Mariposa County High School

Mariposa County High School is a public high school located in Mariposa, California. The school is part of the Mariposa County Unified School District.

Mariposa County High School
Location
5074 Old Hwy N Mariposa , California 95338 United States of America
Coordinates	37.4888°N 119.9636°W / 37.4888; -119.9636
Information
School type	Public
Founded	1914
School board	Mariposa County Unified School District
NCES District ID	0623940
NCES School ID	03602
Principal	Celeste Azevedo
Staff	28.36 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	457 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.11[1]
Colour(s)	Green   Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
Mascot	Grizzly
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Website	MCHS

History

Founded in 1914, Mariposa County High School was conceived after an election was held to figure out if the county should have a high school. The election was won with the majority of 666 beating those 608 votes against the school.^[2]

The school celebrated its 100th birthday in 2014.^[3][4]

Statistics

Demographics

2016-17^[5] 510 students

White			Latino			Asian			African American			American Indian			Two or More Races
69.8%			16.1%			1.2%			0.8%			3.3%			6.5%

Standardized Testing

SAT Scores for 2014-15[6]
	Average Reading Score	Average Math Score	Average Writing Score
Mariposa High	534	550	513
Statewide	489	500	484

SAT Scores for 2015-16[7]
	Average Reading Score	Average Math Score	Average Writing Score
Mariposa High	493	524	466
Statewide	484	494	477

Student Activities

Athletics

The school is part of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section in the Southern League along with seven other schools.^[8]

• Boys' Basketball
  • Section Champions
    • 2015-16^[9][10]
• Girls' Basketball
  • Section Champions
    • 1979-80
• Baseball
  • Section Champions
    • 2007-08
    • 2009-10
    • 2011-12
    • 2015-16 ^[11]
• Softball
  • Section Champions
    • 1978-79
    • 1983-84
    • 2011-12
    • 2013-14
    • 2014-15^[12]
    • 2015-16^[13]
• Football
  • Section Champions
    • 1995-96
    • 2019-20
• Track
• Girls' Track
• Volleyball
  • Section Champions
    • 1980-81
• Boys' Soccer
  • Section Champions
    • 2008-09
• Girls' Soccer
• Golf
  • Section Champions
    • 2015-16
• Tennis
• Wrestling
  • Section Champions
    • 2012-13
    • 2015-16 ^[14]

Clubs

Source:^[15]

• Art Club
• Dance Club
• Drama Club^[16]
• FFA
• French Club
• Frisbee Club
• Natural Helpers
• Poetry Club
• Rotary Interact Club
• Spanish Club
• Big Chad Esports Team

Notable alumni

Source:^[17]

• Logan Mankins, former NFL offensive lineman
• George Radanovich, politician
• Cody Wichmann, former NFL offensive lineman
• Russell Wong, actor
• Carolyn Yarnell, composer