Saddleback High School

Saddleback High School is a six-year IB secondary school located in Santa Ana, California, United States, and is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District. The school was established in 1967. Its mascot is the roadrunner, and its colors are green, gold, and white.

Saddleback High School
Address
2802 S. Flower St. Santa Ana , California United States
Coordinates	33.70854°N 117.87802°W / 33.70854; -117.87802
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1967
School district	Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD)
Principal	Edward Bustamante
Teaching staff	75.24 (FTE)[1]
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	1,499 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.92[1]
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Green, gold and white
Athletics conference	CIF-SS Orange Coast League
Mascot	Roadrunner
Website	Saddleback High School website
Aerial photograph of Saddleback High School

The school principal from 2009 to June 2015 was Dr. Robert Laxton. The current principal is Edward Bustamante.

Saddleback High School has adopted the nickname "The College Majors School".

The first CIF Champions in school history was under the leadership of Coach Jim Knapp (Track and Field), in 1973. The track athletes were all sophomores, John Peterson, Scott Brooklyn, Danny Ruvolo, and Sammy Murrietta

Notable alumni

• Daniel Arreola - sportscaster for Fox Sports International^{[citation needed]}
• David Bernal - dancer, performed "Robot Dance" at the 2001 Kollaboration competition^{[citation needed]}
• Danny Lee Clark - voice and film actor, gladiator turned host of American Gladiators^{[citation needed]}
• Jere Fields - film and television actress^{[citation needed]}
• Tony Guerrero - jazz musician, composer, producer and writer^{[citation needed]}
• Henry Hate - celebrity tattoo artist and visual artist^{[citation needed]}
• Rishard Matthews - wide receiver, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, 2012–2019 ^{[citation needed]}
• Erasmo Ramirez - professional baseball player^{[citation needed]}
• Carlos Rincon - film executive, producer, agent^{[2][3][4][citation needed]}
• Ronny Rios - Mexican-American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division
• Terry Rossio - screenwriter and film producer, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ^[5]
• Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo - Spanish-media radio host, KSCA FM^{[citation needed]}