Mills High School

For the school in Arkansas, see Mills University Studies High School.

Mills High School
Location
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
Information
School type	Public
Established	1958
School district	San Mateo Union High School District
CEEB code	051972
Principal	Pamela Duszynski
Teaching staff	57.03 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,119 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.62 [1]
Color(s)	Scarlet and Gold
Mascot	Vikings
Nickname	Vikings
Newspaper	The Thunderbolt
Website	www.smuhsd.org/millshigh

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

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]

• 1,220 students: 617 Male (50.6%), 603 Female (49.4%)

Asian	Hispanic	White	Two or More Races	Pacific Islander	African American	American Indian
701	240	147	92	36	4	0
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 Average	Math Average	Writing Average
Mills High	545	592	543
District	544	570	544
Statewide	489	500	484

2013 Academic Performance Index
2009 Base API [7]	2013 Growth API [8]	Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013
846	871	25

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 ]}

Fall	Winter	Spring
Cross Country	Basketball	Badminton
Football	Soccer	Baseball
Girls' Golf	Wrestling	Boys' Golf
Girls' Tennis		Boys' Tennis
Volleyball		Softball
Water Polo		Swimming
Flag Football		Track and Field

Notable alumni and faculty

• Jeff Novitzky (1986) - Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance for UFC
• Paul Fanaika (2004) — NFL Football Player ^[9]
• Larry Grenadier — Jazz bassist ^[10]
• Gordon Lish (faculty) — Editor, author, teacher^{[ citation needed ]}
• Leslie Maxie (1985) — Olympic athlete 1988 Summer Olympics
• Frank Portman (a.k.a. Dr. Frank) — Lead singer of the Mr. T Experience ^[11]
• Wesley Chan (2002) — founding member of Wong Fu Productions
• Adam Tafralis (2002) — Canadian Football League Quarterback ^[12] and San Jose State career passing yards record holder
• James van Hoften (1962) — NASA astronaut ^[13]
• Craig Venter (1964) - Scientist, winner of 2008 National Medal of Science and twice named to Time 100 list of the world's most influential people ^[14]
• Kathy Baker (1968) - Actress

See also

• San Francisco Bay Area portal

• San Mateo County high schools

References

1. "Mills High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
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 July 17, 2012.
4. "America's Top High Schools 2015". Newsweek. August 19, 2015.
5. "Best High Schools-2013". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016.
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.
9. "Player Bio: Paul Fanaika". Sun Devil Athletics. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
10. "Biography: Larry Grenadier". January 17, 2013.
11. "Famous Mills High School Alumni". Mills High School. Archived from the original on September 10, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2006.
12. "Tiger-Cats Football - Adam Tafralis". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
13. "Astronaut Bio: James D. A. van Hoften". NASA. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
14. Staff, Austin Walsh Daily Journal. "Discovering a unique path to success: Acclaimed doctor, scientific innovator receives recognition from native Millbrae". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

External links

• Official site of Mills High School
• School newspaper