The East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) administrates 18 high schools with a combined enrollment of approximately 24,500 students in the area of San Jose

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

, Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...

. The schools include 11 comprehensive or traditional and 7 alternative high school programs. An Adult Education Program

Adult education

Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...

 serves an additional 26,000 students. As of April 2010, the district's acting superintendent was Dan Moser.

Schools in Service

The district currently operates the following high schools (Data entered from California Department of Education SARC reports):

School Facts

School Name	Students	FTE Teachers	Pupil/Teacher Ratio	Type of School
Andrew P. Hill High School	2271	103	22	Traditional
Apollo High School	107	5	21	Alternative
East Side Cadet Academy East Side Cadet Academy The East Side Cadet Academy is a military high school in the Evergreen area of San Jose, California, USA.-See also:*Santa Clara County high schools...	79	4	19.8	Alternative
Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning	180	13.5	13.3	Charter
Evergreen Valley High School Evergreen Valley High School Evergreen Valley High School is a comprehensive, 4-year high school located in the Evergreen area of San Jose, California, and is part of the East Side Union High School District. It is the newest high school in the district and was founded in 2002. The school held its first graduation of seniors...	2601	103	25	Traditional
Foothill High School	404	21	19	Alternative
Genesis High School	71	5	14.2	Alternative
Independence High School	3436	155	22	Traditional
James Lick High School James Lick High School James Lick High School is a high school in the East Side Union High School District located in San Jose.-History:Lick High School was built in 1950 and is the oldest of the eleven high schools in the ESUHSD...	1390	68	20	Traditional
Latino College Preparatory Academy Latino College Preparatory Academy Latino College Preparatory Academy is a chartered high school in San Jose, California. It is situated within the East Side Union High School District, and specializes in providing a college preparatory environment for nearly 500 high school students from Spanish-speaking homes...	201	9.8	20.5	Charter
MACSA Academia Calmecac	92	7.4	12.4	Charter
Mount Pleasant High School Mount Pleasant High School (San Jose, California) Mount Pleasant High School is a public high school located in San Jose, California. It is a part of the East Side Union High School District.-Steve Poizner:...	1831	85	22	Traditional
Oak Grove High School Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California) Oak Grove High School is a secondary school located in San Jose, California which serves students in grades 9–12. Average student enrollment is 2800 students, compared to the state average of 900 students. The school is part of the East Side Union High School District...	2442	112	22	Traditional
Pegasus High School	80	5	16	Alternative
Phoenix High School	80	4	20	Alternative
Piedmont Hills High School Piedmont Hills High School Piedmont Hills High School is a comprehensive public four-year high school located in the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose, California, USA. It is part of the East Side Union High School District and is the second highest performing school in the district, based on California's Academic...	2195	93	24	Traditional
San Jose Conservation Corps San Jose Conservation Corps The San Jose Conservation Corps is a youth job training and education program in San Jose, California. The program serves youth 18-27 years of age who desire job training and completion of their high school diploma or G.E.D.....	100	5.2	19.2	Charter
Santa Teresa High School Santa Teresa High School Santa Teresa High School secondary school located in the suburban southern region of San Jose, California, United States. The school is part of the East Side Union High School District , serving students in grades 9-12...	2373	100	24	Traditional
Silver Creek High School Silver Creek High School (San Jose, California) Silver Creek High School is a high school located in San Jose, California which is operated by the East Side Union High School District. It is a California Distinguished School.-Code Red:...	2443	106	23	Traditional
William C. Overfelt High School William C. Overfelt High School William C. Overfelt High School is a public high school in the East San Jose area of San Jose, California.Overfelt High offers foreign language, arts, mathematic, and english classes. In addition, they also offer accelerated Advanced Placement and honors classes. Overfelt High also offer a broad...	1730	84	21	Traditional
Yerba Buena High School Yerba Buena High School Yerba Buena High School is a public comprehensive four-year high school located in the East San Jose area of San Jose, California, USA. It has been the safest school in the East Side Union High School District for three consecutive years and its athletic teams are well-known...	1596	81	20	Traditional