Clairemont Senior High School - San Diego, California/CA

Home > California > San Diego County > Clairemont Senior High School

Clairemont Senior High School

4150 Ute Dr., San Diego, CA, 92117-5853 -

Map

tel: (858)273-0201

Input this schools website!

View current housing listings in this area

Review school:

Find your graduating class!

Definition of Terms

Clairemont Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

San Diego County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1477 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

67 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 1 students

Grade 9 - 429 students

Grade 10 - 376 students

Grade 11 - 386 students

Grade 12 - 253 students

Grade Not Listed - 32 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	6%	8%
% Hispanic	46%	39%
% Black	5%	9%
% White	42%	36%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

38%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

View Education Department Test Scores

School District Name

San Diego Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	219	7
Number of Students Managed	134,197 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$1,331,749,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$1,485,080,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,924	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$11,066	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Clairemont High School is a high school (Grades 9-12) located in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego, California belonging to the San Diego Unified School District. The campus is situated close to the intersection of Balboa Ave and Clairemont Drive. As of 2005 there are approximately 1,350 students and 87 certified staff members. It has accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
This school is ranked No. 848 on Newsweek's 2005 list of the Best High Schools in America (out of 27,468 high schools nationwide).
The last time the football team won CIF was in 1981. They made the playoffs in 1994, 2004,& 2006.
Clairemont's mascot is the Chieftain.
The movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High (and the book published first) were inspired by author Cameron Crowe's undercover research at the school during the 1978-79 school year.[1]
Mary Catherine Swanson started the AVID program at Clairemont High in 1980 with 32 students.
Clairemont High includes a program for highly gifted students (scored in the 99.9%ile on a mental ability test) called the GATE Seminar program.
When CHS opened its doors in 1958, it consisted of no senior class, a junior class consisting of (mostly) new juniors (class of 1960) from Mission Bay High School nearby in Pacific Beach. The sophomore class (class of 1961) were coming from its neighbor, Marston Junior High. There was no Freshman class. In 1960, the two closest rivals were Kearny High and Mission Bay High. Their newest rivals are crosstown locals Madison High.
Clairemont HS was named after Clairemont itself.
Clairemont has a variety of sports teams. The most attended game is football.
Notable alumni
Kendra Wilkinson, class of 2003, model and television personality
Mo Gaffney, class of 1976, actress/comedienne
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., class of 1976, Assistant Secretary of State
Kevin Mitchell, baseball player and 1989 National League MVP, San Francisco Giants.
Randy Brush, class of 1974, jazz drummer
See also
Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California
External links
Clairemont High School website
Profile from the San Diego School District

Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
Add/edit information about this school (e.g., awards, news stories, notable alumni, fun facts)