Saratoga High School (California)

Saratoga High School is a grade 9-12, public high school located in Saratoga, California. It is ranked #1 Best College Prep Public High School in California.[2]

Saratoga High School
Address
20300 Herriman Avenue

Saratoga
,
California
95070

United States
Coordinates37°15′58″N 122°1′44″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1959
School districtLos Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District
PrincipalGreg Louie
Staff69.56 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,371 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.71[1]
Color(s)  Red
  Navy Blue
  White
Athletics conferenceSanta Clara Valley Athletic League
Team nameFalcons
NewspaperThe Saratoga Falcon
YearbookThe Talisman
Communities servedSaratoga, Monte Sereno, Los Gatos
Feeder schoolsRedwood Middle School
Websitehttp://www.saratogahigh.org/

Academics

Saratoga High School is consistently designated a top academic high school. It is one of two schools in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, which is ranked the Best School District in California.[3]

Saratoga High School has a four-year Project Lead the Way engineering program,[4] and is ranked #23 in the U.S. for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).[5] The school offers 35 honors and Advanced Placement courses.[6]

The graduation rate is 99%, and 97% of students attend college.[4] It is jointly accredited by the California Department of Education and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[6]

Student enrollment averages around 1300, with a student-teacher ratio of 20:1.[7] It is a diverse high school, with total minority enrollment of 75%.[5] The school community includes families that speak 39 languages.[6]

In 2017, Saratoga High School was named a California Gold Ribbon School for the strength of its Student Support Programs and its focus on Social Emotional Learning.[4][8]

Activities

Athletics
Saratoga Falcons

The Saratoga Falcons compete in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) of the CIF Central Coast Section (CCS).

More than 60% of students participate in Saratoga High School athletics.[4] From 2015-2020, every varsity team competed in the CCS playoffs; titles and runners up were earned in Boys and Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys Cross Country, Boys Volleyball, and Badminton. In addition, individual medals were won in Wrestling and Boys and Girls Track and Field.[4] In 2019, the Boys Golf Team finished #4 in California. Boys Volleyball won two Northern California championships in 2016 and 2017.[4]

Saratoga Football has won five CIF Central Coast Section championships: 1973, 1976, 1980, 1987, 1996.[9] The team formerly played night games at Los Gatos High School; in April 2006, the Trustees of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District approved permanent lights for the football field.[10]

SHS Baseball won a Division II CCS championship in 1999.[11]

In 2009, the girls' varsity tennis team defeated rival Monta Vista High School 5-2 for their first CCS championship in the history of the program and went on to win the title again in 2010.[12]

Theater Arts and Music

Performing Arts is a strong area of achievement at Saratoga High School. Almost 40% of students perform onstage through theater arts, vocal ensembles and instrumental music.[4] The Saratoga Strings orchestra performed in the prestigious Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago, Illinois in 2018.[13] The Marching Band and Color Guard marched in the 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.[14] The Marching Band participated in the 2012 Macy's Parade in New York City.[15]

Chess team

At the 2005 National Grade Level Chess Championships in Houston, the 9th graders were national champions.[16] The team won the NorCal State Championship for a record six consecutive years (2004–2010).[17][18]

Campus
McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center

The school has 8 tennis courts, an all weather track, an artificial turf football field, an artificial turf soccer field, an artificial turf softball field, a quad, and an Olympic-size swimming pool.[19] The McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, a community facility, opened in 2006.[20][21]

Notable alumni

See also

Notes
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  13. Jones, Sofia; Liang, Connie (December 11, 2018). "Orchestra will travel to Chicago to perform at The MidWest Clinic during finals week". Saratoga Falcon. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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  15. Brian Babcock (May 16, 2011). "Saratoga band in 2012 Macy's Parade". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  16. Michael Aigner (2005-12-08). "Naroditsky and 9th graders win in Houston!". The Northern California Chess Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  17. "Chess team breaks six-year win streak at state tournament". Saratoga Falcon. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  18. "Little known chess team aims for sixth straight state championship". Saratoga Falcon. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
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