School district · Santa Clara County

San Jose Unified schools

San Jose Unified has public schools at every stage: 22 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score, 8 of 2,529 middle and 7 of 1,498 high. Every stage has schools in all four bands, Strong to Needs Support (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).

Elementary · 22 schools

from 1st to 96th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Williams Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Los Alamitos Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Graystone Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Simonds Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Booksin Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
  • Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet: 89th percentile, Strong
  • Schallenberger Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Reed Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
  • River Glen: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Almaden Elementary: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Rachel Carson Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
  • Willow Glen Elementary: 40th percentile, Developing
  • Merritt Trace Elementary: 34th percentile, Developing
  • Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
  • Allen at Steinbeck: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Selma Olinder Elementary: 20th percentile, Needs Support
  • Ernesto Galarza Elementary: 16th percentile, Needs Support
  • Washington Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Horace Mann Elementary: 9th percentile, Needs Support
  • Anne Darling Elementary: 1st percentile, Needs Support
  • Grant Elementary: 1st percentile, Needs Support
7Needs Support
4Developing
2Solid
9Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 8 schools

from 15th to 95th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Bret Harte Middle: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Castillero Middle: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • River Glen: 78th percentile, Strong
  • John Muir Middle: 59th percentile, Solid
  • Willow Glen Middle: 37th percentile, Developing
  • Muwekma Ohlone Middle: 19th percentile, Needs Support
  • ACE Inspire Academy: 17th percentile, Needs Support
  • Herbert Hoover Middle: 15th percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
3Strong

High · 7 schools

from 3rd to 97th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Leland High: 97th percentile, Strong
  • Pioneer High: 83rd percentile, Strong
  • Willow Glen High: 55th percentile, Solid
  • Abraham Lincoln High: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Gunderson High: 18th percentile, Needs Support
  • San Jose High: 9th percentile, Needs Support
  • Liberty Alternative: 3rd percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
2Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 36 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.

  • 36 ranked schools
  • 1 school not ranked statewide

Schools around San Jose Unified

37 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in San Jose Unified score highest?

Williams Elementary is highest, at the 96th percentile.

That’s higher than 96 in 100 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in San Jose Unified

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

Show the other 19 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in San Jose Unified had 17 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in San Jose Unified score highest?

Bret Harte Middle is highest, at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in San Jose Unified

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

Show the other 5 middle schools
Context

The average middle school in San Jose Unified had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in San Jose Unified score highest?

Leland High is highest, at the 97th percentile.

That’s higher than 97 in 100 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in San Jose Unified

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

Show the other 4 high schools
Context

The average high school in San Jose Unified had 33 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

1 high school not ranked statewide
  • Broadway HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools

The district

Where does San Jose Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

San Jose Unified spent $22,059 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every San Jose Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction59%
  • Instruction support12%
  • Student services10%
  • Administration6%
  • Buildings & maintenance10%
  • Other3%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$568.2 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 15 funded actions in 9 goals. That’s nearly all of its general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 151 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 69% of the money. The plan itself puts 81% of it toward staff.

  • Rigorous Curriculum-Innovative Workforce (Base) $308.3 million
  • Unified Community – Innovative Workforce (Base) $47.3 million
  • Efficient System – Innovative Workforce (Base) $37.4 million
  • 12 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

No action title in this plan names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners.

For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what changed
For high-need students

It plans $33.3 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $30.9 million and estimates it spent $29.5 million, $1.4 million (4%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $39.3 million (7%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Rigorous Curriculum-Innovative Workforce (Base), which went from $287.3 million to $308.3 million.

Largest increases

  • Rigorous Curriculum-Innovative Workforce (Base)+⁠$21.0 million
  • Rigorous Curriculum – Innovative Workforce (Base)+⁠$5.1 million
  • Enhanced Resources – Additional Resources and Services+⁠$4.6 million
The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Rigorous Curriculum-Innovative Workforce (Base) · $308,313,311
  • Unified Community – Innovative Workforce (Base) · $47,260,671
  • Efficient System – Innovative Workforce (Base) · $37,412,299
The full plan9 goals and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($568.2 million).

Where does the money go?

65% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3
G4

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
  • small actions drawn together

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1A rigorous curriculum that inspires all students to discover their own greatness - We provide a safe…$369.7 million65% of action budgets

“A rigorous curriculum that inspires all students to discover their own greatness - We provide a safe, respectful, supportive, and rigorous learning experience for every student” p. 27 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $343.3 million (+⁠$26.4 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Rigorous Curriculum-Innovative Workforce (Base)$308.3 millionaction 1.1 · p. 111 ↗
  2. Rigorous Curriculum – Innovative Workforce (Base)$36.4 millionaction 1.3 · p. 111 ↗
  3. Rigorous Curriculum – Innovative Workforce$23.3 millionaction 1.2 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Rigorous Curriculum – Additional Resources and Services$1.7 millionaction 1.4 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $917,989 is state funding counted toward those services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Rigorous Curriculum-Innovative Workforce (Base)+⁠$21.0 million$287.3 million → $308.3 million · p. 111 ↗
  2. Rigorous Curriculum – Innovative Workforce (Base)+⁠$5.1 million$31.3 million → $36.4 million · p. 111 ↗
  3. Rigorous Curriculum – Innovative Workforce+⁠$1.6 million$21.8 million → $23.3 million · p. 111 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Rigorous Curriculum – Additional Resources and Services · $2.9 million → $1.7 million · p. 111 ↗−⁠$1.3 million

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 27. p. 27 ↗

Goal 2 · Focus GoalA unified community that elevates opportunities for all - We create a sense of belonging for our students…$64.0 million11% of action budgets

“A unified community that elevates opportunities for all - We create a sense of belonging for our students, parents, and staff where we celebrate and learn from the rich diversity of our community” p. 46 ↗

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $61.3 million (+⁠$2.7 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Unified Community – Innovative Workforce (Base)$47.3 millionaction 2.1 · p. 111 ↗
  2. Unified Community – Innovative Workforce$9.0 millionaction 2.2 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $6.7 million is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Unified Community – Additional Resources and Services (Base)$7.8 millionaction 2.3 · p. 111 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Unified Community – Additional Resources and Services (Base)+⁠$1.8 million$6.0 million → $7.8 million · p. 111 ↗
  2. Unified Community – Innovative Workforce+⁠$1.5 million$7.5 million → $9.0 million · p. 111 ↗
  3. Unified Community – Innovative Workforce (Base)−⁠$0.5 million$47.8 million → $47.3 million · p. 111 ↗

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 46. p. 46 ↗

Goal 3Enhanced resources that make the extraordinary ordinary - We use our equity framework to allocate our…$61.8 million11% of action budgets

“Enhanced resources that make the extraordinary ordinary - We use our equity framework to allocate our resources to students with the highest needs” p. 58 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $54.8 million (+⁠$7.0 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Enhanced Resources – Innovative Workforce (Base)$33.0 millionaction 3.1 · p. 111 ↗
  2. Enhanced Resources – Additional Resources and Services$16.4 millionaction 3.4 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.3 million is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Enhanced Resources – Additional Resources and Services (Base)$9.5 millionaction 3.3 · p. 111 ↗
  4. Enhanced Resources – Innovative Workforce$2.9 millionaction 3.2 · p. 111 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.1 million is state funding counted toward those services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Enhanced Resources – Additional Resources and Services+⁠$4.6 million$11.8 million → $16.4 million · p. 112 ↗
  2. Enhanced Resources – Innovative Workforce (Base)+⁠$1.7 million$31.2 million → $33.0 million · p. 111 ↗
  3. Enhanced Resources – Additional Resources and Services (Base)+⁠$0.5 million$9.0 million → $9.5 million · p. 111 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Enhanced Resources – Innovative Workforce · $2.8 million → $2.9 million · p. 111 ↗+⁠$0.2 million

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 58. p. 58 ↗

Goal 4 · Focus GoalAn efficient system that asks and answers the questions “why” and “what if?” We strive for effective and…$72.5 million13% of action budgets

“An efficient system that asks and answers the questions “why” and “what if?” We strive for effective and engaging two-way communication with our students, parents, staff, and community” p. 70 ↗

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $68.9 million (+⁠$3.6 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Efficient System – Innovative Workforce (Base)$37.4 millionaction 4.1 · p. 112 ↗
  2. Efficient System – Additional Resources and Services (Base)$35.1 millionaction 4.2 · p. 112 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Efficient System – Additional Resources and Services (Base)+⁠$2.9 million$32.2 million → $35.1 million · p. 112 ↗
  2. Efficient System – Innovative Workforce (Base)+⁠$0.7 million$36.7 million → $37.4 million · p. 112 ↗

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 70. p. 70 ↗

Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBroadway$00% of action budgets

