Fremont Has the 8th Best High School In CA In 2022: U.S. News

FREMONT, CA — Mission San Jose High School is the top ranked high school in Fremont and the eighth best in the state of California, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.

The 2022 ranking of best high schools was released Tuesday.

U.S. News heaped praise on Fremont's top ranked school, "Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement coursework and exams. The AP participation rate at Mission San Jose High School is 89%. The total minority enrollment is 96%, and 7% of students are economically disadvantaged"

While impressive, Mission San Jose fell slightly in the rankings — from No. 5 in the state last year to No. 8 this year. Conversely, Irvington moved up the list from number 81 last year to 66 this year.

Fremont Unified School District Superintendent CJ Cammack told Patch, "We strive to provide all students with exceptional and equitable opportunities for achievement. Each of our school communities and outstanding staff members challenge and inspire our students, with a goal of ensuring our graduates are prepared to succeed in our ever-changing world."

Here are the rankings for Fremont schools:

• Mission San Jose, No. 8 in California (No. 5 in 2021); No. 94 in the U.S.
• Irvington, No. 66 in California (No. 81 in 2021); No. 495 in the U.S.
• American, No. 78 in California (No. 71 in 2021); No. 584 in the U.S.
• Washington, No. 285 in California (No. 297 in 2021); No. 2,011 in the U.S.
• Kennedy, No. 550 in California (No. 491 in 2021); No. 3,717 in the U.S.

This year’s schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates.

The data used in this year’s ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year.

Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year.

To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from the three prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year.

Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.

This year’s list of best high schools evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide.