How does Evergreen Valley High compare to other high schools in San Jose?

Evergreen Valley High has a SchoolScope composite score of 78.3/100, placing it at the 97th percentile statewide. 51% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,236 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Evergreen Valley High?

50.5% of students at Evergreen Valley High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 74.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Evergreen Valley High?

10.2% of students at Evergreen Valley High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Evergreen Valley High

High School

East Side Union High San JoseSanta Clara County95148

📍 3300 Quimby Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

⭐

High Ceiling

A high-ceiling school — students here are pushed to exceed, not just meet, the standard.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

2,749 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

20%

Teachers

112 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

95.1%

AP Exam Prepared

81.7%

A-G Completion

77.9%

College-Going Rate

92.8%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-0.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

13.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 147 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic15.1%

White3.2%

Asian72.4%

Black0.6%

Other8.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Evergreen Valley High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	50.5%
Met Standard	24.4%
Below Standard	25.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Evergreen Valley High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

50.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 35.0 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 34.7 points above the East Side Union High district average of 15.8%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.3 points higher (vs 21.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.1% — above the state target. 77.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 92.8% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.2%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →