| Motto: | ROAR [Responsibility, On Time, Attitude, and Respect] |
| Streetaddress: | 5353 Airway Road |
| Zipcode: | 92154 |
| Country: | United States |
| San Ysidro High School | |
| Pushpin Map: | United States San Diego Southern#USA California San Diego County#USA California#USA |
| Principal: | Mercedes Lopez (2023) |
| Newspaper: | Cougar Live |
| Enrollment: | 2,408 (2021–22)[1] |
| Faculty: | 96.47 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 24.96 |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Established: | 2002 |
San Ysidro High School is a co-educational public four-year (grade levels 9–12) high school located in San Diego, California. It was founded and established in 2002, and is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District. SYHS predominantly serves San Ysidro and other parts of San Diego with a student enrollment of 2,408.
San Ysidro High School was established in the summer of 2002, and was named after the community in which the institution predominantly serves, "San Ysidro, California." Prior to its establishment, the community did not have a high school in which the nearby K-8 educational district, the San Ysidro Elementary School District, could feed students into. This resulted in many middle school students transferring to different schools within the Sweetwater Union High School District, such as Southwest Senior High School. However, once the school opened, many students began enrolling in the school, as it was much closer compared to neighboring schools.
On June 6, 2019, San Ysidro High School held their ceremony for the graduating class of that year. During the ceremony, valedictorian Nataly Buhr delivered an extremely controversial speech which included many allegations against SYHS teachers and faculty members, most notably alluding to a teacher who was heavily intoxicated during class time, and counselors who were negligent towards her education. Following the ceremony, the speech garnered the attention of news outlets around the United States, and went viral on many social media platforms. A video detailing the incident, created by the YouTube channel "NowThis News" amassed over 8 million views. Following the internet virality of the situation, the Sweetwater Union High School District released a statement denying many of the accusations presented in the speech, citing that the speech was not pre-approved and contained "rumors regarding misconduct."
Of the students enrolled at San Ysidro High School, 51.6% are male, 48.4% are female. Racial and ethnic breakdown is 88.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 1.3% multi-racial 1.6% black, 5.1% caucasian, with 0.3% or less of indigenous.
In addition, 66% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch prices in 2020.[2]
San Ysidro High School offers a dozen Advanced Placement programs.[3]
San Ysidro High School offers the following athletic programs:[5]