McFarland High School (California)

Coordinates: 35°40′27″N 119°13′48″W / 35.674275°N 119.230113°W / 35.674275; -119.230113
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McFarland High School
Location
Map
259 Sherwood Ave.
McFarland, California 93250

United States
Coordinates35°40′27″N 119°13′48″W / 35.674275°N 119.230113°W / 35.674275; -119.230113
Information
School typeComprehensive Public High School
MottoOpening the door to new opportunities...College and Beyond
Opened1928
StatusOperating
School districtMcFarland Unified School District
CEEB code051945
NCES School ID061954007315[2]
PrincipalDario Diaz
Faculty43.26 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment932 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.54[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)   Red & White
MascotCougars
WebsiteSchool web site

McFarland High School is a public high school in McFarland, California, a city in Kern County north of Bakersfield and south of Fresno.

Academics[edit]

The school's API score was 701 in 2013.

Enrollment[edit]

In the 2013–14 school year, McFarland High School had an enrollment of 799 students, with, 0.5% Asian, 0.6% Filipino, 97.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Black, and 0.8% White.[3]

Athletics[edit]

The school is notable for its succession of twenty-four CIF Central Section championships in cross country between 1987 and 2013.[4] The success of the team is documented in the 2015 Walt Disney Pictures film McFarland, USA starring Kevin Costner as James White, a cross country coach at McFarland.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "McFarland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - McFarland High School (061954007315)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Ed Data - Students - McFarland High School". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Successful McFarland cross country team loses state title after 24 years, feels "punished" - 23ABC News". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-08.