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Enrollment
1,543
High
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005746
Willow Glen High
2001 Cottle Ave., San Jose, CA 95125 · (408) 535-6330 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,543 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.3:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
599 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 | 394 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 393 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 377 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 379 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%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
51.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.4pp since 2014
Math
34.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 13 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 | 27.1% | 24.5% | 20.9% | 27.4% |
| Math | 17.9% | 16.8% | 21.8% | 43.5% |
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 | 51.6% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 56.6% | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 57.3% | 30.1% |
| 2020-21 | 62.8% | 38.6% |
| 2018-19 | 54.7% | 37.5% |
| 2017-18 | 49.1% | 29.8% |
| 2016-17 | 51.0% | 30.0% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Willow Glen High
Willow Glen High's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Glen High this school | 1,543 | 38.8% | 43.6% |
| Moorpark High Moorpark | 1,691 | 36.5% | 45.7% |
| Adolfo Camarillo High Camarillo | 1,969 | 40.9% | 46.8% |
| Sequoia High Redwood City | 1,854 | 39.3% | 42.2% |
| William S. Hart High Newhall | 1,941 | 39.1% | 53.3% |
| Canyon High Canyon Country | 1,952 | 37.1% | 56.0% |
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 Willow Glen High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #439 of 1,052 | #30 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #346 of 1,056 ▼ 12 | #28 of 43 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #673 of 1,056 ▼ 158 | #34 of 43 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #355 of 1,044 | #29 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,543 | #549 of 2,093 | #27 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #596 of 1,352 | #25 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #398 of 1,351 | #22 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,305 of 1,575 | #41 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #491 of 802 | #28 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
1,543
-154 (-9%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,379
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 1,543 | 75.9 | 20.3:1 | 39% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 1,580 | 74.7 | 21.1:1 | 39% (622) |
| 2022-23 | 1,656 | 75.7 | 21.9:1 | 35% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 1,697 | 78 | 21.8:1 | 30% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 1,698 | 76 | 22.3:1 | 38% (638) |
| 2015-16 | 1,697 | 73 | 23.3:1 | 37% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 1,524 | N/A | N/A | 38% (580) |
| 2000-01 | 1,444 | 65 | 22.2:1 | 36% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 1,379 | 64 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Glen High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,698 to 1,543); teachers unchanged (76 to 75.9).
About Willow Glen High
Willow Glen High is the name of a high-enrollment high school in San Jose, California. It enrolled 1,543 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
San Jose Unified counts 24,322 students in its 41 schools, and Willow Glen High is one of them.
Willow Glen High's enrollment is 55% Hispanic. Other groups make up 30% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. County-wide, 25% of Santa Clara County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Willow Glen High comes in at 60%.
Willow Glen High employs 75.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. Willow Glen High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 39%. That is close to the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
The allk12 Grade for Willow Glen High is C. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Willow Glen High is 13.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.6%. Predicted: 56.8%.
Census estimates describe Santa Clara County this way: median household income is about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, with a combined enrollment of about 230,059.
Willow Glen Middle is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Willow Glen High is 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Willow Glen High is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,697 in 2020-21 and 1,543 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.3:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in San Jose Unified
- Abraham Lincoln HighHigh · 1,590 students
- Leland HighHigh · 1,471 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Willow Glen MiddleMiddle · 1,180 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 910 students
- San Jose HighHigh · 874 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
- Willow Glen Middle0.2 mi · 1,180
- Booksin Elementary0.5 mi · 715
- Willow Glen Elementary0.7 mi · 660
- Schallenberger Elementary1.0 mi · 509
- Ernesto Galarza Elementary1.0 mi · 322
- Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary1.0 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Glen HighWhat is the total enrollment at Willow Glen High?
Willow Glen High enrolls approximately 1,543 students in grades 09-12.
Is Willow Glen High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willow Glen High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willow Glen High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willow Glen High is approximately 20.3:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willow Glen High?
At Willow Glen High, the student body is approximately 30% White, 55% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Willow Glen High public or private?
Willow Glen High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Jose Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.