Independent charter school · Santa Clara County Office of Education · San Jose, California

University Preparatory Academy Charter — Rating & test scores

San Jose · 7–12 · 727 students (2024–25)

97thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
86

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 100% of the class graduated in four years (115 of 115); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 115
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).

This rating covers grade 11. University Preparatory Academy Charter teaches 7–12: grades 7 and 8 results ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 88% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 60% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 117 in English, 115 in math. 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).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask University Preparatory Academy Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is University Preparatory Academy Charter a good high school?

University Preparatory Academy Charter scores higher than 97 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 97th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 10 in 100 at the average Santa Clara County Office of Education high school. 1.8% of students (13 of 733) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (6)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 61% of low-income students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at University Preparatory Academy Charter in San Jose scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 43% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 160 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

90% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $9.4 million is planned for 16 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 81% of its $11.5 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 88% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 60% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 117 in English, 115 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 117 tested

Advanced
61%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
12%
This school88%
California57%
Santa Clara County Office of Education58%

88% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 115 tested

Advanced
36%
Proficient
24%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California32%
Santa Clara County Office of Education40%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced80%73%
Advanced42%30%
Proficient38%43%
Developing level14%22%
Minimal6%5%
Tested107137
California51%49%
Difference+29+24
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced88%
Advanced61%
Proficient27%
Developing level7%
Minimal5%
Tested117
California57%
Difference+31

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

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced73%64%
Advanced53%41%
Proficient20%23%
Developing level21%23%
Minimal6%13%
Tested108135
California38%36%
Difference+35+28
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced60%
Advanced36%
Proficient24%
Developing level24%
Minimal16%
Tested115
California32%
Difference+28

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 76% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 68% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 244 tested

Advanced
35%
Proficient
41%
Below the standard
24%
This school76%
California50%
Santa Clara County Office of Education55%

76% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 243 tested

Advanced
46%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
32%
This school68%
California37%
Santa Clara County Office of Education48%

68% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 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.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 87% to 88% and math from 62% to 60%.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school61%27%7%5%117
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Santa Clara County Office of Education36%22%19%23%331
Math, grade 11 · This school36%24%24%16%115
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Santa Clara County Office of Education23%17%18%42%327
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school35%41%19%5%244
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Santa Clara County Office of Education25%30%20%25%1,297
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school46%22%22%10%243
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Santa Clara County Office of Education33%15%20%32%1,294

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · Grade 11 is well above California. Grades 7 and 8 are also well above it

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202688%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202660%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 81% in 2017 to 88% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 67% in 2017 to 60% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201781%
89 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201891%
97 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201989%
107 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202280%
117 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202385%
106 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202479%
117 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202587%
99 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202688%
117 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201767%
90 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201872%
97 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201978%
107 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202262%
119 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202364%
106 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202458%
116 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202562%
98 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202660%
115 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on University Preparatory Academy Charter’s results?

University Preparatory Academy Charter’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed University Preparatory Academy Charter in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

Santa Clara County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

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

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 100% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 90% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 115 of 115 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

100%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 115 of 115 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

100%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 115 of 115 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

90% enrolled in college within 12 months · 115 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓28 · 24%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓41 · 36%
  • California community college13 · 11%
  • In-state private10 · 9%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year11 · 10%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled12 · 10%

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.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 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 Science3
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course14 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
160 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.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 115 of 115 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 · 115 of 115 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 · 115 of 115 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
83
Admitted
62
Enrolled
28

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 63 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 58 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 57 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 57 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 55 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 53 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 48 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 7
  • UC RiversideApplied 41 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 5
  • UC MercedApplied 27 · Admitted 25 · 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 83 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2024Applied 75 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2023Applied 82 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2022Applied 82 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2021Applied 65 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2020Applied 74 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2019Applied 70 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2018Applied 57 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2017Applied 43 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2016Applied 57 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 25

