Woodside High School (California)

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Woodside High School
Woodside High School, from library deck looking toward main quad, Feb 14, 2013.JPG
A view of Woodside looking toward the main quad
Location
Woodside High School (California)
199 Churchill Rd

Woodside
,
California
94062

United States
Coordinates 37°26′40″N122°13′55″W / 37.44444°N 122.23194°W / 37.44444; -122.23194
Information
Type Comprehensive public high school
Established1958
School district Sequoia Union High School District
CEEB code 053808
PrincipalKaren Van Putten
Staff98.46 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,646 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.72 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
ColorsOrange, black, and white
   
Fight song Sons of Westwood
MascotWilbur the Wildcat
Nickname Wildcats
Rivals Sequoia High School
NewspaperThe Paw Print [2]
YearbookWildcat
Website woodsidehs.org

Woodside High School is a public high school in Woodside, California, United States. It is part of the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD). [3] Woodside serves students from the surrounding communities of Portola Valley, Woodside and Redwood City.

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About

Woodside High School first opened in September 1958. The school was first designed by Menlo Park architect Peter Kump, and originally included 40 classrooms. [4] The school's first principal was Willard Bradley, who was previously the principal of the Menlo-Atherton Adult Evening School. [4]

Woodside's campus is 34 acres large and its mission statement is "All Students Can and Will Learn". As of 2024-2025, the school has 1,670 students and offers 83 elective classes and 20 AP or honors classes. [5]

As of 2024-2025, Woodside has 59 student-run clubs, [5] including a Folklórico Club, [6] an AAPI club, [7] and a record label club "1.99 Records". [8]

Athletics

The school's football team won the California Interscholastic Federation's Central Coast Section title in 2004. [9]

More recently, the school's girls' soccer team won the California Interscholastic Federation's Central Coast Section title in 2011 in a 0–0 tie with Santa Teresa High School. [10]

Statistics

Demographics

2015–2016 [11]

HispanicWhiteAsianTwo or more racesAfrican AmericanPacific IslanderFilipinoAmerican IndianNot reported
9905794442362420640
55.6%32.5%2.5%2.4%2%1.3%1.1%0.3%2.2%

Standardized testing

SAT scores for 2014–2015 [12]
Critical Reading averageMath averageWriting average
Woodside High500510499
District544563544
Statewide489500484
2013 Academic Performance Index
2009 base API [13] 2013 growth API [14] Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013
7507588

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Woodside High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Home". woodsidepawprint.com.
  3. ↑ "School Directory Search Results (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Archived from the original on September 1, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Burley, Clarence A. (June 5, 1958). Menlo Park Recorder and Gazette 1958-06-05. Burley, Clarence A.
  5. 1 2 "School Profile 2024-2025" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ Pinto, Carmen. "Folklórico Club shows cultural appreciation for traditional dancing". The Paw Print. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ Fung, Ethan. "AAPI Club reinvents itself for the upcoming school year". The Paw Print. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ Yoshikoshi, Jennifer (April 30, 2025). "Students launch 1.99 Records at Woodside High School". The Almanac. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  9. ↑ Spalding, John; Nash, Don. "Historical Record of CCS Football Champions Year-by-Year". CIFCCS. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ "2013 CCS GIRL S SOCCER - DIVISION I" (PDF). Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2015–16: Woodside High School". California Department of Education. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ "SAT Report - 2014-15 District Level Scores". California Department of Education. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2009 Base API School Report – Woodside High". California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability and Awards Division.
  14. ↑ "2013 Growth API School Report – Woodside High". California Department of Education Analysis, Measurement, & Accountability Reporting Division.
  15. ↑ "Interview with Bay Area radio superstar Renel Brooks-Moon". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ Murray, William D. (June 6, 1984). "Last Week, Most of Wendy Brown's Competitors Were Worried..." United Press International.
  17. ↑ "Elise Evans - Women's Soccer 2024". Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website.
  18. ↑ "'Freudian Slips' To Play At Fillmore Auditorium". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Woodside World. January 27, 1967. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Stanford says no to Tyler MacNiven, but he's upbeat, may reapply later". The Almanac News. December 23, 1998. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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