📍 420 Calero Ave., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95123
Calero High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Liz Gutierrez. It is part of the East Side Union High school district. It serves grades 10–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Calero High enrolls 179 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Asian and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 85% |
| Asian | 11 | 6.1% |
| White | 8 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
76 of the school's 179 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Calero High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Calero High is one of 16 schools in East Side Union High, based in San Jose, California. The district serves 20,001 students district-wide and employs 947 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 179 students, Calero High is smaller than the district average of about 1,250 students per school.