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Leland High

Public Grades 9-12

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 96% of California high schools

Summary

Leland High is a public high school serving 1,471 students in grades 9–12 in San Jose, within San Jose Unified. Its strongest overall finding is that it leads nearby schools with current results in all three tested subjects and scores well above state and district levels.

Academic results are Leland’s clearest strength: in 2025–2026, about 80% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 71% in math and 67% in science. It led the best-scoring nearby school by 7 points in ELA, 18 in math and 10 in science. Its results also exceeded state levels by 31, 32 and 31 points, respectively, and district levels by 29, 28 and 27 points. Graduation and attendance figures are strong, too: about 97% graduated, while chronic absenteeism was 15%, compared with 22% in the district and 18% statewide. Among nearby schools, Branham High had a slightly higher graduation rate, while Leland’s absenteeism was lower than all nearby schools except Branham’s.

Scores remain high, though ELA and math have fallen from their 2022–2023 levels: ELA declined by 5 points and math by 8, while science rose by 1. Over the same period, state results improved, narrowing Leland’s advantage. SchoolDigger ranks Leland 84th of 2,137 California schools, at the 96th percentile with 5 stars; it was at the 98th percentile in each of the prior two supplied years. Context for families includes its 25.5 students per teacher in 2024–2025, the highest ratio in the nearby group, and 11% of students free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the lowest nearby share using the same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking is lower for Hispanic students, at the 69th percentile, and White students, at the 65th percentile, than for Leland overall; these rankings fell from the 89th and 90th percentiles, respectively, in 2024–2025.

1,471

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,158

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6677 Camden Ave.
San Jose, CA 95120-2142

(408) 535-6290

District: San Jose Unified

Feeder schools for Leland High:

Elementary:	Graystone Elementary
	Simonds Elementary
	Williams Elementary
Middle:	Bret Harte Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.6%

White:

27.4%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California high schools

✓97% 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 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg45%

California avg42%

84^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the San Jose Unified

778^th of 1,530San 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
2026	95.2	84 of 2135	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	51 of 2162	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	48 of 2159	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	61 of 2170	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	135 of 2123	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	53 of 1290	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	273 of 2133	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	186 of 2017	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.0	79 of 2021	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	68 of 2039	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	62 of 1994	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	54 of 2426	97.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	73 of 2354	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	46 of 2367	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	39 of 2281	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	84.0	57 of 2238	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.1	42 of 2117	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	87.7	45 of 2063	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	80.4	116 of 1968	94.1%	★★★★★
2005	77.1	126 of 1901	93.4%	★★★★★
2004	74.0	131 of 1653	92.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	72 of 575	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	42 of 585	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	33 of 573	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	30 of 591	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	73 of 581	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	246 of 582	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.9	103 of 581	82.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	98.9	18 of 1117	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	33 of 1052	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	41 of 1864	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	30 of 1906	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	33 of 1915	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	36 of 1915	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	102 of 1858	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	65 of 1054	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	272 of 1833	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	168 of 1760	90.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	592 of 1880	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	84.6	217 of 1900	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	310 of 1902	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	505 of 1917	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	615 of 1861	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	526 of 1814	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	657 of 1742	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	212 of 1997	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	94.4	81 of 2013	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	237 of 2026	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	152 of 2030	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	277 of 1943	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	176 of 1126	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	513 of 1937	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	263 of 1862	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	157 of 1930	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	70 of 1942	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	71 of 1948	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	90 of 1963	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	143 of 1916	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	51 of 1122	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	269 of 1880	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	179 of 1834	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	85 of 588	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	94.4	12 of 577	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	61 of 574	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	94 of 541	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	66 of 515	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	151 of 422	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	158 of 366	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	85 of 1235	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	52 of 1252	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	49 of 1216	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	41 of 1197	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	392 of 1130	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.7	116 of 1155	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	125 of 1173	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	110 of 1193	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	65.5	387 of 1204	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	576 of 1222	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	448 of 1173	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)98th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-28 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics71%+32 vs state

Science67%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Leland High	Public	9-12	6677 Camden Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6290	1,471	58	25.5	11.3%	403 (27.4%)	11 (0.7%)	174 (11.8%)	744 (50.6%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	131 (8.9%)	95.2	84^th of 2135 public high schools	96.1%		97.1	51^st of 2162 public high schools	97.6%	33		74.3	47.3	67.4			79.9	79.9			70.5	70.5	$21,158	$801	$20,357
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%)	13.7	1787^th of 2135 public high schools	16.3%		8.6	2092^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.2%	305		6.3		6.3			27.8	27.8			0.0	0.0	$25,465	$2,747	$22,718
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%)	83.8	321^st of 2135 public high schools	85.0%		90.4	192^nd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%	129		58.2	8.3	57.0			66.8	66.8			45.8	45.8	$18,292	$338	$17,954
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%)	13.4	1796^th of 2135 public high schools	15.9%		10.7	1985^th of 2162 public high schools	8.2%	189		4.6		4.5			14.5	14.5			10.5	10.5	$25,596	$1,208	$24,388
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%)	91	184^th of 2135 public high schools	91.4%		89.5	206^th of 2162 public high schools	90.5%	22			53.1	53.1			75.3	75.3			53.6	53.6	$16,668	$483	$16,185
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%)	54.9	921^st of 2135 public high schools	56.9%		50.3	1036^th of 2162 public high schools	52.1%	115		33.5	9.1	32.5			54.3	54.3			26.8	26.8	$19,775	$651	$19,124
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%)	32.2	1443^rd of 2135 public high schools	32.4%		34.9	1381^st of 2162 public high schools	36.1%	62		21.1	13.0	19.7			42.4	42.4			12.5	12.5	$25,749	$2,205	$23,544
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%)	78.1	454^th of 2135 public high schools	78.7%		88	246^th of 2162 public high schools	88.6%	208		51.2	13.6	48.5			64.4	64.4			42.1	42.1	$21,134	$542	$20,592
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%)	16.6	1716^th of 2135 public high schools	19.6%		17.2	1740^th of 2162 public high schools	19.5%	24			5.2	5.8			27.8	27.7			2.2	2.1	$30,351	$5,304	$25,047
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%)	8.4	2033^rd of 2135 public high schools	4.8%		11.1	1964^th of 2162 public high schools	9.2%	69			2.2	2.1			1.5	1.5			0.0	0.0	$36,150	$1,786	$34,364

Frequently Asked Questions about Leland High

How many students attend Leland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,471 students attended Leland High.

What is the racial makeup of Leland High?

Students at Leland High are 51% Asian, 27% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Leland High?

Leland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Graystone Elementary
Elementary : Simonds Elementary
Elementary : Williams Elementary
Middle : Bret Harte Middle

What district is Leland High in?

San Jose Unified

Is Leland High a good school?

Yes! Leland High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 84^th of 2135 California high schools.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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