Mills High School

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Mills High School
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Address
Mills High School
400 Murchison Drive

Millbrae
,
San Mateo
,
California
94030

United States
Coordinates 37°35′37″N122°23′24″W / 37.5937°N 122.3900°W / 37.5937; -122.3900 Coordinates: 37°35′37″N122°23′24″W / 37.5937°N 122.3900°W / 37.5937; -122.3900
Information
School type Public
Established1958
School district San Mateo Union High School District
CEEB code 051972
PrincipalPamela Duszynski
Teaching staff57.9 [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,182 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.4:1 [1]
Color(s) Scarlet and Gold   
MascotVikings
Nickname Vikings
Rival Capuchino High School
NewspaperThe Thunderbolt
Website www.smuhsd.org/millshigh

Mills High School is a public high school in Millbrae, California, one of seven in the San Mateo Union High School District.

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Mills was established in 1958. Mills High School has been named a California Distinguished School three times (1988, 1996, 2009). [2]

Academics

In 2012, Mills was granted a six-year accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. [3]

Mills has Advanced Placement course offerings.

In 2015 it was ranked the 225th best public high school in the country by Newsweek . [4] In 2013 it was ranked 519th nationally by U.S. News & World Report . [5]

Statistics

Demographics

2017-2018 [1]

AsianHispanicWhiteTwo or More RacesPacific IslanderAfrican AmericanAmerican Indian
701240147923640
57.5%19.7%12%7.5%3%0.3%0%

Approximately 22.3% of the students at Mills are served by the free or reduced-price lunch program. [1]

Standardized testing

SAT Scores for 2014–2015 [6]
Critical Reading AverageMath AverageWriting Average
Mills High545592543
District544570544
Statewide489500484
2013 Academic Performance Index
2009 Base API [7] 2013 Growth API [8] Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013
84687125

Athletics

Mills has a wide array of sports throughout the school year. In the fall, the sports are: Girls' Tennis, Girls' Golf, Water Polo, Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball. Winter sports include: Basketball, Soccer, and Wrestling. Spring sports consist of: Badminton, Baseball, Boys' Golf, Softball, Swimming, Boys' Tennis, and Track and Field.[ citation needed ]

FallWinterSpring
Cross CountryBasketballBadminton
FootballSoccerBaseball
Girls' GolfWrestlingBoys' Golf
Girls' TennisBoys' Tennis
VolleyballSoftball
Water PoloSwimming
Track and Field

Notable alumni and faculty

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  2. ↑ "Distinguished School Awards". California Department of Education. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "WASC: Mills High School Accreditation". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "America's Top High Schools 2015". Newsweek. 19 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Best High Schools-2013". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20.
  6. ↑ "SAT Report - 2014-15 District Level Scores". California Department of Education. Retrieved September 27, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "2009 Base API School Report - Mills High". California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability and Awards Division.
  8. ↑ "2013 Growth API School Report - Mills High". California Department of Education Analysis, Measurement, & Accountability Reporting Division.
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