Willow Glen High School - San Jose, California/CA

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Willow Glen High School

2001 Cottle Ave., San Jose, CA, 95125-3502 -

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Definition of Terms

Willow Glen High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Santa Clara County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1305 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

61 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 358 students

Grade 10 - 350 students

Grade 11 - 345 students

Grade 12 - 252 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	2%	3%
% Asian	10%	8%
% Hispanic	56%	39%
% Black	2%	9%
% White	29%	36%
% Unknown	1 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

31%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

16%

(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

SJ Unified Schools to offer H1N1 vaccine (KGO-TV Bay Area)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 08:49:59 pm
One of the Bay Area's largest school districts will offer vaccinate all its students.
Cops: Speeding a factor in San Jose crash that killed teenage passenger (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 08:44:48 pm
San Jose police say a teenage driver was speeding just before his car crashed into a concrete divider and tree Thursday night, killing a 17-year-old friend and injuring a young woman.
Pizarro: Lots of glamour at InnVision gala (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 11:35:53 am
Hundreds of supporters got into the spirit for the James Bond-themed gala at Club Auto Sport.
Pizarro: Family Service Agency of San Mateo County honors some real winners (Denver Post)
posted on September 21, 2009 at 07:51:29 pm
At its 14th annual Winners Breakfast on Friday, the nonprofit group recognized 10 people who have overcome adversity or turned their lives around
There's a South Bay beginning for many NFL standouts (Los Gatos Weekly-Times)
posted on September 12, 2009 at 04:16:03 am
They're in real estate and public relations. Many are teachers and coaches. One is actually a secret service agent, and many others, of all things, are still playing football.

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Willow Glen High School is a public high school in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, California, within the San Jose Unified School District. The school was placed 731st in Newsweek's List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools (2005). The Rams are the athletic mascot of the school, and the homecoming parade is traditionally down the main street, Lincoln Ave., of the Willow Glen district of San Jose. The school is adjacent to Willow Glen Middle School, from which most students arrive after graduating. The school teaches students from grades 9-12. In the class entering in 1982, and earlier, the school covered grades 10-12. Willow Glen High School offers many extra curricular activities including football, baseball, tennis, soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, water polo, track and field, and cross country. Willow Glen High School has a swimming pool, 2 gyms, 2 baseball fields, a track/football/soccer field, and basketball courts. The school currently has 1658 students enrolled. Similar to Leland High School, Willow Glen High School will also be receiving a solar power structure to save money and to be beneficial to the environment.
Notable alumni
Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Champion figure skater, winner of Dancing with the Stars-Season 6
Eric Kretz, drummer for Stone Temple Pilots
Jeff Foskett, of The Beach Boys
Bob Berry, NFL Quarterback, 1965 - 1975, All American QB at Oregon
Holly Hallstrom, Actress, Model on The Price Is Right 1976-1995
Robert Stanley, U.S. Navy Commando, Second American to land in Afghanistan prior to the 2001 invasion. First American Soldier to serve 5 back to back tours in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
See also
Willow Glen
San Jose, California
External links
Willow Glen High School at San Jose Unified School District .ca.us page
Willow Glen Middle School
San Jose Unified School District

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