Santa Clara County schools ranked by test score
Latest CAASPP year (2024-25). 44 schools in Santa Clara County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 49.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Gilroy · Gilroy Unified | High | 98.6% | +49.2pp |
| 2 | Lynbrook High San Jose · Fremont Union High | High | 92.0% | +42.6pp |
| 3 | Palo Alto Middle College High Los Altos Hills · Palo Alto Unified | High | 87.5% | +38.1pp |
| 4 | Saratoga High Saratoga · Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High | High | 85.9% | +36.5pp |
| 5 | Leland High San Jose · San Jose Unified | High | 84.7% | +35.2pp |
| 6 | Cupertino High Cupertino · Fremont Union High | High | 84.5% | +35.1pp |
| 7 | Henry M. Gunn High Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified | High | 84.3% | +34.9pp |
| 8 | Monta Vista High Cupertino · Fremont Union High | High | 83.3% | +33.9pp |
| 9 | Los Gatos High Los Gatos · Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High | High | 82.1% | +32.7pp |
| 10 | Evergreen Valley High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 81.2% | +31.7pp |
| 11 | Branham High San Jose · Campbell Union High | High | 80.4% | +31.0pp |
| 12 | Mountain View High Mountain View · Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | High | 80.1% | +30.7pp |
| 13 | Los Altos High Los Altos · Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | High | 78.8% | +29.4pp |
| 14 | Milpitas High Milpitas · Milpitas Unified | High | 77.6% | +28.1pp |
| 15 | Palo Alto High Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified | High | 75.8% | +26.4pp |
| 16 | Piedmont Hills High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 75.3% | +25.8pp |
| 17 | Homestead High Cupertino · Fremont Union High | High | 74.6% | +25.1pp |
| 18 | Adrian Wilcox High Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified | High | 74.4% | +25.0pp |
| 19 | Santa Teresa High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 74.3% | +24.9pp |
| 20 | Leigh High San Jose · Campbell Union High | High | 73.8% | +24.4pp |
| 21 | Pioneer High San Jose · San Jose Unified | High | 72.4% | +22.9pp |
| 22 | Ann Sobrato High Morgan Hill · Morgan Hill Unified | High | 70.8% | +21.3pp |
| 23 | Santa Clara High Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified | High | 67.7% | +18.3pp |
| 24 | Silver Creek High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 66.9% | +17.5pp |
| 25 | Westmont High Campbell · Campbell Union High | High | 66.9% | +17.5pp |
| 26 | Fremont High Sunnyvale · Fremont Union High | High | 66.6% | +17.2pp |
| 27 | Kathleen MacDonald High San Jose · Santa Clara Unified | High | 64.8% | +15.3pp |
| 28 | Independence High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 62.5% | +13.0pp |
| 29 | Del Mar High San Jose · Campbell Union High | High | 57.8% | +8.4pp |
| 30 | Prospect High Saratoga · Campbell Union High | High | 55.9% | +6.4pp |
| 31 | Christopher High Gilroy · Gilroy Unified | High | 55.2% | +5.8pp |
| 32 | Yerba Buena High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 55.0% | +5.6pp |
| 33 | Abraham Lincoln High San Jose · San Jose Unified | High | 51.8% | +2.4pp |
| 34 | Live Oak High Morgan Hill · Morgan Hill Unified | High | 51.8% | +2.4pp |
| 35 | Willow Glen High San Jose · San Jose Unified | High | 51.6% | +2.2pp |
| 36 | Mt. Pleasant High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 50.9% | +1.4pp |
| 37 | Oak Grove High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 49.4% | -0.1pp |
| 38 | Andrew P. Hill High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 47.8% | -1.7pp |
| 39 | William C. Overfelt High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 46.8% | -2.7pp |
| 40 | San Jose High San Jose · San Jose Unified | High | 42.8% | -6.6pp |
| 41 | James Lick High San Jose · East Side Union High | High | 38.5% | -10.9pp |
| 42 | Gunderson High San Jose · San Jose Unified | High | 37.4% | -12.0pp |
| 43 | Gilroy High Gilroy · Gilroy Unified | High | 36.4% | -13.0pp |
| 44 | Opportunity Youth Academy San Jose · Santa Clara County Office of Education | High | 14.7% | -34.7pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CAASPP % met or exceeded standard threshold on the latest available CAASPP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Santa Clara County, California with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the California statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full California ranking.