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What's one thing Homestead High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,224
High
DISTRICT 1,570 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNION HIGH·NCES 061443001697
Homestead High
21370 Homestead Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014 · (408) 522-2500 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,224 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.6:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
354 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 525 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 506 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 590 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 603 | 27% |
Student demographics
70%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
74.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.4pp since 2014
Math
68.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.3% | 25.3% | 13.5% | 11.9% |
| Math | 50.4% | 17.7% | 12.3% | 19.6% |
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 | 74.6% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 71.2% |
| 2022-23 | 78.1% | 66.1% |
| 2021-22 | 82.2% | 73.3% |
| 2020-21 | 90.8% | 88.4% |
| 2018-19 | 78.5% | 73.5% |
| 2017-18 | 76.5% | 71.3% |
| 2016-17 | 82.8% | 72.0% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Homestead High
Homestead High's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead High this school | 2,224 | 15.9% | 73.1% |
| OCSA Santa Ana | 2,346 | 15.8% | N/A |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula High Rolling Hills Estates | 2,075 | 11.8% | 81.0% |
| Henry M. Gunn High Palo Alto | 1,643 | 11.7% | 81.5% |
| Westview High San Diego | 2,116 | 11.9% | 79.8% |
| Palo Alto High Palo Alto | 1,891 | 13.3% | 73.0% |
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 Homestead High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #62 of 1,052 | #10 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #53 of 1,056 ▼ 21 | #12 of 43 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #171 of 1,056 ▼ 60 | #16 of 43 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.4pp | #88 of 1,044 | #5 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,224 | #180 of 2,093 | #4 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #952 of 1,352 | #43 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #122 of 1,351 | #11 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #1,516 of 1,575 | #58 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #484 of 802 | #27 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
2,224
-155 (-7%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,750
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 2,224 | 98.3 | 22.6:1 | 16% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 2,262 | 98.3 | 23.0:1 | 13% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 2,311 | 96.2 | 24.0:1 | 12% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 2,379 | 99 | 24.0:1 | 10% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 2,452 | 101.4 | 24.2:1 | 16% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 2,368 | 95 | 24.9:1 | 15% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 2,280 | N/A | N/A | 13% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 1,879 | 83 | 22.6:1 | 4% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 1,750 | 70 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Homestead High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,452 to 2,224); teachers down 3% (101.4 to 98.3).
About Homestead High
Homestead High is a large high school in California, located in Cupertino. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 2,224 students. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 165% larger than average.
Fremont Union High oversees Homestead High and 5 other schools, with 9,422 students in total.
Asian students account for 44% of enrollment at Homestead High, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 24% White, 21% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Santa Clara County residents are about 41% Asian, a similar share. The diversity index for Homestead High is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 98.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 22.6:1. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is lower. Roughly 16% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Homestead High lands at A-, ahead of 77% of California public high schools.
Homestead High scores 73.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.2%.
The county, Santa Clara County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 412, with about 230,059 students.
Garden Gate Elementary is the nearest public school to Homestead High, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Homestead High, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Homestead High is behind the 78.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 2,224, compared with 2,379 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 24.0 in 2020-21 to 22.6 in 2024-25.
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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 Fremont Union High
- Fremont HighHigh · 2,060 students
- Cupertino HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Lynbrook HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monta Vista HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Community DayHigh · 6 students
Other schools in Cupertino
- Cupertino HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Monta Vista HighHigh · 1,630 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 880 students
- Sam H. Lawson MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Warren E. Hyde MiddleMiddle · 800 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 662 students
Other Homestead High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Homestead High. Homestead High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Homestead High SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 2,382 students
- Homestead HighMequon, WI · 1,204 students
Nearby schools
- Garden Gate Elementary0.4 mi · 471
- Cupertino Middle0.6 mi · 1,067
- West Valley Elementary0.8 mi · 422
- Stevens Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 407
- Chester W. Nimitz Elementary1.0 mi · 350
- William Faria Elementary1.2 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Homestead HighWhat is the total enrollment at Homestead High?
Homestead High enrolls approximately 2,224 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Homestead High serve?
Homestead High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Homestead High?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Homestead High.
How diverse is Homestead High?
Homestead High reports a student body of 24% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 44% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Homestead High public or private?
Homestead High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fremont Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.