Summary:
Milpitas High is a public high school located in Milpitas, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,026 students. The school is part of the Milpitas Unified School District, which is ranked 280 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Milpitas High has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 5% of California high schools in recent years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 166 out of 2,323 California high schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Test (CAST). Milpitas High also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.9% to 95.3% in recent years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 1.3% to 4.0%, both of which outperform the state average. The school's performance across various student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students, is consistently strong, with many subgroups ranking in the top 5-10% of California high schools.
In comparison to nearby schools, Milpitas High's performance is significantly stronger than the nearby Calaveras Hills High School, which is also part of the Milpitas Unified School District. Calaveras Hills has lower academic achievement, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism compared to Milpitas High. Additionally, Milpitas Middle College High, another school within the Milpitas Unified School District, also performs well, with strong academic achievement and graduation rates, though on a smaller scale with only 31 students. Nearby schools outside the Milpitas Unified School District, such as Piedmont Hills High and Kathleen MacDonald High, also demonstrate strong academic performance, but not to the same degree as Milpitas High.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Milpitas Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
166th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,368
Feeder schools for Milpitas High:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.7
Number of students: 3,029
Racial breakdown:
Asian:
67.0%
Hispanic:
20.3%
Two or more races:
6.7%
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White:
3.6%
African American:
1.8%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Not Specified:
0.2%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.7%
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