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What's one thing Leland High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,471
High
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005725
Leland High
6677 Camden Ave., San Jose, CA 95120 · (408) 535-6290 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,471 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
25.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
166 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 372 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 335 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 379 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 385 | 26% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
84.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.7pp since 2014
Math
77.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 60.2% | 24.4% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Math | 52.8% | 25.0% | 13.1% | 9.1% |
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 | 84.7% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 69.9% |
| 2022-23 | 85.2% | 78.3% |
| 2021-22 | 79.5% | 72.1% |
| 2020-21 | 80.0% | 79.9% |
| 2018-19 | 73.3% | 71.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.0% | 67.1% |
| 2016-17 | 83.4% | 78.7% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Leland High
Leland High's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland High this school | 1,471 | 11.3% | 79.5% |
| Henry M. Gunn High Palo Alto | 1,643 | 11.7% | 81.5% |
| Foothill High Pleasanton | 2,169 | 8.9% | 75.0% |
| Canyon Crest Academy San Diego | 2,147 | 11.4% | 88.4% |
| Amador Valley High Pleasanton | 2,583 | 8.2% | 75.5% |
| Westview High San Diego | 2,116 | 11.9% | 79.8% |
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 Leland High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #31 of 1,052 | #7 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #21 of 1,056 ▲ 14 | #7 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #51 of 1,056 ▼ 2 | #4 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #324 of 1,044 | #3 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,471 | #579 of 2,093 | #29 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #1,250 of 1,352 | #54 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #267 of 1,351 | #20 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #1,545 of 1,575 | #62 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #123 of 802 | #6 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
1,471
-305 (-17%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,646
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 1,471 | 57.6 | 25.5:1 | 11% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 1,519 | 57 | 26.6:1 | 10% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 1,593 | 56.3 | 28.3:1 | 11% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 1,776 | 79 | 22.5:1 | 9% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 1,923 | 77.1 | 24.9:1 | 11% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 1,807 | 73 | 24.8:1 | 10% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 1,795 | N/A | N/A | 8% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 1,759 | 71 | 24.8:1 | 6% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 1,646 | 70 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leland High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,923 to 1,471); teachers down 25% (77.1 to 57.6).
About Leland High
Leland High is a large high school in San Jose Unified, located in San Jose, California. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,471 students. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 76% bigger than that.
Federal data list 41 schools in San Jose Unified, with 24,322 students enrolled.
Leland High is 51% Asian by enrollment. Other reported shares: 27% White, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 41% Asian among all Santa Clara County residents. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Leland High is 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 25.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 11% of students, or 166, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
allk12 grades Leland High an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Leland High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.5% and a predicted 72.9%.
Santa Clara County census figures show that the median household income is $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, enrolling about 230,059 students in all.
The closest other public school is Bret Harte Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 79.5% is above the 73.5% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Leland High is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Leland High declined 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,776 to 1,471 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.5:1 in 2020-21, and 25.5:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 San Jose Unified
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Other Leland High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Leland High. Leland High is the largest of the 3.
- Leland High SchoolLELAND, MS · 200 students
- Leland High SchoolLeland, IL · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Bret Harte Middle0.3 mi · 862
- Graystone Elementary0.5 mi · 466
- Williams Elementary0.8 mi · 559
- Sakamoto Elementary1.0 mi · 571
- Discovery Charter II1.3 mi · 476
- Simonds Elementary1.4 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Leland HighHow large is Leland High?
Leland High enrolls approximately 1,471 students in grades 09-12.
Is Leland High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leland High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Leland High?
Approximately 25.5:1 students per teacher at Leland High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leland High?
At Leland High, the student body is approximately 27% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 51% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Leland High public or private?
Leland High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Jose Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.