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
97
Admitted
94
Enrolled
31

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 376 · Admitted 309 · Enrolled 98
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 228 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 13
  • San Diego StateApplied 218 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 153 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 7
  • San Francisco StateApplied 139 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 75 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 75 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 67 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 45 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 43 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 38 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 26 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 21 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 18 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 9 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 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 97 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2024Applied 79 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2023Applied 96 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2022Applied 94 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2021Applied 73 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 28

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

4 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Santa Clara County Office of Education high school, 10 in 100 were. 1.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 26 of 731 students counted for it; suspension: 13 of 733 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Santa Clara County Office of Education high school 1.8%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

4 in 100This school
10 in 100At the average Santa Clara County Office of Education high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

26 of 731 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.8%

of students were suspended at least once (13 of 733). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades 7–8: 3 in 100, 7 of 247
  • Grades 9–12: 4 in 100, 19 of 484
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at University Preparatory Academy Charter

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

77% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
University Preparatory Academy CharterSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 31 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 77%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 30 tested33%Same group, California 23%
  • AsianEnglish · 45 tested96%Same group, California 79%
  • AsianMath · 45 tested78%Same group, California 67%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Asian: 49%2. Hispanic or Latino: 18%3. Black or African American: 17%4. Two or more races: 6%5. White: 5%6. Filipino: 5%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian49%
  2. Hispanic or Latino18%
  3. Black or African American17%
  4. Two or more races6%
  5. White5%
  6. Filipino5%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

53% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 8 of 15 English learners53%
Santa Clara County Office of Education · 14 of 4630%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

28%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 202 of 727. California: 63%.

38teachers, 2024–25

10 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

5%in their first year, 2024–25

83%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Santa Clara County Office of Educationvs California
Low-income · 31 tested in English, 30 in math
English77%+6413%+2849%
Math33%+258%+1023%
Asian · 45 tested
English96%—+1779%
Math78%—+1167%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Santa Clara County Office of Education, 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.

Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Asian49%
Hispanic or Latino18%
Black or African American17%
Two or more races6%
White5%
Filipino5%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 83% of teaching positions, 28.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 34.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into University Preparatory Academy Charter, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

University Preparatory Academy Charter is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary
    52nd · Solid · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
  2. Middle
    75th · Strong · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
  3. High · this school
    University Preparatory Academy Charter
    Grades 7–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Rocketship Alma Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    52nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    68th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Rocketship Rising Stars

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

Middle-school links

  • Sunrise Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    75th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

  • ACE Empower Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    11th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

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.

How do I get in?

Ask University Preparatory Academy Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: upasv.org ↗Office: (408) 723-1839Administrator: David Porter
2315 Canoas Garden Avenue, San Jose 95125

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 61% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (117 students tested); California: 27%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #44 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math49%8522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)100%8420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math75%7818%
Chronically absent4 in 100685%
Suspension rate3.8% (28 of 737)495%
English learners: top level45%—5%

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.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–258697#44California 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–243 in 1002.2% (16 of 722)
2024–254 in 1003.8% (28 of 737)

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
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 · English36143%80%
2026 · Math35843%66%
2025 · English34438%79%
2025 · Math33743%66%
2024 · English36137%77%
2024 · Math35934%61%
2023 · English35537%76%
2023 · Math34738%63%
2022 · English36038%75%
2022 · Math36037%58%
2019 · English33937%74%
2019 · Math33941%65%
2018 · English32348%79%
2018 · Math32250%69%
2017 · English30543%79%
2017 · Math30645%68%

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 7 · English12580%
2025 · Grade 8 · English12072%
2025 · Grade 11 · English9987%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math12476%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math11559%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math9862%
2024 · Grade 7 · English12376%
2024 · Grade 8 · English12177%
2024 · Grade 11 · English11779%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math12261%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math12163%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math11658%
2023 · Grade 7 · English12372%
2023 · Grade 8 · English12673%
2023 · Grade 11 · English10685%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math12072%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math12155%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math10664%
2022 · Grade 7 · English12277%
2022 · Grade 8 · English12169%
2022 · Grade 11 · English11780%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math12464%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math11749%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math11962%
2019 · Grade 7 · English11774%
2019 · Grade 8 · English11561%
2019 · Grade 11 · English10789%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math11564%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math11753%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math10778%
2018 · Grade 7 · English11267%
2018 · Grade 8 · English11482%
2018 · Grade 11 · English9791%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math11262%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math11373%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math9772%
2017 · Grade 7 · English10578%
2017 · Grade 8 · English11177%
2017 · Grade 11 · English8981%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math10571%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math11166%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math9067%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide25920%37%39%3%

