690.4139 of 188092.6%★★★★★
202589.5138 of 190092.7%★★★★★
202484.3236 of 190287.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202695.961 of 199996.9%★★★★★
202599.217 of 201399.2%★★★★★
202497.156 of 202697.2%★★★★★
202399.88 of 203099.6%★★★★★
202298.140 of 194397.9%★★★★★
202188.6101 of 112691.0%★★★★★
201991.2115 of 193794.1%★★★★★
201898.622 of 186298.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.957 of 193297.0%★★★★★
202599.311 of 194299.4%★★★★★
202498.927 of 194898.6%★★★★★
202399.412 of 196399.4%★★★★★
202299.413 of 191699.3%★★★★★
202198.615 of 112298.7%★★★★★
201999.312 of 188099.4%★★★★★
201898.912 of 183499.3%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202690.539 of 58893.4%★★★★★
202584.286 of 57785.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202594.455 of 125295.6%★★★★★
202499.610 of 121699.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202666.8388 of 113265.7%★★★☆☆
202457.8495 of 117357.8%★★★☆☆
202398.48 of 119399.3%★★★★★
202292.950 of 120495.8%★★★★★
201994.138 of 122296.9%★★★★★
201882.7180 of 117384.7%★★★★☆
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)
Female (2026)99th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)97th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)96th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2022)95th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile-6 vs school
Asian (2026)84th percentile-15 vs school
White (2026)66th percentile-33 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state
Mathematics83%+45 vs state
Science78%+42 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mission San Jose High

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

Yes! Mission San Jose High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 30th of 2137 California high schools.

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

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

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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