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Enrollment
1,612
High
DISTRICT 1,234 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST SIDE UNION HIGH·NCES 061182001310
Yerba Buena High
1855 Lucretia Ave., San Jose, CA 95122 · (408) 347-4700 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,612 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- B-Beats 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
23.9:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
998 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 | 331 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 409 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 425 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 447 | 28% |
Student demographics
54%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
55.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.4% | 30.6% | 21.9% | 23.1% |
| Math | 12.8% | 16.8% | 23.9% | 46.5% |
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 | 55.0% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.2% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 30.6% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 40.7% |
| 2018-19 | 55.4% | 30.3% |
| 2017-18 | 52.7% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 51.9% | 31.5% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Yerba Buena High
Yerba Buena High's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerba Buena High this school | 1,612 | 61.9% | 41.7% |
| Glen A. Wilson High Hacienda Heights | 1,456 | 65.2% | 69.1% |
| John A. Rowland High Rowland Heights | 2,016 | 68.1% | 56.8% |
| San Gabriel High San Gabriel | 1,761 | 66.4% | 52.7% |
| Galileo High San Francisco | 1,750 | 62.9% | 53.0% |
| Balboa High San Francisco | 1,238 | 63.7% | 56.2% |
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 Yerba Buena High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #484 of 1,052 | #31 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #439 of 1,056 ▼ 13 | #31 of 43 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #583 of 1,056 ▼ 46 | #31 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #369 of 1,044 | #30 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,612 | #505 of 2,093 | #24 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,101 of 1,352 | #50 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #570 of 1,351 | #26 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #1,011 of 1,575 | #26 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #404 of 802 | #22 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
1,612
-110 (-6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 2,115
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 1,612 | 67.5 | 23.9:1 | 62% (998) |
| 2023-24 | 1,621 | 71.5 | 22.7:1 | 55% (889) |
| 2022-23 | 1,724 | 74.3 | 23.2:1 | 44% (761) |
| 2020-21 | 1,722 | 71 | 24.3:1 | 61% (1,048) |
| 2017-18 | 1,824 | 80.5 | 22.7:1 | 74% (1,344) |
| 2015-16 | 1,788 | 76 | 23.5:1 | 69% (1,226) |
| 2010-11 | 1,641 | N/A | N/A | 66% (1,091) |
| 2000-01 | 1,864 | 88 | 21.2:1 | 50% (937) |
| 1990-91 | 2,115 | 67 | 31.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yerba Buena High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,824 to 1,612); teachers down 16% (80.5 to 67.5).
About Yerba Buena High
Yerba Buena High is a public high school in San Jose, California. The school counts 1,612 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 92% bigger than the 838 average for high schools in California.
East Side Union High is made up of 16 schools with 19,736 students in all.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Yerba Buena High. The largest is Hispanic students, at 50%. Smaller groups are 46% Asian. For comparison, the population of Santa Clara County is roughly 25% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 23.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligible students account for 62% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Santa Clara County, the average is 37%.
allk12 grades Yerba Buena High a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Yerba Buena High is 43.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.7%.
In the county around the school, Santa Clara County, the median household income is $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Santa Clara County is home to 412 public schools and about 230,059 public school students.
Nearest public school: College Connection Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Yerba Buena High ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 1,722 in 2020-21 to 1,612 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- College Connection Academy0.1 mi · 213
- Luis Valdez Leadership Academy0.1 mi · 225
- Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory0.3 mi · 554
- Robert F. Kennedy Elementary0.3 mi · 300
- Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary0.4 mi · 508
- Bridges Academy0.4 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Yerba Buena HighHow many students attend Yerba Buena High?
Yerba Buena High enrolls approximately 1,612 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Yerba Buena High serve?
Yerba Buena High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yerba Buena High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yerba Buena High is approximately 23.9:1 (67 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Yerba Buena High?
Yerba Buena High reports a student body of 2% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 46% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Yerba Buena High public or private?
Yerba Buena 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.