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Leland High School is a public high school located in the Almaden Valley in San Jose, California, USA in the San Jose Unified School District.
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Awards and recognition
Leland has won accolades for its Speech and Debate team.
During the 2004-05 school year, Leland High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
In 2014, Leland was ranked number 20 in the United States for high standardized test scores between 2012-2014. Newsweek ranked Leland High School 54th in the nation.
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Notable alumni and staff
- Steven Beitashour '05 - Major League Soccer player, formerly with the San Jose Earthquakes.
- Jason Hardtke - Former professional baseball player
- Jerry Hsu - Professional skateboarder.
- Brent Jones '81 - Former American football player and Pro Bowl tight end for the San Francisco 49ers.
- Evan Low '01 - California State Assembly member, and former Mayor of Campbell, California.
- Joe Murray - Creator of TV animated series Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo.
- Steve Smith '77 - Astronaut, holds all-time second place for cumulative spacewalk time.
- Pat Tillman '94- Former American football player, notable for turning down a multimillion-dollar contract and enlisting as a United States Army Ranger in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 by friendly fire. The football/track stadium at Leland is named Tillman Stadium after him.
- Reggie Smith '88 - Former NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers.
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