Ukiah High School Explained

Ukiah High School
Address:1000 Low Gap Road
Zipcode:95482
Country:USA
Pushpin Map:USA California Northern
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Northern California with a pin identifying the school's location
Pushpin Map Caption:School's location in Northern California
Established:[1]
Status:Operating
District:Ukiah Unified School District
Oversight:Mendocino County Office of Education
Superintendent:Debra Kubin[2]
School Code:CDS 23-65615-2335024
Ceeb:053580
Principal:Analese Alvarez[3]
Staff:82.26 FTE[4]
Faculty:82.26 (FTE) (2017-18)
Enrollment:1,778
Enrollment As Of:2023-24
Grade9:494
Grade10:466
Grade11:423
Grade12:395
Ratio:21.14:1
Schedule:180 days/year Mon-Fri, August–June
Hours In Day:6 instructional + breaks/lunch
Campus Size:60acres
Campus Type:Suburban
Athletics Conference:
Mascot:Willy the Wildcat[6]
Nickname:Wildcats
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Accreditation:ACS WASC (2015-21)
Usnwr Ranking:685 / 2,494 in California (2019)[7]
National Ranking:4,774 / 17,245 (2019)
Test Average:1119 / 1600 (2018)
Graduates:281[8]
Graduates Year:2017
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Ukiah High School (also referred to as UHS or "Ukiahi") is the oldest public high school in Ukiah, California, the seat of Mendocino County. Established in 1893, it is the largest school by enrollment and only four-year comprehensive high school in the Ukiah Unified School District. It serves all students in the ninth through twelfth grades from the incorporated city of Ukiah plus the four smaller, adjacent communities of Calpella, Hopland, Redwood Valley and Talmage and other rural residents of southeastern Mendocino County. The district's boundaries encompass a total area of 495mi2 with a population of approximately 40,000.

Campus

The school's current location, a campus built on 60acres on Low Gap Road in the northwest portion of the city, opened for the 1978-79 academic year.

Awards and recognition

The school was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 1988 and again in 2001.[9]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: School Profile. Ukiah High School. 2019-09-15.
  2. Web site: District Profile: Ukiah Unified. CA Dept. of Education. 2019-09-15.
  3. Web site: Ukiah High - School Directory Details. CA Dept. of Education. 2019-09-15.
  4. Web site: Willits High. National Center for Education Statistics. April 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: CIF North Coast Section League Alignments for 2018-2020. 2017-10-03. CIF North Coast Section. https://web.archive.org/web/20190808060841/http://www.cifncs.org/governance/alignment-committee/LEAGUE_ALIGNMENT_2018-2020_plus_non-league_affiliate_members.pdf. 2019-08-08. live. 2018-08-04.
  6. Web site: Public School Directory. CIF North Coast Section. 2019-09-15.
  7. Web site: Ukiah High in Ukiah, CA - US News Best High Schools. 2019-04-30. U.S. News & World Report. 2019-09-15.
  8. Web site: Graduates by Ethnicity for 2016-17. Dataquest - CA Dept. of Education. 2019-09-15.
  9. Web site: 1986–2009 California Distinguished Schools Awardees. CA Dept. of Education. XLS. 2019-09-15.
  10. Web site: Kelvin Chapman. The Baseball Cube. 2019-09-15.
  11. News: A New Twist. Brodsky. Carole. 2010-12-02. Ukiah Daily Journal. Ukiah, California. 2015-05-13.
  12. Web site: Additional papers of Holly Near, 1954-2011. Online Archival Search Information System. Harvard University. 2015-05-13.
  13. Book: Bergere, Darline. Legendary Locals of Ukiah. 2015. Arcadia Publishing. San Francisco, California. 9781439650370. 907950162. 50.
  14. Book: Sheler, Jeffery L.. Prophet of purpose: the life of Rick Warren. 2009. Doubleday. New York City, New York. 9780385530552. 498352115. 293. registration.
  15. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. 2011-05-27. Omnibus Press. 9780857125958. 804879997. 1967. 2015-05-13.