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Saratoga High School
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district
Saratoga High School is a high school in Saratoga, California, United States, part of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District. The school is jointly accredited by the California Department of Education and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The student enrollment averages around 1450. The principal is Jeff Anderson and assistant principal is Markus Autrey. Saratoga High School was established in 1959.
Saratoga High is locally known for its rigorous academic program 98 percent of graduates go on to college or technical school, 18 percent of the class of 2003 was semifinalists or commended students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. In 2003, the school's California State Academic Performance Index score was 911, the leading score among all comprehensive public schools in the State of California.
Saratoga High School golf team has won six league titles in the last seven years, and is currently on a five-year winning streak. The 9th grade chess team received 1st place at the 2005 grade level Nationals, while the combined high school chess team placed 3rd in the 2006 High School Nationals, having been beaten by a team from Arizona and New York.
The mission of the Saratoga High School is to provide each student with an equal opportunity to succeed by promoting intellectual growth, creativity, self-discipline, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, democratic responsibility, economic competence and physical and mental health so that each student can achieve his or her maximum potential.
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