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Enrollment
874
High
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005736
San Jose High
275 North 24th St., San Jose, CA 95116 · (408) 535-6320 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public high schools
- C-Test 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.
- C+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
18.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
611 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 | 212 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 246 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 239 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 20% |
Student demographics
26%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
42.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.2pp since 2014
Math
16.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 27.3% | 20.1% | 37.1% |
| Math | 5.0% | 11.4% | 20.4% | 63.2% |
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 | 42.8% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 8.6% |
| 2022-23 | 40.1% | 9.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.8% | 14.2% |
| 2020-21 | 46.7% | 18.8% |
| 2018-19 | 39.2% | 14.6% |
| 2017-18 | 36.3% | 14.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.7% | 11.8% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 San Jose High
San Jose High's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose High this school | 874 | 69.9% | 27.2% |
| James Lick High San Jose | 862 | 65.8% | 27.9% |
| Elsie Allen High Santa Rosa | 1,029 | 71.7% | 16.6% |
| Samueli Academy Santa Ana | 842 | 74.3% | N/A |
| Covina High Covina | 1,056 | 72.0% | 37.1% |
| John H. Glenn High Norwalk | 882 | 74.9% | 31.9% |
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 San Jose High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #877 of 1,052 | #41 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #792 of 1,056 ▲ 169 | #37 of 43 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #845 of 1,056 ▼ 2 | #39 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #583 of 1,044 | #8 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #813 of 2,093 | #38 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #359 of 1,352 | #15 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #1,024 of 1,351 | #47 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #874 of 1,575 | #14 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #315 of 802 | #19 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
874
-120 (-12%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 874 | 46.9 | 18.6:1 | 70% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 907 | 49 | 18.5:1 | 73% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 934 | 44.6 | 20.9:1 | 68% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 994 | 51 | 19.5:1 | 62% (613) |
| 2017-18 | 1,021 | 54.3 | 18.8:1 | 77% (789) |
| 2015-16 | 1,059 | 51 | 20.8:1 | 73% (773) |
| 2010-11 | 1,152 | N/A | N/A | 64% (733) |
| 2000-01 | 1,011 | 53 | 19.1:1 | 41% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 49 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Jose High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,021 to 874); teachers down 14% (54.3 to 46.9).
About San Jose High
San Jose High is a medium-sized high school for students in San Jose, California. A federal count lists 874 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
San Jose Unified has 24,322 students spread across 41 schools.
Most students at San Jose High are Hispanic: 85% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 8% Asian and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Santa Clara County is roughly 25% Hispanic. San Jose High has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.6:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is about 18.2:1. San Jose High reports 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 33 points above the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
The allk12 Grade for San Jose High is D. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for San Jose High is -11.3 points: 27.2% actual, 38.6% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Santa Clara County show that median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 412 public schools operate in Santa Clara County, serving about 230,059 students.
The nearest public school is Sunrise Middle, at less than a tenth of a mile. San Jose High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 27.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
NCES assigns San Jose High the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 874 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 994.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at San Jose High. 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 San Jose Unified
- Abraham Lincoln HighHigh · 1,590 students
- Willow Glen HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Leland HighHigh · 1,471 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Willow Glen MiddleMiddle · 1,180 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 910 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
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Nearby schools
- Sunrise Middle0.1 mi · 301
- ACE Inspire Academy0.2 mi · 205
- Rocketship Discovery Prep0.3 mi · 402
- Empire Gardens Elementary0.4 mi · 214
- Anne Darling Elementary0.6 mi · 260
- Grant Elementary0.9 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About San Jose HighHow many students attend San Jose High?
San Jose High enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does San Jose High serve?
San Jose High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Jose High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Jose High is approximately 18.6:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Jose High?
At San Jose High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees San Jose High?
San Jose High is overseen by San Jose Unified in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.