Willow Glen High

Set in San Jose, California, Willow Glen High is a sizable secondary school, run under San Jose Unified. It works with 1,543 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 84% bigger than typical.

San Jose Unified comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 24,322 students; Willow Glen High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Willow Glen High reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 30% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Willow Glen High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Santa Clara County reports that median household earnings sit near $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Willow Glen High is one.

The closest other public school is Willow Glen Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Willow Glen High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Willow Glen High's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,698 (now 1,543). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 48% to 55%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

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