Academic courses include Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors courses. SLHS has specialized programs, including the Academy of Business & Finance (BA), San Leandro Academy for Multimedia (SLAM), Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, and Mathematics Academy (STREAM), and Social Justice Academy (SJA).[4]
Career Technical Education (CTE) courses include Auto Technology, Engineering & Design, Graphic Design, and Wood Shop.[5][6]
The current San Leandro High School building opened in 1949.[7]
In 2007, land was purchased for a new building to house the freshman (9th grade) class in order to relieve overcrowding at SLHS. Thefreshman campus, which opened in 2010, is named the "Fred T. Korematsu (FTK) Campus" after civil rights activistFred Korematsu. The FTK campus is located at 13701 Bancroft Avenue, one block from the main campus. As of the 2017–2018 school year, the FTK campus houses the math and foreign language department for all grade levels, and is no longer an exclusively for freshman campus.
In 2011, the new Arts Education Center opened. It includes a green screen room, control room, two sound booths, five classrooms, and a 552-seat performing arts theater.[8]
Visual arts classes include drawing, sculpture, and fashion design. The music program features marching band, jazz band, wind ensemble, freshmen band, freshmen orchestra, advanced orchestra, choir, and Notables. The drama department organizes theater and musical productions each fall and spring. The San Leandro Academy for Multimedia (SLAM) includes courses in photography, videography, and multimedia.
Sports at the school include football, cross-country, tennis, golf, volleyball, water polo, basketball, soccer, wrestling, track and field, swimming, badminton, baseball, and softball.
