Gunderson High School - San Jose, California/CA

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Gunderson High School

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

tel: (408)535-6340
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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

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	2%	n/a
% Asian	17%	11%
% Hispanic	51%	50%
% Black	10%	7%
% White	18%	28%
% Unknown	2 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

34%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% 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	4
Number of Students Managed	34,036 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$309,386,000	$14,612,000
District Expenditure	$367,084,000	$15,326,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,090	$7,880
District Expenditure / Student	$10,785	$7,807
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Gunderson High School is a secondary school situated in the Blossom Valley of San Jose, California which first opened in the fall of 1976. The school colors are brown and 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 iBook laptop computer along with books and other basic school materials.
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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

30 years old

39 years old

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Zipcode (95136)

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% Owning / % Renting

64% / 36%

58% / 42%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Gunderson Plus Continuation School - 39 students - view location
2. Metro Education District - n/a - view location
3. Hill (andrew P.) High School - 2079 students - view location
4. San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School - 168 students - view location
5. Alternative Placement Academy - 37 students - view location
View all schools in: San Jose Town, Santa Clara County, Zip 95136

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Gunderson is a great school. I made a lot of friends there and the teachers are really nice. I think Gunderson High School is my favorite school. ...more