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How has Piedmont Hills High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,918
High
DISTRICT 1,234 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST SIDE UNION HIGH·NCES 061182001307
Piedmont Hills High
1377 Piedmont Rd., San Jose, CA 95132 · (408) 347-3800 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,918 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% 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
22.9:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
578 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 | 448 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 491 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 485 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 494 | 26% |
Student demographics
56%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
75.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.7pp since 2014
Math
56.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.9pp 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 56 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 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.5% | 24.7% | 14.8% | 9.9% |
| Math | 33.3% | 22.8% | 18.7% | 25.2% |
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 | 75.3% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 74.9% | 53.4% |
| 2022-23 | 79.4% | 55.2% |
| 2021-22 | 80.5% | 59.2% |
| 2020-21 | 78.1% | 62.8% |
| 2018-19 | 80.9% | 63.4% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 61.2% |
| 2016-17 | 85.8% | 63.3% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Piedmont Hills High
Piedmont Hills High's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Hills High this school | 1,918 | 30.1% | 64.9% |
| Walnut High Walnut | 2,148 | 23.6% | 70.7% |
| Washington High Fremont | 1,957 | 36.4% | 64.8% |
| Temple City High Temple City | 1,779 | 35.9% | 68.3% |
| Arcadia High Arcadia | 2,939 | 25.5% | 64.5% |
| Mark Keppel High Alhambra | 2,201 | 40.9% | 65.3% |
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 Piedmont Hills High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #126 of 1,052 | #17 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #114 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #17 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #154 of 1,056 ▲ 1 | #15 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #155 of 1,044 | #14 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,918 | #336 of 2,093 | #10 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #974 of 1,352 | #45 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #523 of 1,351 | #24 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #1,405 of 1,575 | #48 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #438 of 802 | #24 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
1,918
-87 (-4%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,774
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 1,918 | 83.9 | 22.9:1 | 30% (578) |
| 2023-24 | 1,945 | 86.4 | 22.5:1 | 24% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 1,925 | 84.1 | 22.9:1 | 22% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 2,005 | 83 | 24.2:1 | 24% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 2,144 | 88.1 | 24.4:1 | 29% (625) |
| 2015-16 | 2,178 | 88 | 24.8:1 | 28% (607) |
| 2010-11 | 2,189 | N/A | N/A | 19% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 1,948 | 82 | 23.8:1 | 11% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 1,774 | 74 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piedmont Hills High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (2,144 to 1,918); teachers down 5% (88.1 to 83.9).
About Piedmont Hills High
Piedmont Hills High is a large high school in San Jose, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,918 students. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 129% above average.
East Side Union High, which runs Piedmont Hills High, has 16 schools and 19,736 students.
The largest group at Piedmont Hills High is Asian students, at 60%. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% White. Among people living in Santa Clara County, the Asian share is about 41%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Piedmont Hills High scores 56%.
There are about 22.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Piedmont Hills High, which has 83.9. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 4.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Piedmont Hills High is about 30%.
On the allk12 Grade, Piedmont Hills High lands at B+, ahead of 74% of California public high schools.
Piedmont Hills High scores 64.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Santa Clara County show that median household income comes to about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Clara County counts 412 public schools with about 230,059 students.
Ruskin Elementary, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Piedmont Hills High ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Piedmont Hills High falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Piedmont Hills High had a net loss of 87 students, or 4%. The school's ratio dropped from 24.2:1 to 22.9:1 between 2020-21 and 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
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Nearby schools
- Ruskin Elementary0.4 mi · 367
- Sierramont Middle0.4 mi · 742
- Majestic Way Elementary0.7 mi · 421
- Piedmont Middle0.7 mi · 591
- Noble Elementary0.8 mi · 370
- Summerdale Elementary0.9 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Piedmont Hills HighHow large is Piedmont Hills High?
Piedmont Hills High enrolls approximately 1,918 students in grades 09-12.
Is Piedmont Hills High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Piedmont Hills High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Piedmont Hills High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Piedmont Hills High is approximately 22.9:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Piedmont Hills High?
Student demographics at Piedmont Hills High are roughly 5% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 60% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Piedmont Hills High public or private?
Piedmont Hills High is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Side Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.