Simi Valley High School

Simi Valley High School
Address
Map
5400 Cochran Street

Simi Valley, California
93063

United States
Coordinates34°16′42″N 118°41′05″W / 34.27837°N 118.68483°W / 34.27837; -118.68483
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1920; 104 years ago (1920)
School districtSimi Valley Unified School District
PrincipalJohn C. Baxter[1]
Teaching staff82.83 (FTE) (2022–23)[2]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,935 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio23.36 (2022–23)[2]
CampusSuburban: midsize[2]
Color(s)  Maroon
  Gold
Athletics conference
MascotHerman, or Hermie, the Pioneer
NicknamePioneers
RivalRoyal Highlanders
USNWR ranking5,776 (2021)[3]
Websitesvhs.simivalleyusd.org

Simi Valley High School (SVHS) is a public high school in Simi Valley, California. The school is part of the Simi Valley Unified School District and is located on the east side of the city.

History

Simi Valley High School was established in 1920 as the first high school in Simi Valley.

The campus has undergone several configurations over the years to become the 50.4-acre (204,000 m2) campus it is today. The current campus was built in three phases during the 1960s. Based on the physical concept of "schools-within-a-school," Simi Valley High School was constructed with three instructional quads, each having an administrative area. The original design also included one main administration building. Currently, the school is configured with five major instructional areas, a multipurpose building, a gym and dressing room facilities, a library, a counseling facility, an administration building, a new area of portable classrooms, a stadium and athletic fields, a new senior patio, and a band room with all different types of instruments.[4]

Academics

In the annual public high school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Simi Valley High School was ranked in 2021 as the 17th best high school in the Oxnard-Ventura metropolitan area, with an overall score of 67.65 out of 100.[3] That makes it the 3rd best high school in the Simi Valley Unified School District, behind Santa Susana High School and Royal High School.[5]

Demographics

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
School
Year 		Enrollment American Indian /
Alaska Native 		Asian Black Hispanic Native Hawaiian /
Pacific Islander 		White Two or
More Races
2018–19[6] 2,129 6 (0.3%) 234 (11%) 18 (0.8%) 655 (30.8%) 3 (0.1%) 1,145 (53.8%) 68 (3.2%)
2019–20[7] 2,107 6 (0.3%) 235 (11.2%) 25 (1.2%) 693 (32.9%) 3 (0.1%) 1,083 (51.4%) 62 (2.9%)
2021–22[8] 1,967 4 (0.2%) 208 (10.6%) 29 (1.5%) 714 (36.3%) 4 (0.2%) 931 (47.3%) 76 (3.9%)
2022–23[9] 1,935 2 (0.1%) 185 (9.6%) 29 (1.5%) 730 (37.7%) 3 (0.2%) 904 (46.7%) 80 (4.1%)

Athletics

Simi Valley High School's athletic teams are nicknamed the Pioneers, and the school's mascot is Herman, or Hermie, the Pioneer, established around 1940. The school's colors are maroon and gold; originally, the colors were purple and silver but these were changed in the mid-1920s. The school is a charter member of the Coastal Canyon League (CCL), a conference within the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) that was established in 2014. SVHS competes in the CCL for all sports except football and in the Marmonte Football Association for football.[10] Prior to 2014, the school was a long-time member of the Marmonte League. Simi Valley's primary rival is Royal High School on the west side of the city.[11]

Notable alumni

Acting

Music

Politics

Sports

Writing

References

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