Dos Pueblos High School

Dos Pueblos High School
Address
Map
7266 Alameda Avenue

,
93117

United States
Information
TypePublic
MottoEx fide fortis
(Latin: From loyalty, strength)
Established1966
School districtSanta Barbara Unified School District
PrincipalBill Woodard
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,034 (2022-23)[1]
Campus size182 Acres
Color(s)  Navy Blue   Vegas Gold
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Channel League
NicknameChargers
RivalsSan Marcos High School
Santa Barbara High School
NewspaperThe Charger Account
Information(805) 968-2541
Websitewww.dphs.org
Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California

Dos Pueblos High School is a public high school located in Goleta, California, northwest of Santa Barbara. Located adjacent to the foothills on the edge of the Goleta Valley in an area known as El Encanto Heights, it serves a student body of approximately 2,300 in grades 9-12. It is one of three comprehensive high schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

Dos Pueblos High School, ("DP" or "DPHS"), is a National Blue Ribbon School. Dos Pueblos' school mascot is the "Charger" as well as Charlie the Charger Horse. The school has undergone recent renovations including finishing of the football stadium, as well as the building of a Broadway-sized theater, an Olympic size pool, and a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) engineering facility.

In 2012, Newsweek ranked Dos Pueblos High School as 597 within the top 1000 high schools in America, and 127 in the state of California. Newsweek based its ranking on several criteria, including its graduation rate (93%), percentage of graduates attending college (95%), number of AP/IB tests per student (0.5), average AP test score (3.4), average SAT score (1690), average ACT score (26.5), and the percentage of students receiving subsidized lunches (28%).[2] Dos Pueblos is considered the best high school in the Santa Barbara area by a wide margin. [citation needed]

  1. ^ "Dos Pueblos Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "America's Best High Schools 2012 - Newsweek and The Daily Beast". Thedailybeast.com. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2013-09-02.