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Milpitas High

Public Grades 9-12

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Milpitas High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 for 2,926 students in the Milpitas Unified district, consistently ranking as one of California's top-performing schools.

The school excels academically with a 94.8% graduation rate and test scores well above state averages, and it achieves these results with efficient spending compared to nearby schools. It shows remarkable success in supporting all students, with particularly strong outcomes for English learners, students from low-income families, and homeless students, ranking in the top 10% statewide for these groups. While mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, the school has maintained this high level of excellence for over a decade, even as the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased significantly.

When compared to other large, comprehensive high schools like Piedmont Hills High, Milpitas High achieves similar elite rankings while serving a student population with greater economic need. Its performance stands in stark contrast to alternative schools within the same district, such as Calaveras Hills, which spends significantly more per student for dramatically different outcomes, highlighting Milpitas High's role as the academic anchor for the mainstream student population in its community.

2,926

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,816

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1285 Escuela Pkwy.
Milpitas, CA 95035-3221

(408) 635-2800

District: Milpitas Unified

Feeder schools for Milpitas High:

Elementary:	Alexander Rose Elementary
	Anthony Spangler Elementary
	Curtner Elementary
	John Sinnott Elementary
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	Joseph Weller Elementary
	Mabel Mattos Elementary
	Marshall Pomeroy Elementary
	Pearl Zanker Elementary
	Robert Randall World Languages
	William Burnett Elementary
Middle:	Rancho Milpitas Middle
	Thomas Russell Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

68.0%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg66%

California avg41%

145^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Milpitas Unified

223^rd of 1,543Milpitas 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	93.0	145 of 2162	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	191 of 2159	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	115 of 2170	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	105 of 2123	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	92 of 1290	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	131 of 2133	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	161 of 2017	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	168 of 2021	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	166 of 2039	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	88.6	202 of 1994	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	66.7	377 of 2426	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	62.9	464 of 2354	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.0	421 of 2367	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	60.6	502 of 2281	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	58.0	522 of 2238	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	55.9	550 of 2117	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	56.5	522 of 2063	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	58.6	492 of 1968	75.0%	★★★★☆
2005	59.7	416 of 1901	78.1%	★★★★☆
2004	54.9	421 of 1653	74.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	117 of 517	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	69 of 582	88.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	193 of 585	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	187 of 573	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	130 of 591	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	100 of 581	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	163 of 582	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	190 of 581	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.2	187 of 1161	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	109 of 555	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	197 of 1117	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	93.5	63 of 1052	94.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.0	51 of 1085	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	20 of 1064	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.9	85 of 1044	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.3	46 of 467	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	88 of 941	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	70.8	147 of 938	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	113 of 1906	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	155 of 1915	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	103 of 1915	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	90 of 1858	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	62 of 1054	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	104 of 1833	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	164 of 1760	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	425 of 1900	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	795 of 1902	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	916 of 1917	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	532 of 1861	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	429 of 1814	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	586 of 1742	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	31 of 410	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	9 of 328	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	20 of 299	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	20.9	240 of 290	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	158 of 2013	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	181 of 2026	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	127 of 2030	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	260 of 1943	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	134 of 1126	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	154 of 1937	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	161 of 1862	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	157 of 1942	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	198 of 1948	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.0	135 of 1963	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	108 of 1916	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	108 of 1122	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	154 of 1880	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	156 of 1834	91.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.7	14 of 168	91.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	281 of 577	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	196 of 574	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	130 of 541	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	197 of 515	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	145 of 422	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	142 of 366	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	442 of 1252	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	453 of 1216	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	146 of 1197	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	15 of 1155	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	56.7	507 of 1173	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.7	148 of 1193	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	77 of 1204	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	188 of 1222	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	246 of 1173	79.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2024)77th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science59%+27 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Milpitas High	Public	9-12	1285 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2800	2,926	136	21.4	44.0%	105 (3.6%)	42 (1.4%)	555 (19.0%)	1,989 (68.0%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	221 (7.6%)	93	145^th of 2162 public high schools	93.3%		91.5	191^st of 2159 public high schools	91.2%	46		60.4	23.8	59.3		77.6	77.6		57.1	57.1	$16,816	$978	$15,838
Milpitas Middle College High	Public	9-12	1450 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 947-5355	55	3	17.3	41.8%	3 (5.5%)	1 (1.8%)	23 (41.8%)	24 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	3 (5.5%)	88.3	236^th of 2162 public high schools	89.1%		87.6	267^th of 2159 public high schools	87.6%	31		52.2		52.2		73.9	73.9		47.8	47.8	$26,234	$2,771	$23,463
Calaveras Hills	Public	9-12	1331 East Calaveras Blvd.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2690	105	9	11.4	74.3%	3 (2.9%)	7 (6.7%)	59 (56.2%)	23 (21.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	15	1806^th of 2162 public high schools	16.5%		18.7	1726^th of 2159 public high schools	20.1%	80		8.6		8.1		23.1	23.1		2.6	2.6	$28,683	$2,184	$26,499
Kathleen MacDonald High	Public	9-12	3588 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 369-4400	683	36	18.8	31.8%	85 (12.4%)	20 (2.9%)	314 (46.0%)	218 (31.9%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.3%)	79	427^th of 2162 public high schools	80.2%					(n/a)		51.3		51.3		64.8	64.8		35.1	35.1	$35,045	$1,208	$33,837
Piedmont Hills High	Public	9-12	1377 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-3800	1,918	84	22.8	30.1%	93 (4.8%)	22 (1.1%)	544 (28.4%)	1,144 (59.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	102 (5.3%)	92.5	155^th of 2162 public high schools	92.8%		93	160^th of 2159 public high schools	92.6%	5		60.9	33.3	60.2		75.3	75.3		56.1	56.1	$17,338	$914	$16,424
Santa Clara County Community	Public	6-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC213	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6968	107	8	13.7	58.9%	17 (15.9%)	6 (5.6%)	74 (69.2%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)	15.8			16.7	7.1		21.7	16.7		19.1	$42,561	$6,602	$35,959
Santa Clara County Court	Public	6-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC213	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 573-3070	44	10	4.3	93.2%	1 (2.3%)	8 (18.2%)	33 (75.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	2065^th of 2162 public high schools	4.5%					(n/a)		4.4		3.6		5.9	5.0		0.0	0.0	$119,107	$15,596	$103,511
Opportunity Youth Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(844) 692-4888	283	8	33.8	69.6%	19 (6.7%)	11 (3.9%)	242 (85.5%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	13.4	1861^st of 2162 public high schools	13.9%		15.8	1794^th of 2159 public high schools	16.9%	67			2.4	2.4		14.7	14.7		5.0	5.0	$17,397	$1,436	$15,961
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Milpitas High

What district is Milpitas High in?

Milpitas Unified

What schools feed into Milpitas High?

Milpitas High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alexander Rose Elementary
Elementary : Anthony Spangler Elementary
Elementary : Curtner Elementary
Elementary : John Sinnott Elementary
Elementary : Joseph Weller Elementary
Elementary : Mabel Mattos Elementary
Elementary : Marshall Pomeroy Elementary
Elementary : Pearl Zanker Elementary
Elementary : Robert Randall World Languages
Elementary : William Burnett Elementary
Middle : Rancho Milpitas Middle
Middle : Thomas Russell Middle

What is the racial makeup of Milpitas High?

Students at Milpitas High are 68% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% African American.

Is Milpitas High a good school?

Yes. Milpitas High ranks in the top 6.7% of California high schools.

How many students attend Milpitas High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,926 students attended Milpitas High.

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