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Silver Creek High — Rating & test scores

3434 Silver Creek Road, San Jose · 2,139 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 81

SolidScope Score · 74th percentile. Higher than 74 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, 95% of the class graduated in four years (510 of 538); 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: 538
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 Silver Creek a good high school?

Solid. Silver Creek is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6767%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8045%
English, Advanced6832%
Math, Advanced8324%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance8013 in 100
Silver Creek’s place among California high schools, out of 100East Side Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 49% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Each bar is Silver Creek’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
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 471. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Silver Creek say about itself?

We haven’t read Silver Creek’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open silvercreek.esuhsd.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Silver Creek. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 2.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Evergreen ValleyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9093rd
  2. Silver CreekScope Score 8174th
  3. Yerba BuenaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7550th
  4. Luis Valdez Leadership AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7130th
  5. Mt. PleasantNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6814th
  6. Andrew P. HillNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6713th
  7. William C. OverfeltNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6611th
  8. Alpha Cindy AvitiaCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 658th
East Side Union HighCharter

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 Silver Creek compare with schools like it?

Silver Creek’s Scope Score is 81. 196 California high schools, counting Silver Creek, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 78. Silver Creek’s result is higher than 131 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 196

  1. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 50%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Troy High

    Fullerton

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

196 California public high schools where 39% to 51% 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 39% to 51% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Silver Creek’s share. The count includes Silver Creek. 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 67% to 71% and math from 45% to 49%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202667%75%71%Silver CreekSilver Creek61%East Side Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202642%54%49%Silver CreekSilver Creek38%East Side Union HighDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. East Side Union High’s line combines its 18 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. East Side Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSilver CreekEast Side Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201775%67%60%616
201876%62%56%565
201975%63%57%510
202269%61%55%530
202362%61%55%563
202471%60%56%502
202567%60%57%499
202671%61%57%471
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSilver CreekEast Side Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201754%42%32%609
201856%40%31%568
201954%42%32%499
202246%36%27%535
202339%34%27%566
202447%35%28%494
202545%36%30%499
202649%38%32%471

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

71%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

14153734
East Side Union High58%California57%

Math

49%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

31202524
East Side Union High36%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 49% 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. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 22 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 school34%37%15%14%471
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · East Side Union High29%29%20%22%4,740
Math, grade 11 · This school24%25%20%31%471
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · East Side Union High20%16%18%46%4,721

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 471 tested in English, 471 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?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 52% of students. 296 of 2,089 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

14in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (296 of 2,089 students).

At the average high school in the East Side Union High district: 28 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.7% of students were suspended at least once (58 of 2,137). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,139

students in grades 9–12.

Asian 52%Hispanic or Latino 33%Filipino 8%White 3%Two or more races 3%Black or African American <1%

Family income

45%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 954 of 2,139. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

127

teachers, with 17 years of experience on average.

2% were in their first year.

93% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

43%

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 (111 of 258 students).

East Side Union High: 31%. 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
Asian52%
Hispanic or Latino33%
Filipino8%
White3%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American<1%
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: 94.2 of 101.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian267 tested81%California 79%
  • Filipino41 tested68%California 77%
  • Low-income337 tested67%California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino132 tested52%California 49%
  • English learners60 tested13%California 8%
  • Students with disabilities36 tested6%California 19%

67% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, 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 East Side Union Highvs California
Low-income · 337 tested in English, 338 in math
English67%+1453%+1849%
Math44%+1529%+2123%
Asian · 267 tested
English81%+279%+279%
Math69%+564%+267%
Hispanic or Latino · 132 tested
English52%+1141%+349%
Math18%+414%−321%
Filipino · 41 tested
English68%−270%−977%
Math37%+136%−1249%
English learners · 60 tested in English, 62 in math
English13%+310%+58%
Math13%+58%+58%
Students with disabilities · 36 tested in English, 37 in math
English6%−612%−1319%
Math0%−44%−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in East Side Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, 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?

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 68% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 86% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

68%

Across California: 52%.

