| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Orange County, CA |
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| Total Students |
2249 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
88 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 616 students | | Grade 10 - 603 students | | Grade 11 - 526 students | | Grade 12 - 504 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:26 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
3% |
| % Asian |
23% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
13% |
39% |
| % Black |
2% |
9% |
| % White |
60% |
36% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
5% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
2% |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
1% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
3% |
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| School District Name |
Orange Unified School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
42 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
31,568 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$242,865,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$247,627,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$7,693 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$7,844 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Canyon High School is a traditional four-year high school located in the Anaheim Hills community in the city of Anaheim, California and is an International Baccalaureate school. It is located on of land on Imperial Highway between the cross streets of Santa Ana Canyon Road and Nohl Ranch Road, and serves students in the Orange Unified School District. The school, which opened its doors in 1973, has a student population of 2,153. The school primarily serves the community of Anaheim Hills as well as parts of East Anaheim and Orange, and was designated a California Distinguished School in 2007 by the California Department of Education. The school's fight song is Washington and Lee Swing. The school is currently ranked as one of the top 1,000 high schools in the United States by Newsweek at number 537, a distinction given to less than 1% of high schools nationally. It is the 90th highest ranked school in the state of California.
- History
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The school opened in 1973 as a shared campus with the established Villa Park High School for students in grades 10-12. The high school was built to house students from both Peralta Junior High School and Vista del Rio Junior High School.
- Upon completion of the Anaheim Hills campus, a variety of names were considered for the site. The proposed name of Anaheim Hills High School was not approved as a name, due to the fact that the proposed Anaheim Hills community was not yet developed. Santa Ana Canyon High School, another proposed name based on the geographic location of the school, was not approved due to concern that the public would assume that the school was located in the city of Santa Ana, California.
- Ultimately, the name Canyon High School was selected. Boundary changes in the district and 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, and El Rancho Charter School was designated as the only feeder school within the boundaries of Canyon High School. The school implemented an International Baccalaureate Program in 1988.
- Education
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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. Its current API Score is 825, designating the school in the top 10% of all high schools in the state of California.
- 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.
- Athletics
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The school mascot is a Comanche and its colors are brown and gold. Students at Canyon High School compete in the following sports:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheer
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Roller Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Field and Parade Band
- Notable alumni
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- David Buehler - Dallas Cowboys kicker
- Sam Didier - Art Director, Blizzard Entertainment
- Eden Espinosa - singer/stage actress
- Seonna Hong - class of 1991 - artist
- Omar Benson Miller - actor
- Connie Needham - actress
- Craig Ritter - NFL football Player, ASU, Houston Oilers, Arizona Rattlers
- Chris Snitko - Major League Soccer player
- James Storm - actor/wrestler
- Greg Jacobs - Minor Leaguer
- Vinnie Pestano - Cleveland Indians Minor Leaguer
- Eric DeGraw - part of 1998 Stanford Cardinal College World Series Championship team
- Pete Weber - Minor League free agent in San Francisco farm team
- Doug Neely - Major League Soccer player
- Major League Baseball players
- John Cummings - pitcher
- Rob Deer - All-Star right fielder
- Doug Linton - pitcher
- Steve Scarsone - second baseman
- Eric Valent - first baseman
- External links
- Canyon High School website
- Canyon High - Class of '76 Tribute
- PeraltaJuniorHigh.com
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| About This Zip Code (92807) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
36,283 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
46% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
39 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$76,381
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.3 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
33 years old |
39 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
78% / 22% |
58% / 42% |
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