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Jefferson Union High School District
Address
123 Edgemont Drive, Building A Daly City, San Mateo County, California, 94015
Coordinates	37°40′05″N 122°28′43″W / 37.668096°N 122.478551°W / 37.668096; -122.478551 (District office)
District information
Motto	Excellence Through Equity
Grades	9–12, Adult ED
Established	1922 (1922)
Superintendent	Toni Presta
Asst. superintendent(s)	Kareen Baca, Dorene Basuino,
Business administrator	Tina Van Raaphorst
School board	Jerome Gallegos, Sherrett Walker, Andrew Lie, Rosie Tejada
Chair of the board	Kalimah Salahuddin
Director of education	Laurie Robinson
Governing agency	San Mateo County Office of Education
Schools	Jefferson, Westmoor, Thornton, Oceana, Terra Nova, and Adult ED
NCES District ID	0618930
District ID	41-68924
Students and staff
Enrollment	4,862 (2016–17)
Athletic conference	Peninsula Athletic League
Other information
Website	www.juhsd.net

The Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD) is a high school district in northern San Mateo County, California, which serves the cities of Daly City, Brisbane and Pacifica, the town of Colma, the CDP of Broadmoor and a section of San Bruno. Its district office is located at the new location of 123 Edgemont Drive, Bldg. A, Daly City. It serves as a secondary education district for students coming from the Jefferson Elementary School District, Bayshore Elementary School District, Brisbane School District, and the Pacifica School District.

History

The Jefferson Union High School District was formed by voters in a March 1922 election, and the first Jefferson High School opened on August 21, 1922, at an old school house on Alemán at the corner of Hill and Market. Voters approved a bond of $180,000 in November 1922 for a new high school building, which was dedicated on May 23, 1925. That building was later demolished in the early 1960s after the opening of the current Jefferson High School building in 1963.

Schools

It consists of four comprehensive high schools, and one continuation school:

Jefferson Union High School District Schools

Name	Established	Enrollment	Mascot	City	Notes	Image
Jefferson	1922	1,107	Grizzlies	Daly City	Current building built in 1963, refurbished 2005
Oceana	1962	597	Sharks	Pacifica	Main building designed by Mario Ciampi; nontraditional school with emphasis on liberal arts education
Terra Nova	1961	982	Tigers	Pacifica
Thornton	1975	136	Saints	Daly City	Continuation high school
Westmoor	1958	1,598	Rams	Daly City	Campus designed by Mario Ciampi and Lawrence Halprin
Summary		4,862

Notes

1. 2016–17 data from DataQuest

Former Schools

The now closed Serramonte High School was open from 1970 to 1981, returning in a limited form for the two academic years of 1993–1995. At the time, it was proposed to relocate Oceana to the Serramonte campus to save money to restore a state-mandated $750,000 reserve fund for the district. The former campus, now renamed Serramonte Del Rey, serves as the district office.

Teacher housing

In 2018, district voters passed a bond that allowed the district to build housing for teaching staff. Around 2020, construction began. The facility has 122 apartments.

Enrollment

According to the California Department of Education, the total enrollment for Jefferson Union High School District is 4,862 in the 2016–17 academic year.

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Jefferson Union High". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
2. Loy, Whitney (2008). "County of San Mateo: State of California High School Districts" (PDF). Jefferson Union High School District. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
3. Rasmussen, Sidney Warren. "Jefferson's Early History". Jefferson Alumni. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
4. ^ "Enrollment Multi-Year Summary by Grade: Jefferson Union High District Report (41-68924)". California Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
5. Liu, Kathy (n.d.). "Integrated, Interdisciplinary Curriculum for a Health Career Path". Access Excellence. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
6. Wildermuth, John (April 1, 1995). "Serramonte High Picked for Closure / Pacifica-Daly City district cutting costs". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
7. Lambert, Diana (February 28, 2020). "Four California school districts ask voters to pay for teacher and staff housing". EdSource. Oakland, California. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
8. Vigliotti, Jonathan (September 1, 2022). "California school district tries new way to retain teachers: Low-cost apartments on school property". CBS News. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

Further reading

• "Faculty & Staff Housing Updated January 2020" (PDF). Jefferson Union High School District. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

External links

• Jefferson Union District Website
• Rasmussen, Sidney Warren. "Jefferson Alumni". jeffalumni.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

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