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Apollo High is a public high school located in San Jose, California, serving grades 11-12 with a total enrollment of 151 students. It is part of the East Side Union High School District, which is ranked 693 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Apollo High has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California high schools, with a ranking between 1,020 and 1,908 out of around 2,000-2,400 schools over the past 8 years. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very low performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom 20-25% of California high schools for these groups. However, it performs better for English Language Learner students, ranking in the middle 30-40% of schools. Apollo High has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.6% to 35.4% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state average.
When compared to other high schools in the same district, Apollo High performs significantly worse than its peers. For example, Silver Creek High and Yerba Buena High, which are also part of the East Side Union High School District, have much higher rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency levels. Additionally, Apollo High is located in close proximity (within 2.5 miles) to several higher-performing charter schools, such as KIPP Navigate College Prep, Latino College Preparatory Academy, and B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy, which have generally outperformed Apollo High on key metrics.
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