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LOS GATOS HIGH SCHOOLLOS GATOS SARATOGA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL PROFILE 2019 - 2020 CEEB:051855

Administra*onKris.naGrasty,PrincipalAlexChapman,Asst.PrincipalAmyDroleAe,Asst.PrincipalAdamMinyard,Asst.PrincipalBrianThompson,Asst.Principal

CounselorsFarahManganello(A-C)fmanganello@lgsuhsd.orgLouisRich(D-F)lrich@lgsuhsd.orgLaressaMead(G-K)lmead@lgsuhsd.orgRoryMcKee(L-O)rmckee@lgsuhsd.orgTameraParks(P-Ste)tparks@lgsuhsd.orgKassandraCochran(S.-Z)kcochran@lgsuhsd.org

Address&ContactInforma*on20HighSchoolCourtLosGatos,CA95030Phone:408-354-2730Fax:408-354-3742Website:www.lghs.net

TheSchoolLosGatosHighSchoolisacomprehensivepublichighschoolonthe.pofSiliconValley.Thecurrentenrollmentisapproximately2170students.Nearly20%ofourstudentsspeakalanguageotherthanEnglishand10%werebornoutsidetheUS.TheLGHSstrategicfocusgoalsincludethreemajorareas:relevantandengaginglearningexperiences;studentwellness,balanceandbelonging;andcrea.ngacultureofcollabora.onandinnova.on.LGHSreflectsthetradi.ons,valuesandphilosophiesofitscommunityandisproudofitsrobustcoursepathways,includinghonorsandAdvancedPlacementaswellasproject-based,STEM-relatedclasses.Studentspar.cipateinover70academic,athle.candcommunityserviceac.vi.esthatannuallyraiseover$100,000forchari.esandnon-profitorganiza.ons.LosGatosHighSchoolhasbeenrecognizedasaCaliforniaDis.nguishedSchoolandisaccreditedbytheWesternAssocia.onofSchoolsandColleges(WASC).

AcademicProgramsLGHSoffersacademicallychallengingcourses.While72%ofLGHSstudentshavetakenatleastoneAPcourse,ourstudentsvaluebalanceandcrea.vecurriculum.LGHSoffersapproximately85elec.vesop.ons,threeworldlanguageprograms,andavarietyofspecializedpathwayshighlightedbelow:

LEAD(NewTechProgram)Aninterdisciplinary4-yearpathwayemphasizingstudent-driveninquiryandguidedexplora.on.LEADstudentsworkindividuallyandingroupstosolverealworldproblems.LEADclasseshaveembeddedhonorsop.onsinhistory,scienceandEnglishcourses.

Elec*vePathwaysStudentscanelecttofollowanelec.vepathwayinVisual,Spa.al,Media,CulinaryorPerformingArtsbycomple.ng5elec.vecoursesandaculmina.ngporiolio.Eachyear,approximately20gradua.ngstudentscompletethispathwayand20%completethehighestlevelinasingleelec.ve.

AdvancedScienceResearchASRoffersauniqueopportunityforpar.cipa.ngstudentstoconductindividualresearchprojectsandcompeteintheSynopsysScienceFair,mosttakinghomeawards.SecondandthirdyearstudentscanenrollinAPResearch,beginningwiththe2019-2020schoolyear.

Partner&CTEProgramsEachyeardozensofourstudentspar.cipateinMiddleCollegeandCollegeAdvantageinpartnershipwithWestValleyCollege,andinthehalf-daytechnicaleduca.onprogramsattheSiliconValleyCareerTechnicalEduca.oncampus.

SchoolStructureClassesmeetfor90-minuteperiodsonalterna.ngblockdays.Studentsmaytakeuptosixclasseswithaseventhperiodavailableforathle.csandsomeelec.vecourseop.ons.Fiveunitsareawardedforeachsemesterclass.GradesandunitsareassignedinDecemberandJune.Duringeach18-weeksemester,studentsmaytakeamaximumof35units.

GradingAcademicweighted,four-pointsystem,gradepointaverage:A=4B=3C=2D=1F=0•Includesallcoursesingrades9-12,exceptPE/SportsandTeacher/OfficeAssistant.•Oneextrapointisgivenforeach9th-12thgradeHonors/AdvancedPlacementcoursewithaC-orhighergrade.

GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS

SUBJECTAREA #OFUNITS

English

SocialStudies

Mathema.cs

Science

PhysicalEduca.on

VisualPerformingArtsORWorldLanguage

AppliedArts

Elec.ves(Addi.onalCredits)

TotalRequiredUnits

40

30

20

20

20

10

5

75

220

45%+ of students participATE in at least one school sport.

65 GRADUATING SENIORS EARN BI-LITERACY DESIGNATION.

200+ STUDENTS IN

LEADERSHIP OR PEER-TO-PEER ORGANIZATIONS

76% OF Students GRADUATE MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE UC OR CSU REQUIREMENTS

375+ STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN JOB SHADOW PROGRAM LAST YEAR

Honors&APCoursesENGLISHHonors:English9,English10, HonorsLEADCourses:English9,English10,English11,English12 AP:EnglishLanguage&Composi.on,EnglishLiterature&Composi.on

SOCIALSTUDIES Honors:Economics HonorsLEADCourses:WorldHistory,USHistory,USGovernment,EconomicsAP:EuropeanHistory,USHistory,Psychology,USGovernment&Poli.cs

MATHEMATICS Honors:Pre-Calculus/TrigonometryAP:CalculusAB,CalculusBC,Sta.s.cs

SCIENCE Honors:Biology HonorsLEADCourses:BiologyAP:Biology,Chemistry,EnvironmentalScience,Physics1,PhysicsC:Mechanics

WORLDLANGUAGE Honors:French4,Japanese3,Spanish4AP:FrenchLang,JapaneseLang,SpanishLang

ELECTIVES Honors:Art4,Orchestra,ChambersSingers,WindEnsemble,JazzEnsemble,Crea.veWri.ng AP:ComputerScience,MusicTheory,Research

RankingLosGatosHighSchooldoesnotrankstudents.

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

1,652

1,877

534

1,401

1,665

433

1,571

1,820

452

2017 2018 2019

DATA: GPA DISTRIBUTION, POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS, STANDARDIZED TESTING

NumberofGraduates

NumberofAPExamsTaken

NumberofQualifyingScores

(3,4,or5)

ExamSubject 2017 2018 2019

English 247/27.8 183/27.5 192/28.6

Math 247/27.8 183/27.4 192/27.9

Reading 247/27.6 183/27.3 192/28.5

Science 247/26.8 183/26.7 192/27.7

Composite 247/27.6 183/27.3 192/28.2

2017 2018 2019

Cri.calReading/EvidenceBasedWri.ng

348/634 333/630 392/631

Math 348/642 333/641 392/643

APExamData

2017 2018 2019

2-YearColleges 22% 25% 26%

4-YearColleges 65% 71% 70%

TotalCollege 87% 96% 96%

CollegeChoiceByYearofGradua.on

4% 3%

26%

17%11%

9%

17%13%

UC:13%CSU:17%CA/Private:9%OutofState/Private:11%OutofState/Public:17%2-YearCollege:26%Interna.onalColleges:3%OtherPlans:4%

PostHighSchoolPlansClassof2019

2%

19%

17%

28%

34%

4.0-4.76:34%3.5-3.99:28%3.0-3.49:17%2.0-2.99:19%0.0-1.99:2%

Cumula*veGradePointDistribu*onClassof2020

COLLEGES&UNIVERSITIESATTENDANCE(Classof2019)UniversityofCalifornia(69)Berkeley(19)Davis(13) Irvine(2) LosAngeles(8)Merced(1) Riverside(4) SanDiego(6) SantaBarbara(10) SantaCruz(5)

CaliforniaStateUniversity(89)CalPoly,SanLuisObispo(40)CalPoly-Pomona(3)Chico(6)LongBeach(3)LosAngeles(1)MontereyBay(1)Northridge(1)Sacramento(1)SanDiegoState(12)SanFrancisco(3)SanJose(15) Sonoma(3)

