Top ranked high schools in San Jose, 2026-27
36 high schools in San Jose are ranked in this edition, ordered by California state rank.
- Lynbrook High School — San Jose · #9 in CA · #92 nationally
- Leland High School — San Jose · #31 in CA · #229 nationally
- KIPP San Jose Collegiate — San Jose · #36 in CA · #264 nationally
- University Preparatory Academy Charter — San Jose · #50 in CA · #342 nationally
- Evergreen Valley High School — San Jose · #63 in CA · #424 nationally
- Leigh High School — San Jose · #81 in CA · #559 nationally
- Branham High School — San Jose · #164 in CA · #981 nationally
- Summit Public School: Tahoma — San Jose · #187 in CA · #1,171 nationally
- KIPP Navigate College Prep — San Jose · #199 in CA · #1,251 nationally
- Piedmont Hills High School — San Jose · #211 in CA · #1,305 nationally
- Pioneer High School — San Jose · #236 in CA · #1,465 nationally
- Silver Creek High School — San Jose · #279 in CA · #1,719 nationally
- Santa Teresa High School — San Jose · #334 in CA · #2,067 nationally
- Willow Glen High School — San Jose · #423 in CA · #2,622 nationally
- Latino College Preparatory Academy — San Jose · #448 in CA · #2,776 nationally
- Abraham Lincoln High School — San Jose · #501 in CA · #3,239 nationally
- Independence High School — San Jose · #541 in CA · #3,599 nationally
- Yerba Buena High School — San Jose · #636 in CA · #4,473 nationally
- Luis Valdez Leadership Academy — San Jose · #641 in CA · #4,540 nationally
- Downtown College Preparatory — San Jose · #689 in CA · #4,862 nationally
- Del Mar High School — San Jose · #747 in CA · #5,302 nationally
- Alpha Cindy Avitia High School — San Jose · #749 in CA · #5,339 nationally
- Gunderson High School — San Jose · #824 in CA · #6,092 nationally
- Oak Grove High School — San Jose · #853 in CA · #6,438 nationally
- San Jose High School — San Jose · #863 in CA · #6,557 nationally
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.