Independence High School (San Jose, California)
| Independence High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
617 North Jackson Avenue , 95133 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°22′20.79″N 121°51′32.71″W / 37.3724417°N 121.8590861°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, magnet high school |
| Opened | September 8, 1976 |
| School district | East Side Union High School District |
| Principal | Bjorn Berg |
| Staff | 166 |
| Teaching staff | 112.66 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,368 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.02 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, white and blue |
| Athletics conference | Blossom Valley Athletic League California Interscholastic Federation Central Coast Section |
| Team name | 76ers |
| Website | independence |
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.
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.