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East Side Union High School District
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves San Jose and Milpitas.
Students
19,736
Schools
16
Spent per student
$18,147
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$859.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about East Side Union High School District
- School Grade A−: better than 84% of California districts
- Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
- Spends 14% less per student than the CA average
- 22 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 11.3% since 2020
- Debt of $859.9M, about $43,569 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cherryland.
K–5Colonial Acres ElementarySan Lorenzo Unified School District
6–89 middle schoolsHayward Unified School District
9–125 high schoolsHayward Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency53%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,147 per student · 14% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 43%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
22,255’20
21,615’21
20,915’22
20,236’23
19,736’24
Down 11.3% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 48%Asian 42%White 5%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
16 public schools.
Evergreen Valley High
A+2,703 students25:1
Independence High
A2,289 students22:1
Silver Creek High
A2,139 students24:1
Santa Teresa High
A2,134 students22:1
Piedmont Hills High
A1,918 students23:1
Yerba Buena High
A−1,612 students24:1
Andrew P. Hill High
B1,564 students21:1
Oak Grove High
A−1,374 students22:1
William C. Overfelt High
B−1,363 students20:1
Mt. Pleasant High
B+998 students21:1
James Lick High
B+862 students20:1
Foothill High
C268 students16:1
Calero High
B−173 students19:1
Apollo High
C141 students19:1
Pegasus High
128 students21:1
Phoenix High
70 students17:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Campbell Union High School DistrictCampbell, Los Gatos, Santa Clara
$19,636per student
Fremont Union High School DistrictCupertino, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
$24,927per student
Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont
$16,281per student
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School DistrictLos Gatos, Saratoga
$25,830per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.