Weed High School
Weed High School at dusk
Address
909 Hillside Drive

, ,
96094

United States
Coordinates41°25′40″N 122°22′22″W / 41.42778°N 122.37278°W / 41.42778; -122.37278
Information
TypePublic
School districtSiskiyou Union High School District
SuperintendentMike Matheson
PrincipalMike Matheson
Teaching staff11.12 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students195 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.54[1]
Color(s)   Green and white
Athletics conferenceCIF Northern Section Shasta Cascade League
MascotCougar
RivalMt. Shasta High School
NewspaperWeed Press
WebsiteWeed H.S.

Weed High School is a secondary school located in Weed, California and is part of the Siskiyou Union High School District.

For the 2006–07 school year, the school had student enrollment of 196, an Academic Performance Index (API) of 727 which is equal to the Siskiyou County average API for the same period, and above the CA state average API of 697. The student to teacher ratio was 30:1, and the student to computer ratio was 2:1. The school's racial/ethnic make-up was 40% white/Caucasian, 29% Latino/Hispanic, 31% black/African-American, which is considered quite diverse for a rural school in this geographic area.[2]

Sports history

From 1961 through 1964, the Weed Cougars went undefeated in football. The 1963 team was ranked #1 in northern California by the Sacramento Bee,[3] and later was inducted into the Northern California Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Weed High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. "Weed High School: School Accountability Report Card, 2006-2007" Siskiyou Union High School District.
  3. Askeland, Kevin (2007). "California: Northern Section Notes". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  4. Nilsson, Aaron (March 24, 2017). "Weed High School Football is into the History Books". News10 (KTVL Medford, OR). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. Sebastian, Simone (September 25, 2003). "Charlie Byrd -- California's first elected black sheriff". SFGATE. Retrieved August 2, 2021.


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