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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%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
Gilroy · Gilroy Unified
High98.6%+49.2pp
2Lynbrook High
San Jose · Fremont Union High
High92.0%+42.6pp
3Palo Alto Middle College High
Los Altos Hills · Palo Alto Unified
High87.5%+38.1pp
4Saratoga High
Saratoga · Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High
High85.9%+36.5pp
5Leland High
San Jose · San Jose Unified
High84.7%+35.2pp
6Cupertino High
Cupertino · Fremont Union High
High84.5%+35.1pp
7Henry M. Gunn High
Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified
High84.3%+34.9pp
8Monta Vista High
Cupertino · Fremont Union High
High83.3%+33.9pp
9Los Gatos High
Los Gatos · Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High
High82.1%+32.7pp
10Evergreen Valley High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High81.2%+31.7pp
11Branham High
San Jose · Campbell Union High
High80.4%+31.0pp
12Mountain View High
Mountain View · Mountain View-Los Altos Union High
High80.1%+30.7pp
13Los Altos High
Los Altos · Mountain View-Los Altos Union High
High78.8%+29.4pp
14Milpitas High
Milpitas · Milpitas Unified
High77.6%+28.1pp
15Palo Alto High
Palo Alto · Palo Alto Unified
High75.8%+26.4pp
16Piedmont Hills High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High75.3%+25.8pp
17Homestead High
Cupertino · Fremont Union High
High74.6%+25.1pp
18Adrian Wilcox High
Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified
High74.4%+25.0pp
19Santa Teresa High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High74.3%+24.9pp
20Leigh High
San Jose · Campbell Union High
High73.8%+24.4pp
21Pioneer High
San Jose · San Jose Unified
High72.4%+22.9pp
22Ann Sobrato High
Morgan Hill · Morgan Hill Unified
High70.8%+21.3pp
23Santa Clara High
Santa Clara · Santa Clara Unified
High67.7%+18.3pp
24Silver Creek High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High66.9%+17.5pp
25Westmont High
Campbell · Campbell Union High
High66.9%+17.5pp
26Fremont High
Sunnyvale · Fremont Union High
High66.6%+17.2pp
27Kathleen MacDonald High
San Jose · Santa Clara Unified
High64.8%+15.3pp
28Independence High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High62.5%+13.0pp
29Del Mar High
San Jose · Campbell Union High
High57.8%+8.4pp
30Prospect High
Saratoga · Campbell Union High
High55.9%+6.4pp
31Christopher High
Gilroy · Gilroy Unified
High55.2%+5.8pp
32Yerba Buena High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High55.0%+5.6pp
33Abraham Lincoln High
San Jose · San Jose Unified
High51.8%+2.4pp
34Live Oak High
Morgan Hill · Morgan Hill Unified
High51.8%+2.4pp
35Willow Glen High
San Jose · San Jose Unified
High51.6%+2.2pp
36Mt. Pleasant High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High50.9%+1.4pp
37Oak Grove High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High49.4%-0.1pp
38Andrew P. Hill High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High47.8%-1.7pp
39William C. Overfelt High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High46.8%-2.7pp
40San Jose High
San Jose · San Jose Unified
High42.8%-6.6pp
41James Lick High
San Jose · East Side Union High
High38.5%-10.9pp
42Gunderson High
San Jose · San Jose Unified
High37.4%-12.0pp
43Gilroy High
Gilroy · Gilroy Unified
High36.4%-13.0pp
44Opportunity Youth Academy
San Jose · Santa Clara County Office of Education
High14.7%-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.