Sanger High School (California)

Sanger High School
Location
Map
1045 Bethel Ave

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United States
Coordinates36°42′06″N 119°34′32″W / 36.70161°N 119.57544°W / 36.70161; -119.57544
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Always With Pride"
Established1901
School districtSanger Unified School District
PrincipalJon Tillotson
Teaching staff109.54 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,443 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.30[1]
Color     
MascotApache
RivalSanger West High School
SportsCIF Central Section/ Div. II/ CMAC
Websitehttps://sangerhigh.sanger.k12.ca.us/

Sanger High School is the four-year public high school serving Sanger, California and the rural surrounding community (defined as Sanger and the communities of Centerville, Fairmont, Lone Star, Del Rey, and Tivy Valley).[2] The official address of the current campus is 1045 Bethel Avenue, Sanger, CA 93657. The school moved to the new campus and new address in 2001. The previous location at 1705 10th Street is now Washington Academic Middle School, but still houses the athletic facilities for Sanger High School, including a 10 lane track stadium and a separate football stadium, named after former Raiders coach, Tom Flores.

Based on the school's website, the current student population is 2,443 students (as of the 2023-24 school year), with 71% of these students identifying as Hispanic, 12% white, 13% Asian, 2% African American, and 2% other.[3]

Notable alumni

  • Morice Norris (born 2000), NFL cornerback for the Detroit Lions[4]
  • Luis Ortiz (born 1995), baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
  • Tom Flores (born 1937) NFL player and coach (1972-1994), three time Super Bowl champion. The first Hispanic starting NFL quarterback, Sanger High's football stadium is named in honor of him.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sanger High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  2. ^ http://www.teachincal.org/Heartland/Districts/Fresno/Sanger.pdf teach in cal
  3. ^ https://sangerhigh.sanger.k12.ca.us/about/school-profile Sanger High School (Sanger, CA)
  4. ^ Seidel, Jeff (June 10, 2024). "One Detroit Lions player worked and worked by himself way after practice. I found out why". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 9, 2025 – via archive.ph.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)