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Gunderson High School

622 Gaundabert Ln., San Jose, CA, 95136-2830 -

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Definition of Terms

Gunderson High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Santa Clara County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1053 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

56 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 306 students

Grade 10 - 294 students

Grade 11 - 236 students

Grade 12 - 217 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	2%	3%
% Asian	17%	8%
% Hispanic	51%	39%
% Black	10%	9%
% White	18%	36%
% Unknown	2 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

34%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

San Jose Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	52	7
Number of Students Managed	34,036 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$309,386,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$367,084,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,090	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$10,785	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Mark Purdy: San Jose's Strikeforce goes prime time in mixed martial arts (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 07:23:55 pm
Scott Coker was at home last weekend in Willow Glen, doggedly pursuing the American dream. He was watching football on television.
Silicon Valley Police Blotter (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 12:47:42 am
SAN JOSEBlossom Hill Road and Lean Avenue, 7:15 a.m. Friday Two armed men accused of three separate robberies involving students on their way to Oak Grove School were arrested thanks to a janitor who pointed the police in their direction.
San Jose swimmer sues ex-coach she says molested her (Contra Costa Times)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 06:40:56 am
Former swim coach Andrew King and the San Jose Aquatics swim club are being sued by a 15-year-old teenager and her father as a result of abuse the girl said she suffered when King was her swim coach from May 2008 to March. About a dozen people have made such claims against him.
San Jose swimmer sues coach she says molested her (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 01:07:06 am
Former swim coach Andrew King and the San Jose Aquatics swim club are being sued by a 15-year-old teenager and her father as a result of abuse the girl said she suffered when King was her swim coach from May 2008 to March 2009.
San Jose swimmer sues ex-coach she says molested her (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 12:50:02 am
Former swim coach Andrew King and the San Jose Aquatics swim club are being sued by a 15-year-old teenager and her father as a result of abuse the girl said she suffered when King was her swim coach.

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Gunderson High School is a high school situated in the Blossom Valley of San Jose, California which first opened in the fall of 1976. As of 2005, the school principal is Ms. Cary Cacthing, and the average annual enrollment is about 800 or so students. The school colors are brown and athletic gold and their team name is the Gunderson Grizzlies.
The school is unique in that it is one of few high schools to offer a 1-to-1 laptop program, and the only school to offer the program (a $6 million project) within the San Jose Unified School District. At the beginning of the year, all students are assigned an Apple MacBook laptop computer along with books and other basic school materials. In the school year of 2009 Freshman do get laptops.

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About This Zip Code (95136)

School Zip (95136)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

36,924 people

33,115,272 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

45%

32%

Population Average Age

33 years old

32 years old

Average Household size

2.9 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$74,908

$48,909

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.4 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

31 years old

39 years old

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Zipcode (95136)

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% Owning / % Renting

64% / 36%

58% / 42%

Nearby Schools:

1. Gunderson Plus Continuation School - 39 students - view location
2. Metro Education District - n/a - 1.2 mi. away - view location
3. Broadway High Continuation School - 191 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
4. Hill (andrew P.) High School - 2079 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
5. Oak Grove High School - 2773 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location

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