Public school with a magnet program · East Side Union High

Yerba Buena High — Rating & test scores

1855 Lucretia Avenue, San Jose · 1,612 students · Grades 9–12

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Yerba Buena High, Luis Valdez Leadership Academy and College Connection Academy share this address in the state’s school directory. OpenStreetMap maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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Scope Score 75

SolidScope Score · 50th percentile. Higher than 50 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 (413 of 437); 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: 437
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 Yerba Buena a good high school?

Solid. Yerba Buena is higher than most California high schools on math test results and attendance. Yerba Buena is lower than most on English test results.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4255%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5730%
English, Advanced4924%
Math, Advanced6213%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance5519 in 100
Yerba Buena’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, 20% of students tested in English (reading and writing) and 11% in math scored Advanced, against 27% and 16% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Yerba Buena’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: 365 in English, 362 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).

In its own words

What does Yerba Buena say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

Every line here is from yerbabuena.esuhsd.org, read November 12, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

2 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Yerba Buena. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 2.5 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. University Preparatory Academy CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 9397th
  2. Silver CreekNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8174th
  3. Yerba BuenaScope Score 7550th
  4. Luis Valdez Leadership AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7130th
  5. Andrew P. HillNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6713th
  6. William C. OverfeltNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6611th
  7. San JoseSan Jose Unified · by addressScope Score 669th
  8. Alpha Cindy AvitiaCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 658th
East Side Union HighA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

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

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

Scores and family income

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

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

5 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 Yerba Buena compare with schools like it?

Yerba Buena’s Scope Score is 75. 212 California high schools, counting Yerba Buena, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Yerba Buena’s result is higher than 119 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 212

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 57%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 59%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

212 California public high schools where 56% to 68% 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 56% to 68% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Yerba Buena’s share. The count includes Yerba Buena. 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?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 55% to 50% and math from 30% to 26%.

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%52%61%East Side Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia50%Yerba BuenaYerba Buena

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202642%31%38%East Side Union HighDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia26%Yerba BuenaYerba Buena

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
SpringYerba BuenaEast Side Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201752%67%60%391
201853%62%56%376
201955%63%57%386
202254%61%55%436
202351%61%55%338
202455%60%56%403
202555%60%57%402
202650%61%57%365
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringYerba BuenaEast Side Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201731%42%32%378
201830%40%31%380
201930%42%32%373
202231%36%27%434
202329%34%27%343
202427%35%28%400
202530%36%30%406
202626%38%32%362

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in both subjects.

English

50%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

30203020
East Side Union High58%California57%

Math

26%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

54201511
East Side Union High36%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 24 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 school20%30%20%30%365
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 school11%15%20%54%362
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: 365 tested in English, 362 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 51% of students. 317 of 1,564 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

20in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (317 of 1,564 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: 2.2% of students were suspended at least once (35 of 1,618). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,612

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 51%Asian 40%Filipino 5%White 2%Black or African American 2%Two or more races 1%

Family income

62%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 998 of 1,612. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

97

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

82% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

28%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (91 of 326 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
Hispanic or Latino51%
Asian40%
Filipino5%
White2%
Black or African American2%
Two or more races1%
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: 59.1 of 71.8 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and Asian students scored well below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian161 tested68%California 79%
  • Low-income333 tested49%California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino177 tested34%California 49%
  • English learners86 tested5%California 8%

34% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Asian students: 68% in English, against 79% 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 · 333 tested in English, 331 in math
English49%−453%049%
Math24%−529%+123%
Hispanic or Latino · 177 tested in English, 176 in math
English34%−741%−1549%
Math7%−714%−1421%
Asian · 161 tested in English, 159 in math
English68%−1179%−1179%
Math46%−1864%−2167%
English learners · 86 tested in English, 85 in math
English5%−510%−38%
Math6%−28%−28%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in East Side Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

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

After high school

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

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 58% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

58%

Across California: 52%.

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

54%

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 · 413 of 437 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

58%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 252 of 437 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

54%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 224 of 413 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

77% enrolled in college within 12 months · 421 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓56 · 13%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓83 · 20%
  • California community college170 · 40%
  • In-state private10 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 1%
  • Not enrolled98 · 23%

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
77%enrolled in college within a year

421 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California56 (13%)
  • California State University83 (20%)
  • California community college170 (40%)
  • In-state private10 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 (1%)
  • Not enrolled98 (23%)

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 · 413 of 437 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 · 252 of 437 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 · 224 of 413 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
118
Admitted
98
Enrolled
43

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 94 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 91 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 13
  • UC IrvineApplied 86 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 5
  • UCLAApplied 75 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 4
  • UC San DiegoApplied 70 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 5
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 62 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 5
  • UC RiversideApplied 59 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 57 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 54 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 5

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 118 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2024Applied 79 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2023Applied 139 · Admitted 113 · Enrolled 57
  • Fall 2022Applied 110 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2021Applied 105 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2020Applied 100 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2019Applied 108 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2018Applied 109 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2017Applied 116 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2016Applied 82 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 31

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
182
Admitted
172
Enrolled
80

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 813 · Admitted 764 · Enrolled 335
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 234 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 201 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 189 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 188 · Admitted 179 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State East BayApplied 153 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 86 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 75 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 62 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 57 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 31 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 31 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 30 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • 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 182 · Admitted 172 · Enrolled 80
  • Fall 2024Applied 146 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2023Applied 211 · Admitted 205 · Enrolled 88
  • Fall 2022Applied 158 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled 74
  • Fall 2021Applied 159 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 75
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 7 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 Science5
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts1
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course21 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
390 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 Yerba Buena. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$18,124 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.

