Aragon High School

Aragon High School
Address
900 Alameda de las Pulgas San Mateo, California, 94402 United States
Coordinates	37°33′02″N 122°19′46″W / 37.550481°N 122.32933°WCoordinates: 37°33′02″N 122°19′46″W / 37.550481°N 122.32933°W
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1961
Principal	Patricia Kurtz
Faculty	76 [1]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,423 (2014-2015) [2]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, black
Athletics conference	CIF Central Coast Section
Mascot	Don
Rival	Hillsdale High School
Newspaper	Aragon Outlook
Yearbook	El Tesoro
Website	Main Athletics Hall of Fame

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).^[3] 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).^[4]

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^[5] 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

2014-2015^[2]

• 1,423 students: 748 Male (52.6%), 675 Female (47.4%)

White	Hispanic	Asian	Two or More Races	Filipino	Pacific Islander	African American	American Indian	Not Reported
412	387	337	144	79	42	17	3	2
29%	27.2%	23.7%	10.1%	5.6%	3%	1.2%	0.2%	0.1%

• 48 Non-certificated staff: 17 Male (35.4%) / 31 Female (64.6%)^[6]

Standardized testing

SAT Scores for 2013–2014 [7]
	Critical Reading Average	Math Average	Writing Average
Aragon High	563	586	567
District	546	576	548
Statewide	492	506	489

2013 Academic Performance Index
2009 Base API [8]	2013 Growth API [9]	Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013
822	849	27

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.^[10] In 2013 U.S. News & World Report ranked it 379th nationally.^[11] In 2012 it was ranked 689th nationally by The Washington Post.^[12]

Notable alumni

• Ann Kiyomura: Wimbledon ladies' doubles tennis champion^[13][14][15]
• Darick Robertson, worked as comic book artist for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Malibu Comics, and Acclaim Comics.^{[16][17][18][19]} Robertson also designed and drew the mascot in 1984, that Aragon is using to this day.
• Neal Schon: guitarist for Santana and Journey.^[20]
• Robert Bazell: 1963, chief NBC science and health correspondent^[21]
• 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^[22]
• Eddie Williams: 2005, fullback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League^[23][24]
• Linda Bilmes: Harvard professor at the Kennedy School of Government^[25]
• Natalie Nunn: 2003, One of the Bad Girls Club Girls, Season 4 (Episodes 1-11)^[26]
• Justin Christian: 1998, Major League Baseball player, formerly with the San Francisco Giants, currently with the St. Louis Cardinals^[27]
• Samuel Tuivailala, pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization^[28]
• Matangi Tonga, American football player

See also

• San Mateo County high schools

References

1. "School Profile 2011-12: Aragon High School". California Department of Education. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
2. "Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2014-15: Aragon High School". California Department of Education.
3. "San Mateo Union High School District: Our Schools:". Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
4. "Western Association of Schools & Colleges - WASC ACS - Directory of Schools". Retrieved December 28, 2009.
5. "Foothill Terrace". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08.
6. "Classified Staff 2011-12: Aragon High School". California Department of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
7. "SAT Report - District Level Scores". California Department of Education. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
8. "2010 Growth API School Report - Aragon High".
9. "2013 Growth API School Report - Aragon High".
10. "America's Top High Schools 2015". Newsweek.
11. "Best High Schools-2013". U.S. News & World Report.
12. "The High School Challenge-2012". The Washington Post.
13. "ANN KIYOMURA HAYASHI". Retrieved December 31, 2009.
14. "CIF/CENTRAL COAST SECTION ATHLETIC ALUMNI" (PDF). November 23, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
15. Mitch Stephens (April 24, 2004). "Aragon tennis star keeps it all in the family / Hayashi draws from Mom's court success". SFGate. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
16. Bill Mitchel (August 28, 2009). "IN-DEPTH: Darick Robertson". Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
17. "Darick Robertson". goodreads.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
18. Rik Offenberger. "Darick Robertson: Clawing His Way To The Top". comicsbulletin.com. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
19. "Dynamite's Star-Studded SDCC Plans". newsarama.com. July 21, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
20. "Neal Schon Q and A". schonmusic.com. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
21. "Public School Review: Aragon High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
22. "Pro Day". KSL. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.]
23. "San Mateo County prep notebook: PAL celebrates trifecta payout in". Oakland Tribune. April 27, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
24. Will McCulloch (May 2, 2009). "Ex-SI CCSF quarterback Lee impresses Nebraska coaches". SFGate. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
25. Lempert, Sue. "A new political star, bafflement in Belmont". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
26. "Natalie Nunn Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. 1984-12-26. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
27. "Justin Christian Stats - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
28. Versatile Aragon athlete Sam Tuivailala may blaze trail in baseball

External links

• Aragon's Homepage
• Aragon High School athletics
• Aragon High School Student Newspaper (Outlook)
• Great Schools profile