Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL 20300 Herriman Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070-4999 (408) 867-3411 Fax (408) 867-3577 www.saratogahigh.org CEEB# 053343 Paul Robinson, Principal (ext. 204) Assistant Principals: Kevin Mount (ext. 210) Kerry Mohnike (ext. 208) Brian Safine (ext. 209) Guidance Counselors: Eileen Allen (ext. 255) Alinna Satake (ext. 262) Frances Saiki (ext. 202) Monique Young(ext. 206) School Profile 2014-2015 A Distinguished California School Nationally Recognized for Excellence THE SCHOOL Saratoga High School, with an enrollment of approximately 1400, is located in an upper middle class professional community in Silicon Valley. Over 97% of our graduates enroll in college. The California Department of Education and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) jointly accredit the school. Their reports consistently commend key aspects of Saratoga High School: the curriculum for its academic rigor, the students for their active involvement in the school and community, and the staff members for dedication to their work and to their students. Thirtytwo percent of our current senior class is either semifinalists or commended students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. THE CURRICULUM Saratoga High School s curriculum is an academically challenging, college preparatory program. The college preparatory designation (P) no longer appears at the end of the course title. It is now listed to the left of the course ID. Graduation requirements: Students must complete a minimum of 2 that include the following requirements: HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES: Qualified students may elect to take honors and advanced placement classes in all academic areas. Honors Courses: Algebra 2, Band 4 & 5, Chemistry, Chinese 4, Chinese 5, Drama 4, English 11, French 4, Journalism 4, Orchestra 4 & 5, Spanish 4, Trigonometry/PreCalculus. English Social Studies/History Mathematics Science Physical Education Visual/Performing Arts Applied Arts Health/Driver Ed Elective Units 40 semester units 35 semester units 10 semester units 5 semester units 5 semester units 65 semester units Advanced Placement Courses: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language & Culture, Computer Science A, English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics 2, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, United States Government & Politics, United States History
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Number of graduates 333 327 330 337 350 Finalists 23 27 38 36 32 Commended Students 52 56 50 72 72 There are 39 Semifinalists and 77 Commended Students among the current 363 seniors. COLLEGE ADMISSION TESTING and ADVANCED PLACEMENT STATISTICS SHS SAT I/SAT Reasoning Test Results 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Percentage taking the SAT 95 96 92 93 92 Mean Critical Reading SAT 619 631 633 641 632 Mean math SAT 665 666 673 678 671 Mean writing SAT 639 643 653 663 646 Mean Total SAT 1923 1940 1959 1982 1949 California State Mean Total SAT 1517 1513 1503 1505 1504 National Mean Total SAT 1509 1500 1498 1498 1497 SHS AP Exam Results 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Number of Students Taking Exams: 449 471 507 516 525 Number of AP exams taken: 981 1057 1124 1193 1289 Percentage of qualifying scores: 91 90 92 94 93 COLLEGE ATTENDANCE % of graduates to 2-year colleges 10 '11 12 13 14 16 14 13.5 14.5 12 % of graduates to 4-year colleges 10 '11 12 13 14 83 84 83.5 84 86 % of graduates going to college 10 '11 12 13 14 99 98 97 98.5 98 CALCULATION OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE Saratoga High School calculates grade point average on a weighted 4.0 scale that includes all subjects taken from the freshman through senior year. The following breakdown is used: A+ 4.33 B- 2.67 D 1.00 A 4.00 C+ 2.33 D-.67 A- 3.67 C 2.00 F 0.00 B+ 3.33 C- 1.67 B 3.00 D+ 1.33 Add an additional point for AP and Honors courses (e.g. A+ = 5.33) RANK Saratoga High School does not rank its students.
