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Yerba Buena High
B+

Yerba Buena High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1855 Lucretia Ave., San Jose, CA 95122 · (408) 347-4700 · Part of East Side Union High School District

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

Directions
Photo: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,612
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Yerba Buena High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 24 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
9–12Yerba Buena HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1855 Lucretia Ave., San Jose

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9331
Grade 10409
Grade 11425
Grade 12447
Enrollment over time
1,722’20
1,698’21
1,724’22
1,621’23
1,612’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%Asian 46%White 2%Black 1%Two or more races <1%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 Yerba Buena 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
Santa Teresa High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Jose
A
2,134 students22:1
Piedmont Hills High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Jose
A
1,918 students23:1
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.