Southwest Senior High School - San Diego, California/CA

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Southwest Senior High School

1685 Hollister St., San Diego, CA, 92154-4548 -

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Definition of Terms

Southwest Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

San Diego County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2209 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

95 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 497 students

Grade 10 - 632 students

Grade 11 - 540 students

Grade 12 - 520 students

Grade Not Listed - 20 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	3%
% Asian	9%	8%
% Hispanic	84%	39%
% Black	3%	9%
% White	3%	36%
% Unknown	1 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

40%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

19%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Sweetwater Union High School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	29	7
Number of Students Managed	41,865 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$377,164,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$433,534,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,009	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$10,356	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Southwest Senior High (SOH), in San Diego, California, United States, is a high school established in 1975. Part of the Sweetwater Union High School District, it serves all socioeconomic communities of San Diego (specifically the Nestor community), as well as some students living in Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and San Ysidro. The school serves approximately 1,900 students. The school has an intense rivalry with fellow Sweetwater Union High School District school, Mar Vista, most notably the annual Battle of the Bell football game.
Academics
The school has shown remarkable achievements in academic competitions such as Academic Decathlon, in which they held 6 consecutive county titles from 2003-2008 and received 3rd place in the 2009 competition. Along with these 6 consecutive county titles, Southwest High School is the first school in San Diego County to have achieved 5 and later 6 consecutive county titles. The Varsity Academic League won 8 varsity Metro championship titles in 1999, 2001, 2003-2007, and 2009. The varsity team in 2005 concluded their season by winning the County Academic League title. The JV Academic League held 8 consecutive Metro championship titles from 2001-2008.{{Fact|date=November 2008}
Notable alumni
Frankie J - Mexican American Latin Pop and Adult Contemporary singer.
Damon Washington- Professional American football player
Adrian Garcia Marquez- Sportscaster, Sports Announcer (Fox Sports, ESPN Radio, MLB, NFL, San Diego Chargers)
See also
Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California
List of high schools in San Diego County, California
List of high schools in California
External links
School website
Raider's Digest

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