Chaparral High School | |
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27215 Nicolas Road , , 92591 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°32′18″N117°08′51″W / 33.53833°N 117.14750°W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1997 |
School district | Temecula Valley Unified School District |
Area trustee | Sandy Hinkson, Trustee Area 3 |
Principal | Tina Miller |
Teaching staff | 119.01 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 3,077 (2023–2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 25.85 [1] |
Language | English |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy, dark green and platinum |
Song | Hail to the Victors |
Athletics conference | Southwestern League |
Mascot | Puma |
Newspaper | The Platinum Press |
Yearbook | The Prowler |
Communities served | City of Temecula City of Murrieta French Valley CDP |
Website | chs |
Chaparral High School, colloquially known as Chap, is a public, 4-year comprehensive high school in Temecula, California, United States. The school serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is one of five high schools in the Temecula Valley Unified School District.
The school opened in 1997 with a class of freshmen and sophomores, and added juniors the following year and seniors after that, graduating its first class in 2000. [2] It was the second comprehensive high school built in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, after Temecula Valley, [3] and was constructed at a cost of $36 million. [4] The puma was chosen over the cougar for the school mascot, and platinum was chosen for a school color instead of flat silver. [5] It was also named a California Gold Ribbon School in 2017. [6] [7]
The school became the subject of media attention after it cooperated with the local police in orchestrating an undercover drug sting which resulted in the arrest of an autistic teenager. [8]
The school was named the best National Student Section by the Student Section Report in 2024. [9]
White | Latino | Asian | African American | Pacific Islander | American Indian | Two or more races | Ref |
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40% | 34% | 11% | 5% | <1% | 1% | 9% | [10] |
According to U.S. News & World Report , 66% of Chaparral's student body are minorities, with 30% of the student body coming from economically disadvantaged households, as determined by student eligibility for California's reduced-price meal program. [10]
The school's construction included an Olympic-sized pool, to be shared with Temecula Valley High. [11] Puma athletic teams compete in the Southwestern League. [12] The varsity football team won a CIF-SS championship against Vista Murrieta High School in 2009. [13] The girl's varsity water polo team were crowned CIF-SS Division 5 Champions after their win against Troy High School in 2024. [14]
Chaparral High School fields two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Platinum FX" and the all-female "Dynamics". The school also has an all-male group, "Forte". [15] The program also hosts an annual competition. [16]