Andrew P. Hill High School
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3200 Senter Road San Jose, California, Santa Clara County 95111-1399 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°17′32″N 121°49′49″W / 37.2921°N 121.8303°WCoordinates: 37°17′32″N 121°49′49″W / 37.2921°N 121.8303°W |
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| School type | Public, Title I, High School |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | East Side Union High School District |
| Superintendent | Chris D. Funk |
| Principal | Jose Hernandez |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Age range | 13–18 |
| Enrollment | (approx) 2,173 |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 8 |
| Campus type | Closed |
| Color(s) | Black, Gold, white |
| Athletics conference | California Interscholastic Federation |
| Sports | Football, soccer, badminton, tennis, golf, track and field, cross country, baseball, softball, swimming, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, cheerleading |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Nickname | AH, AHHS, Hill, A Hill |
| Rival | Yerba Buena High School |
| Newspaper | The Talon |
| Activities director | Athena Miramontes |
| Athletics director | Joanne Winterstein |
| IB school code | 001430 |
| Website | http://andrewphill.esuhsd.org/ |
Andrew Putnam Hill High School is a public secondary school, magnet, International Baccalaureate World School, and located in San Jose, California, United States. The school opened in 1956, and educates approximately 2,173 students in grades 9–12. It is one of eighteen schools of the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD). As of 2014, the school principal is Mr. Jose Hernandez, the Activities Director is Athena Miramontes, and the Athletics Director is Joanne Winterstein. It is named after notable Californian painter, photographer and preservationist Andrew P. Hill whose efforts saved the redwood forest in Big Basin.
As of 2012, Andrew Hill High's demographics is close to that of Yerba Buena High School's, and is roughly 60% Mexican American, 30% Asian American, 3.0% Filipino American, 2.9% White, 2.3% African American and 1.4% other (Native American and Pacific Islander).
As of the 2011-2012 school year, Andrew Hill High School had a 73.4% graduation rate amongst its senior class. This number is up from the 2010-2011 graduation rate of 72.7%, but still a two year low from the 2009-2010 graduation rate of 78.3%. Of these students, 30.6% who graduated, or 131 of 585 of the senior class students, graduated having met the requirements to admission to the University of California and/or California State University campuses.
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