Ukiah High School

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Ukiah High School
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Ukiah High School sign
Address
Ukiah High School
1000 Low Gap Road

Ukiah
,
Mendocino County
,
California
95482

United States
Coordinates 39°09′50″N123°13′26″W / 39.164°N 123.224°W / 39.164; -123.224 [1]
Information
Other names
  • UHS
  • "Ukiahi"
School type Public, comprehensive high school
Established1893;132 years ago (1893) [2]
StatusOperating
School districtUkiah Unified School District
NCES District ID 0640300 [3]
Educational authority California Department of Education
OversightMendocino County Office of Education
SuperintendentDebra Kubin [4]
School codeCDS 23-65615-2335024
CEEB code 053580
NCES School ID 064030006665 [5]
PrincipalAnalese Alvarez [6]
Staff82.26 FTE [7]
Faculty82.26 (FTE) (2017-18) [7]
Grades 9th through 12th
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment1,778 [7]  (2023-24)
 •  Grade 9 494
 •  Grade 10 466
 •  Grade 11 423
 •  Grade 12 395
Student to teacher ratio21.14:1 [5]
Education system California Common Core
Schedule180 days/year Mon-Fri, August–June
Hours in school day6 instructional + breaks/lunch [2]
Campus size60 acres (24 ha)
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)   Purple and Gold
Athletics conference
MascotWilly the Wildcat [9]
Nickname Wildcats [9]
AccreditationACS WASC (2015-21) [2]
USNWR ranking685 / 2,494 in California (2019) [10]
National ranking4,774 / 17,245 (2019) [10]
SAT  average1119 / 1600 (2018) [2]
Communities served
Feeder schools
  • Eagle Peak Middle School
  • Pomolita Middle School
Graduates (2017)281 [11]
Pupil/counselor ratio330:1 [2]
Website www.ukiahhigh.uusd.net

Ukiah High School (also referred to as UHS or "Ukiahi") is the oldest public high school in Ukiah, California, the seat of Mendocino County. Established in 1893, it is the largest school by enrollment and only four-year comprehensive high school in the Ukiah Unified School District. It serves all students in the ninth through twelfth grades from the incorporated city of Ukiah plus the four smaller, adjacent communities of Calpella, Hopland, Redwood Valley and Talmage and other rural residents of southeastern Mendocino County. The district's boundaries encompass a total area of 495 square miles (1,280 km2) with a population of approximately 40,000. [2]

Contents

Campus

The school's current location, a campus built on 60 acres (24 ha) on Low Gap Road in the northwest portion of the city, opened for the 1978-79 academic year. [2]

Awards and recognition

The school was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 1988 and again in 2001. [12]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Ukiah High School". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "School Profile". Ukiah High School. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Ukiah Unified". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ "District Profile: Ukiah Unified". CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - Ukiah High (064030006665)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ukiah High - School Directory Details". CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Willits High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ "CIF North Coast Section League Alignments for 2018-2020" (PDF). CIF North Coast Section. October 3, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Public School Directory". CIF North Coast Section . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Ukiah High in Ukiah, CA - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report . April 30, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Graduates by Ethnicity for 2016-17". Dataquest - CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  12. ↑ "1986–2009 California Distinguished Schools Awardees" (XLS). CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Kelvin Chapman". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  14. ↑ Brodsky, Carole (December 2, 2010). "A New Twist". Ukiah Daily Journal . Ukiah, California . Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Additional papers of Holly Near, 1954-2011". Online Archival Search Information System. Harvard University. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  16. ↑ Bergere, Darline (2015). Legendary Locals of Ukiah. San Francisco, California: Arcadia Publishing. p. 50. ISBN   9781439650370. OCLC   907950162.
  17. ↑ Sheler, Jeffery L. (2009). Prophet of purpose: the life of Rick Warren . New York City, New York: Doubleday. p.  293. ISBN   9780385530552. OCLC   498352115.
  18. 1 2 3 Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1967. ISBN   9780857125958. OCLC   804879997 . Retrieved May 13, 2015.
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