Soquel High School - Soquel, California/CA

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Soquel High School

401 Old San Jose Rd., Soquel, CA, 95073-2213 -

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Definition of Terms

Soquel High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Santa Cruz County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1234 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

47 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 316 students

Grade 10 - 347 students

Grade 11 - 318 students

Grade 12 - 253 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:26

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	5%	8%
% Hispanic	21%	39%
% Black	1%	9%
% White	65%	36%
% Unknown	7 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

15%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Santa Cruz City High School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	7
Number of Students Managed	5,107 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	n/a	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	n/a	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	n/a	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	n/a	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Cops and Courts: Nov. 20, 2009 (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:36:11 am
SANTA CRUZ Bail increased for fatal crash suspect A judge increased the bail for a woman accused of killing two men in a drunken driving crash from $100,000 to $750,000 Thursday.
Sports digest: Runner stripped of gold (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:54:01 am
Retroactive tests reveal doping at Beijing
Wells Fargo Gives $24K to Local Schools (The Mid-County Post)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 07:36:54 pm
Wells Fargo Bank has donated $1,000 each to 24 schools in Santa Cruz County as part of a larger effort to help schools in need.
Santa Cruz native wins big screenwriting prize (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 08:37:34 am
It's been an exciting week for longtime Santa Cruzan and aspiring screenwriter Skot Christopherson. On Saturday, Christopherson -- who grew up in Santa Cruz and attended Soquel High School and Cabrillo College before moving to San Francisco -- won the prestigious Bronze Typewriter Award at the Austin Film Festival for best screenplay.
Coast Lines: Oct. 25, 2009 (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 08:36:52 am
CAPITOLA City Hall flag to be at half-staff on Monday The flag at Capitola City Hall will be lowered to half-staff Monday in memory of three people who served their community: Bob Bucher, who died Oct.

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Soquel High School is a high school in Soquel, California, located on Old San Jose Road. It currently has 1,215 students and was established in 1962. The school is operated by the Santa Cruz City High School District.
SHS offers advanced placement classes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, Spanish, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Economics, and Calculus. SHS offers a Humanities Academy, which provides a rigorous program for academically motivated students in English and Social Studies. The SHS Music Department has a renowned Jazz Band, Concert Choir, and Marching Band. SHS is also known for its Regional Occupations Program (ROP) which includes courses in Horticulture, Floristry, Veterinary Science, Sports Occupations, Administration of Justice, Cabinetry, Marketing, and Computer Graphics. The school symbol is the Knight.
Football star Dwight Lowery, Major League Bseball infielder Casey McGehee, and legendary keyboardist Derek Sherinian, Lila Scherer America's Next Top Model are alumni.
External links
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