Canyon High School
Location
220South Imperial Highway Anaheim , California 92807-3999 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1972
School district	Orange Unified School District
CEEB code	052267
Principal	Brent McKee
Teaching staff	84.87 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,183 (2024–2025)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	25.72[1]
Campus size	40 acres (160,000 m2)
Colors	Black   Vegas gold
Fight song	Canyon Comanche Fight Song
Athletics	Cross Country
Athletics conference	Division 2 Southern Section
Sports	Cross Country
Mascot	Comanche
Nickname	The Comanches
Rival	Villa Park High School
Newspaper	The Comanche Insider
Yearbook	The Legend
Feeder schools	El Rancho Charter School
Feeder to	Santiago Canyon College
Website	www.canyonhighschool.org

Canyon High School is a traditional four-year high school located in theAnaheim Hills community in the city ofAnaheim, California and is anInternational Baccalaureate school. It is located on 40 acres (160,000 m²) of land onImperial Highway between the cross streets ofSanta Ana Canyon Road and Nohl Ranch Road, and serves students who reside in Anaheim Hills and a small portion ofYorba Linda north of La Palma Avenue and east of Yorba Linda Boulevard. The school, which opened its doors in 1973, has a student population of 2,400.^[2] The school primarily serves the community ofAnaheim Hills as well as parts of East Anaheim andOrange, and was designated aCalifornia Distinguished School in 2007 by theCalifornia Department of Education.^[3] The school's fight song isWashington and Lee Swing. The school is currently ranked as one of the top 1,000 high schools in the United States byNewsweek at number 128, a distinction given to less than 1% of high schools nationally.^[4] It is the 204th highest ranked school in the state of California.^[5]

The school started in 1974 as a shared campus with the establishedVilla Park High School for students in grades 10–12. Upon completion of the Anaheim Hills campus, a variety of names were considered for the site. A ballot of three proposed names was given to the students of Vista Del Rio Jr. High School to vote on. The students did not like any of the choices so a write-in campaign was started. Canyon High School was the name of choice due to its location and the fact that the local students call that area "The Canyon".

Ultimately, the name Canyon High School was selected. Boundary changes in the district and an increase in the population of the Anaheim Hills community resulted in changes at the school. The school was designated to serve students in grades 9 through 12 in 1987, andEl Rancho Charter School was designated as the only feeder school within the boundaries of Canyon High School. The school implemented anInternational Baccalaureate Program in 1988.^[6]

Canyon High School offers a variety of programs for its students including the International Baccalaureate Program, Stellar Technology Program, and Specialized Science Program, in addition to numerous college-level Advanced Placement and Honors courses.

The school focuses on technology, having undergone thousands of dollars' worth of upgrading the schools technology, by adding 100 computers, and making 19 of its courses available as online classes. Canyon is also home to Orange County's only high school Aviation Academy which uses advanced simulators and encourages students to explore career options in the Aviation industry with an emphasis on becoming pilots.^[7] In 2019, theU.S. News & World Report ranked the school 387th in the state of California and 2,557th in the United States.^[8]

The school mascot is theComanche. Students at Canyon High School compete in the following sports:

• David Buehler,National Football League kicker^[9]
• Eden Espinosa, singer/stage actress^[10][11]
• Andy Garfield, film score composer^[12]
• Christina Hall, real estate investor and Television personality.
• Penelope Hocking, Professional soccer player^[13]
• Seonna Hong, artist^[14]
• Courtney Mathewson, Olympic gold medalist water polo player^[15]
• Omar Benson Miller, actor
• Connie Needham, actress^[16]
• Brian Nestande,California State Assemblyman^[15]
• Andy Park, Illustrator^[17]
• Chris Snitko,Major League Soccer player^[18]
• Kwame Watson-Siriboe,Major League Soccer player^[19]

• Christian Colon,shortstop^[20]
• John Cummings,pitcher^[21]
• Rob Deer, All-Starright fielder^[22]
• Grant Green,second baseman^[23]
• Doug Linton,pitcher^[24]
• Troy Melton,pitcher^[25]
• Vinnie Pestano,pitcher^[26]
• Steve Scarsone,second baseman^[27]
• Eric Valent,first baseman^[28]

• https://www.canyonhighschool.org/

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• Educational institutions established in 1973
• High schools in Anaheim, California
• International Baccalaureate schools in California
• Public high schools in California
• 1973 establishments in California

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