Soquel High School

Soquel High School
Address
Map
401 Old San Jose Road

Santa Cruz
,
California
95073

United States
Coordinates36°59′28″N 121°57′34″W / 36.99107°N 121.95956°W / 36.99107; -121.95956
Information
TypePublic secondary school
MottoDiscere ad Deficere
Established1962; 62 years ago (1962)
School districtSanta Cruz City Schools District
Teaching staff46.96 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12[1]
Enrollment974 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.74[1]
Color(s)Blue and gold   
Athletics conferenceCIF Central Coast Section - SCCAL
NicknameKnights
Websitesoquel.sccs.net

Soquel High School is a high school in Soquel, California, located on Old San Jose Road. It has 1,200 students and was established in 1962. The school is operated by the Santa Cruz City Schools District. The school mascot is the Knights.

Athletics

Soquel High School offers a variety of competitive sports and is part of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League (SCCAL) and the California Interscholastic Federation-Central Coast Section (CCS). In the fall Soquel offers Cross Country, Football, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, and Water Polo. The men's water polo team has been particularly successful winning 20 straight SCCAL championships and a CCS championship in 2003.[2] In winter, Soquel offers Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling, and in the spring there is Baseball, Softball, Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Boys Tennis, Boys Golf, and Boys Volleyball. In addition, Soquel High School students can compete in surfing and cheerleading that fall outside of the SCCAL and CCS and are listed under Club Sports.[3]

Student body

While the student body changes year to year it is typically comprised ethnically of: American Indian 1%, Asian 3%, Hispanic 34%, Black 1%, White 57%, Decline to state 4%. Typically 51% of the students are male and 49% female. The teacher to student ratio is about 1:18.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Soquel High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Page 10". Waxempolo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ^ "Soquel High School - Athletics". Soquelhs.net. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ^ "Soquel High School - Soquel, CA". PublicSchoolReview.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ^ "Sex in the city with a "Double Latte"". 67.15.208.115. 2005-05-29. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. ^ "Santa Cruz's Luke Rockhold". Retrieved 2015-07-14.