San Jos¨¦ Unified School District serves approximately 32,000 students from kindergarten through grade twelve in Silicon Valley. Covering approximately one hundred square miles, San Jos¨¦ Unified has 25 elementary schools, 2 K-8 schools, 6 middle schools, 6 comprehensive high schools, an award winning continuation high school and exemplary alternative education programs. The district's schools have received 34 California Distinguished School Awards, 11 National Blue Ribbon Recognitions and 5 Seals of Excellence Awards from the California Association of Bilingual Educators. They have twice received the Silver level California Award for Performance Excellence from the California Council for Excellence for their performance