Dos Pueblos High School
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7266 Alameda Ave. Goleta, CA United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto |
Ex fide fortis (Latin: From loyalty, strength) |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Santa Barbara Unified School District |
| Principal | Bill Woodard |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,100 |
| Color(s) |
 Navy Blue and Vegas Gold |
| Athletics conference |
CIF-SS Division 2 Channel League |
| Mascot | Chargers |
| Rivals |
San Marcos High School Santa Barbara High School |
| Information | (805) 968-2541 |
| Website | www.dphs.org |
Dos Pueblos High School is a public high school located in Goleta, California, west of Santa Barbara. Located adjacent to the foothills on the edge of the Goleta Valley in an area known as El Encanto Heights, it serves a student body of approximately 2,300 in grades 9-12.
Dos Pueblos High School, ("DP" or "DPHS"), is a National Blue Ribbon School. Dos Pueblos' school mascot is the "Charger". The school has undergone recent renovations including finishing of the football stadium, as well as the building of a Broadway-sized theater, an Olympic size pool, and a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) engineering facility.
In 2012, Newsweek ranked Dos Pueblos High School as 597 within the top 1000 high schools in America, and 127 in the state of California, far surpassing any others in the area. It based its decision on several criteria, including its graduation rate (93%), percentage of graduates attending college (95%), number of AP/IB tests per student (0.5), average AP test score (3.4), average SAT score (1690), average ACT score (26.5), and the percentage of students receiving subsidized lunches (28%).
During the 2013–2014 school year, there were 2,140 students. 41.6% of students were White (not Hispanic), 43.3% were Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% were Asian, 1.4% were African, 0.3% were Native American, and 0.1% were Pacific Islander. 4.5% were multi-racial or declined to state.
Dos Pueblos is an IB World School; however, the majority of students participate in a curriculum that includes vocational, college preparation, and Advanced Placement courses.
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