“Increase graduation rates, particularly for Students with Disabilities. Total Equity multiplier funds received are $819,983 ($269,468 for Broadway HS and $550,515 for Liberty HS). Of this total, $252,974 is reported under Goal 5 for Broadway HS and is related to the indirect cost of $16,494 (Indirect cost rate = 6.53%), which is included in Goal 4.3, efficient system (base), and is also identified as Other State Funds” p. 76 ↗

No funded actions in this plan · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 76. p. 76 ↗

Goal 6 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalLiberty Alternative$00% of action budgets

“Improving academic outcomes for students in all subgroups by improving curriculum alignment with state standards. Total Equity multiplier funds received are $819,983 ($269,468 for Broadway HS and $550,515 is for Liberty) Of this total, $516,818 is reported under Goal 6 for Liberty Alternative, and related indirect cost of $33,697 (Indirect cost rate = 6.52% is included in goal 4.3 efficient system (base) and also identified as Other State Funds” p. 82 ↗

No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $0 (unchanged)

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 82. p. 82 ↗

Goal 7 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalEmpire Gardens Elementary - Improving ELPI in EL; suspension rates in ALL, SED and SWD. Total Equity…$00% of action budgets

“Empire Gardens Elementary - Improving ELPI in EL; suspension rates in ALL, SED and SWD. Total Equity multiplier funds received are $251,666” p. 88 ↗

No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $251,666 (−⁠$251,666)

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 88. p. 88 ↗

Goal 8 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalLowell Elementary - Improving ELPI in EL; ELA in All, EL, SED, HISP; suspension rates in All, EL, SED…$00% of action budgets

“Lowell Elementary - Improving ELPI in EL; ELA in All, EL, SED, HISP; suspension rates in All, EL, SED; chronic absenteeism in SWD. Total Equity multiplier funds received are $317,400” p. 94 ↗

No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $317,400 (−⁠$317,400)

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 94. p. 94 ↗

Goal 9 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBroadway High School - Improving suspension rates in ALL, EL, LTEL,SED, SWD and HI; chronic absenteeism and…$152,520under 1% of action budgets

“Broadway High School - Improving suspension rates in ALL, EL, LTEL,SED, SWD and HI; chronic absenteeism and graduation rates for ALL, Total Equity multiplier funds received are $299,139. LEA plans to spend in the following amount and year: 2026-27 $152,520 and 2027-28 $146,619 (will be added to the 2027-28 LCAP),” p. 101 ↗

2 funded actions · no goal 9 in the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Rigorous Curriculum-Innovative Workforce - Suspensions, Chronic Absenteeism, Graduation Rate$51,125action 9.1 · p. 113 ↗

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 113 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Title not confirmed · $101,395 · p. 113 ↗not compared
  • Rigorous Curriculum-Innovative Workforce - Suspensions, Chronic Absenteeism, Graduation Rate · $51,125 · p. 113 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 101. p. 101 ↗

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 25,409 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 55%2. White: 20%3. Asian: 14%4. Two or more races: 7%5. Black or African American: 2%6. Filipino: 2%7. Pacific Islander: <1%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%9. Not reported: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino55%
  2. White20%
  3. Asian14%
  4. Two or more races7%
  5. Black or African American2%
  6. Filipino2%
  7. Pacific Islander<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Not reported<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

44%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 11,178 of 25,278 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

The state is giving San Jose Unified extra help in 2026. A student group had the Dashboard’s lowest results (red) on two or more measures three years in a row.

It also qualified the year before.

Which students, on which measures

Foster youth
math and chronic absence

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 44% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (1,791 of 4,027 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

2 schools getting state support, 2025–26

Anne Darling Elementary (Targeted support) · Simonds Elementary (Targeted support)

This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

Which places nearby can you look at next?

Cities in the district

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Districts nearby

Common questions

Which public schools in San Jose Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Williams Elementary, 96th percentile (Strong). Middle: Bret Harte Middle, 95th percentile (Strong). High: Leland High, 97th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in the San Jose Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in San Jose Unified good?

San Jose Unified’s 22 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 9 Strong, 2 Solid, 4 Developing and 7 Needs Support. San Jose Unified’s 8 public middle schools run from the 15th to the 95th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong, 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 3 Needs Support. San Jose Unified’s 7 public high schools run from the 3rd to the 97th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 3 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in San Jose Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in San Jose Unified had 17 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in San Jose Unified had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in San Jose Unified had 33 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does San Jose Unified spend per student?

San Jose Unified spent $22,059 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every San Jose Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in San Jose Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $568.2 million into 15 funded actions in 9 goals, nearly all of its general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $369.7 million, 65% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools governed and funded by San Jose Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

Download these schools (CSV)Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.