High schools in the Cupertino school district
Fremont union high school district refers only to high schools. Cupertino school District applies only to Kindergarten through 8th grade.
There are 5 high schools in the district: Cupertino high, Monta Vista high, Homestead high, Lynbrook high, Fremont high.
These location of each of these schools determine the Real Estate prices in Cupertino and Sunnyvale. Monta Vista is leading being the most desired school. The students are very competitive and atmosphere is tight. Many students and parents who do not want to get into the competitive environment prefer to move to the most popular school - Homestead high. Some families choose to sell their homes in the prestigious Monta Vista Neighborhood and move to Sunnyvale to a slightly less pressuring curriculum. Lynbrook High is located in West San Jose. The attendees are mostly orientals and very competitive. The students strive to get the best grades so that they can get accepted to a good UC school. Now that the private schools are becoming more expensive every year and many High Tech employees cannot afford to send their kids to a prestigious private university, they all compete for the best UC’s, namely UC Berkeley, UCLA, or others like UC Davies, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, etc. If you want your kids to get into the UC system, and your kid is not the A+ over achiever student, your best bet is to send him/her to Fremont high. This beautiful old Mission building was remodeled as part of the entire school. The teachers are graduates from top universities and they care about the students. Getting and A will be easier than in Monta Vista, yet the high GPA will get you into the best universities. There are two other options for high schoolers. Taking classes at de Anza as part of the Middle college program. The students belong to their home school yet all the courses are taken at de Anza Community college. Most classes are considered as AP classes and are credired by universities. the second program is College advantage. This program is geared toward advanced students who want to take more college classes and progress faster. Both programs demands entry exames, written essays and an interview. The students who get accepted enjoy a wonderful selection of elective classes and can choose to stay a year more and transfer to the UC system for the last 2 years, thus saving time and money.