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

Leland High has a SchoolScope composite score of 81.2/100, placing it at the 98th percentile statewide. 57% of students exceed standard, with a total of 704 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Leland High?

56.5% of students at Leland High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 81.3% 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 Leland High?

15.7% of students at Leland 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.

Leland High

High School

San Jose Unified San JoseSanta Clara County95120

📍 6677 Camden Avenue

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

1,519 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Teachers

57 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

97.4%

AP Exam Prepared

85.8%

A-G Completion

75.1%

College-Going Rate

91.3%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+38.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+59.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

28.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 25 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic10.3%

White29.5%

Asian48.3%

Black0.7%

Other11.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Leland High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	56.5%
Met Standard	24.7%
Below Standard	18.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Leland High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

56.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 41.0 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 34.8 points above the San Jose Unified district average of 21.7%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 40.5 points higher (vs 16.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 97.4% — above the state target. 75.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 91.3% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

56.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

81.3%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

15.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

704

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	352	60.2%	24.4%	8.2%	7.1%	84.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	352	52.8%	25.0%	13.1%	9.1%	77.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Los Alamitos Elementary

Also serves area

Los Alamitos Elementary

66.791st pctile

Rachel Carson Elementary

43.949th pctile

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Middle

Also serves area

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High School

Leland High

81.298th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.