Latino College Preparatory Academy: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
Latino College Preparatory Academy posts 26% meeting the standard and 7.7% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38 | 8% | 26% | — | — | 23.3% | 0.5% |
| CA average · High School | 44 | 16% | 36% | 87.6% | 35.4% | 30.2% | 3.6% |
Latino College Preparatory Academy scores 38 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 33rd percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “26% proficient” and call it done. Latino College Preparatory Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Jose, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 0.5% suspension rate — versus 3.6% statewide.
As a charter, Latino College Preparatory Academy enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
The seven-year arc
Has stayed near the 33rd percentile since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 26% meet the standard today, versus 30% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 38% | 33% | 32% | 42% | 41% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 22% | 5% | 2% | 10% | 11% |
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Latino College Preparatory Academy in San Jose, 39.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 51.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Latino College Preparatory Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 11.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (10.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (40.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 32.9 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 84 students tested.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 421 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).
On the state's science test (CAST), 19% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 62
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 98 | 14% | 27% | 29% | 31% | 41% | −6 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 98 | 1% | 10% | 19% | 69% | 11% | −12 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 101 | 3% | 16% | 70% | 11% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 84 | 39.3% | −12 | +1 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 98 | 40.8% | +3 | +2 |
| English Learners | 38 | 7.9% | −3 | −3 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latino College Preparatory Academy ← | — | 38 | 7.7% | 26.0% | — | 0.5% |
| Evergreen Valley High | 3.1 mi | 72 | 50.5% | 74.9% | — | 1.4% |
| KIPP Navigate College Prep | 1 mi | 59 | 25.7% | 44.5% | — | 3.0% |
| Yerba Buena High | 3.2 mi | 56 | 18.6% | 42.3% | — | 3.2% |
| California average | — | 44 | 15.8% | 35.7% | — | 3.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43 | 41 | #1199 | 9.8% | 30.1% | 12.4% | 0.7% | — |
| 2022 | 33 | 29 | #1491 | 5.6% | 19.2% | 35.5% | 1.9% | — |
| 2023 | 32 | 28 | #1544 | 4.4% | 17.0% | 27.6% | 0.8% | — |
| 2024 | 38 | 36 | #1365 | 8.1% | 26.3% | 25.5% | 0.6% | — |
| 2025 | 38 | 33 | #1437 | 7.7% | 26.0% | 23.3% | 0.5% | — |
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