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Mission Early College High

Public Grades 9-12

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 94% of California high schools

Summary

Mission Early College High is a small, high-performing public high school serving 183 students in grades 9-12 within the Santa Clara Unified school district, offering a unique program where students can earn college credits alongside their high school diploma.

The school stands out for its exceptional success, boasting a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, which is significantly higher than the district average and far surpasses nearby alternative schools like New Valley Continuation High. Student engagement is strong, with a chronic absenteeism rate nearly half the state average, and academic performance in English Language Arts is outstanding, with 87.76% of students proficient—much higher than comprehensive high schools such as Santa Clara High and Adrian Wilcox High. This achievement is particularly notable as the school effectively supports a diverse student body, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

While the early college model drives remarkable outcomes in graduation and literacy, mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, slightly below the district average. Despite this, the school delivers these top-tier results in a cost-effective manner, spending less per student than several neighboring schools. The consistent performance, even through challenging years, and the favorable comparisons to schools in higher-ranked districts like Fremont Union High, demonstrate that Mission Early College High's specialized approach is a highly effective pathway to student success and college readiness.

183

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,723

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1804

(408) 855-5532

District: Santa Clara Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.4%

Hispanic:

26.2%

White:

21.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2019 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California high schools

✓100% 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 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg53%

California avg41%

132^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

401^st of 1,543Santa Clara 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	132 of 2162	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	135 of 2159	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	231 of 2170	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	96.3	86 of 2123	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	150 of 1290	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	184 of 2133	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.0	165 of 573	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	81 of 581	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	70 of 582	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	135 of 1906	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	130 of 1915	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	272 of 1915	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.4	144 of 1858	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	227 of 1054	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	313 of 1833	82.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	269 of 1900	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	240 of 1814	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	159 of 2013	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	40 of 2026	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	52.2	898 of 2030	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	262 of 1937	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	150 of 1942	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	236 of 1948	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	264 of 1963	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	179 of 1916	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	34 of 1122	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	144 of 1880	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	11 of 1155	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	32 of 1173	97.3%	★★★★★

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

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)71st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Science58%+26 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 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
Mission Early College High	Public	9-12	3000 Mission College Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 855-5532	183	8	23.0	31.1%	40 (21.9%)	22 (12.0%)	48 (26.2%)	63 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	93.5	132^nd of 2162 public high schools	93.9%		93.9	135^th of 2159 public high schools	93.7%	3		50.0	65.5	58.5		87.8	87.8		49.0	49.0	$24,723	$535	$24,188
Adrian Wilcox High	Public	9-12	3250 Monroe St.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2400	1,614	87	18.5	26.0%	242 (15.0%)	25 (1.5%)	638 (39.5%)	610 (37.8%)	6 (0.4%)	11 (0.7%)	78 (4.8%)	84.4	323^rd of 2162 public high schools	85.1%		73.9	507^th of 2159 public high schools	76.5%	184		28.2	49.4	42.3		74.4	74.4		44.7	44.7	$29,092	$1,040	$28,052
New Valley Continuation High	Public	9-12	1875 Lawrence Rd.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2300	151	14	10.5	44.4%	13 (8.6%)	2 (1.3%)	124 (82.1%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	10.3	2005^th of 2162 public high schools	7.3%		12	1950^th of 2159 public high schools	9.7%	55			2.5	2.5		4.4	4.4		0.0	0.0	$42,137	$650	$41,487
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
Santa Clara High	Public	9-12	3000 Benton St.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2600	1,663	87	19.0	23.6%	309 (18.6%)	43 (2.6%)	639 (38.4%)	557 (33.5%)	7 (0.4%)	10 (0.6%)	94 (5.7%)	87.9	250^th of 2162 public high schools	88.4%		90.3	218^th of 2159 public high schools	89.9%	32		51.3	49.2	50.4		67.7	67.7		47.1	47.1	$28,720	$982	$27,738
Santa Clara Community Day	Public	6-12	3450 Brookdale Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2000	10	2	5.1	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0			9.1	$141,633	$25,388	$116,245
Fremont High	Public	9-12	575 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2400	2,060	97	21.1	23.7%	326 (15.8%)	27 (1.3%)	899 (43.6%)	640 (31.1%)	18 (0.9%)	14 (0.7%)	136 (6.6%)	84.2	329^th of 2162 public high schools	84.8%		82.8	362^nd of 2159 public high schools	83.2%	33		50.5	6.7	49.2		66.6	66.6		47.0	47.0	$23,841	$384	$23,457
Community Day	Public	9-12	589 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2233	6	3	2.2		0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$90,920	$146	$90,774
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Early College High

Is Mission Early College High a good school?

Yes. Mission Early College High ranks in the top 6.1% of California high schools.

How many students attend Mission Early College High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Mission Early College High.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Early College High?

Students at Mission Early College High are 34% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 22% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Mission Early College High in?

Santa Clara Unified

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