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Scripps Ranch High School

Coordinates: 32°54′30″N 117°06′45″W / 32.9082°N 117.1126°W / 32.9082; -117.1126
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Scripps Ranch High School
Location
Map
10410 Falcon Way
San Diego
,
California

United States
Coordinates32°54′30″N 117°06′45″W / 32.9082°N 117.1126°W / 32.9082; -117.1126
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1993
PrincipalMatthew Lawson
Staff70.28 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,920 (2023–24)[1]
Average class size36
Student to teacher ratio28.23[1]
Color(s)Cardinal red, white and blue    
MascotFreddy the Falcon
NicknameFalcons
NewspaperThe Falcon Flyer
YearbookLegend
WebsiteSchool website

Scripps Ranch High School (SRHS) is a public high school in northeast San Diego, California, United States, that serves the Scripps Ranch community as well as students participating in the Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program (VEEP) busing program of San Diego Unified School District.

SRHS sign in front of school

Students

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The average class size is 36.[3] SRHS accepts students from Thurgood Marshall Middle School, choiced-in Wangenheim Middle School, and VEEP students. There were 1,920 students enrolled in the 2023-2024 school year.[1]

Diversity

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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.[4]

Academics

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Standardized test scores

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For 2012, the base API 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 the San Diego Unified School District, and the highest performing comprehensive high school in San Diego County, surpassing several fellow schools.[5]

Advanced Placement and honors

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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.[6]

Language programs

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SRHS offers several language programs including French, Spanish, American Sign Language (ASL), and Japanese. AP level classes are available for Spanish. Honors is available for fourth year Japanese.[7] 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.

College attendance

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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."[8]

Student Accomplishments

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Past student accomplishments include an Intel International Science and Engineering Fair award winner,[9] National Merit Scholarship winner,[10] 102 AP Scholars,[11] and one Jeopardy! contestant.[12]

Athletics

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Seasonal sports

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  • Fall: cross country, field hockey, American football, marching band & color guard, women's tennis, women's golf, women's volleyball, men's water polo[13]
  • Winter: roller hockey, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's water polo, wrestling[13]
  • Spring: badminton, baseball, golf, men's tennis, softball, swimming and diving, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, track, men's volleyball[13]
  • Non-seasonal: cheerleading, dance team

Its rival schools are the Mira Mesa High School Marauders, Poway High School Titans and Cathedral Catholic High School Dons.

List of CIF championships

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[14]

Sport Title(s) won
Boys' basketball 2007, 2021
Girls' basketball 1996
Boys' cross country 1993, 1994
Girls' cross country 1995, 1997
Football 2021
Field hockey 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Roller hockey 2003, 2004, 2005, 2019, 2020, 2024
Boys' lacrosse 2010, 2011, 2018
Girls' lacrosse 2016, 2019, 2020
Girls' soccer 1999
Boys' soccer 2004
Softball 1996, 1998, 1999, 2015, 2019
Boys' swimming 1997
Boys' tennis 2006
Girls' tennis 1991, 2020
Boys' volleyball 1994, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018
Girls' volleyball 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010
Boys' water polo 1999, 2010, 2013
Wrestling 2007

Media

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Scripps Ranch High School's student-produced newspaper is the Falcon Flyer and its yearbook is known as the Legend. 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.

Controversies

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SRHS "Twerk Team"

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In mid 2013, 33 students were suspended[15] after a video show students Twerking was uploaded to YouTube (Original video has since been taken down). The students originally had their senior prom and graduation walking rights taken away from them as part of the suspension. Public outcry quickly followed the news of the student suspensions with the hashtag #FreeTheTwerkTeam [16]

Valedictorian speech

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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.[17] 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".

AP Test Scores Cancellation

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On June 30, 2017, school officials announced that due to seating violations, 540 students from Scripps Ranch need to retake their Advanced Placement exams in AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP United States History and five other subjects.[18] A total of 800 exams had been cancelled because of the test administrators' failure to ensure proper distance between students as ordained by the College 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.[19]

Notable alumni

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Blakely Mchugh Emmy nominated journalist, reporter, anchor 2022 Emmy nomination, 2024 Emmy nomination x2[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2023-24 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade". dq.cde.ca.gov. DataQuest. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  2. ^ "Top Average SAT Scores". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Scripps Ranch High School".
  4. ^ "2023-24 Enrollment by Ethnicity".
  5. ^ "2011 Growth API School Report - Scripps Ranch High".
  6. ^ "Scripps Ranch Senior High".
  7. ^ "SRHS Counseling LOTE".
  8. ^ "Scripps Ranch Senior High".
  9. ^ "Intel ISEF winners". Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  10. ^ "Scripps Ranch Senior Shea Polansky Wins National Merit, Scholarship". Times of San Diego. May 28, 2014.
  11. ^ "Scripps Ranch Senior High".
  12. ^ "Scripps Ranch High School Senior Holds His Own as Contestant on 'Jeopardy! Teen Tournament'". November 13, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "Student Handbook" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  14. ^ "List of CIF-San Diego Champions". Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  15. ^ Devine, Rory; Stickney, R. (May 2013). "Students Suspended Over Twerking Video". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  16. ^ "33 High School Students Suspended For Twerking". BuzzFeed News. May 2, 2013. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  17. ^ "Classmates Outraged Scripps Ranch HS Policy Won't Allow Valedictorian's Speech". NBC 7 San Diego. May 27, 2015.
  18. ^ Schroeder, Lauryn (July 3, 2017). "Scripps Ranch High parents, students file complaints over AP testing errors". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  19. ^ Stalmer, Julie. "AP tests at Scripps Ranch invalidated". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  20. ^ "Adam Brody". Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  21. ^ Diane Bell (October 3, 2013). "'SNL' season opens with local talent". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04.
  22. ^ "Chad Ruhwedel". 2012-13 Men's Ice Hockey. UMass Lowell.
    - DJ Powers (April 13, 2013). "Frozen Four 2013: Ruhwedel's long hockey path leads to Lowell, then Buffalo". Hockey's Future. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01.
  23. ^ "Sam Staab". February 4, 2015.
  24. ^ "Kellen Winslow". NFL.com.
  25. ^ https://muckrack.com/blakely-mchugh. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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