| Archie Williams High School | |
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 Archie Williams High School logo | |
| Address | |
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1327 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard , 94960 | |
| Coordinates | 37°59′01″N 122°34′19″W / 37.98361°N 122.57194°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Other name | High School 1327 |
| Former name | Sir Francis Drake High School |
| School type | Public, comprehensive high school |
| Founded | 1951 |
| School district | Tamalpais Union High School District |
| Oversight | Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for School |
| Superintendent | Tara Taupier |
| School number | CEEB Code: 052770 |
| Principal | Jacob Gran |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,342 (2019–20)[2] |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Area | Upper Ross Valley and San Geronimo Valley, Marin County |
| Color(s) | Green and White and Black |
| Mascot | Peregrine falcon |
| Team name | Falcons |
| Communities served | Fairfax, Forest Knolls, Lagunitas, Nicasio, San Anselmo, San Geronimo, and Woodacre |
| Feeder schools | Lagunitas School District Nicasio School District Ross Valley School District |
| Website | Official website |
Archie Williams High School is a public secondary school located in San Anselmo, California. It is named after a former math and computing teacher Archie Williams, who was also a gold medalist in the 1936 Summer Olympics, a flight instructor with the Tuskegee Airmen, and one of the first African-American meteorologists.[3] It was originally named Sir Francis Drake High School, after Francis Drake. It changed its name in 2021, after the George Floyd protests spurred a worldwide reexamination of place names and monuments connected to racism.
The school was established in 1951 as the second high school in the Tamalpais Union High School District. It is located at 1327 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, situated on a 21-acre (85,000 m2) campus bordered by two creeks. The site was formerly known as Cordone Gardens.[4]
The graduation rate in 2015 was approximately 99%.[5]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Archie Williams High School
- ^ "Sir Francis Drake High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "A Meteorologist Who Changed the World". The Front Page. American Meteorological Society. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "History of Drake - DHS Handbook / History of Drake - DHS Handbook". www.tamdistrict.org. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ "Sir Francis Drake High School - San Anselmo, California - CA - School quality". www.greatschools.org. Retrieved 2015-06-27.