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Broadway High

Public Grades 9-12

1964^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 9% of California high schools

Summary

Broadway High is a small public high school serving 176 students in grades 9-12 within the San Jose Unified district, notable for its very high per-student funding and small class sizes but alarmingly low academic performance and graduation rates.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates near zero in mathematics and below 4% in English, alongside a chronic absenteeism rate of over 82%, which is more than triple the district average. Despite spending over $32,500 per student—far more than nearby schools like Willow Glen High or Pioneer High—and having a very low student-teacher ratio of 11-to-1, Broadway High's outcomes are the lowest in the area, with a 75.9% graduation rate and a 22.6% dropout rate.

While the school serves a high-need population, other schools with similar demographics, such as Gunderson High and the nearby alternative school Liberty Alternative, achieve markedly better results, suggesting Broadway High's struggles may be related to specific, systemic issues rather than just student demographics.

176

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,599

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4825 Speak Ln.
San Jose, CA 95118-3769

(408) 535-6285

District: San Jose Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

White:

4.5%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (76% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,964^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8High Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose 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	11.1	1964 of 2162	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1923 of 2159	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1861 of 2170	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2044 of 2123	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1177 of 1290	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1965 of 2133	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1822 of 2017	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1820 of 2021	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	1853 of 2039	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	1678 of 1994	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	1601 of 2426	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.6	1523 of 2354	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.3	1368 of 2367	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.9	1278 of 2281	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.3	1429 of 2238	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.7	1369 of 2117	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.5	1523 of 2063	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	1381 of 1968	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	1406 of 1901	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	1629 of 1653	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	1131 of 1161	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1044 of 1052	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	638 of 1085	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	838 of 1064	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	913 of 1044	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	394 of 467	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	659 of 941	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1791 of 1906	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1722 of 1915	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1651 of 1915	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1831 of 1858	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	993 of 1054	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1802 of 1833	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1576 of 1760	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1680 of 1900	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1657 of 1902	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1596 of 1917	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1766 of 1861	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1648 of 1814	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1565 of 1742	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1810 of 2013	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1752 of 2026	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1669 of 2030	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1915 of 1943	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1001 of 1126	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1886 of 1937	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1785 of 1862	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1733 of 1942	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1741 of 1948	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1721 of 1963	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1807 of 1916	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1031 of 1122	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1682 of 1880	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1715 of 1834	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)41st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy4%-45 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Broadway High

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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 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 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
Broadway High	Public	9-12	4825 Speak Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6285	176	16	10.9	71.0%	8 (4.5%)	6 (3.4%)	156 (88.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	11.1	1964^th of 2162 public high schools	9.2%		12.4	1923^rd of 2159 public high schools	10.9%	41				2.6	2.6			3.6	3.6			0.0	0.0	$32,599	$18,800	$13,799
Liberty Alternative	Public	6-12	4849 Pearl Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6539	274	12	22.2	54.7%	32 (11.7%)	6 (2.2%)	203 (74.1%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	17.2	1740^th of 2162 public high schools	19.5%		16	1790^th of 2159 public high schools	17.1%	50			0.0	9.5	9.5			19.6	21.0			2.2	3.0	$22,194	$9,903	$12,291
Pioneer High	Public	9-12	1290 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6310	1,393	64	21.6	30.8%	489 (35.1%)	31 (2.2%)	571 (41.0%)	197 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	99 (7.1%)	88	246^th of 2162 public high schools	88.6%		84.5	335^th of 2159 public high schools	84.5%	89			57.7	18.4	53.2			72.4	72.4			49.5	49.5	$19,409	$503	$18,906
Branham High	Public	9-12	1570 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3407	1,820	84	21.6	31.4%	629 (34.6%)	32 (1.8%)	513 (28.2%)	435 (23.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	199 (10.9%)	93.1	144^th of 2162 public high schools	93.3%		90	226^th of 2159 public high schools	89.5%	82			56.8	15.4	55.7			80.4	80.4			58.4	58.4	$19,559	$1,689	$17,870
Gunderson High	Public	9-12	620 Gaundabert Ln.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6340	744	45	16.5	54.6%	79 (10.6%)	34 (4.6%)	505 (67.9%)	77 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	45 (6.0%)	34.9	1381^st of 2162 public high schools	36.1%		48.7	1032^nd of 2159 public high schools	52.2%	349			23.0	8.9	19.7			37.4	37.4			15.8	15.8	$23,769	$1,611	$22,158
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education	Public	11-12	760 Hillsdale Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Metro Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 723-6464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
University Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	2315 Canoas Garden Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	University Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 723-1839	727	38	19.3	27.8%	40 (5.5%)	135 (18.6%)	129 (17.7%)	366 (50.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.3%)	96.2	74^th of 2162 public high schools	96.6%		94.4	121^st of 2159 public high schools	94.4%	47	49.2	61.7		46.4	52.6	80.0	72.5	86.9	79.4	75.8	59.1	62.2	66.2	$12,808	$218	$12,590
Willow Glen High	Public	9-12	2001 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6330	1,543	76	20.3	38.8%	460 (29.8%)	38 (2.5%)	842 (54.6%)	94 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	100 (6.5%)	64.7	693^rd of 2162 public high schools	67.9%		70.2	565^th of 2159 public high schools	73.8%	128			41.3	9.2	35.0			51.6	51.6			34.7	34.7	$20,016	$724	$19,292
Leigh High	Public	9-12	5210 Leigh Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3405	1,884	77	24.3	18.0%	758 (40.2%)	19 (1.0%)	317 (16.8%)	581 (30.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (10.8%)	92.1	164^th of 2162 public high schools	92.4%		94.9	117^th of 2159 public high schools	94.6%	47			55.1		54.7			73.8	73.8			65.7	65.7	$19,155	$1,291	$17,864
Calero High	Public	10-12	420 Calero Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-7600	173	9	18.6	67.1%	9 (5.2%)	2 (1.2%)	153 (88.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	10.7	1985^th of 2162 public high schools	8.2%		9.6	2093^rd of 2159 public high schools	3.1%	108			4.3		5.6			14.3	14.3			1.4	1.4	$25,087	$2,954	$22,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Broadway High

What is the racial makeup of Broadway High?

Students at Broadway High are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Broadway High in?

San Jose Unified

How many students attend Broadway High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Broadway High.

Is Broadway High a good school?

Broadway High ranks in the bottom 9.2% of California high schools.

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