Ukiah High School
| Ukiah High School | |
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| Address | |
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1000 Low Gap Road , , 95482 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°09′50″N 123°13′26″W / 39.164°N 123.224°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Other names | UHS
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| School type | Public, comprehensive high school |
| Established | 1893[2] |
| Status | Operating |
| School district | Ukiah Unified School District |
| NCES District ID | 0640300[3] |
| Educational authority | California Department of Education |
| Oversight | Mendocino County Office of Education |
| Superintendent | Debra Kubin[4] |
| School code | CDS 23-65615-2335024 |
| CEEB code | 053580 |
| NCES School ID | 064030006665[5] |
| Principal | Gordon Oslund[6] |
| Staff | 55.26 FTE[7] |
| Faculty | 83[2] |
| Grades | 9th through 12th |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,648[2] (2018) |
| • Grade 9 | 460 |
| • Grade 10 | 428 |
| • Grade 11 | 387 |
| • Grade 12 | 370 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.14:1[5] |
| Education system | California Common Core |
| Schedule | 180 days/year Mon-Fri, August-June |
| Hours in school day | 6 instructional + breaks/lunch[2] |
| Campus size | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Athletics conference |
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| Mascot | Willy the Wildcat[9] |
| Nickname | Wildcats[9] |
| Accreditation | ACS WASC (2015-21)Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). |
| National ranking | 4,774 / 17,245 (2019)[10] |
| SAT average | 1119 / 1600 (2018)Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). |
| Pupil/counselor ratio | 330:1[2] |
| Website | www |
Ukiah High School (also referred to as UHS or "Ukiahi") is the oldest public high school in Ukiah, California, the seat of Mendocino County. Established in 1893, it is the largest school by enrollment and only four-year comprehensive high school in the Ukiah Unified School District. It serves all students in the ninth through twelfth grades from the incorporated city of Ukiah plus the four smaller, adjacent communities of Calpella, Hopland, Redwood Valley and Talmage and other rural residents of southeastern Mendocino County. The district's boundaries encompass a total area of 495 square miles (1,280 km2) with a population of approximately 40,000.[2]
Campus
The school's current location, a campus built on 60 acres (24 ha) on Low Gap Road in the northwest portion of the city, opened for the 1978-79 academic year.[2]
Awards and recognition
The school was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 1988 and again in 2001.[11]
Notable alumni
- Kelvin Chapman, MLB second baseman (New York Mets 1979-85)[12]
- Shiloh Fernandez, actor[13]
- Holly Near, actress and songwriter[14]
- Harold L. "Hal" Perry ('52), college basketball player for the USF Dons, 1952-56 (1955 & 1956 NCAA Men's Division I National Champions)[15]
- Rick Warren, minister and author[16]
- Members of the band AFI (A Fire Inside):
References
- ^ "Ukiah High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c d e f g "School Profile". Ukiah High School. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Ukiah Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "District Profile: Ukiah Unified". CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Ukiah High (064030006665)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Ukiah High - School Directory Details". CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "FTE Classified Staff Report". Dataquest - CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "CIF North Coast Section League Alignments for 2018-2020" (PDF). CIF North Coast Section. 2017-10-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ a b "Public School Directory". CIF North Coast Section. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
usnwrwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "1986–2009 California Distinguished Schools Awardees" (XLS). CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kelvin Chapman". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Brodsky, Carole (2010-12-02). "A New Twist". Ukiah Daily Journal. Ukiah, California. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Additional papers of Holly Near, 1954-2011". Online Archival Search Information System. Harvard University. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ Bergere, Darline (2015). Legendary Locals of Ukiah. San Francisco, California: Arcadia Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 9781439650370. OCLC 907950162.
- ^ Sheler, Jeffery L. (2009). Prophet of purpose: the life of Rick Warren. New York City, New York: Doubleday. p. 293. ISBN 9780385530552. OCLC 498352115.
- ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1967. ISBN 9780857125958. OCLC 804879997. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
