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275 North 24th Street, San Jose · 874 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 66

Needs SupportScope Score · 9th percentile. Higher than 9 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 81% of the class graduated in four years (142 of 175); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 175
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is San Jose High a good high school?

Needs Support. San Jose High is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced1943%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2616%
English, Advanced2315%
Math, Advanced285%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance640 in 100
San Jose High’s place among California high schools, out of 100San Jose Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

49 in 100 students (473 of 959) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a half times the rate at the average San Jose Unified high school.

Each bar is San Jose High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 959. District and California figures are averages of school rates (7 San Jose Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

5 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than San Jose High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 2.7 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. KIPP San Jose CollegiateCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 9094th
  2. Yerba BuenaEast Side Union High · by addressScope Score 7550th
  3. IndependenceEast Side Union High · by addressScope Score 7442nd
  4. Luis Valdez Leadership AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7130th
  5. ACE CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6611th
  6. San JoseScope Score 669th
  7. James LickEast Side Union High · by addressScope Score 659th
  8. Alpha Cindy AvitiaCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 658th
San Jose UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does San Jose High compare with schools like it?

San Jose High’s Scope Score is 66. 253 California high schools, counting San Jose High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. San Jose High’s result is higher than 36 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 253

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

253 California public high schools where 64% to 76% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 64% to 76% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of San Jose High’s share. The count includes San Jose High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 43% to 47% and math from 16% to 12%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202656%37%58%San Jose UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia47%San Jose HighThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202637%12%33%San Jose UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia12%San Jose HighThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. San Jose Unified’s line combines its 7 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. San Jose Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSan Jose HighSan Jose UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201737%56%60%259
201836%54%56%234
201939%55%57%260
202243%58%55%208
202340%56%55%242
202441%60%56%175
202543%58%57%194
202647%58%57%201
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSan Jose HighSan Jose UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201712%37%32%263
201814%36%31%236
201915%39%32%261
202214%36%27%197
20239%34%27%242
20249%33%28%174
202516%37%30%201
202612%33%32%196

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

47%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

29242918
San Jose Unified56%California57%

Math

12%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

66227
San Jose Unified32%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 47% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 12% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 35 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school18%29%24%29%201
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Jose Unified28%28%20%24%1,815
Math, grade 11 · This school5%7%22%66%196
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Jose Unified18%14%19%49%1,805

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 201 tested in English, 196 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 87% of students. 473 of 959 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

49in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (473 of 959 students).

At the average San Jose Unified high school: 33 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 9.1% of students were suspended at least once (90 of 989). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

874

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 87%Asian 5%White 3%Filipino 3%Two or more races 1%

Family income

70%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 611 of 874. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

59

teachers, with 9 years of experience on average.

15% were in their first year.

83% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

28%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (68 of 243 students).

San Jose Unified: 44%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino87%
Asian5%
White3%
Filipino3%
Two or more races1%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 42.5 of 51.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 140 tested47%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 136 tested11%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 167 tested44%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 164 tested8%California 21%
  • English learnersEnglish · 47 tested4%California 8%
  • English learnersMath · 46 tested0%California 8%

8% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Jose Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 140 tested in English, 136 in math
English47%+740%−249%
Math11%−112%−1223%
Hispanic or Latino · 167 tested in English, 164 in math
English44%+440%−549%
Math8%−311%−1321%
English learners · 47 tested in English, 46 in math
English4%−37%−48%
Math0%−22%−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Jose Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Asian students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

81% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 42% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 65% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

42%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

5%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

81%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 142 of 175 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

42%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 74 of 175 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

5%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 7 of 142 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

65% enrolled in college within 12 months · 179 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓8 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓30 · 17%
  • California community college74 · 41%
  • In-state private2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled62 · 35%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
65%enrolled in college within a year

179 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California8 (4%)
  • California State University30 (17%)
  • California community college74 (41%)
  • In-state private2 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (1%)
  • Not enrolled62 (35%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 142 of 175 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 74 of 175 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 7 of 142 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
16
Admitted
13
Enrolled
6

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC BerkeleyApplied 14 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 9 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 7 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 5 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 5 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 16 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 37 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2023Applied 43 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2022Applied 36 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2021Applied 39 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2020Applied 43 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2019Applied 43 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2018Applied 56 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2017Applied 68 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2016Applied 55 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 16

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
55
Admitted
51
Enrolled
24

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San José StateApplied 269 · Admitted 237 · Enrolled 99
  • San Francisco StateApplied 142 · Admitted 133 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State East BayApplied 86 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 7
  • San Diego StateApplied 83 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 77 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 63 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 55 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 49 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 37 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 30 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 28 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 28 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 26 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 55 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2024Applied 61 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2023Applied 74 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2022Applied 73 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2021Applied 55 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 21
Advanced courses on record

International Baccalaureate

  • Middle Years Programme
  • Diploma Programme
  • Career-related Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
50 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about San Jose High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$23,332 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. San Jose Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $568 million.

$23,332

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,045
The school’s share of district office costs
$11,287
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,098
  • San Jose High$23,332
  • San Jose Unified high schools$22,699
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

San Jose Unified’s yearly plan

$568million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$33million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $568 million of $568 million in total budgeted spending. Source: San Jose Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around San Jose High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95116. They are not figures for the families at San Jose High.

Typical household income in a year

$85,818

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95116.

Typical home value
$860,900
People who live in this ZIP code
48,042
Typical age
37.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
21%

What you can do

Who can act on San Jose High’s results?

San Jose Unified’s board decides San Jose High’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed San Jose High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving San Jose Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for foster youth on two measures: math, and chronic absence. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Jose Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to San Jose High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?49 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (473 of 959 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?9.1% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (90 of 989 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?28% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (68 of 243 students); California: 47%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?53% in English and 88% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (201 tested in English, 196 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into San Jose High, and how do I get in?

