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San Jose · CA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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📖32 AP courses 📝SAT 1470 avg 🏅30 National Merit Semifinalists

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 32 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 30 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1470 (25-75: 1430–1530)
  • 📝 ACT avg 34.0 (25-75: 33–35)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 95.0% (avg score 4.6)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Harker compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1470 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 34.0 (≈ top 1%) · 95% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 30 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on ACT mean.
  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Boynton High, Archbishop Mitty High School, S.A.G.E Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Boynton High
San Jose
Public 0.2 163 -12.8%
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose
Private 1.4 1,752 +0.0%
S.A.G.E Academy
Campbell
Private 1.8 31
Sage Academy
Campbell
Private 1.8 29
Lynbrook High
San Jose
Public 2.1 1,702 -4.4%
Del Mar High
San Jose
Public 2.2 1,350 +8.1%
Prospect High
Saratoga
Public 2.3 1,460 -3.3%
Cupertino High
Cupertino
Public 2.3 1,800 -14.6%

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