Total enrollment
24,322
-3,023 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
42 schools in San Jose Unified
California · 24,322 students · 1 city
Of the 42 public K-12 schools run by San Jose Unified, combined student count is roughly 24,322, with 27 elementary, 6 middle, and 8 high.
4-year change in San Jose Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
41
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How San Jose Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #195 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 24,322 | #38 of 587 | #298 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 41 | #27 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #193 of 587 | #8,479 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 42.8% | #423 of 587 | #5,185 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #140 of 530 | #1,125 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside San Jose Unified
State test results across the district's 39 scored schools run from Williams Elementary at 83.9% proficient to Lowell Elementary at 8.5%, a gap of 75.4 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 41 district schools that reported both years went from 30,290 to 24,322 students (down 20%) and from 1,311 to 1,177 full-time teachers (down 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About San Jose Unified
San Jose Unified is a thinly populated public-school district in California. The district oversees 42 schools and enrolls approximately 24,322 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, San Jose Unified is built around 27 elementary, 6 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 24,322 students, decreased 11% from the 27,345 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, San Jose Unified lost 1 school, going from 42 to 41.
On allk12, the community for San Jose Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.