Cupertino High School, colloquially referred to as "Tino", "CHS",[4] is a four-year comprehensive public high school located near the Rancho Rinconada and Fairgrove neighborhoods of Cupertino, California, USA.

The school serves mostly suburban residential and areas in eastern Cupertino, southern Santa Clara, and west San Jose.

The school serves the areas of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose and Cupertino.

[7] Cupertino High School opened on September 15, 1958, with a student population of 694 ninth and tenth graders and 28 staff members, with George Fernandez as principal.

At its inception, Cupertino High originally contained four classroom buildings, a school office, and a cafeteria.

Other buildings weren't fully complete at the time of its opening, leaving vacant lots at the back of the school as well as its sides.

[9] In 2009, in an effort to go green, the school built solar panels in the front staff parking lot.

On January 3, 2014, the renovated school building opened to the public, connected to the original gym and theater.

[14] The Cupertino High School quad centers most student activities including clubs day, spirit week, and fairs.

Connecting the two buildings is a glass bridge which mainly consists of a library, but also including a computer lab, conference rooms, and a staff counseling office.

[18] Cupertino High School has a theater for its performing arts programs (Drama, Band, Orchestra).

The theater was named after Robert L. Gomez for his contributions to Cupertino High School's music education.

The high school is more STEM focused due to its location in Silicon Valley.

Cupertino High School has above average standardized test scores in the SAT and ACT.

Cupertino High School offers many courses in Math ranging from Algebra 1 to AP Calculus BC.

[20] There are four languages offered at Cupertino High School: Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and French.

Students typically start with Level 1 or 2, depending on whether or not they have taken a class in the same language in middle school.

AVID is a high school program designed to prepare students for success in four year universities.

These include CLink (Campus Link), clubs, IDC (Intra-District Council), Athletics, Publicity, and Spirit.

The Intra-District Council's goal is to improve relationships within schools of the FUHSD district.

The IDC council represents Cupertino High School Students and hosts IDC exchanges, a FUHSD event where students go to other FUHSD schools for a day to meet people to experience life there.

Powderpuff was an annual event where girls play flag football and guys cheerlead.

Currently, robotics is a significant organization in Cupertino High School with over 200 members and 8 mentors.

Service clubs in Cupertino High encourages students to volunteer in the local community.

Some clubs offer the President's Volunteer Service Award for completing a required number of hours.

In 2021, Cupertino High hosted The 50th annual Tournament of Bands on Saturday, October 9, 2021.

[35] Cupertino High School boasts an award-winning drama program, Cupertino Actors Theatre, that produces plays and musicals, provides educational theatre workshops for English classes, and many opportunities for performance and design for students considering a career in the performing arts.

Cupertino High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation and participates in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League.