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The mission of Aragon High School is to guide students to become productive and contributing members of society. In a safe and caring environment, Aragon will provide a strong academic and co-curricular program. The staff shall coordinate the resources of the school and community in such ways that students respect themselves and others, appreciate the value of diversity and individual creativity, recognize the problems and opportunities of change, seek a set of moral standards that allows them to thrive in the world they inherit, and experience the joy of learning as a lifelong process.
School Overview:
Aragon High School
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| Grades Offered | Grades 9 - 12 | |
| County | San Mateo County, CA | |
| Students & Faculty | ||
| Total Students | 1632 students | |
| % Male / % Female | 47% / 53% | |
| Total Classroom Teachers | 71 teachers | |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Grade 9 - 406 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 464 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 425 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 337 students | ||
This School
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:23 | 1:20 |
| Students by Ethnicity | This School
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| % American Indian | 1% | 2% |
| % Asian | 33% | 6% |
| % Hispanic | 21% | 43% |
| % Black | 2% | 8% |
| % White | 38% | 30% |
| Unknown | 5% | 2% |
| Additional Student Information | This School
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(CA) School Average
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch | 7% | 40% |
| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch | 2% | 7% |
| School Statewide Performance | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | San Mateo Union High School District | |
This School's Agency
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(CA) District Average
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| Number of Schools Managed | 7 | 4 |
| Number of Students Managed | 8,478 students | 1,581 students |
| District Total Revenue | $130,414,000 | $18,546,000 |
| District Expenditure | $140,220,000 | $18,340,000 |
| District Revenue / Student | $15,383 | $11,731 |
| District Expenditure / Student | $16,539 | $11,600 |
| District Graduation Rates | n/a | n/a |
School Notes:
- 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
- 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.
- Statistics
- Demographics
- 2010-2011
- 1,587 students; M/F (48.96%/51.04%)
- {| border="0" cellpadding="2" class="wikitable" style="margin-left:50px" style="text-align:center"!White!Asian!Hispanic!Pacific Islander!Filipino!African American!No Response!American Indian|-|492|382|385|46|68|16|1|1|-|||||||||}
- 2009-2010
- 87 certified staff; M/F (41.4%/58.6%)
- Standardized testing
- Aragon has surpassed the STAR testing academic performance index level of 800 the last two school years.[1]
- {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"|+ Source|-! colspan="4" | SAT 1 Scores for 2008–2009|-!!! Critical Reading Average !! Math Average !! Writing Average|-! Aragon High| 557 || 582 || 550|-! District| 544 || 579 || 547|-! Statewide| 495 || 513 || 494|}
- Rankings and evaluations
- Aragon is ranked 348th in Newsweeks Top 1,500 High Schools for 2010.
- 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. In the 2009-2010 school year, the San Mateo Union High School District had been identified as a Program Improvement (PI) district due to the district not meeting the AYP requirement for two consecutive years in a row. It should be noted that Aragon passed the federal benchmark and was not the direct cause of the Program Improvement identification. Aragon High School also has had several outstanding student over the past few years, who were able to make USAMO and are now attending Stanford University and MIT.
- {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"|+ Source|-! colspan="3" | 2010 Academic Performance Index|-! 2009 Base API! 2010 Growth API! Growth in the API from 2009 to 2010|-| 822| 840| 18|}
- 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
- Ted Chen: 1984, reporter and weekend anchor, KNBC Channel 4, Los Angeles
- Manase Tonga: 2002, fullback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League
- Eddie Williams: 2005, fullback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League
- Linda Bilmes: Harvard professor at the Kennedy School of Government
- Natalie Nunn: 2003, One of the Bad Girls Club Girls, Season 4 (Episodes 1-11)
- Justin Christian: 1998, Major League Baseball player, currently with the San Francisco Giants
- Sam Tuivailala: 2010, Minor League Baseball player, currently with the St. Louis Cardinals farm system
- See also
- San Mateo County high schools
- References
- External links
- Aragon's Homepage
- Aragon High School athletics
- Aragon High School Student Newspaper (Outlook)
- Great Schools profile
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Aragon High School Class of 1994In the News:
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Bevy of San Mateo County soccer teams set for run at titles (The San Francisco Examiner)
posted on March 12, 2011 at 09:20:58 pm
Richard Paolinelli Special to The Examiner Seven weeks ago, the Aragon High School girls’ soccer team walked off the pitch at San Mateo High School following a 1-0 loss to the Bearcats that dropped the Dons to 0-2-2 in league play. The Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division title seemed out of reach, making the playoffs was in jeopardy and Aragon’s players were starting to point the finger of ... -
Coroner: Aragon High School student took LSD before falling to death in Canada (Oakland Tribune)
posted on October 23, 2010 at 11:30:50 am
When the group made a stop at a popular tourist spot called the Capilano Suspension Bridge, the student climbed over a 4-foot-high fence and fell 100 feet to a ravine below -
Hands-on educational options (San Mateo Daily Journal)
posted on July 31, 2010 at 11:14:52 am
Twelve-year-old Madeleine fearlessly started probing into the cow eye in front of her in a classroom at Aragon High School Friday. She dug in with sharp tools and pulled out colorful pieces which she carefully examined in her hand. -
Chalk Talk: Aragon grad wins prestigious award for environmental activism (San Mateo County Times)
posted on July 11, 2010 at 11:00:33 pm
A former student of Aragon High School in San Mateo has garnered a prestigious honor for his environmental activism.
School Reviews:
- - Student/Alumni - 2010-02-01 - I am a student from Aragon High, teachers are unfriendly and unwilling to teach well. Classes are overpopulated (over 35 students) I suggest a smaller school where the learning environment will help students concentrate more.
- - Parent - 2010-02-01 - This school has too little fund for such a large population. Classes are overflowing and students are out of control. I may suggest a private school to other children going to high school.
- - Student/Alumni - 2009-11-09 - My thoughts are, Aragon is a very corrupt school. Funding are spent inappropriately on art and beauty of the school instead of necessary components, such as smaller classrooms (average class size 35+ students). Very hard to get social and the teachers don't provide much of a help and programs are low funded. I suggest going to a smaller school to avoid the fate that I am in.
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| Population (Approximate) | 23,373 people | 33,864,430 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 59% | 32% |
| Median Household Income | $82,796 | $50,780 |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 67% / 33% | 57% / 43% |
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