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How has Evergreen Valley High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,703
High
DISTRICT 1,234 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST SIDE UNION HIGH·NCES 061182010665
Evergreen Valley High
3300 Quimby Rd., San Jose, CA 95148 · (408) 347-7000 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,703 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
606 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 672 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 674 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 658 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 699 | 26% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
81.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
68.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 55.0% | 26.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Math | 46.0% | 22.7% | 15.5% | 15.8% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 67.5% |
| 2022-23 | 87.6% | 69.3% |
| 2021-22 | 86.2% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 82.8% | 76.0% |
| 2018-19 | 78.6% | 71.1% |
| 2017-18 | 82.9% | 72.5% |
| 2016-17 | 85.0% | 68.8% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 60.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Evergreen Valley High
Evergreen Valley High's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Valley High this school | 2,703 | 22.4% | 75.2% |
| American High Fremont | 2,618 | 24.9% | 80.2% |
| Diamond Bar High Diamond Bar | 2,563 | 22.6% | 72.3% |
| Irvington High Fremont | 2,157 | 24.7% | 78.8% |
| Arcadia High Arcadia | 2,939 | 25.5% | 64.5% |
| Mission San Jose High Fremont | 1,794 | 18.0% | 89.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Evergreen Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #48 of 1,052 | #8 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #49 of 1,056 ▼ 9 | #10 of 43 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #87 of 1,056 ▼ 20 | #9 of 43 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #275 of 1,044 | #26 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,703 | #63 of 2,093 | #2 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #1,208 of 1,352 | #53 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #885 of 1,351 | #40 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #1,470 of 1,575 | #55 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #534 of 802 | #31 of 39 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
2,703
-296 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 2,657
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 27.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,703 | 108.2 | 25.0:1 | 22% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 2,749 | 112.4 | 24.5:1 | 20% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 2,767 | 114.2 | 24.2:1 | 13% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 2,999 | 110 | 27.3:1 | 18% (528) |
| 2017-18 | 2,932 | 116 | 25.3:1 | 19% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 2,809 | 109 | 25.8:1 | 17% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 2,657 | N/A | N/A | 13% (355) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evergreen Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,932 to 2,703); teachers down 7% (116 to 108.2).
About Evergreen Valley High
Evergreen Valley High is a large high school. Its address is in San Jose, California. Total enrollment is 2,703 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 223% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
East Side Union High enrolls 19,736 students, and its 16 schools include Evergreen Valley High.
Federal enrollment data show Evergreen Valley High is 77% Asian. Next come 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. The county population is about 41% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Evergreen Valley High reports a ratio of 25.0 students per teacher, from 108.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Evergreen Valley High, 22% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Evergreen Valley High lands at A, ahead of 89% of California public high schools.
A school with Evergreen Valley High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 66.4%. Evergreen Valley High scores 75.2%, 8.8 points above that line.
In Santa Clara County, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Santa Clara County has 412 public schools with about 230,059 students, including Evergreen Valley High.
Quimby Oak Middle is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Evergreen Valley High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Evergreen Valley High ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 75.2% versus a 65.2% average.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's enrollment fell 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (25.0:1) than in 2020-21 (27.3:1).
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Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in East Side Union High
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- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Yerba Buena HighHigh · 1,612 students
- Andrew P. Hill HighHigh · 1,564 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
- Branham HighHigh · 1,820 students
Nearby schools
- Quimby Oak Middle0.4 mi · 857
- Carolyn A. Clark Elementary0.5 mi · 497
- Millbrook Elementary0.5 mi · 503
- Norwood Creek Elementary0.7 mi · 530
- Evergreen Elementary1.0 mi · 528
- Cedar Grove Elementary1.0 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Evergreen Valley HighHow many students attend Evergreen Valley High?
Evergreen Valley High enrolls approximately 2,703 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Evergreen Valley High serve?
Evergreen Valley High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Valley High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Evergreen Valley High is approximately 25.0:1 (108 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Evergreen Valley High?
At Evergreen Valley High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 77% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Evergreen Valley High public or private?
Evergreen Valley High is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Side Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.