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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Santa Clara County, California, drawn from 43 qualifying public high schools. Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 67.7% 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 (Reading)

98.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

67.7%

BEST IN READING · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	304	98.6%
2	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,702	92.0%
3	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	1,161	85.9%
4	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,471	84.7%
5	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,800	84.5%
6	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	1,643	84.3%
7	Monta Vista High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,630	83.3%
8	Los Gatos High	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	1,914	82.1%
9	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,703	81.2%
10	Branham High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,820	80.4%
11	Mountain View High	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	2,187	80.1%
12	Los Altos High	Los Altos, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	2,170	78.8%
13	Milpitas High	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	High	2,926	77.6%
14	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	1,891	75.8%
15	Piedmont Hills High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,918	75.3%
16	Homestead High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	2,224	74.6%
17	Adrian Wilcox High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	1,614	74.4%
18	Santa Teresa High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,134	74.3%
19	Leigh High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,884	73.8%
20	Pioneer High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,393	72.4%
21	Ann Sobrato High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	High	1,511	70.8%
22	Santa Clara High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	1,663	67.7%
23	Westmont High	Campbell, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,682	66.9%
24	Silver Creek High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,139	66.9%
25	Fremont High	Sunnyvale, CA	Fremont Union High	High	2,060	66.6%
26	Kathleen MacDonald High	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	683	64.8%
27	Independence High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,289	62.5%
28	Del Mar High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,350	57.8%
29	Prospect High	Saratoga, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,460	55.9%
30	Christopher High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	1,630	55.2%
31	Yerba Buena High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,612	55.0%
32	Live Oak High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	High	1,101	51.8%
33	Abraham Lincoln High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,590	51.8%
34	Willow Glen High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,543	51.6%
35	Mt. Pleasant High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	998	50.9%
36	Oak Grove High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,374	49.4%
37	Andrew P. Hill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,564	47.8%
38	William C. Overfelt High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,363	46.8%
39	San Jose High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	874	42.8%
40	James Lick High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	862	38.5%
41	Gunderson High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	744	37.4%
42	Gilroy High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	1,618	36.4%
43	Opportunity Youth Academy	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	High	283	14.7%

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