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Gunderson High

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Gunderson High ranks 1381 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 36% of California high schools

Summary

Gunderson High is a public high school serving about 744 students in grades 9-12 within the San Jose Unified district, currently ranked in the 36th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in core subjects like math (15.76%) and English (37.43%) well below district and state averages, and it struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34%. Despite these academic metrics, Gunderson High maintains a strong graduation rate of 91.7%. An interesting comparison is with nearby Pioneer High, another school in the same district located just 1.71 miles away, which achieves much higher academic results and lower absenteeism while receiving over $4,000 less funding per student.

Performance has been volatile in recent years, and there are notable differences in how the school serves various student groups. The school's situation suggests that improvement is possible, with key opportunities being to address chronic absenteeism, learn from higher-performing neighbors like Pioneer High, and strengthen support in foundational subjects like mathematics.

744

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,769

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Gaundabert Ln.
San Jose, CA 95136-2830

(408) 535-6340

District: San Jose Unified

Feeder schools for Gunderson High:

Elementary:	Allen at Steinbeck
	Canoas Elementary
	Rachel Carson Elementary
	Terrell Elementary
Middle:	John Muir Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

White:

10.6%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,381^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	34.9	1381 of 2162	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	1032 of 2159	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	889 of 2170	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	1052 of 2123	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	778 of 1290	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1290 of 2133	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1103 of 2017	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	1279 of 2021	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	1101 of 2039	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	1068 of 1994	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	1101 of 2426	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.6	1014 of 2354	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.3	998 of 2367	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.1	814 of 2281	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.6	753 of 2238	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.8	798 of 2117	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.6	711 of 2063	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.9	694 of 1968	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	31.9	999 of 1901	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.7	1050 of 1653	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.9	395 of 522	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	305 of 592	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	154 of 582	73.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	441 of 585	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	440 of 573	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.8	317 of 591	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	419 of 581	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	426 of 582	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.3	288 of 581	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	473 of 1161	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.2	1096 of 1117	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	817 of 1052	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	642 of 1085	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	811 of 1064	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	391 of 1044	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	735 of 941	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1399 of 1906	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.6	809 of 1915	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	928 of 1915	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	1167 of 1858	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1299 of 1833	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1246 of 1760	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1479 of 1900	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1231 of 1902	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1237 of 1917	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1201 of 1861	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1310 of 1814	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1169 of 1742	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1431 of 2013	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1349 of 2026	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1061 of 2030	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1283 of 1943	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	716 of 1126	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1283 of 1937	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1214 of 1862	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1157 of 1942	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1114 of 1948	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	738 of 1963	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	845 of 1916	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.0	855 of 1122	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1151 of 1880	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	812 of 1834	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.9	322 of 574	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	354 of 515	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	762 of 1252	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	350 of 1216	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	31.6	791 of 1197	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	526 of 1155	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	288 of 1173	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	478 of 1193	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	589 of 1204	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	848 of 1222	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	895 of 1173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)44th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2022)24th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 25, 2011

Gunderson High School is a great school. They have excellent staff and a smart and active principal. I really like Gunderson's spirit and Grizzly pride. The campus is really nice. The neighborhood homes are nice. They have a highly innovative technological program. My son is currently taking advantage of the great AP classes offered there. I am pround to have a son that attends Gunderson. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Summit Public School: Tahoma	Public, Charter	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Summit Public School: Tahoma District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-1981	383	19	20.2	29.0%	87 (22.7%)	12 (3.1%)	150 (39.2%)	79 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.1%)	89.5	206^th of 2162 public high schools	90.5%		87.6	271^st of 2159 public high schools	87.4%	65		48.0	48.0	65.9	65.9	55.4	55.4	$15,038	$509	$14,529
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6500	1,374	62	22.1	56.2%	62 (4.5%)	51 (3.7%)	873 (63.5%)	333 (24.2%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	42 (3.1%)	50.3	1036^th of 2162 public high schools	52.1%		63.1	692^nd of 2159 public high schools	67.9%	344	28.5	0.0	27.5	49.4	49.4	22.9	22.9	$18,349	$1,310	$17,039
Phoenix High	Public	11-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6291	70	4	17.2	65.7%	4 (5.7%)	1 (1.4%)	58 (82.9%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	8.6	2092^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.2%		24	1602^nd of 2159 public high schools	25.8%	490	0.0		0.0	12.2	12.2	0.0	0.0	$20,501	$701	$19,800
Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6200	2,134	95	22.4	27.9%	398 (18.7%)	62 (2.9%)	863 (40.4%)	650 (30.5%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.6%)	142 (6.7%)	90.4	192^nd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%		85.8	313^th of 2159 public high schools	85.5%	121	57.8	42.9	57.2	74.4	74.4	49.5	49.5	$16,737	$809	$15,928

Frequently Asked Questions about Gunderson High

How many students attend Gunderson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Gunderson High.

What is the racial makeup of Gunderson High?

Students at Gunderson High are 68% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Gunderson High in?

San Jose Unified

Is Gunderson High a good school?

Gunderson High ranks 1381^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Gunderson High?

Gunderson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allen at Steinbeck
Elementary : Canoas Elementary
Elementary : Rachel Carson Elementary
Elementary : Terrell Elementary
Middle : John Muir Middle

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