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Lynbrook High: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Lynbrook posts 77.5% exceeding the standard — versus 19.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

1280 Johnson Avenue, 95129 (opens in new tab)·Fremont Union High·San Jose·Grades 9-12·1,702 students·7% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(408) 366-7700
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope9354
% Exceeded78%20%
% Met+92%43%
Grad rate97.5%92.5%
College readiness91.0%43.0%
Absence8.0%23.1%
Suspension0.3%3.3%
Scope Score
93
⭐ High Ceiling · Strong
ranked #9 statewide · #1 of 5 in Fremont Union High

Lynbrook High scores 93 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 99th percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

⭐ High Ceiling — Ask what happens for a kid who shows up behind — a high ceiling for the top can sit right next to thin support at the bottom, and the score alone won't show you which.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “92% proficient” and call it done. Lynbrook deserves a closer read. It sits at the 99th percentile of 1,647 California high schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

Lynbrook's low-income kids hit 63.0% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide

Has held the 99th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAGreen(Declined)MathBlue(Maintained)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 92% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1195%96%94%94%92%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1193%95%91%92%93%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
92%
State 43%
Graduate
98%
State 92%
Pass an AP exam
91%
State 43%

Of 100 students here: 92 are proficient by 11th grade → 98 graduate → 91 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
97.5%
State 92.5%
5.0pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
77.5%
State 19.8%
57.7pp above state avg
College readiness
91.0%
State 43.0%
AP course or exam readiness above state avg
Met or exceeded
92.3%
State 43.2%
49.1pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
8.0%
State 23.1%
15.1pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.3%
State 3.3%
2.9pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
32.6%
State 18.0%
14.6pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

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 Lynbrook High in San Jose, 63.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 44.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lynbrook High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 18.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (65.4% Math proficient); Asian students (94.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 33.7 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 27 students tested.

All students at this school: 92% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 92%, district —, state 43%92%
AsianAsian: this school 96%, district 89%, state 72%96% · +3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 92%, district 75%, state 42%92% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 93%, district 78%, state 44%93% · +1 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 64%, district 39%, state 32%64% · −28 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 79%, district 79%, state 56%79% · −13 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 96%, district 83%, state 56%96% · +4 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 53%, district 29%, state 15%53% · −39 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 27%, district 34%, state 32%27% · −65 vs school

5 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic1.3% AP · 2.8% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.0% AP · 0.1% enroll.
Asian91.0% AP · 83.8% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2% AP · 0.3% enroll.
Black0.0% AP · 0.4% enroll.
White4.1% AP · 7.3% enroll.
Two or more races3.5% AP · 5.3% enroll.
English learners1.7% AP · 2.6% enroll.
Students with disabilities1.0% AP · 7.6% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 8.0%, district 11.4%, state 23.1%8.0% · −15.1pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.3%, district —, state 3.3%0.3% · −2.9pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–127.1%

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
90%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Lynbrook's class of 2023, 90% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 445 completers, 90% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 92 (21%)California State University 35 (8%)California community college 56 (13%)In-state private 17 (4%)Out-of-state, 4-year 202 (45%)Out-of-state, 2-year 0 (0%)Not enrolled 43 (10%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 97 of Lynbrook's 397 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Berkeley the most common landing, with 25 enrollees.

Applied342fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted300
Enrolled97
Where they landed (fall 2025)
Berkeley 25Irvine 14Santa Cruz 13Riverside 10San Diego 10Los Angeles 9Davis 7Santa Barbara 6Merced 3

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

Peak: 164 enrolled, 2016

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 90% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year.

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 23:1, district 23:123:1
PrincipalJanice Chen
Teaching staff87 teachers
Avg. experience18.9 years
Fully credentialed95%
First-year teachers1%
Intern / emergency permit0.5%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$105,395 – $177,052
Principal salaryUp to $226,451
Superintendent salary$427,192

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers345 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers56 students
Advanced Coursework

Lynbrook's teachers are authorized to teach 16 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — above the 14-subject median among California schools that offer AP at all — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Physics C: Mechanics.

AP subjects taught16
Math & Computer Science (4)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Computer Science Principles · Statistics
Sciences (3)Biology · Chemistry · Physics C: Mechanics
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (2)U.S. Government and Politics · United States History
World Languages & Cultures (4)Chinese Language and Culture · French Language and Culture · Japanese Language and Culture · Spanish Language and Culture
Arts (1)2-D Art and Design

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $25,388, CA average $14,491$25,388 · spent at this school
Federal share$267 per student

$267 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,602 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction60%
Instruction support15%
Student services11%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$16,540 per pupil
2019$15,878 per pupil
2018$15,994 per pupil
2017$14,645 per pupil
2016$14,135 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Asian81.3%
District 56.5% · CA 10.2%
Other9.4%
District 11.8% · CA 9.0%
White5.5%
District 13.1% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic3.6%
District 18.0% · CA 56.1%
Black0.3%
District 0.6% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 6.5% (57pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$196K · CA $85K
Median home value$2.00M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+73% · CA 35%
ZIP population41,321
Median age41 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 85% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lynbrook High a good high school?

