Weed High School

Weed High School is a secondary school located in Weed, California and is part of the Siskiyou Union High School District.

Weed High School
Weed High School at dusk
Address
909 Hillside Drive Weed , Siskiyou County , California 96094 United States
Coordinates	41°25′40″N 122°22′22″W
Information
Type	Public
School district	Siskiyou Union High School District
Superintendent	Mike Matheson
Principal	Mike Matheson
Teaching staff	11.12 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	195 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.54[1]
Color(s)	Green and white
Athletics conference	CIF Northern Section Shasta Cascade League
Mascot	Cougar
Rival	Mt. Shasta High School
Newspaper	Weed Press
Website	Weed H.S.

For the 2006–07 school year, the school had student enrollment of 196, an Academic Performance Index (API) of 727 which is equal to the Siskiyou County average API for the same period, and above the CA state average API of 697. The student to teacher ratio was 30:1, and the student to computer ratio was 2:1. The school's racial/ethnic make-up was 40% white/Caucasian, 29% Latino/Hispanic,31% black/African-American, which is considered quite diverse for a rural school in this geographic area.[2]

Sports history

From 1961 through 1964, the Weed Cougars went undefeated in football. The 1963 team was ranked #1 in northern California by the Sacramento Bee,[3] and later was inducted into the Northern California Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

Famous People

• Charlie Byrd, California's first elected black sheriff
• Aaron Thomas, NFL tight end

References

1. "Weed High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
2. "Weed High School: School Accountability Report Card, 2006-2007" Siskiyou Union High School District.
3. Askeland, Kevin (2007). "California: Northern Section Notes". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
4. Nilsson, Aaron (24 March 2017). "Weed High School Football is into the History Books". News10 (KTVL Medford, OR). Retrieved 17 April 2017.

External links

• Weed High School homepage