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Santa Teresa High
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Santa Teresa High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6150 Snell Rd., San Jose, CA 95123 · (408) 347-6200 · Part of East Side Union High School District

San Jose’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of California school districts

Directions
Photo: Kevin Payravi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,134
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Santa Teresa High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher

On the path

Where San Jose kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Santa Teresa HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts78%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6150 Snell Rd., San Jose

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9507
Grade 10542
Grade 11546
Grade 12539
Enrollment over time
2,177’20
2,164’21
2,196’22
2,181’23
2,134’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%Asian 31%White 19%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Santa Teresa High from San Jose families.

Other schools in East Side Union High School District

The district →
Evergreen Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Jose
A+
2,703 students25:1
Independence High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Jose
A
2,289 students22:1
Silver Creek High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Jose
A
2,139 students24:1
Piedmont Hills High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Jose
A
1,918 students23:1
Yerba Buena High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Jose
B+
1,612 students24:1
Andrew P. Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Jose
B−
1,564 students21:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; San Jose’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.