Harker

San Jose · CA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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📖32 AP courses 📝SAT 1470 avg 🏅30 National Merit Semifinalists

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 32 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 30 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1470 (25-75: 1430–1530)
  • 📝 ACT avg 34.0 (25-75: 33–35)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 95.0% (avg score 4.6)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Harker compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1470 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 34.0 (≈ top 1%) · 95% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 30 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on ACT mean.
  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: S.A.G.E Academy, Sage Academy, Renaissance Learner Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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