Ask San Jose Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Anne Darling Elementary
    Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Muwekma Ohlone Middle
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    San Jose High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 66Needs Support · 9th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Anne Darling Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 65 · Needs Support · 1st percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Selma Olinder Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 20th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Horace Mann Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 9th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Grant Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 65 · Needs Support · 1st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 33rd percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Muwekma Ohlone Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 19th percentile · middle · 2026

    90% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is San Jose High?

Address
275 North 24th Street, San Jose 95116Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jeannette HardingAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

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Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Jose Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is San Jose High a good high school?

San Jose High has a Scope Score of 66. It scored higher than 9 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 9th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 49 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 33 in 100 at the average San Jose Unified high school. 9.1% of students (90 of 989) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 35 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 47% of low-income students in grade 11 at San Jose High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

50 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

65% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 16 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
16
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsInternational BaccalaureateNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

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Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,358 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 7 in San Jose Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate81%4425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math10%4422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)42%4920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math30%4518%
Chronically absent41 in 100425%
Suspension rate5.1% (50 of 987)445%
English learners: top level7%355%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–25669#1358California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1924 in 1007.3% (83 of 1,135)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2439 in 1006.7% (70 of 1,039)
2024–2541 in 1005.1% (50 of 987)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1120118%29%24%29%47%57%−10

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 111965%7%22%66%12%32%−20

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English20118%47%
2026 · Math1965%12%
2025 · English19415%43%
2025 · Math2015%16%
2024 · English17513%41%
2024 · Math1742%9%
2023 · English24214%40%
2023 · Math2423%9%
2022 · English20816%43%
2022 · Math1977%14%
2019 · English26011%39%
2019 · Math2615%15%
2018 · English23414%36%
2018 · Math2365%14%
2017 · English25913%37%
2017 · Math2635%12%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English19443%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math20116%
2024 · Grade 11 · English17541%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math1749%
2023 · Grade 11 · English24240%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math2429%
2022 · Grade 11 · English20843%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math19714%
2019 · Grade 11 · English26039%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math26115%
2018 · Grade 11 · English23436%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math23614%
2017 · Grade 11 · English25937%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math26312%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide2027%22%61%10%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income14047%+7−2
Hispanic or Latino16744%+4−5
English learners474%−3−4
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 41 in 100 → 2025–26 · 49 in 100 · +8 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 5.1% (50 of 987) → 2025–26 · 9.1% (90 of 989) · +4.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female26 in 10050 in 100+24 in 100
Male23 in 10049 in 100+26 in 100
Asian7 of 5613 of 49—
Black or African American6 of 22——
Filipino3 of 317 of 25—
Hispanic or Latino26 in 10051 in 100+25 in 100
Two or more races2 of 106 of 12—
White6 of 4612 of 25—
Students with disabilities36 in 10056 in 100+20 in 100
English learners29 in 10050 in 100+21 in 100
Foster youth7 of 13——
Homeless16 of 2617 of 24—
Low-income25 in 10051 in 100+26 in 100
All students24 in 10049 in 100+25 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 42% · numerator 74 students classified Prepared · denominator 175 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 74 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 74 of 175 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
81%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
5%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
65%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025161364.034.043.99
2024372983.864.004.21
2023432593.763.984.15
20223629124.054.164.19
20213927133.853.933.98
20204326143.793.944.01
20194330153.874.034.13
20185635173.814.014.05
20176838163.793.994.12
20165532163.894.014.10

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202514under 3under 3
Berkeley2024273under 3
Berkeley20233076
Berkeley20222663
Berkeley2021287under 3
Davis202573under 3
Davis20242212under 3
Davis20232611under 3
Davis2022146under 3
Davis202129113
Irvine202593under 3
Irvine2024126under 3
Irvine202316under 3under 3
Irvine20221963
Irvine202117under 3under 3
Los Angeles20255under 3under 3
Los Angeles2024173under 3
Los Angeles202325under 3under 3
Los Angeles2022243under 3
Los Angeles202121under 3under 3
Merced202566under 3
Merced20241110under 3
Merced202397under 3
Merced202255under 3
Merced202177under 3
Riverside202555under 3
Riverside202395under 3
San Diego202554under 3
San Diego202485under 3
San Diego202317under 3under 3
San Diego2022168under 3
San Diego2021134under 3
Santa Barbara202554under 3
Santa Barbara2024129under 3
Santa Barbara2023167under 3
Santa Barbara2022107under 3
Santa Barbara2021137under 3
Santa Cruz202576under 3
Santa Cruz20242518under 3
Santa Cruz20232011under 3
Santa Cruz20222116under 3
Santa Cruz202127194
Universitywide202516136
Universitywide202437298
Universitywide202343259
Universitywide2022362912
Universitywide2021392713

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationoffered · 395 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 50 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections10
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)907

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California84%
California State University3017%
California community college7441%
In-state private21%
Out-of-state, 4-year21%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled6235%

179 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 65% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · 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 above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,878 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 27,430 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$805 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 874

Central federal expenditures attributed here$293 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 874

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,059 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$292,468,76158.97%59%
Instruction support$61,768,38712.45%12%
Student services$49,263,8539.93%10%
Administration$31,175,2396.29%6%
Buildings & maintenance$48,304,5679.74%10%
Other$13,019,0012.62%3%
Total$495,999,808100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $495,999,808 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,878 per pupil
2020$12,931 per pupil
2019$12,414 per pupil
2018$11,570 per pupil
2017$11,975 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders5.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95116 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95116 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$85,818
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)21%
ZIP-area population48,042
Median age37.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95116 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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