Berkeley High School (California)

Berkeley High School
Address
Map
1980 Allston Way

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94704

Coordinates37°52′04″N 122°16′17″W / 37.86772°N 122.27141°W / 37.86772; -122.27141
Information
School typePublic high school
Established1880
School districtBerkeley Unified School District
NCES District ID0604740
NCES School ID060474000432
PrincipalJuan Raygoza
Teaching staff179.35 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,204 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.86[1]
Hours in school day7
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Red and gold   
Athletics conferenceWest Alameda County (WAC)
NicknameYellowjackets
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
NewspaperBerkeley High Jacket
YearbookOlla Podrida
Feeder schoolsKing Middle School
Willard Middle School
Longfellow Middle School
WebsiteBerkeley High School
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Berkeley High School is a public high school in the Berkeley Unified School District, and the only public high school in the city of Berkeley, California, United States . It is located one long block west of Shattuck Avenue and three short blocks south of University Avenue in Downtown Berkeley. The school mascot is the Yellowjacket.

Some of the campus buildings are recognized as a Berkeley Landmark by the city;[3] and since January 7, 2008 eight of the campus buildings were designated a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places under the name, the Berkeley High School Campus Historic District.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Berkeley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Berkeley High". ed.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ^ "List of Designated City Landmarks, Structures of Merit & Historic Districts" (PDF). City of Berkeley. January 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Berkeley High School Campus Historic District". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Berkeley High School Campus Historic District". National Park Service. January 7, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023. With accompanying pictures