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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in San Jose, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in San Jose, California, drawn from 23 qualifying public high schools. Lynbrook High leads the list at 92.0%, against a median of 57.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Jose, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

92.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

57.8%

BEST IN READING · SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,702	92.0%
2	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,471	84.7%
3	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,703	81.2%
4	Branham High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,820	80.4%
5	Piedmont Hills High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,918	75.3%
6	Santa Teresa High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,134	74.3%
7	Leigh High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,884	73.8%
8	Pioneer High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,393	72.4%
9	Silver Creek High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,139	66.9%
10	Kathleen MacDonald High	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	683	64.8%
11	Independence High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,289	62.5%
12	Del Mar High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,350	57.8%
13	Yerba Buena High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,612	55.0%
14	Abraham Lincoln High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,590	51.8%
15	Willow Glen High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,543	51.6%
16	Mt. Pleasant High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	998	50.9%
17	Oak Grove High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,374	49.4%
18	Andrew P. Hill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,564	47.8%
19	William C. Overfelt High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,363	46.8%
20	San Jose High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	874	42.8%
21	James Lick High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	862	38.5%
22	Gunderson High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	744	37.4%
23	Opportunity Youth Academy	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	High	283	14.7%

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