📍 36300 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, Alameda County, 94536
American High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fremont, Alameda County. The school has 2,501 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sandhya Sharma. It is part of the Fremont Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 97.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
American High enrolls 2,501 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 97.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Asian, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 1,857 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 11% |
| White | 195 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 105 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
383 of the school's 2,501 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
American High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize).
American High is one of 44 schools in Fremont Unified, based in Fremont, California. The district serves 33,134 students district-wide and employs 1,404 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,501 students, American High is larger than the district average of about 753 students per school.