Lynbrook High has a Scope Score of 93 out of 100, placing it in the 99th percentile of California high schools and ranked #9 statewide. 77.5% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 57.7 percentage points above the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Lynbrook High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 92.3% of students at Lynbrook High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 77.5% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 14.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 77.5% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 823 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Lynbrook High rank in California?

Lynbrook High ranks #9 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 99th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Lynbrook High?

8.0% of students at Lynbrook High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 0.3%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Lynbrook High compare to other schools in San Jose?

Lynbrook High scores 93/100 (99th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,702 students. Use the schools in San Jose page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Lynbrook High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Lynbrook High in San Jose, 63.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 44.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lynbrook High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 18.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (65.4% Math proficient); Asian students (94.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 33.7 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 27 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at Lynbrook High?

Lynbrook High's teachers are authorized to teach 16 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: 2-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, French Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Physics C: Mechanics, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Lynbrook High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 97 Lynbrook High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
97.5%
↑ vs CA 92.5% · 62th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
77.5%
↑ vs CA 19.8% · 100th pctile
College readiness · 20%
91.0%
↑ vs CA 43.0% · 83th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
92.3%
↑ vs CA 43.2% · 92th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
8.0%
↑ vs CA 23.1% · 68th pctile
▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
0.3%
↑ vs CA 3.3% · 65th pctile
▼ 0.8pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
32.6%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 77th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1141276%16%5%3%92%+43
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1141179%14%4%3%93%+69

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide41450%35%14%1%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2763.0%+18+25
Asian34394.5%+6+20
White2680.8%−2+19
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Lynbrook High ←—9377.5%92.3%——0.3%
Saratoga High2.6 mi9262.9%82.6%——0.4%
Cupertino High1.3 mi9061.5%83.1%——1.6%
Westmont High2.4 mi7333.2%58.3%——2.0%
California average—5419.8%43.2%——3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
97.5%
AP Exam Prepared
91.0%
A-G Completion
93.2%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
90.3%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20199499#680.0%93.8%4.9%1.6%—
20229499#782.8%95.6%7.9%1.0%—
20239499#876.6%92.4%6.6%1.1%—
20249399#878.9%93.0%7.7%1.1%—
20259399#977.5%92.3%8.0%0.3%—
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female4.3%7.3%+3.0pp
Male4.1%6.9%+2.8pp
Asian2.0%5.0%+3.0pp
Filipino0.0%2.4%+2.4pp
Hispanic/Latino32.8%28.1%-4.7pp
Two or More Races8.6%12.1%+3.5pp
Students with Disabilities23.0%41.1%+18.1pp
English Learners8.0%16.4%+8.4pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.3%19.4%+5.1pp
All Students4.2%7.1%+2.9pp
White—8.3%—
American Indian/Alaska Native—9.1%—
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
2025342300974.064.074.07
20243713111224.044.074.11
20233983231034.084.124.11
20223893111534.164.234.26
20214483701374.104.154.24
20203623081254.034.054.08
20193052421223.954.014.09
20183723131454.024.094.13
20173583031243.944.024.09
20163563151643.943.974.04
20153713091333.914.004.05
20143492891333.914.004.03

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20253143425
Berkeley20243233932
Berkeley20233442613
Berkeley20223334027
Berkeley20213682215
Davis2025320497
Davis20243405011
Davis2023358898
Davis202234011122
Davis202138015624
Irvine20253168814
Irvine20243416620
Irvine20233634312
Irvine2022355554
Irvine202140010012
Los Angeles2025311239
Los Angeles2024337198
Los Angeles20233652717
Los Angeles20223454014
Los Angeles20213933517
Merced20251581583
Merced20241291223
Merced20231231173
Merced2022100965
Merced2021114106‹3
Riverside202520919010
Riverside202421517816
Riverside202321914914
Riverside202217813713
Riverside202120915710
San Diego20253254410
San Diego2024346378
San Diego2023370464
San Diego20223455613
San Diego2021413828
Santa Barbara20253061226
Santa Barbara202433111013
Santa Barbara202336211019
Santa Barbara202233415239
Santa Barbara202138717836
Santa Cruz202524920613
Santa Cruz202430018411
Santa Cruz202330619013
Santa Cruz202228014316
Santa Cruz202133819513
Universitywide202534230097
Universitywide2024371311122
Universitywide2023398323103
Universitywide2022389311153
Universitywide2021448370137

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
2-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count17
AP enrollment1,036
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 17 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections13
Physics sections18
Chemistry sections17
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,942

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California9220.7%
California State University357.9%
California community college5612.6%
In-state private173.8%
Out-of-state, 4-year20245.4%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled439.7%

445 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 90% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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