| 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 |
San Mateo County, CA |
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| Total Students |
1562 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
48% /
52% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
75 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 442 students | | Grade 10 - 376 students | | Grade 11 - 383 students | | Grade 12 - 361 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:21 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
3% |
| % Asian |
37% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
20% |
42% |
| % Black |
2% |
9% |
| % White |
40% |
34% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
3% |
33% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
2% |
8% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
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- |
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| School District Name |
San Mateo Union High School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
7 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
8,360 students |
1,433 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$111,909,000 |
$18,594,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$124,056,000 |
$17,609,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$13,386 |
$12,976 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$14,839 |
$12,288 |
| District Graduation Rates |
98% |
94% |
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- Aragon High School is an American public high school in San Mateo, California, and is part of the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD). It is located in San Mateo County, a large suburb just outside San Francisco. The school has a clear accreditation with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
- History
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Aragon High School was established in 1961 to accommodate development and population growth in San Mateo. The campus is located in the affluent Foothill Terrace neighborhood to the north of State Route 92 and west of State Route 82 (El Camino Real), on the border with the town of Hillsborough .
- Extracurricular activities
- Music
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Active music ensembles at Aragon include Band, Advanced Orchestra, Advanced Choir, Chamber Choir, and Modern Wind Ensemble/Jazz Ensemble. About 145 Aragon orchestra, band, and choir members participated in the Olympic Cultural Festival celebrating the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
- Theater
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Aragon has a Drama course, Advanced Drama course, and Technical Theater course.
[ The Drama Department allows students to participate in productions (not as professionals) through the Drama team as well as Crew. In Fall of 2009, Aragon's Drama Department produced a musical titled The Producers.]- Mathematics
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Aragon's mathematics club, founded in 2007, includes two members (Amrit Saxena and Anthony Lu) who qualified for the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad in 2008 and 2009
- The first Aragon Math Marathon (AM2) was on Jan. 8, 2010 and was hosted by the Aragon Math Club. The AM2 is a student organized competition that allows middle school students from San Mateo County to challenge themselves in the mathematical field.
- Robotics
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The school also sponsors the Aragon Robotics Team (ART), a student-run organization founded in 2000 that provides opportunities for exploring robotics through collaborative design and team competition. ART participates in the annual U.S. FIRST Robotics Competition and Western Region Robotics Forum (WRRF)'s CalGames tournament.
- Publications
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The Aristocrat or The Aragon Aristocrat was a 12-page school newspaper produced by Aragon students
[ A large staff of writers, photographers, and graphic artists contributes most of the content. The newspaper staff began printing in color during the 2006-2007 school year and relocated their website.] - Aragon also holds an Yearbook Staff course and a Yearbook Editorial Staff course for Aragon students to participate in the publication of El Tesoro, an award-winning
- Aragon students also produce Jabberwocky, a magazine that showcases the artworks and projects of students. Jabberwocky did not publish any works for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years but is expected to release their first issue in the 2009-10 school year.
- Sports
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Aragon participates in the Peninsula Athletics League (PAL) in the following sports:
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Wrestling
- Badminton
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field
Aragon also has a Spirit Squad (Cheerleading and Dance Team) but they are not registered in a competitive league.- Statistics
- Demographics
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2008–2009
- 1,670 students; M/F (47.4%/52.6%)
- 89 certified staff; M/F (40.4%/59.6%)
- Standardized Testing
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Aragon has surpassed the STAR testing academic performance index level of 800 the last two school years.[1]
- Rankings and Evaluations
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Aragon is ranked 349th in Newsweeks Top 1,500 High Schools for 2009.
- In 2008, Aragon did not meet 2 of 32 criteria for the Adequate Yearly Progress as part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Aragon failed both portions of the Percent Proficiency criteria of the AYP and therefore, failed to make the AYP.
- Notable alumni
- Ann Kiyomura: Wimbledon ladies' doubles tennis champion
- Darick Robertson, worked as comic book artist for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Malibu Comics, and Acclaim Comics.
- Neal Schon: guitarist for Santana and Journey.
- Robert Bazell: 1963, chief NBC science and health correspondent
- Brad Lewis: 1976, Academy Award winner for producing Ratatouille, former mayor of San Carlos, California
- Manase Tonga: Fullback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League
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- Eddie Williams: 2005, fullback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League
- Linda Bilmes: Harvard professor at the Kennedy School of Government
[Title ] - Natalie Nunn: 2003, One of the Bad Girls Club Girls, Season 4 (Episodes 1-11)
[http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/nunn_natalie00.html]
- See also
- San Mateo County high schools
- External links
- Aragon's Homepage
- Aragon High School athletics
- Aragon High School Student Newspaper (Outlook)
- Great Schools profile
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| About This Zip Code (94402) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
23,373 people |
33,864,430 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
59% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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33 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.8 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$82,796
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$50,780 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.8 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
57 years old |
42 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
67% / 33% |
57% / 43% |
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