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

66%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 510 of 538 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

68%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 364 of 539 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

66%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 334 of 510 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

86% enrolled in college within 12 months · 529 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓78 · 15%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓97 · 18%
  • California community college246 · 47%
  • In-state private16 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year16 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled75 · 14%

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
86%enrolled in college within a year

529 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California78 (15%)
  • California State University97 (18%)
  • California community college246 (47%)
  • In-state private16 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year16 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled75 (14%)

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 · 510 of 538 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 · 364 of 539 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 · 334 of 510 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
176
Admitted
136
Enrolled
61

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 145 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 18
  • UC IrvineApplied 140 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 139 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 8
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 135 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 11
  • UCLAApplied 130 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 114 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 103 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 5
  • UC RiversideApplied 96 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 7
  • UC MercedApplied 77 · Admitted 75 · 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 176 · Admitted 136 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2024Applied 180 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2023Applied 207 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 78
  • Fall 2022Applied 198 · Admitted 121 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2021Applied 218 · Admitted 144 · Enrolled 73
  • Fall 2020Applied 144 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2019Applied 196 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2018Applied 218 · Admitted 121 · Enrolled 57
  • Fall 2017Applied 149 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2016Applied 143 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 62

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
259
Admitted
249
Enrolled
102

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 1,189 · Admitted 1,106 · Enrolled 371
  • San Diego StateApplied 533 · Admitted 119 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 476 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 12
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 399 · Admitted 130 · Enrolled 8
  • San Francisco StateApplied 287 · Admitted 270 · Enrolled 16
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 242 · Admitted 172 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 234 · Admitted 182 · Enrolled 26
  • Sacramento StateApplied 132 · Admitted 118 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 111 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 106 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 98 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 95 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 12
  • Fresno StateApplied 61 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 59 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 55 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 50 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 44 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 28 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 20 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 19 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 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 259 · Admitted 249 · Enrolled 102
  • Fall 2024Applied 279 · Admitted 264 · Enrolled 95
  • Fall 2023Applied 278 · Admitted 254 · Enrolled 97
  • Fall 2022Applied 279 · Admitted 267 · Enrolled 109
  • Fall 2021Applied 259 · Admitted 248 · Enrolled 85
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science6
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts3
Every approved AP course21 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 6
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
203 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 Silver Creek. 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.
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Money

Where does the money go?

$17,667 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. East Side Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $59 million.

$17,667

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,623
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,044
Of the total, from federal funds
$448
  • Silver Creek$17,667
  • East Side Union High high schools$19,294
  • 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 ↓

East Side Union High’s yearly plan

$59million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$56million

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 8 goals. The district’s page lists each one. Source: East Side Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Silver Creek like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95121. They are not figures for the families at Silver Creek.

Typical household income in a year

$150,605

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 95121.

Typical home value
$1,051,900
People who live in this ZIP code
36,463
Typical age
42.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
35%

What you can do

Who can act on Silver Creek’s results?

East Side Union High’s board decides Silver Creek’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 Silver Creek 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 East Side Union High extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and progress in learning English. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for East Side Union High: 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 6 questions to Silver Creek. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?18% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (132 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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

How do I get in?

Ask East Side Union High which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Silver Creek?

Address
3434 Silver Creek Road, San Jose 95121Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Kelly DaughertyAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask East Side Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Silver Creek a good high school?

Silver Creek High has a Scope Score of 81. It scored higher than 74 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 74th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 14 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average high school in the East Side Union High district. 2.7% of students (58 of 2,137) 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 22 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, 67% of low-income students in grade 11 at Silver Creek High in San Jose scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 203 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?

86% 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?

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This page is built from 17 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
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Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

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Money and staff

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Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #381 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 18 in East Side Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate95%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math28%6422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)68%6420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math56%6518%
Chronically absent13 in 100645%
Suspension rate1.7% (38 of 2,235)585%
English learners: top level13%455%

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
2024–258174#381California 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
2018–199 in 1001.5% (38 of 2,541)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2415 in 1002.3% (54 of 2,302)
2024–2513 in 1001.7% (38 of 2,235)

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 1147134%37%15%14%71%57%+14

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 1147124%25%20%31%49%32%+17

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 · English47134%71%
2026 · Math47124%49%
2025 · English49932%67%
2025 · Math49924%45%
2024 · English50238%71%
2024 · Math49426%47%
2023 · English56328%62%
2023 · Math56619%39%
2022 · English53037%69%
2022 · Math53524%46%
2019 · English51039%75%
2019 · Math49927%54%
2018 · English56542%76%
2018 · Math56829%56%
2017 · English61639%75%
2017 · Math60928%54%

