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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Santa Clara County, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Santa Clara County, California, drawn from 42 qualifying public high schools. Lynbrook High leads the list at 93.0%, against a median of 56.2% 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 % Proficient

93.0%

Median % Proficient

56.2%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	6.5%	1,702	93.0%
2	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	39.8%	304	90.7%
3	Monta Vista High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	6.0%	1,630	88.7%
4	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	3.4%	1,161	86.4%
5	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	10.2%	1,800	83.6%
6	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	11.7%	1,643	80.6%
7	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	11.3%	1,471	77.8%
8	Mountain View High	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	12.7%	2,187	75.6%
9	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	22.4%	2,703	75.5%
10	Homestead High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	15.9%	2,224	74.9%
11	Los Gatos High	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	6.8%	1,914	73.5%
12	Los Altos High	Los Altos, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	16.5%	2,170	71.4%
13	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	13.3%	1,891	71.2%
14	Leigh High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	18.0%	1,884	70.8%
15	Piedmont Hills High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	30.1%	1,918	64.2%
16	Milpitas High	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	High	44.0%	2,926	64.1%
17	Branham High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	31.4%	1,820	63.4%
18	Westmont High	Campbell, CA	Campbell Union High	High	42.0%	1,682	59.3%
19	Silver Creek High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	44.6%	2,139	59.0%
20	Santa Clara High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	23.6%	1,663	58.9%
21	Pioneer High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	30.8%	1,393	56.9%
22	Santa Teresa High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	27.9%	2,134	55.5%
23	Prospect High	Saratoga, CA	Campbell Union High	High	49.2%	1,460	55.2%
24	Fremont High	Sunnyvale, CA	Fremont Union High	High	23.7%	2,060	51.9%
25	Ann Sobrato High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	High	30.3%	1,511	51.4%
26	Adrian Wilcox High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	26.0%	1,614	48.9%
27	Independence High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	47.0%	2,289	46.5%
28	Christopher High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	38.0%	1,630	45.9%
29	Willow Glen High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	38.8%	1,543	44.0%
30	Yerba Buena High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	61.9%	1,612	41.0%
31	Oak Grove High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	56.2%	1,374	39.4%
32	Gilroy High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	51.2%	1,618	37.4%
33	Abraham Lincoln High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	56.2%	1,590	35.8%
34	Del Mar High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	69.6%	1,350	35.8%
35	Gunderson High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	54.6%	744	33.0%
36	James Lick High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	65.8%	862	32.6%
37	Mt. Pleasant High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	62.5%	998	32.1%
38	Live Oak High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	High	42.0%	1,101	31.8%
39	Andrew P. Hill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	67.6%	1,564	31.4%
40	San Jose High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	69.9%	874	24.9%
41	William C. Overfelt High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	62.7%	1,363	20.7%
42	Opportunity Youth Academy	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	High	69.6%	283	7.9%

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