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Independence High School

617 North Jackson Avenue, San Jose, CA 95133View on map

  • Public
  • San Jose
  • 600 seniors
  • 2,229 students

Independence High School is a public high school in San Jose (East Side Union High) with 600 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 112 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

89 of 112 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

89 of 600 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

112 of 600 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.3%

5 of 69 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

7.7%

6 of 78 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Independence High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    5 of 69 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    8%

    6 of 78 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    10%

    8 of 78 admitted

    This school10%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.95)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    18 of 79 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    21 of 62 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    44 of 91 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    72%

    36 of 50 admitted

    This school72%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.84)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    48 of 54 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.84)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    52 of 54 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.83)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Independence High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, worse at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo21 pts lower

    9%

    4 of 44 admitted

    This school9%Overall30%

  • San Jose10 pts higher

    91%

    134 of 148 admitted

    This school91%Overall80%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    23 of 23 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • San Francisco6 pts lower

    90%

    27 of 30 admitted

    This school90%Overall96%

  • East Bay23 pts lower

    73%

    11 of 15 admitted

    This school73%Overall97%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (552 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

77%

427 of 552 graduates

UC or CSU

31%

173 graduates

Community college

44%

241 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5610%
CSU11721%
CA private college51%
Out of state81%
Community college24144%
Not enrolled12523%
Enrolled in college42777%
Total552100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

25

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

44

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

190 of 552 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

23%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

140 of 603 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 7 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 12 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 60%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 74%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 64%

Across California

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