Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95111

The 95111 zip code in San Jose contains 15 public schools serving grades K-12, including 10 elementary, 4 middle, and 1 high school, reflecting a high-need community with significant performance variation among its schools.

Parents will find a stark contrast in school performance within this area. Standout schools are primarily charter schools, with KIPP Heritage Academy achieving exceptional academic results and the lowest chronic absenteeism, and the Rocketship Rising Stars and Rocketship Spark Academy also performing strongly. In contrast, several traditional district schools, particularly middle schools like Lairon College Preparatory Academy and Davis (Caroline) Intermediate, along with the charter Voices College-Bound Language Academy, rank in the bottom percentiles statewide.

The area's only high school, Andrew P. Hill High, has an average graduation rate but alarmingly low math proficiency. Key challenges across most schools include mathematics achievement and chronic absenteeism, which shows a clear correlation with lower test scores. While per-student spending varies widely, its effectiveness differs significantly, with higher-spending schools showing both top and average results. The KIPP Heritage Academy District and Rocketship Rising Stars District outperform the traditional Franklin-McKinley Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary districts in this zip code.