East Side Union High
East Side Union High has 16 ranked schools across high levels with an average Scope Score of 49.5/100 — 5.8 points above the California state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is Evergreen Valley High at 80/100, where 50.5% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $12,685 per student (below the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 28.8%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
District Analysis
Consistency: Score range of 70.3 points — showing significant variation between schools.
Absenteeism: District chronic absenteeism averages 28.8%, 10.7pp below the state average of 18.1%.
Suspensions: District suspension rate averages 3.3%, near the state average of 1.7%.
Top school: Evergreen Valley High leads the district at 80 with 50.5% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in East Side Union High
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Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
East Side Union High spends $12,685 per student in current expenditures — $2,130 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
High Schools (16)
East Side Union High has 16 ranked high schools averaging a Scope Score of 49.5 — 2.0 points above the state average of 47.5. 3 of 16 high schools score above 70.
The highest-scoring high school is Evergreen Valley High with a Scope Score of 80 and 50.5% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evergreen Valley High East Side Union High High Ceiling | Strong 80/100 |
| 2 | Piedmont Hills High East Side Union High Strong All-Around | Strong 74/100 |
| 3 | Santa Teresa High East Side Union High Strong All-Around | Strong 71/100 |
| 4 | Silver Creek High East Side Union High Strong All-Around | Solid 66/100 |
| 5 | Yerba Buena High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Solid 63/100 |
| 6 | Independence High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Solid 59/100 |
| 7 | Oak Grove High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Solid 54/100 |
| 8 | Mt. Pleasant High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Solid 52/100 |
| 9 | William C. Overfelt High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Developing 47/100 |
| 10 | James Lick High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Developing 47/100 |
| 11 | Andrew P. Hill High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Developing 40/100 |
| 12 | Phoenix High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Developing 38/100 |
| 13 | Apollo High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Developing 37/100 |
| 14 | Calero High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Developing 31/100 |
| 15 | Pegasus High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Needs Support 22/100 |
| 16 | Foothill High East Side Union High Building Momentum | Needs Support 10/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
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- Parent and community engagement levels
- Quality of special education and gifted programs
- How resources are distributed across schools within the district
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