Branham High

Located at 1570 Branham Ln., in San Jose, California, Branham High is a substantial secondary school that hosts 1,820 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Campbell Union High. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Branham High sits 117% above that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Campbell Union High (8,359 students total), Branham High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Branham High lists that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 11% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Branham High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.8%, the actual is 63.4%, a residual of +2.6 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Branham High is one campus in the mix.

Lietz Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Branham High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.1%.

Branham High operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 1,716 students in 2018 compared to 1,820 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

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