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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Santa Clara County, California

Across Santa Clara County, California, 42 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Branham High leads the list at +7.1pp, against a median of -2.7pp 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 3-yr change

+7.1pp

Median 3-yr change

-2.7pp

MOST IMPROVED · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Branham High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	1,820	62.3%	69.4%	+7.1pp
2	Pioneer High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,393	53.8%	60.9%	+7.1pp
3	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,471	75.8%	81.3%	+5.5pp
4	William C. Overfelt High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,363	25.0%	30.1%	+5.1pp
5	Fremont High	Sunnyvale, CA	Fremont Union High	2,060	53.1%	56.8%	+3.7pp
6	Santa Clara High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	1,663	54.7%	57.4%	+2.7pp
7	Adrian Wilcox High	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	1,614	58.0%	59.5%	+1.6pp
8	San Jose High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	874	28.5%	29.6%	+1.1pp
9	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	1,800	82.4%	83.1%	+0.6pp
10	Live Oak High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	1,101	37.9%	38.2%	+0.3pp
11	Andrew P. Hill High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,564	32.2%	32.4%	+0.2pp
12	Leigh High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	1,884	69.9%	69.8%	-0.1pp
13	Yerba Buena High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,612	42.5%	42.3%	-0.2pp
14	Willow Glen High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,543	43.7%	43.2%	-0.5pp
15	Santa Teresa High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,134	62.9%	61.9%	-0.9pp
16	Gilroy High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	1,618	25.3%	23.8%	-1.5pp
17	Silver Creek High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,139	57.6%	56.0%	-1.6pp
18	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,703	76.6%	74.9%	-1.6pp
19	Christopher High	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	1,630	45.3%	43.2%	-2.1pp
20	Milpitas High	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	2,926	69.4%	67.3%	-2.1pp
21	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	1,643	84.8%	82.4%	-2.5pp
22	Ann Sobrato High	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	1,511	58.5%	55.6%	-2.9pp
23	Gunderson High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	744	29.4%	26.6%	-2.9pp
24	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	1,702	95.6%	92.3%	-3.2pp
25	Los Altos High	Los Altos, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	2,170	77.3%	73.8%	-3.5pp
26	Monta Vista High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	1,630	88.2%	84.5%	-3.7pp
27	Abraham Lincoln High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,590	39.7%	35.7%	-4.0pp
28	Mountain View High	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	2,187	78.4%	74.4%	-4.1pp
29	Piedmont Hills High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,918	69.9%	65.7%	-4.2pp
30	Los Gatos High	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	1,914	75.8%	71.5%	-4.4pp
31	James Lick High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	862	28.0%	23.2%	-4.8pp
32	Del Mar High	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union High	1,350	42.6%	37.8%	-4.9pp
33	Mt. Pleasant High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	998	37.0%	32.0%	-5.0pp
34	Opportunity Youth Academy	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara County Office of Education	283	15.0%	9.9%	-5.2pp
35	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	304	97.6%	92.4%	-5.3pp
36	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	1,161	88.2%	82.6%	-5.5pp
37	Independence High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	2,289	52.8%	46.7%	-6.1pp
38	Homestead High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	2,224	77.8%	71.3%	-6.4pp
39	Westmont High	Campbell, CA	Campbell Union High	1,682	65.3%	58.3%	-7.0pp
40	Oak Grove High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	1,374	43.8%	36.1%	-7.7pp
41	Prospect High	Saratoga, CA	Campbell Union High	1,460	59.1%	50.7%	-8.5pp
42	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	1,891	85.9%	74.8%	-11.1pp

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