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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Santa Clara County, California

39 public high schools in Santa Clara County, California appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Calero High leads the list at -53.2%, against a median of -14.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Santa Clara County, California

Best Enrollment change

-53.2%

Median Enrollment change

-14.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Calero High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	370	173	-53.2%
2	Gunderson High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,108	744	-32.9%
3	Monta Vista High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	2,370	1,630	-31.2%
4	Mt. Madonna High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	203	150	-26.1%
5	Oak Grove High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,837	1,374	-25.2%
6	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,923	1,471	-23.5%
7	Mt. Pleasant High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,292	998	-22.8%
8	Boynton High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	208	163	-21.6%
9	James Lick High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,099	862	-21.6%
10	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	2,295	1,800	-21.6%
11	Independence High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,914	2,289	-21.4%
12	Foothill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	330	268	-18.8%
13	Andrew P. Hill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,913	1,564	-18.2%
14	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	2,008	1,643	-18.2%
15	Santa Clara High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	2,033	1,663	-18.2%
16	Adrian Wilcox High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	1,966	1,614	-17.9%
17	Silver Creek High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,537	2,139	-15.7%
18	Abraham Lincoln High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,879	1,590	-15.4%
19	San Jose High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,021	874	-14.4%
20	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	1,354	1,161	-14.3%
21	Pioneer High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,617	1,393	-13.9%
22	Yerba Buena High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,824	1,612	-11.6%
23	Liberty Alternative	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	308	274	-11.0%
24	Piedmont Hills High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,144	1,918	-10.5%
25	Milpitas High	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	3,249	2,926	-9.9%
26	William C. Overfelt High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,511	1,363	-9.8%
27	Homestead High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	2,452	2,224	-9.3%
28	Willow Glen High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,698	1,543	-9.1%
29	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	2,072	1,891	-8.7%
30	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	1,848	1,702	-7.9%
31	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,932	2,703	-7.8%
32	Los Gatos High	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	2,061	1,914	-7.1%
33	Live Oak High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	1,175	1,101	-6.3%
34	Santa Teresa High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,220	2,134	-3.9%
35	Fremont High	Sunnyvale, CA	Fremont Union High	2,123	2,060	-3.0%
36	Christopher High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	1,678	1,630	-2.9%
37	Los Altos High	Los Altos, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	2,234	2,170	-2.9%
38	Gilroy High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	1,654	1,618	-2.2%
39	Prospect High	Saratoga, CA	Campbell Union High	1,469	1,460	-0.6%

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