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How has Prospect High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,460
High
DISTRICT 1,393 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMPBELL UNION HIGH·NCES 060723000673
Prospect High
18900 Prospect Rd., Saratoga, CA 95070 · (408) 626-3408 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,460 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
21.5:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
719 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 | 365 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 388 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 349 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 358 | 25% |
Student demographics
71%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
55.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.1pp since 2014
Math
45.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.2% | 21.6% | 18.9% | 25.2% |
| Math | 25.9% | 19.6% | 16.6% | 38.0% |
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 | 55.9% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 46.4% |
| 2022-23 | 62.3% | 45.4% |
| 2021-22 | 69.3% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 76.4% | 65.8% |
| 2018-19 | 69.2% | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 69.7% | 45.8% |
| 2016-17 | 71.1% | 47.8% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Prospect High
Prospect High's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect High this school | 1,460 | 49.2% | 52.9% |
| Pacifica High Garden Grove | 1,634 | 51.2% | 65.0% |
| Sierra High Manteca | 1,670 | 55.9% | 48.7% |
| John C. Kimball High Tracy | 1,587 | 53.7% | 50.7% |
| Brea Olinda High Brea | 1,676 | 41.6% | 58.0% |
| John F. Kennedy High Fremont | 1,273 | 52.7% | 45.7% |
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 Prospect High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #279 of 1,052 | #26 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #212 of 1,056 ▼ 30 | #23 of 43 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #557 of 1,056 ▼ 201 | #29 of 43 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #59 of 1,044 | #2 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,460 | #584 of 2,093 | #30 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #763 of 1,352 | #34 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #81 of 1,351 | #7 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #1,178 of 1,575 | #33 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #783 of 802 | #39 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
1,460
-113 (-7%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 951
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 1,460 | 67.9 | 21.5:1 | 49% (719) |
| 2023-24 | 1,492 | 66.5 | 22.4:1 | 48% (721) |
| 2022-23 | 1,459 | 67.9 | 21.5:1 | 45% (653) |
| 2020-21 | 1,573 | 67 | 23.5:1 | 29% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 1,469 | 63.6 | 23.1:1 | 29% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 1,474 | 60 | 24.6:1 | 26% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 1,320 | N/A | N/A | 28% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 1,439 | 65 | 22.1:1 | 9% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 951 | 41 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prospect High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,469 to 1,460); teachers up 7% (63.6 to 67.9).
About Prospect High
Prospect High is a large high school found in Saratoga, California. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,460 students. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Campbell Union High has 8,359 students spread across 6 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Prospect High. The largest is Hispanic students, at 39%. Smaller groups are 30% Asian, 19% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Santa Clara County is roughly 25% Hispanic. Prospect High's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 67.9 full-time equivalents, or about 21.5 students per teacher. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 21.5:1 here. About 49% of students, or 719, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
The allk12 Grade for Prospect High is B. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.7%. Prospect High scores 52.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Santa Clara County, the median household income is $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools and roughly 230,059 students.
Christa McAuliffe is the public school closest to Prospect High, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Prospect High ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.9% against a local average of 79.6%.
The NCES locale for Prospect High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Prospect High had 1,573 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,460. Students per teacher fell from 23.5 in 2020-21 to 21.5 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
- Branham HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Westmont HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Del Mar HighHigh · 1,350 students
- Boynton HighHigh · 163 students
Other schools in Saratoga
- Saratoga HighHigh · 1,161 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Marshall Lane ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Blue Hills ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Argonaut ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Christa McAuliffeElementary · 358 students
Other Prospect High schools
One other US public school is named Prospect High. Prospect High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Prospect High SchoolMt Prospect, IL · 2,245 students
Nearby schools
- Christa McAuliffe0.5 mi · 358
- Lynbrook High0.6 mi · 1,702
- Country Lane Elementary0.7 mi · 444
- Murdock-Portal Elementary0.9 mi · 551
- Moreland Middle0.9 mi · 707
- Joaquin Miller Middle1.0 mi · 1,067
Frequently asked questions
About Prospect HighWhat is the total enrollment at Prospect High?
Prospect High enrolls approximately 1,460 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Prospect High serve?
Prospect High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Prospect High?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Prospect High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prospect High?
At Prospect High, the student body is approximately 19% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, 30% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Prospect High in?
Prospect High is part of Campbell Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.