Prospect High School is a public high school located in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, just a few miles from Silicon Valley. Its campus spans over 29 acres and 14 buildings, with a student body of about 1,500 students served by 100 staff members. The school is part of the Campbell Union High School district and prides itself on offering top education, preparing students for their future college education or careers.
The school's curriculum is designed to prepare students for college and careers. Students have access to advanced placement courses and electives while Prospect High also has an extensive athletics program with sports ranging from football and basketball to volleyball, tennis and cross-country.
In addition to their academics and athletics program, Prospect High is the only high school in the Bay Area with an observatory which lends to its astronomy class as well as its astronomy club. The school also offers Mandarin, accounting and AVID classes. Prospect High partners with West Valley College to make the transition for incoming students more seamless as they help with admissions and earning of college credits.
Prospect High School
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
18900 Prospect Rd,
Saratoga, CA
Campbell Union High School District
School Details
Head of School
Joell Hanson
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Average SAT Score
1300
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
49%
Reading Proficiency
69%
Average GPA
3.55
Graduation Rate
91%
Niche Grade
A-
B+
A
C+
C+
B-
B
B-
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.55
Reading Proficiency
69%
Math Proficiency
49%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Teachers
68
Full Time Teachers
68
Teachers in First or Second Year
11.1%
College Prep
Average SAT
1300
Math
660
Verbal
640
Average ACT
29
Math
29
English
30
Reading
30
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
16
AP Pass Rate
74.1%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
High
GreatSchools Rating
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GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
30.3%
State Average
17.9%
Science
17.9%
State Average
9.9%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
524:1
Student Diversity
Male
51.1%
Female
48.2%
Hispanic
37.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
28.9%
White
20.8%
Two or more races
6.9%
Black
4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings
#77
Most Diverse Public HS in California
#249
Best College Prep Public HS in California
Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of California - Los Angeles
274 Students
San José State University
269 Students
University of California - Berkeley
244 Students
University of California - Davis
229 Students
University of California - San Diego
224 Students
University of California - Irvine
213 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz
205 Students
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
186 Students
University of California - Santa Barbara
185 Students
San Diego State University
164 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business
130 Students
Psychology
113 Students
Computer Science
92 Students
Biology
83 Students
Nursing
47 Students
Marketing
38 Students
Computer Software Engineering
36 Students
Economics
33 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
32 Students
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
30 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
12/22/2023
Overall, Prospect is a great high school to attend. It may not be the best of the best, but it has good teachers, offers multiple APs, school resources, and more. There's a variety of clubs that are mostly student-run and there's also plenty of sports to join. I guess my worst experience would be how they removed honors classes for freshman students to "level the playing field" for everyone which I didn't think was fair.
5/2/2023
It was overall a good school, some problems having to do with the use of the bathrooms. Other than that I found no problems with the school
3/26/2022
Amazing diversity of students with faculty that cares, however not very academically driven or intensive learning structures outside of AP classes.
GreatSchools Reviews
3/31/2022
Can a school be worse than this one?I despise California public education and this school is no exception. Unfortunately and against my wishes one of my children ended up in this HS. I don't like just about everything, but I will go into details- curriculum; for some subjects like math, it is non-ex...
3/14/2021
Prospect is a truly amazing school we’re kids can challenge themselves at any level of course difficulty, while having great athletics or arts experiences. My son is taking 12 AP classes. At the same time the school is taking steps to bring disadvantaged kids to improve their participation in AP cla...
1/12/2020
Great overall experience. My son has learned a lot, grown in confidence, and should be university bound!
5/3/2016
I was a student at prospect for all 4 years. Loved it. Some teachers were that great but you will get that. I had some wonderful memories , I will never forget
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Attendance Zone
About West San Jose
List Price Range
$199K - $1.7M
Homes For Sale
12
Average Home Value
$3,235,054
Median Lot Size
6,534 Sq Ft
% Renters
15%
Household Income
$225,819
% of College Grads
80.7%
Median Age
49
Average House Size
1,962 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
6.4%
Homes for Sale
Homes for Rent
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- 405+ Sq Ft
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Parks in this Area
Brookglen Park
- Basketball
- Playground
Kevin Moran Park
- Basketball
- Picnic Area
- Tennis
Rainbow Park
- Grills
- Picnic Area
- Playground
Azule Park
Murdock Park
- Grills
- Picnic Area
- Tennis
Calabazas Park
- Baseball/Softball
- Bike Trails
- Picnic Area
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