Oak Grove is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and culturally responsive learning environment that provides high-quality instruction to all students.

• Our school culture is built on a foundation of mutual respect, compassion, and a dedication to learning

• We empower students to think critically and perform complex tasks

Oak Grove High School is a comprehensive public high school (grades 9-12) with approximately 65 teachers on staff.  It is one of eleven comprehensive high schools in the East Side Union High School District, which also has five alternative education schools. Oak Grove High School occupies forty-three acres of land in South San Jose and first opened its doors on January 2, 1968. The school is home to approximately 1350 students. Oak Grove has an extremely diverse student population with over twenty-five major languages represented.

Below are some of the highlights of Oak Grove High School.  

• An average of 80% of students who graduate from Oak Grove enroll in college within a year after high school (Class of 2012-2019, National Student Clearinghouse)

• 4-Year Cohort: Students that come in as 9th graders and stay with our school for all 4 years experience higher graduation and A-G success rates

• We offer a Summer Bridge Program for incoming 9th graders

• We have 4 academic counselors and and three licensed Social Workers (and interns for additional support)

• We offer Biotechnology as a four-year academic program

• Our graduates attend notable colleges and universities throughout the country, such as Harvard, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UCLA

• Some of our Oak Grove teachers have participated in Yale University’s National Fellows Program

• We offer free before and after school tutoring every Monday - Thursday

• Our Marching Band & Colorguard program is considered one of the best in California and students have performed internationally

• We have award-winning sports teams and boast a legacy of CCS football championships

• We have a partnership with the 21st Century ASSETs Program, which provides free before and after school enrichment and tutoring programs for all students