$18,124

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,080
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,044
Of the total, from federal funds
$587
  • Yerba Buena$18,124
  • 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 Yerba Buena like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95122. They are not figures for the families at Yerba Buena.

Typical household income in a year

$103,549

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 95122.

Typical home value
$872,900
People who live in this ZIP code
50,775
Typical age
37.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
19%

What you can do

Who can act on Yerba Buena’s results?

The state took Yerba Buena out of extra targeted support; East Side Union High’s board decides its 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.

What has the state flagged?

The state took the school off the list for 2025–26. The school was on the list in 2024–25.

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 9 questions to Yerba Buena. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?28% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (91 of 326 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?7% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (176 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  6. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  7. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

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 Yerba Buena?

Address
1855 Lucretia Avenue, San Jose 95122Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Lyra HuaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 7, 2025.

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 Yerba Buena a good high school?

Yerba Buena High has a Scope Score of 75. It scored higher than 50 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 50th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 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. 2.2% of students (35 of 1,618) 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 24 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, 49% of low-income students in grade 11 at Yerba Buena 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 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 390 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?

77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 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
17
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

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #742 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 18 in East Side Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate94%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math19%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)58%5820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math42%5518%
Chronically absent19 in 100595%
Suspension rate3.2% (56 of 1,733)525%
English learners: top level9%385%

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
2024–257550#742California 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
2018–1914 in 1002.7% (50 of 1,839)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2424 in 1005.0% (89 of 1,765)
2024–2519 in 1003.2% (56 of 1,733)

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 1136520%30%20%30%50%57%−7

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 1136211%15%20%54%26%32%−6

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 · English36520%50%
2026 · Math36211%26%
2025 · English40224%55%
2025 · Math40613%30%
2024 · English40323%55%
2024 · Math40012%27%
2023 · English33819%51%
2023 · Math34312%29%
2022 · English43625%54%
2022 · Math43413%31%
2019 · English38622%55%
2019 · Math37312%30%
2018 · English37620%53%
2018 · Math38013%30%
2017 · English39122%52%
2017 · Math37814%31%

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 · English40255%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math40630%
2024 · Grade 11 · English40355%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math40027%
2023 · Grade 11 · English33851%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math34329%
2022 · Grade 11 · English43654%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math43431%
2019 · Grade 11 · English38655%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math37330%
2018 · Grade 11 · English37653%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math38030%
2017 · Grade 11 · English39152%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math37831%

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
Schoolwide37210%30%49%12%

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-income33349%−40
Hispanic or Latino17734%−7−15
Asian16168%−11−11
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 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.2% (56 of 1,733) → 2025–26 · 2.2% (35 of 1,618) · −1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female15 in 10021 in 100+6 in 100
Male13 in 10020 in 100+7 in 100
Asian4 in 1006 in 100+2 in 100
Black or African American10 of 219 of 25—
Filipino10 of 984 of 71—
Hispanic or Latino22 in 10031 in 100+9 in 100
White6 of 1910 of 26—
Students with disabilities27 in 10040 in 100+13 in 100
English learners23 in 10034 in 100+11 in 100
Homeless7 of 1820 of 47—
Low-income14 in 10022 in 100+8 in 100
All students14 in 10020 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races—5 of 16—

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 58% · numerator 252 students classified Prepared · denominator 437 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 91% · AP-pathway numerator 229 · denominator 252 (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 252 of 437 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
94%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
91%
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)
54%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
77%

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)
202511898433.944.024.20
20247961344.054.134.20
2023139113574.014.064.18
202211076364.044.124.18
202110580283.853.944.07
202010075483.894.034.11
201910864423.793.984.08
201810970473.814.004.08
201711676433.803.974.11
20168254313.753.954.04

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
Berkeley2025911713
Berkeley20246365
Berkeley20231051411
Berkeley20227498
Berkeley2021695under 3
Davis202594425
Davis202465347
Davis20231075919
Davis2022823810
Davis2021753710
Irvine202586225
Irvine2024562112
Irvine2023100134
Irvine20227714under 3
Irvine2021638under 3
Los Angeles202575104
Los Angeles20245474
Los Angeles202310596
Los Angeles20227574
Los Angeles20216254
Merced20255755under 3
Merced20241110under 3
Merced20233534under 3
Merced20221513under 3
Merced20212827under 3
Riverside20255950under 3
Riverside20242019under 3
Riverside202327243
Riverside20222119under 3
Riverside20212818under 3
San Diego202570245
San Diego20245212under 3
San Diego20238312under 3
San Diego202256164
San Diego202130123
Santa Barbara202562355
Santa Barbara20243723under 3
Santa Barbara202365329
Santa Barbara202245173
Santa Barbara20213713under 3
Santa Cruz202554425
Santa Cruz20243930under 3
Santa Cruz20237159under 3
Santa Cruz202256323
Santa Cruz202148295
Universitywide20251189843
Universitywide2024796134
Universitywide202313911357
Universitywide20221107636
Universitywide20211058028

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
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis 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 count17
AP enrollment (male/female)678
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 390 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections8
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections15
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,620

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 California5613%
California State University8320%
California community college17040%
In-state private102%
Out-of-state, 4-year21%
Out-of-state, 2-year21%
Not enrolled9823%

421 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 77% · % 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$388 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,612

Central federal expenditures attributed here$199 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,612

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 holders3.5%

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 95122 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95122 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$103,549
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19%
ZIP-area population50,775
Median age37.0 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 95122 →

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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