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Sweetwater High School (National City, California)

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Sweetwater High School
SUHI Main Building.jpg
Main entrance to the Administration Building as seen off of Highland Ave.
Location
Sweetwater High School (National City, California)
2900 Highland Ave.

National City
,
California
91950

United States
Coordinates 32°39′34″N117°05′37″W / 32.65944°N 117.09361°W / 32.65944; -117.09361
Information
Type Public high school
Motto“in our Hearts SUHi LIVES!”
Established1920;106 years ago (1920)
School district Sweetwater Union High School District
SuperintendentMoisés G. Aguirre
PrincipalJoe Lara
Teaching staff99.58 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,425 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio24.35 [1]
Colors  Cardinal
  White
  Gray
MascotCaptain Inferno
Nickname Red Devils
NewspaperThe Devils Advocate
YearbookRed & Gray
Feeder schools Granger Junior High School
National City Middle School
NewsRed Devils Review
Website suh.sweetwaterschools.org

Sweetwater High School (SUHI or SUH) is a high school in National City, California, United States. Established in 1920, it is one of the oldest high schools in San Diego County. The flagship of Sweetwater Union High School District, SUHI predominantly serves the National City community with an enrollment of 2,675 students. [2]

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History

Built in 1882 near the present site of Central Elementary School at 9th Street and E Avenue, National School was the South Bay's first high school. National's successor, National City High School, was built in 1908 around that same location, where Central Elementary School now stands.[ citation needed ] To accommodate the growing population of high school students, Sweetwater Union High School was built in 1921 at 2900 Highland Avenue. The present-day administration building was originally two stories with the library upstairs. [3]

School structure

The campus houses the main administration building, library, theater, counseling center, classrooms, and athletic facilities.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

Based on the 2013–2014 school year, 99% of SUHI’s student body is "minority enrollment", with 87% coming from economically disadvantaged households, determined by eligibility for California's reduced-price meal program. [4] Approximately 25.5% of students are English Language Learners and 12.8% are students with disabilities. [2]

Curriculum

SUHI provides a standard California high school curriculum. Electives include the arts, technology, and career pathways. Advanced Placement courses are offered for college credit.[ citation needed ]

Extracurricular activities

Students participate in athletics, clubs, performing arts, and student governance. The school maintains programs in soccer, American football, and track and field.[ citation needed ]

Campus

The campus underwent a major renovation funded by California Proposition O in the late 2000s. Upgrades included a three-story building containing classrooms, administration offices, library, theater, and counseling center, completed in 2011. [5] A new gymnasium was added in the early 2000s, It's as a blueprints where used for other Sweetwater Union High School District school's gyms.[ citation needed ] Originally, 80% of the campus was proposed to be renovated, but only the new building and gym were completed due to district “pay-to-play” scandal contracting controversies. [6]

Awards and recognition

In 2009, SUHI was listed among the top 1,500 public high schools by Newsweek . [7] In 2016, it ranked 2,065th on U.S. News & World Report ’s list of best high schools. [8]

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Sweetwater High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "School Accountability Report Card" (PDF). sarconline.org. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ Maria. "Sweetwater Alumni History Page" . Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sweetwater High School in National City, CA". US News Best High Schools. February 20, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sweetwater High School". Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Sweetwater school district gets $8.2 million in settlement over pay-to-play scandal". San Diego Union-Tribune. January 13, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ "America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com". www.newsweek.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Sweetwater High" . Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Mallgren, Laura (November 2, 2001). "Sweetwater district names 16 graduates to first hall of fame". The Star-News . p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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