POST-SECONDARY PLANS OF THE CLASS OF 2014 CALIFORNIA COLLEGES Art Center College of Design 1 Cabrillo College 1 California College of the Arts 1 California Institute of Technology 1 California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo 12 California State Polytechnic, Pomona 1 California State University, Chico 2 California State University, Fullerton 1 California State University, Sacramento 2 Chapman University 2 De Anza College 20 Loyola Marymount University 2 Menlo College 3 Notre Dame de Namur University 1 Occidental College 2 Pepperdine University 3 Pomona College 2 San Diego State University 3 San Francisco State University 2 San Jose State University 8 Santa Barbara City College 1 Santa Clara University 4 Sonoma State University 6 Stanford University 2 University of California at Berkeley 19 University of California at Davis 8 University of California at Irvine 3 University of California at Los Angeles 8 University of California at Merced 2 University of California at Riverside 2 University of California at San Diego 8 University of California at Santa Barbara 10 University of California at Santa Cruz 6 University of Redlands 1 University of San Diego 1 University of San Francisco 2 University of Southern California 9 University of the Pacific 4 West Valley College 18 OUT OF STATE COLLEGES Arizona State University 3 Barnard College 3 Boise State University 2 Boston College 1 Boston University 2 Brandeis University 1 Carnegie Mellon University 4 Case Western Reserve University 1 Centre College 1 Colorado State University 1 Columbia College Chicago 1 Cornell University 4 Dartmouth College 2 DePaul University 2 Drexel University 2 Duke University 1 Emory University 1 Georgetown University 1 Harvard College 2 Indiana University 1 Keio University 1 Loyola University Chicago 1 Marquette University 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 Middlebury College 1 Montana State University 2 New York University 9 Northeastern University 3 Northwestern University 2 Oxford College of Emory University 1 Pace University 1 Pennsylvania State University 1 Princeton University 3 Purdue University 8 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 Rice University 1 Rochester Institute of Technology 2 Savannah College of Art and Design 1 School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1 Seattle University 2 Southern Methodist University 1 The College of Wooster 1 University of Arizona 7 University of British Columbia 2 University of Chicago 5 University of Colorado at Boulder 4 University of Denver 1 University of Georgia 1 University of Idaho 1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 11 University of Michigan 6 University of Nevada, Reno 1 University of Oregon 8 University of Pennsylvania 1 University of Portland 1 University of Puget Sound 1 University of Texas, Austin 1 University of Tsukuba 1 University of Utah 1 University of Washington 9 University of Wisconsin 3 Utah State University 1 Virginia Commonwealth University 1` Washington College 1 Washington University in St. Louis 4 Whitman College 1 Willamette University 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 Yale University 1 Gap Year/Overseas/Travel 2 US Military 1 Sept. 2014
2014-2015 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Sept. 2014 Athletics Badminton (C) Baseball (B) Basketball (B,G) Cross Country (B,G) Field Hockey (G) Football (B) Golf (B,G) Lacrosse (B, G) Soccer (B,G) Softball (G) Swimming (B,G) Tennis (B,G) Track and Field (B,G) Volleyball (B,G) Water Polo (B,G) Wrestling (C) (C=Co-ed B=Boys G=Girls ) Clubs and Organizations A capella Club Anime Club Art Reach Aviation Club Book Club California Scholarship Federation (CSF) Chess Club Culinary Club Dance Club DECA Democracy Matters Drama Club Faith Walk FBLA French Club The Girl Effect Green Team Handy Craft Club Health Awareness Club History Bowl History Club HOSA Impact Christian Club Indian Cultural Awareness Club Interact Club Investment Club Invisible Children Club Junior Statesmen of America Key Club Kiva Math Club Mock Trial Model United Nations M-Set Multi-Cultural Club Clubs Continued National Honor Society Perfect Pals Club Philosophy Club Photography Club Prenatal Care and Health Advocacy Club Psychology Club Red Cross Club Science Bowl Science Club Scribbleblots Club SHS Application Developers Club Slam Poetry Club Spanish Club Speech and Debate Squash Club TC Club Team HBV Ted-Ed Club Tri-M Music Honor Society TSA/JETS Engineering TEAMS Ultimate Club Web Design Club Commissions Benefit Commission Community Commission Dance Commission Elections Commission Events Commission Homecoming Commission New Student Commission Rally Commission Spirit & Athletics Commission Spring Fling Commission Link Crew Publications The Falcon (Newspaper) The Talisman (Yearbook) SHS TV Soundings (Literary Magazine) Spirit Cheerleaders Colorguard Mascots Dance Winterguard Student Government Appointed Commissioners Elected Officers Second Period Student Council Reps