De Anza High School

De Anza High School
Location
Map
5000 Valley View Road
Richmond, CA 94803
United States
Coordinates37°58′05″N 122°17′12″W / 37.967978°N 122.286636°W / 37.967978; -122.286636
Information
TypePublic
Established1955
School districtWest Contra Costa Unified School District
PrincipalChristopher Pierce
Teaching staff66.53 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,237 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.59[1]
Color(s)red   gold  
AthleticsFootball, tennis, basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball, swimming, golf, track & field, badminton, wrestling
Athletics conferenceCIF North Coast Section - TCAL
MascotDon
AcademiesHealth, information technology, law, JROTC
Websitewww.wccusd.net/deanza

De Anza High School is a secondary school located in Richmond, California, United States, named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District and serves northeast Richmond, the unincorporated communities of El Sobrante and Rollingwood, and a small portion of San Pablo.

History

Juan Bautista de Anza, namesake of the school.

The school originally opened in 1955. In 2005 local voters passed Measure J, a bond measure which included $161 million to completely rebuild the De Anza campus. Reconstruction began in 2009 with a new all-weather track and artificial-turf football field, along with the demolition of the gym and other site preparation work. The new facility was opened for the start of the 2013 - 2014 school year.

The school offers four specialized course tracks intended to prepare students for a specific career, known as academies. The academies offered are health, information technology, law and JROTC. There are also many student-run clubs at De Anza, which range from clubs founded based around a shared interest like anime to clubs intended to support minority populations at the school.

Test scores

California Standard Tests Scores, proficiency rate [1]
English Mathematics Science
38% 13% 17%

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "De Anza High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Athlete profile for Brian Abshire". Iaaf.org. 1963-11-14. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  3. ^ "Greg Bracelin - The Football Database". Footballdb.com. 1957-04-16. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-02-19.



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