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McFarland High School
Location
Map
259 Sherwood Ave.
McFarland, California 93250

United States
Coordinates35°40′27″N 119°13′48″W / 35.674275°N 119.230113°W / 35.674275; -119.230113
Information
School typeComprehensive Public High School
MottoOpening the door to new opportunities...College and Beyond
Opened1928
StatusOperating
School districtMcFarland Unified School District
CEEB code051945
NCES School ID061954007315[2]
PrincipalJustin M. Derrick
Faculty43.26 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment932 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.54[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)   Red & White
MascotCougars
WebsiteSchool web site

McFarland High School is a public high school in McFarland, California, a city in Kern County north of Bakersfield and south of Fresno.

Academics

The school's API score was 701 in 2013.

Enrollment

In the 2013–14 school year, McFarland High School had an enrollment of 799 students, with, 0.5% Asian, 0.6% Filipino, 97.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Black, and 0.8% White.[3]

Athletics

The school is notable for its succession of twenty-four CIF Central Section championships in cross country between 1987 and 2013.[4] The success of the team is documented in the 2015 Walt Disney Pictures film McFarland, USA starring Kevin Costner as James White, a cross country coach at McFarland.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "McFarland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - McFarland High School (061954007315)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Ed Data - Students - McFarland High School". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Successful McFarland cross country team loses state title after 24 years, feels "punished" - 23ABC News". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
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