California-Private(48)BiolaUniversity(3)CaliforniaLutheranUniversity(1)ChapmanUniversity(10)ClaremontMcKennaCollege(1)LoyolaMarymountUniversity(3)FashionIns.tuteofDesignandMerchandising,SanFrancisco(1)MillsCollege(1)O.sCollegeofArtandDesign(1)PepperdineUniversity(1)

PointLomaNazareneUniversity(1)SaintMary'sCollegeofCalifornia(1)SantaClaraUniversity(10)StanfordUniversity(5)UniversityofSanDiego(1)UniversityofSanFrancisco(2)UniversityofSouthernCalifornia(2)UniversityofthePacific(3)WestmontCollege(2)

OutofState-Private(61)BelmontUniversity(1)BostonCollege(1)BostonUniversity(1)BrighamYoungUniversity(1)ColoradoCollege(1)ColumbiaUniversity(1)CornellUniversity(2)DartmouthCollege(1)DickinsonCollege(1)DukeUniversity(1)Embry-RiddleAeronau.calUniversity-PrescoA(1)EmersonCollege(2)FairfieldUniversity(1)HaverfordCollege(1)HowardUniversity(1)JohnsHopkinsUniversity(2)Johnson&WalesUniversity-Denver(2)MassachuseAsIns.tuteofTechnology(1)NortheasternUniversity(2)PaceUniversity,NewYorkCity(1)ReedCollege(2)RensselaerPolytechnicIns.tute(1)

RiceUniversity(2)RochesterIns.tuteofTechnology(2)SavannahCollegeofArtandDesign(1) SeaAleUniversity(2)SouthernMethodistUniversity(1)St.LawrenceUniversity(1)SyracuseUniversity(2)TexasChris.anUniversity(5)TexasWoman'sUniversity(1)TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity(3)TheJuilliardSchool(1)TheNewSchool-AllDivisions(1)TuusUniversity(1)TulaneUniversity(1)UniversityofChicago(1)UniversityofPennsylvania(1)UniversityofPugetSound(1)VillanovaUniversity(1)WagnerCollege(1)WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis(1)WhitmanCollege(1)WorcesterPolytechnicIns.tute(1)

OutofState-Public(93)ArizonaStateUniversity(4)ColoradoSchoolofMines(1)ColoradoStateUniversity(11)IndianaUniversityatBloomington(1)LouisianaStateUniversity(1) MiamiUniversity,Oxford(1)MichiganStateUniversity(1)MontanaStateUniversity,Bozeman(5)NorthernArizonaUniversity(1)OregonStateUniversity(3)PurdueUniversity(2)

TheOhioStateUniversity(1TheUniversityofAlabama(1)TheUniversityofArizona(2) TheUniversityofTexas,Aus.n(1)UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy(1)UnitedStatesNavalAcademy(1)UniversityofColoradoatBoulder(10)UniversityofHawaiiatManoa(1)UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign(4)UniversityofKansas(1)UniversityofMichigan(5)UniversityofMinnesota,TwinCi.es(2)UniversityofNevada,Reno(1)UniversityofOregon(12)UniversityofSouthCarolina-Columbia(1)UniversityofUtah(5)UniversityofWashington(9)UniversityofWisconsin,Madison(3)WashingtonStateUniversity(1)

Interna*onalColleges(15)CollegeinGermany(1)CollegeinMexico(1)DalhousieUniversity(1)FranklinUniversitySwitzerland(1)JohannesKeplerUniversity-Linz(1)JohnCabotUniversity(1)King'sCollegeLondon(1)McGillUniversity(2)UniversityCollegeVenlo-MaastrichtUniversity(1)UniversityofBristol(1)UniversityofBri.shColumbia(2)UniversityofTsukuba(2)

2-YearCollege(142)CabrilloCollege(7)ColumbiaCollege(2)CuestaCollege(2)DeAnzaCollege(43)FolsomLakeCollege(1)FoothillCollege(4)FullertonCollege(1)MesaCommunityCollege(1)MissionCollege(1)OhloneCollege(1)OrangeCoastCollege(1)SanJoseCityCollege(3)SantaBarbaraCityCollege(7)WestValleyCollege(68)

Other(20)GapYear(9) Military(4) TradeSchool(4) Work(3)

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