San Juan High School

I graduated from SJHS. Overall, the teachers were really great, and were invested in the progress of the students. Unfortunately, the needs of the students there were so great, there was no way to help each and every student. To be honest, I was able to get through this high school not having done any homework the entire time and still attained good grades. This doesn't speak well of the importance placed on academics in the school. Going to the school was about surviving it, not learning. The school was very multicultural when I was there, which could have been a great asset, but I don't think the school knew or was able to bring everyone together. I was hoping to see that things had improved there, but based on the test score ratings, it hasn't. I would NEVER send my child there, regardless of how the the staff was. The student population was the issue in my opinion.
—Submitted by a student

I graduated from SJHS. I loved this school. It had the small school feel with all the extra curricular classes. The teachers are very passionate. The only bad experience I had was with my French/English teacher. The teachers were so caring, giving and patient. Even with students that did not deserve it. I wouldn't have traded my experience there for anything!
—Submitted by a student

I am a freshman at NSJHS and I love it. My home school is Rio Americano but my family members that attended this school loved it and had lots of positive things to say about it.This school is amazing and the new look great. Not very good athletics but every thing else is good.
—Submitted by a student

My son is incredibly happy at New San Juan High School. We open enrolled there for their new and innovative programs along with the 21st Century Skills, and have found many students there whose home schools are Mesa Verde, Rio Americano, Del Campo, Bella Vista, etc. but they also chose to attend NSJHS. In the 18 plus years my kids have been attending public schools I find the teachers at NSJHS to be the best, they are so involved with the students and give so much of their time to help the students excel. I can email a teacher and usually have a response within an hour or two. The Culinary Academy at NSJHS with its new $6.4 million dollar Culinary building is really outstanding and has a statewide reputation for excellence. I would rate the whole staff from the principal on down as a 10 plus out of 10!
—Submitted by a parent

As a parent i must say This high school San Juan is on top of all their students. My daughter goes to school there and i had no idea that she was missing so much school, She now lives with me,she needs lots of support and with the help of San Juan's staff i am sure next year will be a better yr. Big Ed is always there for the kids and he cares along with Mr.Johnson and my daughters counselor Mickey. thank you for your fast swift actions.
—Submitted by a parent

I am A senior at this school, not only that but i am very involved in it, i run the blood drives and i am the rally commissioner, and i must say i love going to san juan. It does lack a few extra students but that just makes everyone closer, i have a special relationship with all my teachers which allows me to joke around and have fun with them, and aside from that they are great teachers. I strongly dislike when i hear negative about SJHS, but thats why i got involved in student government, to make an improvement and i gotta tell you, its getting better and better day by day.
—Submitted by a student

Very good school my son attends san juan high school and he really likes it. He has attended rio linda high and he thinks that san juan is a better school and better teachers doing alot better in school then he did at rio linda high. Thank you for all the great teachers and children that attend at san juan you are making a big change for him he now does all his work and goes to school eveyday because its a better inviorment,so again thank you for all your support,have a good rest of the year
—Submitted by a parent

San Juan will always have a bad repuatiuon. One that it does not deserve. The teachers care. The relationships between everything are great. It is like one big family. I am senior graduating from SJ in 3 weeks and have been attending this amazing school since the very beginning, freshman year. Although I am happy to be graduating, I will sincerely miss this school and I will always hold it near and dear to my heart. SJ has helped me to become a better person and in many ways encouraged me to do more with my life. I have created bonds with some of the greatest but most unappreciated teachers on the face of this planet and formed friendships that will last a lifetime. I hope that all of you can see behind the horrible and FALSE rumors and see it is a great school.
—Submitted by a student

I am currently a student at San Juan high and I am a junior I started just after spring break my sophmore year and I cant even begin to describe how much I disliked everything about it when I got here! I was a newly placed first time foster child out of my area and a thirst for acceptance, satbility and knowledge. San Juan proved to provide all of that and more! After transferring from Galt High school, that prides itself on apperance and staff, to the Recieving home os Sac, to San Juan I was lost in my own sapce. School had always been a struggle for me and San Juan saw that! The wonderful staff saw to the fact that I needed extra help in order to come close to graduating and the excellent team of counslers are the ones making it possible! So for now and forever Go Spartans!
—Submitted by a student

This is the best school, simoly the very best. The teachers have taught and influenced me in such a positive way. When I came to SJ as an ex-Carnegie Scot I was not college bound. I was a failing, rebellious teen and I hated life. Now I'm an AP Cal and AP Bio student, leading both classes in test scores. I am currently wanted by numerous colleges purely based on academics and extracurricular performance. I give 100% of the credit to SJ, the school that has forever changed my life.
—Submitted by a student

The school has had and always will have a bad reputation, but I have never had more fun at school after summer I look forward to returning.
—Submitted by a student

San Juan gets an undeserving bad rap. The Teachers care about students and will take the extra time to make sure students succeed. It is the Parents who are ultimately responsible for making sure their children are taking the necessary classes to graduate HS and go to college. It shouldnt matter what school your child attends as long as they are getting what they need and they are having fun. Having and feeling pride in what you and your classmates do, and how to be productive adults in the community is what my children are learning at SJHS. My children s GPA ranges are from 4.00-3.33 and they are being challenged at SJ. I am proud to be a parent at SJHS. Go Spartans!
—Submitted by a parent

We used to live near Bella Vista so 2 of my kids graduated from there,but we then moved near San Juan-everyone told us it was a horrable school and at first we did not want our daughter to go there. But I am quite happy to say after compairing the warmth and acceptence and parent involvement. I am also proud to say my daughter will soon be a San Juan graduate. I have never felt like my phonecalls,or visits to the school were a bother to the staff. During my daughters 2 years of major medical problems all the staff went out of there way to make sure she always felt accepted and got the help she needed to catch up. San Juan is a great school.
—Submitted by a parent

I believe the academic quality is comparable to similar school-my chld is in 11 th grade taking chemistry, geometry, honors english and ap histroy. her reading leval is 12th grade and while her math needs help they offer tutors upon request.
—Submitted by shannon, a parent

While San Juan has a horrible reputation, my daughter and I have found it to be a better learning environment as well as a better social environment compared to Del Campo. They offer the same academic programs, and extracurricular activities that other high schools offer, and I have personally noticed a higher parent involvement than even at the middle school levels. This school acts like a cross between a private school and an on campus home school. We love it.
—Submitted by a parent

Good school, predictable community. Good staff.
—Submitted by a former student

My daughter is a Freshman at San Juan High. I was aware of the bad reputation that San Juan carried in the past and diligently researched the stats on the school. I found their expulsion rate to be very low; their career programs more diversified; and after speaking with a couple of the Administration, was more than satisfied with the progress the school has made. After our registration with the Counselor, I was ecstatic. The Counselor made my daughter extremely comfortable and communicated at her level. He was excellent. Since she has been at San Juan, she has shown interest in her studies. My daughter now has 6 classes; more variety; and no time to be bored. The teachers are interesting and very involved. I wish that we had the opportunity to take classes like Life Management, which teaches the students how to purchase furniture, etc., and decorate; and even a semester in caring for a virtual baby, to show teenagers that having a baby is a hard job. My daughter is even communicating with her teachers to keep apprised of her ongoing grades. I am so impressed with the staff at San Juan High.
—Submitted by Pamela Souslin, a parent