Yerba Buena High

1855 Lucretia Ave., San Jose CA, 95122 | Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District | 408-347-4700
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1824
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 43% 1% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 343 in San Jose
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
48%San Jose
43%California

Yerba Buena High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District" in San Jose, CA. There are a total of 1,824 students and 80 teachers at Yerba Buena High, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Yerba Buena High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 42.5%, which is 1% lower than the California average.

Yerba Buena High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1824
Teachers80
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment567
Taking some courses406
Taking some courses (not tests)167
Passing some courses178
Passing no courses224

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Yerba Buena High, there are a total of 567 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 406 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School30%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All55%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School55%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Yerba Buena High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 1.5% 2.0% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 1.3% 1.9% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 40.8% 34.7% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 55.5% 59.6% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.5% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.2% 1.1% 3.1% 3.1%

San Jose demographics profile

StatisticSan JoseCaliforniaNational
Population1,029,40939,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,77325691
Median age37.136.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%52%55%
Speak English42%56%79%
Speak Spanish22%29%13%

Education level achieved in San Jose

IndexSan JoseCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade82.3%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school80.8%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college65.5%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree47.6%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors40.2%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters15.8%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.7%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.0%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Yerba Buena High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.