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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Santa Clara County, California

Across Santa Clara County, California, 57 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. KIPP Navigate College Prep leads the list at 11.9:1, against a median of 20.9:1 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 Students/teacher

11.9:1

Median Students/teacher

20.9:1

LOWEST RATIO · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	KIPP Navigate College Prep	San Jose, CA	KIPP Navigate College Prep District	High	297	11.9:1
2	Alpha Cindy Avitia High	San Jose, CA	Alpha Cindy Avitia High District	High	405	13.5:1
3	KIPP San Jose Collegiate	San Jose, CA	KIPP San Jose Collegiate District	High	512	16.0:1
4	Foothill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	268	16.1:1
5	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	1,643	16.5:1
6	Gunderson High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	744	16.6:1
7	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	1,891	16.8:1
8	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy	San Jose, CA	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District	High	225	17.0:1
9	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy	San Jose, CA	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District	High	261	17.0:1
10	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock	San Jose, CA	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District	High	202	17.9:1
11	Los Altos High	Los Altos, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	2,170	18.1:1
12	Downtown College Preparatory	San Jose, CA	Downtown College Preparatory District	High	520	18.2:1
13	Mountain View High	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	2,187	18.5:1
14	Adrian Wilcox High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	1,614	18.6:1
15	San Jose High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	874	18.6:1
16	Kathleen MacDonald High	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	683	18.9:1
17	Santa Clara High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	1,663	19.0:1
18	ACE Charter High	San Jose, CA	ACE Charter High District	High	313	19.1:1
19	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	1,161	19.1:1
20	University Preparatory Academy Charter	San Jose, CA	University Preparatory Academy Charter District	High	727	19.3:1
21	Abraham Lincoln High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,590	19.6:1
22	James Lick High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	862	19.7:1
23	William C. Overfelt High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,363	20.1:1
24	Summit Public School: Tahoma	San Jose, CA	Summit Public School: Tahoma District	High	383	20.2:1
25	Willow Glen High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,543	20.3:1
26	Live Oak High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	High	1,101	20.4:1
27	Del Mar High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,350	20.6:1
28	Gilroy High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	1,618	20.8:1
29	Mt. Pleasant High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	998	20.9:1
30	Los Gatos High	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	1,914	20.9:1
31	Fremont High	Sunnyvale, CA	Fremont Union High	High	2,060	21.2:1
32	Andrew P. Hill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,564	21.4:1
33	Milpitas High	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	High	2,926	21.4:1
34	Prospect High	Saratoga, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,460	21.5:1
35	Latino College Preparatory Academy	San Jose, CA	Latino College Preparatory Academy District	High	421	21.6:1
36	Pioneer High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,393	21.6:1
37	Branham High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,820	21.6:1
38	Westmont High	Campbell, CA	Campbell Union High	High	1,682	22.0:1
39	Oak Grove High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,374	22.1:1
40	Independence High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,289	22.2:1
41	Liberty Alternative	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	274	22.3:1
42	Santa Teresa High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,134	22.5:1
43	Homestead High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	2,224	22.6:1
44	Ann Sobrato High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	High	1,511	22.7:1
45	Piedmont Hills High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,918	22.9:1
46	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,800	22.9:1
47	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,702	23.1:1
48	Christopher High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	1,630	23.3:1
49	Silver Creek High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,139	23.7:1
50	Yerba Buena High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	1,612	23.9:1

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