Colton High School (California)

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Colton High School
Address
Colton High School (California)
777 W Valley Blvd

Colton
,
San Bernardino County
,
California
92324

United States
Information
Type Public
Opened1895 [1]
School district Colton Joint Unified School District
PrincipalJohn Abbott
Teaching staff95.51 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,940 (2021-22) [3]
Student to teacher ratio20.31 [2]
Color(s)Crimson and Gold    [4]
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Sunkist League
MascotYellowjacket
RivalGrand Terrace
NewspaperPepper Bough [5]
Website Colton High School

Colton High School is an American public high school in Colton, California. It is located just north of Interstate 10 at Rancho Avenue. Colton High School opened in 1895 as the first High School of the Colton School District. It is one of five High Schools in the district.

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The school draws students from the city of Colton, as well as Grand Terrace and a small section of San Bernardino. The school is identified as a national AVID demonstration school, and was named a 2011 AP District of the Year in the midsize category by the College Board. Out of 1240 high schools in California, Colton ranks 1139 placing it in lowest 10%.

Sports

In the 2010 Fall football season, the Yellowjackets won the CIF Championship, the first time since 1979.

In 2022, 12 former Colton High School football players, including Shareece Wright, sued the Colton Joint Unified School District and former athletic trainer Tiffany Strauss-Gordon for sexual assault. [6] [7]

Notable athletes

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References

  1. ↑ "Colton High School". Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  2. 1 2 "Colton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Colton High". California Department of Education. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "COLTON HIGH SCHOOL - COLTON CA - HOME" . Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pepper Bough". Colton High School. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Harris, Chris. "Trainer Accused of Sexually Abusing High School Football Players, Targeting Low-Income Teens". People Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Barr, John. "Ex-NFL CB Shareece Wright alleges sexual assault by trainer". ESPN. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

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