Andrew P. Hill High

As a roomy 9-12 campus in San Jose, California, Andrew P. Hill High works with 1,564 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by East Side Union High. Enrollment runs roughly 87% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Within East Side Union High, which oversees 16 schools and 19,736 students, Andrew P. Hill High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Andrew P. Hill High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Asian, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Andrew P. Hill High has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Andrew P. Hill High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.2%, the actual is 31.4%, a residual of -7.9 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household income runs about $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Andrew P. Hill High is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rocketship Rising Stars, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Andrew P. Hill High comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 25.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Andrew P. Hill High's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,913 (now 1,564). Asian enrollment moved from 40% to 29% across the same window.

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