American High School (California)

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American High School
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American High School (California)
36300 Fremont Boulevard

,
94536

United States
Coordinates 37°33′53″N122°00′57″W / 37.5645917°N 122.015947°W / 37.5645917; -122.015947
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Type Public high school
MottoDiversity and Dedication
Enhance Learning and Education.
School district Fremont Unified School District
PrincipalSandhya Sharma
Teaching staff97.89 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment2,501 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio25.55 [1]
Campus size42.79 acres (173,200 m2)
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)blue and green
Nickname Eagles
NewspaperEagle Era
YearbookAerie
Website fremontunified.org/american/

American High School (AHS) is a public secondary school located in Fremont, California, United States. It is one of five public high schools within the Fremont Unified School District. [2] The school receives its students through the American High School attendance area boundary set by the district. It was a California Distinguished School from 2005 to 2009 and a California Gold Ribbon School from 2017 to 2019. [3] It was recognized as a California Distinguished School once again in 2019. [4] Most of the school body is Asian, with a significant South and East Asian population. [5]

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Notable alumni

References in pop culture

"American High," the eighth track from Machine Head's 2001 album Supercharger , references American High School, the alma mater of its lead singer. [8]

Demographics

Student enrollment in 2021 was approximately 2,544 students. Their ethnic makeup was:

5.4% of students were English language learners. [9]

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