William C. Overfelt High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · San Jose, California

William C. Overfelt High in San Jose, California enrolled 1,363 students in 2024-25 with 67.8 full-time teachers, 20.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 9% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

1,349 students in 2022-23, 1,367 students in 2023-24, 1,363 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.8 to 67.8.

Students enrolled at William C. Overfelt High by school year2022-23: 1,349, 2023-24: 1,367, 2024-25: 1,36305001k1.5k2022-231,3492023-241,3672024-251,363
Students enrolled at William C. Overfelt High by school year2022-23: 1,349, 2023-24: 1,367, 2024-25: 1,36305001k1.5k2022-231,3492023-241,3672024-251,363
Students enrolled at William C. Overfelt High by school year2022-23: 1,349, 2023-24: 1,367, 2024-25: 1,36305001k1.5k2022-231,3492023-241,3672024-251,363
Students enrolled at William C. Overfelt High by school year2022-23: 1,349, 2023-24: 1,367, 2024-25: 1,36305001k1.5k2022-231,3492023-241,3672024-251,363
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,34964.820.8
2023-241,36771.519.1
2024-251,36367.820.1

20.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 20.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 20.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 20.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 20.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 20.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 20.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 20.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 20.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 355 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William C. Overfelt High enrolled 1,419 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 40 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 355 of the 1,419 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions40
  • Chronically absent39.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.6% of students were Hispanic, 12.3% Asian, 1.3% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic84.6%
  2. Asian12.3%
  3. Pacific Islander1.3%
  4. Black1.2%
  5. White0.5%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at William C. Overfelt High scored proficient or above: 9% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math9%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

77% of the 312 students in William C. Overfelt High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate77%87%86.2%
Students in the class3125,327495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in San Jose

47 public high schools in San Jose report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Evergreen Valley High2,70325.020.6%
Independence High2,28922.243.3%
Silver Creek High2,13923.738.5%
Santa Teresa High2,13422.525.2%
Piedmont Hills High1,91822.927.8%
Leigh High1,88424.410.9%
Branham High1,82021.620.2%
Lynbrook High1,70223.16.4%

All public schools in San Jose →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about William C. Overfelt High

  1. Apollo HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 141 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Alpha Cindy Avitia HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 405 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  3. Compare William C. Overfelt High with Apollo HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much East Side Union High School District spends per student$16,470 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,470
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaWilliam C. Overfelt High is the number 619 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#619 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.20.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about William C. Overfelt High

  1. How many students attend William C. Overfelt High?
    1,363 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,349 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Jose, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at William C. Overfelt High?
    20.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is William C. Overfelt High a Title I school?
    William C. Overfelt High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at William C. Overfelt High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at William C. Overfelt High scored proficient or above: 9% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at William C. Overfelt High?
    77% of the 312 students in William C. Overfelt High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is William C. Overfelt High in?
    East Side Union High School District, NCES district ID 0611820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061182001306 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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