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 · English49967%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math49945%
2024 · Grade 11 · English50271%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math49447%
2023 · Grade 11 · English56362%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math56639%
2022 · Grade 11 · English53069%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math53546%
2019 · Grade 11 · English51075%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math49954%
2018 · Grade 11 · English56576%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math56856%
2017 · Grade 11 · English61675%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math60954%

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
Schoolwide48413%34%48%5%

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-income33767%+14+18
Asian26781%+2+2
Hispanic or Latino13252%+11+3
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 · 13 in 100 → 2025–26 · 14 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.7% (38 of 2,235) → 2025–26 · 2.7% (58 of 2,137) · +1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10015 in 100+6 in 100
Male9 in 10013 in 100+4 in 100
Asian4 in 1007 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American7 of 527 of 15—
Filipino4 in 1008 in 100+4 in 100
Hispanic or Latino17 in 10025 in 100+8 in 100
Pacific Islander2 of 19——
Two or more races1 of 1610 of 55—
White13 in 10015 of 70—
Students with disabilities23 in 10035 in 100+12 in 100
English learners8 in 10021 in 100+13 in 100
Homeless10 of 2414 of 27—
Military families3 of 14——
Low-income12 in 10016 in 100+4 in 100
All students9 in 10014 in 100+5 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 68% · numerator 364 students classified Prepared · denominator 539 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 70% · AP-pathway numerator 255 · denominator 364 (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 364 of 539 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
95%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
70%
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)
66%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
86%

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)
2025176136613.823.934.04
2024180116543.813.954.04
2023207145783.893.994.09
2022198121613.924.054.12
2021218144733.833.994.08
2020144111693.863.943.97
2019196124633.833.994.01
2018218121573.683.873.97
201714982483.633.883.96
201614397623.633.833.94

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
Berkeley20251351611
Berkeley20241241510
Berkeley20231532016
Berkeley20221371815
Berkeley2021138148
Davis20251454818
Davis20241354012
Davis20231655017
Davis2022145359
Davis20211697024
Irvine2025140183
Irvine2024149164
Irvine2023148156
Irvine2022152186
Irvine202118016under 3
Los Angeles2025130116
Los Angeles202412996
Los Angeles202313785
Los Angeles202214275
Los Angeles2021147105
Merced20257775under 3
Merced202440393
Merced202353494
Merced202242393
Merced202145424
Riverside202596857
Riverside202472613
Riverside2023836510
Riverside202265438
Riverside202187637
San Diego2025139268
San Diego2024128234
San Diego2023138198
San Diego2022138164
San Diego20211564114
Santa Barbara202511432under 3
Santa Barbara2024107304
Santa Barbara202310923under 3
Santa Barbara202210724under 3
Santa Barbara202113029under 3
Santa Cruz2025103735
Santa Cruz202497638
Santa Cruz20231197710
Santa Cruz2022104489
Santa Cruz2021100607
Universitywide202517613661
Universitywide202418011654
Universitywide202320714578
Universitywide202219812161
Universitywide202121814473

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.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count22
AP enrollment (male/female)766
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 203 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections18
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,182

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 California7815%
California State University9718%
California community college24647%
In-state private163%
Out-of-state, 4-year163%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled7514%

529 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 86% · % 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$12,685 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 22,488 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$249 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,139

Central federal expenditures attributed here$199 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,139

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,779 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 56%Instruction support 12%Student services 18%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$212,187,19955.71%56%
Instruction support$46,391,99712.18%12%
Student services$67,972,22117.85%18%
Administration$19,327,7025.07%5%
Buildings & maintenance$30,834,4828.10%8%
Other$4,144,9241.09%1%
Total$380,858,525100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $380,858,525 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$12,685 per pupil
2020$12,544 per pupil
2019$13,317 per pupil
2018$10,292 per pupil
2017$10,222 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 holders2.3%

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 95121 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95121 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$150,605
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35%
ZIP-area population36,463
Median age42.8 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 95121 →

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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 · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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