It's a great mix of kids and the International Baccalaureate program is outstanding.
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Posted by a other on 10/04/09
The school is now under a new administrative staff, hopefully this attitude will change! Go Bulldogs!
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Posted by a student on 08/09/09
I have seen great students come out of this school, the complain that I have is trying to have the Administrative Staff help with any form or appointment, they have the worst attitude as if they are to occupied all the time and never have the ability to give a smile or a simple caring answer. The times
... Read more I've need their help I've came out more fustrated and upset then when I first went to seek their help. They need attitude adjustments. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/06/09
As a community member I have seen a great turn-around over the last two to three years in the school's look! The students have always been friendly but with the new buildings as well as the new sign and clean grounds the school looks great!
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Posted by a other on 01/14/09
Im a currently a student at San Jose High Academy, and I can say that this school has gone through major changes since my siblings have attended this school. This school is a great school, because its one of the most diversed and welcoming schools i have been to. The staff members have changed so much
... Read more throughout the years, but i have to say that all the teachers that have worked here, have put some much effort in making these students learn. I have never seen any teachers, who are willing to dedicate their time to students who need help in their school work and other personal stuff. Yes, there is a huge gap between the IB students and the Non-IB students in test scores and how they overall interact with each other. But overall, everyone is friendly and caring. This school is recommended for anyone. Read less
Posted by a student on 12/15/08
I am currently a student at SJHA and I personally think its a great school. What makes it even better is that it is an IB school.
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Posted by a student on 10/17/08
I went to this school 6 years ago and now I have graduate from UC Berkeley and got a great job at IBM, and much of it was due to this high school. Here is my review: -Security: very poor. -Academic: the school average assessment score is not that great because of the big difference between IB students
... Read more and non-IB students. There is a big gap in academic in this school; IB students tend to score higher on all tests while the non-IB students do really poor. Lots of advance course offering here! This school also helps students improve in academic in many ways: free SAT course, approve students to take college classes beyond high school level(MS. Hope advised me to take Math Calculus 2, 3, and Linear Algebra at SJCC). -Extracurricular activities: we are not good at any this, but we do have a wide offering! Go Bulldogs. Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/05/06
San Jose High has wonderful, caring teachers who are also very qualified and interesting. The student body is very diverse, but almost everyone gets along with everyone else. The IB program is challenging, but students can succeed in it if they put in the effort. I feel sorry for my friends who go
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Posted by a student on 09/07/06
Sure, it has a great IB program, like all high schools that offer an IB program, but truth to be told, San Jose High Academy is not a safe place. It's not even clean. There are gangs and graffiti everywhere, and even some of the IB students are out there just to socialize, and what is a little bit disappointing
... Read more is that some of the teachers encourage this sort of fraternization/favoritism. Guidance Counselors aren't really present to guide the students and you are left standing there, with virtually no one to assist you. Library is great, on the contrary, and so is the Principal and the Vice Principal, Ms. Donna Hope. Read less
Posted by a former student on 07/17/06
As an active San Jose High alumni I would totally reccomend this high school to all students. It offers the prestigiuos I.B. program that is open to all students vs. the A.P programs which you must test for to be in. Not only this but it is also a wonderful and diverse campus where you meet different
... Read more groups of students. S.J.H.A is also full of traditions that bring back many Bulldog alumnis such as the annual Big Bone and March Madness to name a few. I remember having the one on one attention with all my teachers through out the years because of the size of classes. It offers mariachi, orchestra, band, drama, and many art classes. S.J.H.A has a variety of sports from the traditional footbal to field hockey, swimming, cheerleading, wrestling and more, that have been financially helped by the active parent Booster Club. Read less
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San Jose schools — San Jose High Academy is located at 275 N 24th St, San Jose CA 95116. 275 N 24th St is in the Central San Jose neighborhood and 95116 ZIP code in San Jose, CA The school district for San Jose High Academy is the San Jose Unified School District. San Jose High Academy is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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