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Enrollment
683
High
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543014618
Kathleen MacDonald High
3588 Zanker Rd., San Jose, CA 95134 · (669) 369-4400 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
18.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
217 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 259 | 38% |
| Grade 10 | 217 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 204 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
64.8%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
35.1%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.1% | 32.6% | 19.7% | 15.5% |
| Math | 19.4% | 15.7% | 23.0% | 41.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Kathleen MacDonald High
Kathleen MacDonald High's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen MacDonald High this school | 683 | 31.8% | 49.9% |
| Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science Long Beach | 552 | 26.8% | 85.5% |
| Jefferson High Daly City | 1,072 | 41.1% | 31.6% |
| Newark Memorial High Newark | 1,367 | 38.9% | 40.6% |
| Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Gilroy | 304 | 39.8% | 91.5% |
| San Mateo High San Mateo | 1,557 | 38.1% | 54.2% |
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 Kathleen MacDonald High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #324 of 1,052 | #27 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #336 of 1,056 | #27 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #362 of 1,056 | #26 of 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #895 of 2,093 | #42 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #388 of 1,352 | #16 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #213 of 1,351 | #18 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #1,384 of 1,575 | #43 of 67 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 683 | 36.2 | 18.9:1 | 32% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 24.1 | 18.0:1 | 38% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 14.1 | 14.8:1 | 55% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kathleen MacDonald High.
About Kathleen MacDonald High
Kathleen MacDonald High is a low-enrollment high school in San Jose, California, (ZIP code 95134). The school enrolls 683 students in grades 9 through 12.
The district for Kathleen MacDonald High is Santa Clara Unified, with 30 schools and 14,411 students.
Hispanic students account for 46% of enrollment at Kathleen MacDonald High, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 32% Asian, 12% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kathleen MacDonald High scores 67%.
Its staff includes 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.9 students per teacher. The average ratio among high schools in California is similar, at 18.2:1. Roughly 32% of students at Kathleen MacDonald High can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Kathleen MacDonald High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of California public high schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.9%. Kathleen MacDonald High scores 49.9%.
The school is in Santa Clara County, where median household income comes to about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Clara County counts 412 public schools with about 230,059 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Kathleen MacDonald High from the closest public school, Dolores Huerta Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Kathleen MacDonald High at 6th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The allk12 page for Kathleen MacDonald High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Santa Clara Unified
- Santa Clara HighHigh · 1,663 students
- Adrian Wilcox HighHigh · 1,614 students
- Juan Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Marian A. Peterson MiddleMiddle · 759 students
- Buchser MiddleMiddle · 711 students
- Dolores Huerta MiddleMiddle · 571 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Dolores Huerta Middle0.1 mi · 571
- Abram Agnew Elementary0.2 mi · 505
- Don Callejon1.0 mi · 568
- Montague Elementary1.5 mi · 254
- Pearl Zanker Elementary1.5 mi · 563
- Kathryn Hughes Elementary1.7 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Kathleen MacDonald HighHow many students attend Kathleen MacDonald High?
Kathleen MacDonald High enrolls approximately 683 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kathleen MacDonald High serve?
Kathleen MacDonald High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Kathleen MacDonald High?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Kathleen MacDonald High.
How diverse is Kathleen MacDonald High?
Kathleen MacDonald High reports a student body of 12% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 32% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kathleen MacDonald High in?
Kathleen MacDonald High is part of Santa Clara Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.