| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| School Type |
Magnet School |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Santa Clara County, CA |
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| Total Students |
961 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
52 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 270 students | | Grade 10 - 246 students | | Grade 11 - 235 students | | Grade 12 - 210 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
4% |
3% |
| % Asian |
12% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
65% |
39% |
| % Black |
3% |
9% |
| % White |
15% |
36% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
5% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
49% |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
7% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
6% |
3% |
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| School District Name |
San Jose Unified School District |
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| 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 |
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- San Jose High Academy (SJHA) is the second oldest public high school in California and was founded in 1863. The school mascot is the Bulldog.
- The school has offered the International Baccalaureate program since 1985. Since 1999 the school also has offered the IB Middle Years Program along with it's major feeder middle school, Peter Burnett Academy (middle school). Before 1985, San Jose High Academy was known as San Jose High School.
- Recently, San Jose High Academy reached its highest score of 702, improving by 63 points in the last two years on the state of California's measurement of academic achievement. This score reflects the most improved comprehensive high school in the San Jose Unified School District and the 2nd highest improvement in Santa Clara County. The campus facility has had several renovations in 2000, 2004, and 2007-present. A new science building opened in March 2009. A new Career Technology-Pre-Engineering building broke ground in July 2009. This building will house the only location in northern California of the prestigious Project Lead the Way Program (pre-engineering program) which will be in its third year at SJHA. The school is currently under construction with new exterior painting, as well as renovations to the library as well as several classrooms. Currently, the school enrollment is just over 1000 students which allows for a comfortable, safe, small school environment.
- San Jose High Alma Mater
- Hail to thee,hail to thee,Hail to thee our alma mater,In who's gentle arms we lie,Love and faith for all mankind,Oh hail to thee hail to thee,Our heroes fight for 'aye,Hail to our alma mater,Hail San Jose,
- Athletics
- Big Bone Game
- The football teams of San Jose High Academy and Abraham Lincoln High School face off at San Jose City College each Thanksgiving in the Big Bone Game. This rivalry game has been held since 1945; it gets its name from San Jose High (now Academy) student Bob Schimdt in 1945, who found a large steer leg in his father's butcher shop and declared it the trophy for the winning school. San Jose won the first Big Bone, but Lincoln has been the home of the bone for 38 of the 66 years.
- The Junior Varsity football teams from both schools hold a Little Bone Game the Thursday prior to the Big Bone Game.
- League championships
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The girls' basketball team won the League Championship in 2008 and last year (2009) the Boys' Track took the league championship.
- Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball (Girls' and Boys')
- Softball
- Football
- Wrestling
- Soccer (Girls' and Boys')
- Girls' Field Hockey
- Badminton
- Track and field
- Cross Country
- Tennis
- Swim
- Volleyball
- Art/Music/Drama
- Dance
- Drama
- Folklorico Dance
- Concert Band
- Orchestra
- Mariachi
- Building History
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Student's moved into the current building in 1951 with the first class graduating in 1953. Prior to 1951 San Jose High School was on San Fernando St. near SJSU. A second building was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake with a third building, (Spanish Colonial)l functioning from 1908-1951. The first building was on Santa Clara Street and 7th Street. This site is now home to a new Horace Mann Elementary School. In 1863 the site at Santa Clara St. and 7th housed both Horace Mann and San Jose High.
- Notable alumni
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Notable alumni of San Jose High Academy include:
- Irene (Yvonne) Dalis, Class of 1942, Founder of the San Jose Opera.
- Robert Graham (Peña) Artist, Class of 1953-designed FDR Memorial in Washington D.C.
- Don Edwards, former FBI agent and retired Congressman of California (1963-1995).
- Mike Honda, Congressman for California's 15th congressional district.
- Norman Mineta, Class of 1949, former San Jose Mayor, Congressman and United States Secretary of Transportation.
- Cass Jackson, Class of 1960, Football and Track Coach at various colleges including Oberlin, Stanford, Galivan, Morris Brown, Southern University and SJSU.
- Rigo Chacon, Newscaster Class of 1961, Founder of Abrazos and Books
- Cung Le, Professional Kickboxer, http://www.cungle.com/
- Debra Figone (De Mattei) class of 1970, San Jose City Manager
- Johnnie C. Smith, Class of 1973, Blues Musician, Founder of J.C. Smith Band
- Bill Kleidon class of 1974, Founder of the San Jose High Alumni Foundation
- Sarino Zappia, class of 1977, owner of Sarino's Floors, one of the Bay Area's most prominent carpet installers
- Sam Orozco, Founder of Iguanas Taqueria
- Sam Orozco Jr. Class of 2001, Musician and recording artist
- External links
- http://www.sjusd.org/sjha/
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| About This Zip Code (95116) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
51,688 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
15% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
28 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
4.3 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$48,541
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
3.4 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
40 years old |
39 years old |
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43% / 57% |
58% / 42% |
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