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Valley Christian Schools

100 Skyway Drive, San Jose, CA, 95111-0951 -

School Notes Overview:

Valley Christian Schools is a private, K-12 Christian School located in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose, California. With over 2000 students K-12 on two state-of-the-art campuses, VCS offers the broadest array of academic and extracurricular opportunites available anywhere in our area. Valley Christian Schools' mission is to provide a nurturing environment offering quality education supported by a strong foundation of Christian values in partnership with parents, equipping students to become leaders to serve God, to serve their families, and to positively impact their communities and the world. As a nurturing Christian School, VCS seeks to admit students of parents who will support the school’s mission and educational philosophy. VCS instructs students under the delegated authority of their parents in harmony with their various local congregations. Parents are responsible for the complete education of their children. The school, founded on Christian values, supports the homes and churches of students in providing an education that is grounded in the Judeo-Christian values of the Bible as reflected in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. ...

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School Overview:

	Valley Christian Schools
School Membership(s)	Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Learning Differences Supported	Mild Learning Differences
Year Founded	1960
County	Santa Clara County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	2282 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	25%	37%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 52 students
	Grade 1 - 67 students
	Grade 2 - 71 students
	Grade 3 - 76 students
	Grade 4 - 87 students
	Grade 5 - 83 students
	Grade 6 - 162 students
	Grade 7 - 232 students
	Grade 8 - 217 students
	Grade 9 - 321 students
	Grade 10 - 335 students
	Grade 11 - 306 students
	Grade 12 - 273 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	130 teachers
Number of AP Courses	22
	Advanced Courses
	AP Studio Art - Drawing	AP Phyics - C
	AP Music Theory	AP English Language
	AP Computer Science	AP Chemistry
	AP Art History	AP Art 2-D Design
	AP Calculus AB	AP US History
	AP US Government	AP Statistics
	AP Spanish	AP Microeconomics
	AP Macroeconomics	AP Japanese
	AP Human Geography	AP European History
	AP English Literature	AP Comparative Government
	AP Calculus BC
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:18	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	174 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	tuition varies by campus: elementary, junior high, high school
Head of School	Dr. Clifford Daugherty
Admissions Director	Scott Wessling
Sport
Total Sports Offered	20
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cheering	Cross Country
	Dance	Diving
	Drill Team	Flag Football
	Football	Golf
	Ice Hockey	Rugby
	Soccer	Softball
	Swimming	Tennis
	Track and Field	Volley Ball
	Water Polo	Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	5
	Extracurriculars
	etc.	extensive club offerings
	extensive club offerings, robotics, mock trial, etc.	mock trial
	robotics

School Notes:

National No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.
98% of graduates attend college.
"Kidservatory" music conservatory (grades K-5), junior music conservatory (grades 6-8), and a full music conservatory (high school).
Fully developed theatre and dance program (grades 6-12) with three dedicated performance venues.
Awarded California State Division IV School of the Year in athletics.
Profile last updated: 12/18/2008

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posted on August 18, 2009 at 08:39:28 pm
Dr. Donna M. Harris, newly selected president of Minnehaha Academy, greets me in her office with a bright smile and friendly handshake. Immediately this is an interesting experience.
San Jose teen in critical condition after accident on Blossom Hill Road (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on August 5, 2009 at 05:51:23 pm
San Jose police say 18-year-old Jessica Huse was making a left turn from a stop sign onto Blossom Hill Road, when her Volkswagen bug was struck on the driver's side by a 1998 Toyota Corolla heading east. Huse has been unconscious since the accident.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (95111)	School Zip (95111)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	57,735 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	21%	32%
Population Average Age	29 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	4.1 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$58,807	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.6 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	35 years old	41 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (95111) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	65% / 35%	55% / 45%