El Cerrito High School
| El Cerrito High School | |
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| Address | |
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540 Ashbury Avenue El Cerrito, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°54′31″N 122°17′43″W / 37.90861°N 122.29528°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1941-01-06 |
| School district | West Contra Costa School District |
| Principal | David Luongo |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,208 |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Mascot | Gauchos (Cowboys in Spanish) |
| Website | El Cerrito High School website |
El Cerrito High School is a public school in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. It is located on Ashbury Avenue in El Cerrito, California, United States.
The original main school building was built in the late 1930s as a WPA project. The school opened to students on January 6, 1941.
Student population quickly outgrew the facilities, and the campus became a collection of small, outlying buildings. As concern grew over the building's safety and structural stability, plans were made for more integrated buildings and, in the summer of 2005, demolition of the old campus began. By 2007, the campus had been demolished, and the terrain was leveled in preparation for reconstruction. During the reconstruction, all classes were held in temporary buildings located south of the campus on the former baseball field. The new campus opened on January 5, 2009.
El Cerrito's student body is 35.6% African-American, 23.7% Hispanic, 17.2% Asian, 16.7% Caucasian, and 2.5% Filipino. Many of these students are actually mixed race, making El Cerrito a very diverse high school. Over one third of students come from families with a low enough income to qualify for free or reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch Act. Many students come from the neighboring city of Richmond, which is also served by the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
El Cerrito High School offers a variety of clubs, including:
It also operates the KECG radio station.
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