Jefferson High School

For schools with a similar name, see Jefferson High School. Jefferson High School is an American public high school in Daly City, California and is the first school in the Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD). Jefferson serves Daly City, Brisbane, and the town of Colma. Daly City residents who formerly had to send their children to San Francisco high schools due to lack of a local alternative voted into existence the JUHSD in 1922. This r... more

For schools with a similar name, see Jefferson High School. Jefferson High School is an American public high school in Daly City, California and is the first school in the Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD). Jefferson serves Daly City, Brisbane, and the town of Colma. Daly City residents who formerly had to send their children to San Francisco high schools due to lack of a local alternative voted into existence the JUHSD in 1922. This resulted in the formation of Jefferson High School. JHS opened its doors in 1922 to its first 50 students using the old Jefferson Hall (previously Jefferson Elementary School) near San Pedro Road and Hill Street. Recognizing the need for a more suitable campus to accommodate the rapidly expanding student body, JUHSD residents voted to build a new campus at the current location in 1923. The first building was finished in 1925. Subsequently this building was demolished and replaced in 1963. In 2005, Jefferson undertook to renovate and remodel the... less