Folsom High School

Folsom High School
Location
Map
1655 Iron Point Road

Folsom
,
California
95630

United States
,
United States
Coordinates38°38′56″N 121°09′22″W / 38.649°N 121.156°W / 38.649; -121.156
Information
TypePublic
Established1922; 103 years ago (1922)
School districtFolsom Cordova Unified S.D.
NCES School ID01570
PrincipalHoward Cadenhead
Teaching staff112.09 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Age range14-18
Enrollment2,806 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio25.03[1]
Color(s)Blue, White, & Red    
MascotBulldog
National ranking1144
NewspaperThe Bulldog Times
YearbookEl Oro
Websitewww.fcusd.org/Domain/31

Folsom High School is a public secondary school in the western United States, located in Folsom, California, a suburb east of Sacramento. Established 103 years ago in 1922,[2] it is a part of the Folsom Cordova Unified School District.

School history

The first campus constructed for Folsom High School was at 715 Riley Street. (The current home of Sutter Middle School.) Before Folsom High existed, students in Folsom attended San Juan High School on Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights. A major fire on June 22, 1959 destroyed most of the original buildings on the Folsom High School campus on Riley Street. The new Folsom High campus on Iron Point Road opened in August of 1998 for Junior and senior students only. Freshman and sophomore students remained at the old Riley Street campus until the second phase of the construction of the new campus was completed in 2000.

Folsom High School participates in the Academic Decathlon competition and has won first place awards in Sacramento County in both 2022 and 2023. In 2023, Folsom High School placed 9th overall in the California State Championship while competing in Division 1. In 2024, the school placed first in Sacramento County and 13th in the State Championship.[3]

Demographics

Race/Ethnicity as of 2019-2020[4]
Group Number of Students Percentage
Total 2548 100%
White 1323 51.92%
Asian 618 24.25%
Hispanic 355 13.93%
Two or More Races 164 6.44%
Black 69 2.71%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 12 0.47%
American Indian/Alaska Native 7 0.27%
Gender as of 2019-2020[4]
Group Number of Students Percentage
Total 2548 100%
Female 1280 50.24%
Male 1268 49.76%

Athletics

In 2006 and 2008, the varsity cheerleading squad took second place in the Universal Cheerleading Association's high school national championship, runner-up to Colleyville Heritage of Texas in 2006 and Paul Laurence Dunbar of Kentucky in 2008.

In 2010, the football team defeated Gardena 48-20 for the CIF Division II state championship. The team was led by future NFL safety Jordan Richards and star quarterback Dano Graves. Graves was named the MaxPreps National Player of the Year in 2010.

In 2013, FHS quarterback Jake Browning was named the state Gatorade Player of the Year.[5] He led the Bulldogs to another section championship and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Northern California regional championship game, but fell to De La Salle of Concord.

In 2014, the football team defeated Oceanside 68–7 for the CIF Division I state championship, their second state title in four years. The Team went undefeated for the season (16-0).[6] The Bulldogs finished fourth in the nation on the Xcellent 25, presented by the Army National Guard.[7]

In 2017, the football team defeated Helix High School 49-42 for the CIF Division I state championship. The team went undefeated (16-0) for the year.[8]

In 2018, the football team defeated Cathedral Catholic High School 21-14 to repeat as CIF Division I state champions, the fourth state title in 9 years.[9]

In 2023, the football team defeated St. Bonaventure High School 20-14 to win the CIF Division 1-A state championship. This was their fitfth state title since 2010 and first since 2018. [10]

Notable alumni

References

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