How are the schools in San Jose, CA?

San Jose has 236 public schools in federal filings, 214 with enough reported data to grade. 79% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 186 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in San Jose, CA?

EPA monitoring for Santa Clara County recorded a median AQI of 37 with 72% good air days in 2024. That median is better than 67% of monitored CA counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in San Jose, CA?

19 facilities in San Jose report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 99 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

Is San Jose, CA safe?

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in San Jose.

City data / CA / San Jose

San Jose, CA: The Full Public Record

99 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 214 schools with federal incident records. All public record — compiled in one place for San Jose, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 236 schools in San Jose, including 49 high schools. 214 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 79% rate A or B.

A 104

B 64

C 35

D 10

F 1

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 113 bullying allegations, 114 weapon incidents, and 5 school-related arrests.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

31 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 20 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 56 run gifted & talented programs, and 3 offer the International Baccalaureate.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

19 facilities in San Jose report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 99 pounds of carcinogen-class releases. At least one facility reports PFAS ("forever chemicals").

Largest reported releases by weight: Xylene (mixed isomers) (259 lbs), Toluene (107 lbs), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (94 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for Santa Clara County recorded a median AQI of 37 in 2024, with good air on 72% of monitored days. That median is better than 67% of monitored CA counties.

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 26 fatal police shooting incidents in San Jose over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for San Jose are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Every address in San Jose has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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