Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Santa Teresa High School
Public · San Jose · Santa Clara County · 2,205 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
28
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 69% of California high schools
-4.2 pp vs. peer median (32)
· Ranked #8 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 21
2025 · 28
-1%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+5.1 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-6%)
~2199
5-yr projected enrollment (6 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Santa Teresa High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 11): 28 vs. a peer median of 32.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has slipped 2 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 1% (561→555 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -8%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. Santa Clara County's senior population shrank 6% over the same window — Santa Teresa High School only shrank 1%. So Santa Teresa High School picked up about 5 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2199 by 2029 — about 6 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek High School | Public | 28 | -16% |
| Branham High School | Public | 33 | +30% |
| Leigh High School | Public | 47 | +18% |
| Independence High School | Public | 17 | -24% |
| Leland High School | Public | 61 | -19% |
| Evergreen Valley High School | Public | 44 | -8% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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