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-income9061%—+18
Asian16792%—+15
Hispanic or Latino6362%—+19
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+3213Average+12210Accelerated
English-only students+6113not categorized+11111not categorized
Asian−598Average+1297Accelerated
Low-income+652Accelerated+352Average
Hispanic or Latino+943Accelerated−441Average
Black or African American038Average+738Accelerated
English learners−1130Moderate+331Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1227not categorized−228not categorized
Two or more races−217Average+417Average

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+3 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

213 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: +3 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +1-point median for California high school records.

State model · math+12 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

210 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −6-point median for California high school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California high school records, the median English estimate is +1 and the middle half fall between −9 and +7 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 4 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.8% (28 of 737) → 2025–26 · 1.8% (13 of 733) · −2.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—4 in 100—
Male—3 in 100—
Asian—3 in 100—
Black or African American—0 in 100—
Filipino—3 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—10 in 100—
Two or more races—4 in 100—
White—0 in 100—
Students with disabilities—0 in 100—
English learners—8 in 100—
Low-income—4 in 100—
All students—4 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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 100% · numerator 115 students classified Prepared · denominator 115 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 97% · AP-pathway numerator 112 · denominator 115 (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 115 of 115 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
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
97%
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)
100%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
90%

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)
20258362283.743.893.97
20247562363.863.964.04
20238254293.783.974.03
20228247213.834.004.07
20216546233.844.014.04
20207457273.753.874.01
20197054273.843.974.11
20185741293.693.843.82
20174334163.653.813.78
20165747253.663.733.79

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
Berkeley20255374
Berkeley20245197
Berkeley202352under 3under 3
Berkeley2022544under 3
Berkeley2021334under 3
Davis202557164
Davis202463225
Davis202349218
Davis20226886
Davis202150155
Irvine20256311under 3
Irvine2024578under 3
Irvine2023555under 3
Irvine2022578under 3
Irvine20215910under 3
Los Angeles2025555under 3
Los Angeles20245664
Los Angeles20236263
Los Angeles2022623under 3
Los Angeles2021423under 3
Merced20252725under 3
Merced20242323under 3
Merced202324193
Merced202225223
Merced202187under 3
Riverside202541345
Riverside20244237under 3
Riverside20233015under 3
Riverside20222822under 3
Riverside202122183
San Diego2025585under 3
San Diego202460174
San Diego20235874
San Diego2022633under 3
San Diego2021463under 3
Santa Barbara20255710under 3
Santa Barbara20245418under 3
Santa Barbara202351165
Santa Barbara20225513under 3
Santa Barbara202142124
Santa Cruz202548367
Santa Cruz2024534111
Santa Cruz202342295
Santa Cruz202251234
Santa Cruz202140285
Universitywide2025836228
Universitywide2024756236
Universitywide2023825429
Universitywide2022824721
Universitywide2021654623

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
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Physics 1this school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis 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 count14
AP enrollment (male/female)295
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 160 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections4
Physics sections4
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)713

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 California2824%
California State University4136%
California community college1311%
In-state private109%
Out-of-state, 4-year1110%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1210%

115 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 90% · % 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$131,345 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,518 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 37%Instruction support 19%Student services 18%Administration 21%Buildings & maintenance 4%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$119,858,49837.35%37%
Instruction support$61,576,55219.19%19%
Student services$56,803,24617.70%18%
Administration$66,652,93420.77%21%
Buildings & maintenance$11,411,7753.56%4%
Other$4,594,6601.43%1%
Total$320,897,664100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $320,897,664 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$131,345 per pupil
2018$15,891 per pupil
2017$16,175 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 holders0.0%

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 95125 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95125 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$160,738
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)57%
ZIP-area population54,419
Median age41.0 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 95125 →

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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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