based on 8 reviews
San Jose High Academy
275 North 24th St.
San Jose, CA
95116
(408) 535-6320
By: former student
Date: October, 2006
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 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.
By: student
Date: September, 2006
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 to schools that are not as friendly and full of stressed-out kids.
By: former student
Date: July, 2006
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 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.
By: former student
Date: March, 2006
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 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.
By: former student
Date: January, 2006
San Jose High Academy is a fantastic school with great leadership, students, diversity and choices.
By: parent
Date: November, 2005
Excellent school! Great caring teachers especially if the parents are involved and engaged... Great IB Program that can help your child not only get into the best colleges but also start college as a sophomore. My daughters feel safe and a sense of family!
By: teacher
Date: August, 2005
San Jose high academy is a great school. Though the school does not have th greatest API scores this year it has shown remarkable improvement in API score. It was also listed as one of the top 250 high schools in the country. The programs at this school are outstanding and the staff is very caring and well qualified.The IB (international baccaulaurette) program attracts students from all over Santa Clara and even Alameda county schools.
By: parent
Date: April, 2005
The International Baccalaureate program offers a comprehensive education and a diploma recognized anywhere in the world.
