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| Scripps Ranch High School | |
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| Location | |
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10410 Falcon Way ,San Diego United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°54′30″N117°06′45″W / 32.9082°N 117.1126°W /32.9082; -117.1126 |
| Information | |
| Type | Publichigh school |
| Established | 1993 |
| Principal | Matthew Lawson |
| Staff | 70.28 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,920 (2023–24)[1] |
| Average class size | 36 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 28.23[1] |
| Colors | Cardinal red, white and blue |
| Mascot | Freddy the Falcon |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Newspaper | The Falcon Flyer |
| Yearbook | Legend |
| Website | School website |
Scripps Ranch High School (SRHS) is a public high school in northeastSan Diego, California, United States, that serves theScripps Ranch community as well as students participating in the Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program (VEEP)busing program ofSan Diego Unified School District.
The average class size is 36.[2] SRHS accepts students fromThurgood Marshall Middle School, choiced-in Wangenheim Middle School, and VEEP students. There were 1,920 students enrolled in the 2023-2024 school year.[1]
The ethnic breakdown as of 2023-24 was 36.1% White, 28.8% Asian, 14.5% Hispanic, 12.9% "Two or More Races", 5.5% Filipino, 2.0% African American, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Not Reported.[3]
For 2012, the baseAPI score was 900, growing from a score of 883. Based on the 2011 API results, Scripps Ranch was a top performing comprehensive high school in theSan Diego Unified School District, and the highest performing comprehensive high school inSan Diego County, surpassing several fellow schools.[4]
SRHS offers a variety of AP as well as honors classes in the sciences, world languages, arts, social studies and English. AP and honors classes are weighted on a 5-point scale.[5]
SRHS offers several language programs including Spanish, American Sign Language (ASL), and Japanese. AP level classes are available for Spanish. Honors is available for fourth year Japanese.[6] The world language program has a blog showing the central information and events going on in SRHS language department. All classes are available for 2-year study or more.
95% of students attend some form of post-secondary school education. More specifically, according to the school principal, "60% of our students will be attending a 4-year university, 35% are going to a 2-year college and 5% will be serving their country in the military or pursuing other post high school options."[7]
Past student accomplishments include an Intel International Science and Engineering Fair award winner,[8]National Merit Scholarship winner,[9] 102 AP Scholars,[10] and oneJeopardy! contestant.[11]
Scripps Ranch High School's student-produced newspaper is theFalcon Flyer and its yearbook is known as theLegend. It also has a number of other limited release publications such its award-winning yearly literary magazine,The Ascent. Scripps Ranch High School also has a weekly video broadcast for telling about school events, known as the Falcon Five Broadcast.
In 2015, the administration came under fire after the valedictorian was denied the right to speak at graduation for the Class of 2015. The decision resulted from an 18-year-old policy in which "all interested students audition for the right to be one of the commencement speakers - even the valedictorian", as reported by NBC.[13] The issue resulted in students putting together an online petition which gathered over 700 signatures asserting that she should be allowed to address her classmates as literally defined in the word "valedictorian".
On June 30, 2017, school officials announced that due to seating violations, 540 students from Scripps Ranch need to retake theirAdvanced Placement exams inAP Calculus,AP Biology,AP United States History and five other subjects.[14] A total of 800 exams had been cancelled because of the test administrators' failure to ensure proper distance between students as ordained by theCollege Board. Hundreds of students and parents have filed complaints toward San Diego Unified, and the school board voted on July 6 to file a temporary restraining order on the College Board's decision.[15]
| Name | Grad Class | Category | Best Known For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Ahsinger | Athletics | U.S. Olympian in trampoline gymnastics (2016 and2020 Summer Olympics) | |
| Adam Brody | Entertainment | Actor,[16] | |
| Kyle Mooney | Entertainment | Cast member onSaturday Night Live[17] | |
| Keely Moy | Sports | Professional ice hockey player forHC Lugano and 2022 Olympian for Switzerland in women's ice hockey | |
| Tyler Moy | Sports | Professional ice hockey player forGenève-Servette HC in theSwiss League | |
| Chad Ruhwedel | Sports | Former professional ice hockey player forBuffalo Sabres andPittsburgh Penguins[18] | |
| Xander Schauffele | Sports | Professional golfer, winner of the2017 Tour Championship,2024 PGA Championship, and2024 Open Championship | |
| Sam Staab | Sports | National Women's Soccer League player forChicago Red Stars[19] | |
| Marni von Wilpert | Politics | San Diego City Council member | |
| Kellen Winslow II | Sports | Former professional football player forCleveland Browns,New England Patriots,New York Jets, andTampa Bay Buccaneers[20] |
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