Nipomo High School

Nipomo High School is an American public high school located in Nipomo, California. It serves grades 9-12 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District.

Nipomo High School
Address
525 North Thompson Road Nipomo , California 93444 United States
Coordinates	35.049656°N 120.486867°W / 35.049656; -120.486867
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	2002
School district	Lucia Mar Unified School District
Principal	John Denno[1]
Faculty	61 [2]
Teaching staff	46.10 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	867 (2023–2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	18.81[3]
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Cardinal   Black   Silver
Mascot	Titan
Rival	Arroyo Grande
Website	nhstitans.org

Congressman Salud Carbajal visiting with students at Nipomo High School in 2020.

History

Nipomo High School opened in 2002. Initially, students in Nipomo attended Arroyo Grande High School, however, due to overcrowding, the school was built. It is also home to Central Coast New Tech High, the only technical school in Central California from Thousand Oaks to San Jose.^[4]

Sports

The Titans compete as members of the Central Coast Athletic Association.

CIF Championships

• Football: 2014 (Southern Section, Northwest Division)
• Boys Swimming: 2018 (Southern Section, Division 3)

Source:^[5]

Notable alumni

• Jeff McNeil, pro baseball player/All-Star for the New York Mets^[6]
• Akeem King, pro football player for the Seattle Seahawks/Atlanta Falcons; played in Super Bowl LI^[7]

Demographics

2005-2006

• 1,277 students; M/F (50.7/49.3)

White	Hispanic	African American	Asian	American Indian	Filipino	Pacific Islander	No response
56.9%	36.7%	1.2%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	2.4%

• 66 certified staff;

White	Hispanic	Filipino	African American	Pacific Islander	American Indian	Asian	No response
86.4%	7.6%	3.0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

^[8]

During the 2008–2009 school year, Nipomo High School had an enrollment of 1,215 with an average class size of 26.1 students.^[9]

See also

• San Luis Obispo County high schools