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What's the biggest difference between Mt. Pleasant High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
998
High
DISTRICT 1,234 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST SIDE UNION HIGH·NCES 061182001304
Mt. Pleasant High
1750 South White Rd., San Jose, CA 95127 · (408) 937-2800 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of California public high schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
20.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
624 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 | 214 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 231 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 282 | 28% |
Student demographics
41%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
50.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.1pp since 2014
Math
13.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 35.6% | 21.6% | 27.5% |
| Math | 3.9% | 9.2% | 25.8% | 61.1% |
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 | 50.9% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 17.6% |
| 2022-23 | 56.2% | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | 52.6% | 21.4% |
| 2020-21 | 61.4% | 29.3% |
| 2018-19 | 57.6% | 26.1% |
| 2017-18 | 55.4% | 29.5% |
| 2016-17 | 58.0% | 21.9% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Mt. Pleasant High
Mt. Pleasant High's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant High this school | 998 | 62.5% | 32.0% |
| William C. Overfelt High San Jose | 1,363 | 62.7% | 25.4% |
| James Lick High San Jose | 862 | 65.8% | 27.9% |
| South Hills High West Covina | 1,568 | 62.3% | 47.3% |
| Oak Grove High San Jose | 1,374 | 56.2% | 37.8% |
| Covina High Covina | 1,056 | 72.0% | 37.1% |
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 Mt. Pleasant High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #739 of 1,052 | #36 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #889 of 1,056 ▼ 205 | #40 of 43 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #688 of 1,056 ▲ 50 | #35 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #128 of 1,044 | #10 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 998 | #775 of 2,093 | #37 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #672 of 1,352 | #29 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #827 of 1,351 | #39 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #1,003 of 1,575 | #24 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #135 of 802 | #7 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
998
-327 (-25%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,870
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 998 | 47.8 | 20.9:1 | 63% (624) |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 54.8 | 20.2:1 | 55% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 1,209 | 57.7 | 20.9:1 | 44% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 1,325 | 58 | 22.8:1 | 60% (789) |
| 2017-18 | 1,292 | 64.5 | 20.0:1 | 71% (914) |
| 2015-16 | 1,380 | 66 | 20.9:1 | 63% (876) |
| 2010-11 | 1,677 | N/A | N/A | 51% (851) |
| 2000-01 | 2,231 | 103 | 21.7:1 | 16% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 1,870 | 80 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Pleasant High.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,292 to 998); teachers down 26% (64.5 to 47.8).
About Mt. Pleasant High
Mt. Pleasant High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in San Jose, California. The school enrolls 998 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Mt. Pleasant High is part of East Side Union High, where 16 schools serve 19,736 students.
By race and ethnicity, Mt. Pleasant High is 75% Hispanic. It is also 18% Asian and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Santa Clara County is roughly 25% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Mt. Pleasant High comes in at 41%.
The school reports 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 20.9 students per teacher. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 63%. That is 26 points above the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Mt. Pleasant High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mt. Pleasant High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.0%, compared with a predicted 42.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Santa Clara County, median household income is 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%. Mt. Pleasant High is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, which together enroll about 230,059 students.
Nearby, KIPP Navigate College Prep is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mt. Pleasant High ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mt. Pleasant High saw enrollment fall 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.8 to 20.9 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mt. Pleasant High covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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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
- KIPP Navigate College Prep0.1 mi · 297
- Adelante Dual Language Academy0.3 mi · 505
- August Boeger Middle0.4 mi · 397
- Ida Jew Academies0.5 mi · 435
- Valle Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 204
- Robert Sanders Elementary0.5 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Pleasant HighHow many students attend Mt. Pleasant High?
Mt. Pleasant High enrolls approximately 998 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mt. Pleasant High serve?
Mt. Pleasant High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Mt. Pleasant High have?
Mt. Pleasant High employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt. Pleasant High?
At Mt. Pleasant High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 75% Hispanic, 2% Black, 18% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt. Pleasant High?
Mt. Pleasant High is overseen by East Side Union High in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.