| Definition of Terms |
Ygnacio Valley High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| School Type |
Magnet School |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Contra Costa County, CA |
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| Total Students |
1551 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
72 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 409 students | | Grade 10 - 380 students | | Grade 11 - 352 students | | Grade 12 - 328 students | | Grade Not Listed - 82 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:22 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
3% |
| % Asian |
16% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
41% |
39% |
| % Black |
7% |
9% |
| % White |
36% |
36% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
n/a |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
n/a |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
3% |
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| School District Name |
Mt. Diablo Unified School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
55 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
35,915 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$345,693,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$354,561,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,625 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,872 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Ygnacio Valley High School (YVHS) is a public secondary school located in Concord, California. It draws students from Concord as well as from the neighboring communities of Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. The school opened in 1962, and its first senior class graduated in 1964. Originally conceived as a temporary facility, the school currently carries an enrollment of over 1,500 total students for grades 9 through 12. When the nearby Northgate High School opened in 1974, YVHS lost approximately half its student body. The school is part of the Mount Diablo Unified School District.
- Ygnacio Valley High School755 Oak Grove RoadConcord California 94518Phone: 925-685-8414Fax: 925-685-1435
- Athletics
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Since 1964, the school's main athletic rival has been the Clayton Valley High School Eagles (formerly Ugly Eagles). YVHS also shares a lesser rivalry (as well as a property line) with neighboring De La Salle High School.
- The first varsity YVHS Warrior football game to be played at the YVHS campus in 38 years took place on September 16, 2006. Ground was broken on a new running track and all-weather turf football and soccer field at YVHS in August 2005. Prior to the completion of the new field, most football home games were played at Mount Diablo High School or Diablo Valley College, due to poor field conditions and a lack of lighting.
- In December 2005, the YVHS football team coached by Mike Ivankovich won the NCS-2A championship against Miramonte High School for the second time since 1999.
- In 1992, YVHS changed its school colors to navy blue and gold. The student body felt that the previous colors of powder blue and yellow were no longer fashionable for athletic team uniforms.
- On March 14, 1987, the YVHS Boys Basketball team, coached by Jim Grace, won the (Division 1) Northern California Championship at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. 56-54(2OT) over James Logan High School. It marked the first time in history that an East Bay High School (east of the Caldecott tunnel), has accomplished such a feat. The 1987 squad set and still holds the school record with 28 wins. One player on that team was George Streeter, who now teaches and coaches the varsity basketball team at Ygnacio Valley High School.
- Famous visits
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During the 1988 Presidential campaign, then Vice President George Bush made an appearance at YVHS and addressed the student body. In 1996, YVHS received another Presidential visit when Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore made a rare joint appearance. They visited the campus as part of the NetDay 96 event, which kicked off a drive to connect California public schools to the Internet.
- YVHS is an ideal location for such high-security visits, due to the limited entry points into school property.
- In the early 1990s, YVHS also received visits from U.S. Representatives George Miller and Bill Baker, sponsored by the school's now-defunct Public Policy Society.
- Ongoing issues
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The school mascot, the warrior, is represented as a Native American with a feathered headdress. Similar mascots representing Native American culture are often a point of contention throughout the state of California, where over 100 high schools have American Indian mascots.
- YVHS is occasionally cited in the ongoing school prayer debate, after allowing Muslim students to use an available room for prayer during Ramadan in 2004.
- Noteworthy alumni
- Mike Bellotti - University of Oregon athletic director.
- Lance Blankenship - Member of 1989 World Series champion Oakland Athletics.
- Jonathan Dayton - Director of Little Miss Sunshine.
- Tami Erin - Actress, best known for title role in The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking.
- Kiko Garcia - Shortstop; played for Baltimore Orioles in 1979 World Series.
- Kristin Heaston - Shot put athlete; in 2004 became the first female Olympic athlete ever to compete in Olympia, Greece.
- Damian Jackson - Former infielder for the Washington Nationals and other teams.
- Carl Ryanen-Grant - UC Berkeley University Medalist in 1997; received widespread attention for his battle with malignant melanoma.
- Dave Tollefson - Defensive end; played for New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII.
- Chris Walsh - Retired Minnesota Vikings wide receiver.
- External links
- YVHS Home Page
- YVHS Athletic Boosters
- YVHS Choirs
- YVHS Instrumental Music Boosters
- Mt. Diablo Unified School District
- Photo gallery from 1996 Clinton/Gore visit to YVHS
- Website of the YVHS Class of 1969
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| About This Zip Code (94518) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
27,392 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
42% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
38 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$64,429
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.7 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
40 years old |
39 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
71% / 29% |
58% / 42% |
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