Mission San Jose High School (MSJHS or MSJ) is a four-year co-educational public high school founded in 1964. It is located in the Mission San Jose district of Fremont, California, United States. It is one of five comprehensive high schools in the Fremont Unified School District. Mission San Jose High School is the third largest high school in Fremont. Academics In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Mission San Jose High as the 94th best high school in the United States. The school was ranked 8th in California, with an Advanced Placement participation rate of 89%. The school was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1987, 1996, and 2008. Students Demographics As of the 2021-2022 school year, 91.1% of the students were Asian American, 4.3% were European American, 2.5% were Hispanic and 0.3% were African American. According to California School Dashboard, in 2017 MSJHS had 3.8% socioeconomically disadvantaged students and 3.1% English Learners out of its total population of 2003. Extracurricular activities Academic competitions Quiz bowl-style tournaments In 2008, Mission San Jose's National Ocean Science Bowl Team placed first at the regional competition, advancing to the National Competition and placing second behind Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. In 2015, Mission San Jose's Ocean Science Bowl team finished fourth in nationals; they attended nationals again in 2017. In 2022, Mission San Jose’s Science Bowl team finished second in Nationals. Speech and Debate In 2004–2005, Mission San Jose's Lincoln-Douglas Debate team (also known as OHSODEF) was ranked first in the country. The team won the National Tournament of Champions in 2003 and closed out (having two debaters meet in the final round of) the 2004 Fall Classic tournament at the Greenhill School. Local (Bay Area) competitions At the Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium WonderCup Challenge, MSJ has won in four years; three of those wins were in a row (2004–2006). Go tournaments Mission San Jose's Go team took first place at the California High School Go Championships three years in a row (2005–2007). In 2008, the MSJ Go club won first place in the Open Division to become the national champions. In 2010, Mission won first place in Division A at the newly formed Bay Area High School Go Tournament. Chess tournaments In 2005, the team tied for first place at the CalNorthYouthChess regionals. In 2000, the team took first at the State Scholastic Championship. Athletics Mission San Jose High