Mt. Pleasant High School (San Jose, California)
Public school in San Jose, California, United States
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Mt. Pleasant High School is a public high school located in the Alum Rock district of San Jose, California. It is a part of the East Side Union High School District
| Mt. Pleasant High School | |
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| Location | |
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1750 South White Road , 95127 United States 37°20′46″N 121°48′30″W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1964[1] |
School district | East Side Union High School District |
Principal | Adriana Rangel |
Teaching staff | 54.82 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 998 (2024–2025)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.23[2] |
| Colors | Red and black [3] |
Athletics conference | CIF Central Coast Section Blossom Valley Athletic League |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Website | mtpleasant.esuhsd.org/ |
Steve Poizner
After selling his high-tech businesses, Steve Poizner worked at the school as a volunteer teacher, writing about it in Mount Pleasant: My Journey from Creating a Billion-Dollar Company to Teaching at a Struggling Public High School, a book released in April 2010. Poizner invoked hyperbole while describing the school, including exaggerating crime and graduation rates at the school and in the neighborhood.[4] Ira Glass and This American Life exposed the differences between Poizner's account and the true story of the school, with Glass calling the story "obviously and provably untrue."[5][6][7] Mt. Pleasant's high school principal, Teresa Marquez, cancelled Poizner's visit to the school, then Marquez and students protested the book at a book signing.[8][9] The book reached the fifth position of the New York Times bestseller list, but that was possibly through altering of the sales data by ResultSource, a book marketing company.[5][10] Ironically, the book title misspells the name of the school, as it is officially "Mt. Pleasant High School" and not "Mount Pleasant High School."
Notable alumni
- Kenny Williams, Vice President of the Chicago White Sox
- Jeneba Tarmoh, member of the 2012 USA Olympic team, gold medal winner, 4 × 100 m Relay
- Jhonen Vasquez, comics artist and creator of the popular animated series Invader Zim
