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Broadway High

4825 Speak Ln., San Jose, CA 95118 · (408) 535-6285 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
176
High
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
125 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 115028%
Grade 1212672%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
85%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
15689%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
63%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
9353%
Female
8347%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
3.6%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts0.0%3.6%12.5%83.9%
Math0.0%0.0%3.8%96.2%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-253.6%0.0%
2023-2410.2%0.0%
2022-239.8%0.0%
2021-225.5%0.0%
2020-212.4%2.7%
2018-192.4%1.2%
2017-187.1%0.0%
2016-176.2%1.5%
2015-1614.0%2.0%
2014-159.0%0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Broadway High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Santa Clara County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
176#1,399 of 2,093#59 of 76
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
71.0%#848 of 1,575#12 of 67
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
176
+14 (+9%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2517616.110.9:171% (125)
2023-2418317.910.2:170% (129)
2022-2315814.710.8:165% (102)
2020-21162179.5:156% (90)
2017-1819614.413.6:174% (145)
2015-162341912.3:157% (134)
2010-11239N/AN/A56% (133)
2000-011761017.6:131% (54)
1990-912331912.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broadway High.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (196 to 176); teachers up 12% (14.4 to 16.1).

About Broadway High

Broadway High is a high school in San Jose, California, according to federal school records. In all, 176 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 79% below the 838-student average for high schools in California.

Broadway High is part of a district of 41 schools: San Jose Unified, with 24,322 students.

The share of students at Broadway High who are Hispanic is 89%. Other students are 5% White and 3% Black. By comparison, Santa Clara County residents are about 25% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.

Broadway High lists 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.9 students per teacher. The school's 10.9:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 71% of the student body. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Santa Clara County.

For Santa Clara County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $164,281 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Broadway High, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.

Broadway High is about 0.2 miles from John Muir Middle, its nearest public school. Broadway High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Broadway High is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Broadway High had a net gain of 14 students, or 9%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.5:1 in 2020-21, and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Santa Clara County at a glance

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Population
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students

Quick facts

School name
Broadway High
District
San Jose Unified
Address
4825 Speak Ln., San Jose, CA 95118
Phone
(408) 535-6285
County
Santa Clara County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
176
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
125 (71%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
063459005709
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Broadway High. Broadway High is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Broadway High
How large is Broadway High?
Broadway High enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Broadway High serve?
Broadway High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Broadway High have?
Broadway High employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Broadway High?
At Broadway High, the student body is approximately 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Broadway High public or private?
Broadway High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Jose Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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