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San Jose High

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San Jose High ranks 1224 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

San Jose High is a public high school in San Jose, California, serving grades 9–12 in the San Jose Unified district. It enrolls 874 students. The clearest concern for families is mathematics: just 12% of students were proficient in 2025–26, far below state and district results.

English language arts is the school’s strongest subject relative to the benchmarks, though results remain slightly below them: 47% were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 51% in the district. Math proficiency was 38% statewide and 42% in the district; among three nearby 9–12 schools with comparable results, the average was 25%, and San Jose High had the lowest result. Science proficiency was 29%, below the state’s 36% and the district’s 41%. Attendance is another major concern: chronic absenteeism reached 49%, versus 18% statewide and 22% districtwide.

Results have improved since 2022–23, but progress has not erased the gaps: ELA rose 7 percentage points to 47%, science rose 9 points to 29%, and math rose 3 points to 12%; the math gap with the state widened by 1 point. San Jose High ranked at the 43rd percentile statewide and received 2 stars from SchoolDigger in 2025–26, around the middle of the nearby group. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 18.6, below the nearby-school average of 20.6. In that same year, 70% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby average of 71%. SchoolDigger’s comparative ranking for Special Education Students was notably lower than the school’s overall ranking: the group ranked at the 6th percentile, 37 points below the overall 43rd percentile.

874

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,578

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

275 North 24th St.
San Jose, CA 95116-1143

(408) 535-6320

District: San Jose Unified

Feeder schools for San Jose High:

Elementary:	Anne Darling Elementary
	Empire Gardens Elementary
	Horace Mann Elementary
	Selma Olinder Elementary
Middle:	Muwekma Ohlone Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

Asian:

8.1%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (13% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg45%

California avg42%

1,224^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	41.7	1224 of 2135	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	1190 of 2162	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1485 of 2159	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1312 of 2170	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1049 of 2123	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	774 of 1290	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1195 of 2133	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1305 of 2017	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	1370 of 2021	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	1175 of 2039	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.9	1020 of 1994	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	968 of 2426	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.9	934 of 2354	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.7	741 of 2367	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	530 of 2281	76.8%	★★★★☆
2009	54.1	618 of 2238	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	48.1	716 of 2117	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.0	849 of 2063	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.1	859 of 1968	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.6	867 of 1901	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.0	748 of 1653	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	453 of 575	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	457 of 585	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	454 of 591	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	394 of 582	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	379 of 581	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	591 of 1161	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	512 of 555	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	826 of 1117	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	490 of 1052	53.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	460 of 1085	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	719 of 1064	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	455 of 1044	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	310 of 467	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	184 of 941	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	299 of 938	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	1207 of 1864	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	1147 of 1906	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1461 of 1915	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1138 of 1915	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	986 of 1858	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	728 of 1054	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1189 of 1833	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1269 of 1760	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	1171 of 1880	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	1100 of 1900	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1336 of 1902	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1283 of 1917	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1048 of 1861	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1125 of 1814	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1194 of 1742	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	1154 of 1997	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	1202 of 2013	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1410 of 2026	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1175 of 2030	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	954 of 1943	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	700 of 1126	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1034 of 1937	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1170 of 1862	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	1106 of 1930	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	1104 of 1942	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1269 of 1948	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1304 of 1963	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	989 of 1916	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	716 of 1122	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1049 of 1880	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1184 of 1834	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	1161 of 1235	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1102 of 1252	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	887 of 1216	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	960 of 1197	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science29%-7 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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 10th Grade	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
San Jose High	Public	9-12	275 North 24th St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6320	874	47	18.6	69.9%	28 (3.2%)	8 (0.9%)	746 (85.4%)	71 (8.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41.7	1224^th of 2135 public high schools	42.7%		42.9	1190^th of 2162 public high schools	45.0%	34		31.4	24.6	29.2	47.3	47.3	12.2	12.2	$23,578	$22,480	$1,098
Pegasus High	Public	11-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-5440	128	6	20.9	64.8%	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	109 (85.2%)	10 (7.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	13.6	1792^nd of 2135 public high schools	16.1%		11.3	1947^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%	155		11.4		11.4	22.9	22.9	0.0	0.0	$21,495	$21,222	$273
ACE Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	ACE Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 251-1362	313	16	19.0	89.8%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	303 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28.3	1515^th of 2135 public high schools	29.0%		34.2	1396^th of 2162 public high schools	35.4%	119		18.8		19.5	36.3	36.3	13.8	13.8
KIPP San Jose Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	1790 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	KIPP San Jose Collegiate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 937-3752	512	32	15.9	70.9%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	345 (67.4%)	158 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	87.9	243^rd of 2135 public high schools	88.6%		92.1	163^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.5%	80	50.0		38.5	49.0	72.6	72.6	64.8	64.8
Independence High	Public	9-12	617 North Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9500	2,289	103	22.1	47.0%	70 (3.1%)	40 (1.7%)	903 (39.4%)	1,187 (51.9%)	5 (0.2%)	21 (0.9%)	62 (2.7%)	69.8	631^st of 2135 public high schools	70.4%		72.5	550^th of 2162 public high schools	74.6%	81		47.0		46.9	59.5	59.5	32.6	32.6	$27,411	$26,964	$447
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)			19.2	19.2
Foothill High	Public	11-12	230 Pala Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9100	268	17	16.1	76.5%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	244 (91.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7.1	2098^th of 2135 public high schools	1.7%		8.8	2077^th of 2162 public high schools	3.9%	21		0.0	7.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$41,563	$40,412	$1,151
Yerba Buena High	Public	9-12	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4700	1,612	67	23.8	61.9%	32 (2.0%)	21 (1.3%)	800 (49.6%)	738 (45.8%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	14 (0.9%)	56.7	888^th of 2135 public high schools	58.4%		58.9	850^th of 2162 public high schools	60.7%	38		39.6		39.5	50.4	50.4	26.0	26.0	$23,971	$23,384	$587
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 479-0253	225	13	16.9	83.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	1358^th of 2135 public high schools	36.4%		34.9	1382^nd of 2162 public high schools	36.1%	24	4.4		13.7	10.7	31.2	31.2	37.7	37.7
James Lick High	Public	9-12	57 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4400	862	44	19.6	65.8%	24 (2.8%)	13 (1.5%)	722 (83.8%)	89 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	33.3	1418^th of 2135 public high schools	33.6%		24.2	1608^th of 2162 public high schools	25.6%	190		21.0		20.4	41.4	41.4	15.6	15.6	$37,420	$36,424	$996

Frequently Asked Questions about San Jose High

Is San Jose High a good school?

San Jose High ranks 1224^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into San Jose High?

San Jose High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anne Darling Elementary
Elementary : Empire Gardens Elementary
Elementary : Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary : Selma Olinder Elementary
Middle : Muwekma Ohlone Middle

How many students attend San Jose High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended San Jose High.

What district is San Jose High in?

San Jose Unified

What is the racial makeup of San Jose High?

Students at San Jose High are 85% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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