Willow Glen Elementary School (San Jose, California)

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Willow Glen Elementary School billboard.

Willow Glen Elementary School, or Willow Glen School, is an elementary school located in San Jose, California, in the United States. It is a part of the San Jose Unified School District. Willow Glen School is a uniform school which enrolls approximately 700 students annually. In 2006 it was designated a California Distinguished School.

As of 2006, the school principal is Dayle D'Anna. The school mascot is the tiger.

[edit] History

The school first opened as Willow Glen School in November 1863, where it was located on Lincoln and Malone Road. Due to a growing community, a larger school was build in 1897 on the corner of Lincoln and Minnesota and was named Willow Glen Elementary School. Neighboring four-room buildings were constructed to accommodate growing class sizes, until a new two-story building was constructed in 1924. The 1924 school remained in use until 1971 when another single-story building was constructed in order to comply with the "earthquake-proof" requirements of the 1933 Field Act. In 2006 it was designated a California Distinguished School.