Aragon High School

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Aragon High School
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The main entrance of Aragon High School.
Address
Aragon High School
900 Alameda de las Pulgas

San Mateo
,
California
94402

United States
Coordinates 37°33′02″N122°19′46″W / 37.550481°N 122.32933°W / 37.550481; -122.32933
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1961 [1]
NCES School ID 063498005919 [2]
PrincipalValerie Arbizu
Faculty78.95 (on an FTE basis) (2021–22) [2]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,757 (2021-22) [2]
Student to teacher ratio22.25:1 [2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Scarlet and black
  
Athletics conference CIF Central Coast Section
Mascot Don
Rival Hillsdale High School
NewspaperAragon Outlook [3]
YearbookEl Tesoro
Website Main
Athletics
Hall of Fame

Aragon High School is a public co-educational high school in San Mateo, California. It is part of the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD). [4] It is located in San Mateo County, a large suburb just outside San Francisco. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). [5]

Contents

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 [6] to the north of State Route 92 and west of State Route 82 (El Camino Real), on the border with the town of Hillsborough.

Campus

Aragon's campus surrounds a grassy center court, which is also home to the school's swimming pool. The main office, attendance office, and guidance, college, and career center are located west of center court. To the north and south are A-E halls, which contain a majority of the classrooms. To the east are the school's two gyms. In 2012, the Career Technical Education (CTE) building was completed, which houses biotech labs, a robotics shop, and a media arts classroom. [7] In 2013, a new 600-seat theater was completed. [8] Aragon's campus includes eight tennis courts, softball field, baseball field, track and football field, and two basketball courts.

Statistics

Demographics

2021–2022 [2]

WhiteHispanicAsianTwo or more racesPacific IslanderAfrican AmericanAmerican Indian
4804685302244560
27.3%26.6%30.2%12.7%2.6%0.3%0%

Approximately 16.8% of the students at Aragon are served by the free or reduced-price lunch program. [2]

Standardized testing

SAT scores for 2014–2015 [9]
Critical Reading averageMath averageWriting average
Aragon High567581572
District544570544
Statewide489500484
2013 Academic Performance Index
2009 Base API [10] 2013 Growth API [11] Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013
82284927

Rankings

Aragon High School has been recognized nationally for its academic excellence. In 2015 it was ranked the 100th best public high school in the country by Newsweek. [12] In 2013 U.S. News & World Report ranked it 379th nationally. [13] In 2012 it was ranked 689th nationally by The Washington Post . [14]

Notable alumni

See also

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