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What advice would you give to incoming students at Leigh High?
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Enrollment
1,884
High
DISTRICT 1,393 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL UNION HIGH·NCES 060723008122
Leigh High
5210 Leigh Ave., San Jose, CA 95124 · (408) 626-3405 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,884 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% 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.
- CThree-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
24.4:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
339 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 479 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 446 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 500 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 459 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
73.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
65.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.4% | 26.4% | 12.8% | 13.4% |
| Math | 42.2% | 23.5% | 14.8% | 19.5% |
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 | 73.8% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.2% | 65.5% |
| 2022-23 | 77.4% | 68.6% |
| 2021-22 | 77.8% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 83.0% | 71.6% |
| 2018-19 | 73.0% | 58.9% |
| 2017-18 | 69.3% | 53.3% |
| 2016-17 | 83.7% | 63.5% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Leigh High
Leigh High's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh High this school | 1,884 | 18.0% | 70.3% |
| Scripps Ranch High San Diego | 1,890 | 19.8% | 77.8% |
| Mt. Carmel High San Diego | 1,800 | 17.4% | 65.4% |
| Burlingame High Burlingame | 1,583 | 13.3% | 74.2% |
| Rancho Bernardo High San Diego | 2,210 | 15.2% | 65.7% |
| Folsom High Folsom | 2,901 | 21.0% | 65.7% |
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 Leigh High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #80 of 1,052 | #14 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #58 of 1,056 ▼ 7 | #13 of 43 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #184 of 1,056 ▼ 46 | #19 of 43 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #374 of 1,044 | #31 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,884 | #353 of 2,093 | #13 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #1,148 of 1,352 | #52 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #115 of 1,351 | #9 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #1,501 of 1,575 | #56 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #166 of 327 | #3 of 8 |
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
1,884
+98 (+5%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 1,049
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 1,884 | 77.2 | 24.4:1 | 18% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 1,816 | 75 | 24.2:1 | 19% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 1,812 | 73.8 | 24.6:1 | 18% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 1,786 | 74 | 24.1:1 | 10% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 1,755 | 75.1 | 23.4:1 | 9% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 1,654 | 73 | 22.7:1 | 5% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 1,684 | N/A | N/A | 7% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 1,705 | 70 | 24.4:1 | 3% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 1,049 | 50 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leigh High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,755 to 1,884); teachers up 3% (75.1 to 77.2).
About Leigh High
Among the schools in San Jose, California, is Leigh High, a large high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,884 students. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
The Campbell Union High system has 6 schools and 8,359 students.
White students are the largest group at Leigh High, with 40% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 31% Asian, 17% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the White share is about 30%. By the diversity index, Leigh High comes in at 70%.
Staffing totals 77.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 18%. That is 19 points below the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
The allk12 Grade for Leigh High is A-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Leigh High is 1.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.3% versus 69.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Leigh High is located in Santa Clara County, where median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, with a combined enrollment of about 230,059.
The school nearest to Leigh High is Noddin Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Leigh High is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,786 in 2020-21 and 1,884 in 2024-25, a 5% gain.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Campbell Union High
- Branham HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Westmont HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Prospect HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Del Mar HighHigh · 1,350 students
- Boynton HighHigh · 163 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
- Branham HighHigh · 1,820 students
Other Leigh High schools
One other US public school is named Leigh High. Leigh High is the largest of the 2.
- LEIGH HIGH SCHOOLLEIGH, NE · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Noddin Elementary0.4 mi · 500
- Union Middle0.8 mi · 1,068
- Oster Elementary0.9 mi · 627
- Lietz Elementary1.0 mi · 501
- Alta Vista Elementary1.2 mi · 584
- Dartmouth Middle1.3 mi · 903
Frequently asked questions
About Leigh HighHow large is Leigh High?
Leigh High enrolls approximately 1,884 students in grades 09-12.
Is Leigh High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leigh High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Leigh High have?
Leigh High employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Leigh High?
Student demographics at Leigh High are roughly 40% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 31% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Leigh High in?
Leigh High is part of Campbell Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.