Serra High School (San Mateo, California)
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451 West 20th Avenue San Mateo, California 94403 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′46″N 122°19′3″W / 37.54611°N 122.31750°WCoordinates: 37°32′46″N 122°19′3″W / 37.54611°N 122.31750°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1944 |
| Principal | Barry Thornton, Ed.D. |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | All-Boys |
| Enrollment | 880 (2016) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | WCAL |
| Mascot | Padres |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | Serra Friar |
| Tuition | $20,405 |
| Dean of Studies | Rita Lee |
| Admissions Director | Carl Dos Remedios '78 |
| Athletic Director | Dean Ayoob '92 |
| Website | http://www.serrahs.com |
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Junípero Serra High School (commonly Serra or JSHS) is a Catholic college preparatory high school in San Mateo, California, serving students in grades 9–12. A part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, this school provides education for young men. The school has an academic focus with a college preparatory curriculum. The school's core values are "faith, wisdom, service, community and leadership."
Serra High School was founded in 1944 and was originally located at Columbia Drive and Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo, which is the current site of St. Bartholomew's Parish. The original student body consisted of 86 freshmen and sophomores. The school moved to 451 West 20th Avenue in San Mateo when the student body grew to 576. In 1978, Michael Peterson was named the first lay principal of Serra and Fr. Stephen H. Howell was named the school's first president. From 2002-2004, Fr. Joe Bradley served as president, overseeing fundraising efforts for major campus renovation. In 2008, Barry Thornton, Ed.d, was named principal and Lars Lund was named president. Under their tenure, the school has expanded course offerings and completed large-scale renovations.
More than 60 percent of Serra students are enrolled in honors and Advanced Placement courses. Serra has averaged an 80 percent AP pass rate over the past five years, which is more than 20 points higher than the national average. Serra graduates of the past five years are currently attending the following private colleges and universities: Stanford University, Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, Caltech, the University of Notre Dame, Duke University, Northwestern University, the University of Southern California, Swarthmore College, Georgia Tech, the University of Chicago, and Santa Clara University, among many others. Alumni have also been accepted to all campuses of the University of California and California State University, as well as the University of Michigan, the College of William and Mary, the University of Washington and the University of Illinois. Serra's Class of 2016 received more than $17 million in college scholarships.
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