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The highest-poverty public high schools in Santa Clara County, California

Across Santa Clara County, California, 67 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. ACE Charter High leads the list at 89.8%, against a median of 47.0% 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

Top % FRL

89.8%

Median % FRL

47.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	ACE Charter High	San Jose, CA	ACE Charter High District	High	313	89.8%
2	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy	San Jose, CA	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District	High	261	88.1%
3	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy	San Jose, CA	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District	High	225	83.6%
4	Latino College Preparatory Academy	San Jose, CA	Latino College Preparatory Academy District	High	421	83.1%
5	Downtown College Preparatory	San Jose, CA	Downtown College Preparatory District	High	520	78.8%
6	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock	San Jose, CA	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District	High	202	77.7%
7	Foothill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	268	76.5%
8	KIPP Navigate College Prep	San Jose, CA	KIPP Navigate College Prep District	High	297	76.4%
9	San Jose Conservation Corps Charter	San Jose, CA	San Jose Conservation Corps Charter District	High	158	75.3%
10	Calaveras Hills	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	High	105	74.3%
11	Alpha Cindy Avitia High	San Jose, CA	Alpha Cindy Avitia High District	High	405	72.8%
12	Broadway High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	176	71.0%
13	KIPP San Jose Collegiate	San Jose, CA	KIPP San Jose Collegiate District	High	512	70.9%
14	San Jose High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	874	69.9%
15	Del Mar High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,350	69.6%
16	Opportunity Youth Academy	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	High	283	69.6%
17	Andrew P. Hill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,564	67.6%
18	Boynton High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	163	67.5%
19	Apollo High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	141	67.4%
20	Calero High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	173	67.1%
21	James Lick High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	862	65.8%
22	Pegasus High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	128	64.8%
23	William C. Overfelt High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,363	62.7%
24	Mt. Pleasant High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	998	62.5%
25	Mt. Madonna High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	150	62.0%
26	Yerba Buena High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,612	61.9%
27	Santa Clara County Community	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	High	107	58.9%
28	Oak Grove High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,374	56.2%
29	Abraham Lincoln High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,590	56.2%
30	Liberty Alternative	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	274	54.7%
31	Gunderson High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	744	54.6%
32	Gilroy High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	1,618	51.2%
33	Prospect High	Saratoga, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,460	49.2%
34	Independence High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,289	47.0%
35	Silver Creek High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,139	44.6%
36	New Valley Continuation High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	151	44.4%
37	Milpitas High	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	High	2,926	44.0%
38	Westmont High	Campbell, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,682	42.0%
39	Live Oak High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	High	1,101	42.0%
40	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	304	39.8%
41	Willow Glen High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,543	38.8%
42	Christopher High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	1,630	38.0%
43	Kathleen MacDonald High	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	683	31.8%
44	Branham High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,820	31.4%
45	Mission Early College High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	183	31.1%
46	Pioneer High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,393	30.8%
47	Ann Sobrato High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	High	1,511	30.3%
48	Piedmont Hills High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,918	30.1%
49	Summit Public School: Tahoma	San Jose, CA	Summit Public School: Tahoma District	High	383	29.0%
50	Santa Teresa High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,134	27.9%

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