Live Oak Union High School was established in 1903. At the organization of Live Oak Union, previously existing rural school districts Highland, Burnett, San Martin, Machado, and Morgan Hill were included, and, in August 1921, Coyote, Llagas and Uvas districts were added to what eventually became Morgan Hill Unified School District.
In September 2004, Ann Sobrato High School was opened to grades 9 through 10. By August 2006, the school was fully staffed and supported grades 9 through 12. The 120-acre (49 ha) tract for the school was donated by the Sobrato family, in honor of Ann Sobrato.
Administration
The district has 400 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) teachers, serving 8809 students, across 14 schools. The district is governed by a publicly elected seven-member Board of Education, while management is entrusted to the Superintendent, who is selected by the Board.
Alongside its traditional schools, MHUSD, in special partnership with The Tech Interactive (formerly the Tech Museum of Innovation), a leading Silicon Valley institution, operates 5 specialized public "focus academies", through its innovative Tech Academies Initiative:[2]Focus Academies will provide the opportunity for students to specialize their studies within broad fields (engineering, STEAM, maths, music, health sciences), allowing for greater, in-depth learning within subjects within programs designed by noted subject matter experts, including scientists from The Tech Museum of Innovation and Stanford University medical professors.[3][4]
Four schools in the district were awarded as California Gold Ribbon Schools in 2015, including Sobrato and Live Oak, which were also awarded as California Exemplary Programs in 2015.
Schools
Schools highlighted in pale green are MHUSD Focus Academies.
MHUSD Focus Academy The first elementary-level health sciences program in California. Program created in partnership with Stanford University and The Tech Interactive.
MHUSD Focus Academy Program created in partnership with The Tech Interactive. Designated as National Blue Ribbon School in 1999. Designated as California Distinguished School in 1993.
Ranked in top 100 best public schools in California[11] Named for Ann Sobrato, Bay Area real estate tycoon and matriarch of the Sobrato Organization. Designated as California Gold Ribbon School in 2015.