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

Piedmont Hills High has a SchoolScope composite score of 72.4/100, placing it at the 93rd percentile statewide. 42% of students exceed standard, with a total of 930 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Piedmont Hills High?

41.9% of students at Piedmont Hills High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 65.7% 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 Piedmont Hills High?

10.6% of students at Piedmont Hills 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.

Piedmont Hills High

High School

East Side Union High San JoseSanta Clara County95132

📍 1377 Piedmont Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

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

1,945 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

24%

Teachers

86 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

94.7%

AP Exam Prepared

71.5%

A-G Completion

67.2%

College-Going Rate

89.6%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

20.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 151 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic27.4%

White4.5%

Asian53.4%

Black1.2%

Other13.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Piedmont Hills High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	41.9%
Met Standard	23.8%
Below Standard	34.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Piedmont Hills High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

41.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 26.4 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 26.1 points above the East Side Union High district average of 15.8%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 35.7 points higher (vs 6.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 94.7% — above the state target. 67.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 89.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.6%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →