Independence High School (San Jose, California)

Independence High School
Address
Map
617 North Jackson Avenue

,
95133

United States
Coordinates37°22′20.79″N 121°51′32.71″W / 37.3724417°N 121.8590861°W / 37.3724417; -121.8590861
Information
School typePublic, magnet high school
OpenedSeptember 8, 1976[2]
School districtEast Side Union High School District
PrincipalBjorn Berg
Staff166[1]
Teaching staff114.81 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,517 (2022-23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio21.92 (2022-23)[3]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, white and blue    
Athletics conferenceBlossom Valley Athletic League
California Interscholastic Federation
Central Coast Section
Team name76ers
Websiteindependence.esuhsd.org

Independence High School, also referred to as IHS, is a public high school located in the Berryessa district of San Jose, California, United States. The school is operated by the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD). Its namesake is the United States Declaration of Independence, which celebrated its bicentennial in the same year Independence High was established in 1976.

Independence is considered a magnet school, and it hosts three California Partnership Academies: Finance, Space Technology Engineering Academy Magnet (STEAM), and Teaching.[4]

Independence students are called "sixers" and their mascots are named "Sammy the Sixer," who is an interpretation of an American Founding Father, George Washington, and "Amerigo the Eagle," who is a Bald Eagle, America's national bird.

  1. ^ Donna Rothenbaum. "California Department of Education". Data1.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "Independence High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Academies, Magnets, and Programs". Independence High School.