Sir Francis Drake High School
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1327 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard San Anselmo, California 94960 |
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| School type | Public, comprehensive high school |
| Founded | 1951 |
| School district | Tamalpais Union High School District |
| Oversight |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools |
| Superintendent | David Yoshihara |
| School number | CEEB Code: 052770 |
| Principal | Liz Seabury |
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| Staff | 142 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1030 (2015-16) |
| • Grade 9 | 272 (2014-2015) |
| • Grade 10 | 265 (2014-2015) |
| • Grade 11 | 242 (2014-2015) |
| • Grade 12 | 204 (2014-2015) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Area | Upper Ross Valley and San Geronimo Valley, Marin County |
| Color(s) | Green and White and Black |
| Mascot | Petey the Pirate |
| Team name | Pirates |
| Communities served | Fairfax, Forest Knolls, Lagunitas, Nicasio, San Anselmo, San Geronimo, and Woodacre |
| Feeder schools |
Lagunitas School District Nicasio School District Ross Valley School District |
| Website | Official website |
Coordinates: 37°59′01″N 122°34′19″W / 37.98361°N 122.57194°W
Sir Francis Drake High School is a secondary school located in San Anselmo, California. It is named after the English privateer and naval hero Sir Francis Drake, who purportedly landed in the area in 1579. The school's mascot is a pirate named Petey.
The school was established in 1951 as the second high school in the Tamalpais Union High School District. It is located at 1327 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, situated on a 21-acre (85,000 m²) campus bordered by two creeks. The site was formerly known as Cordone Gardens.
Approximately 99% of Drake’s 2015 students graduated.
Sir Francis Drake high school was founded in 1951 in San Anselmo, California, providing schooling for students from Fairfax, Forest Knolls, Lagunitas, San Geronimo, Woodacre, San Anselmo, and Nicasio grades 9–12. This was the second high school to be introduced into the Tamalpais Union High School District, the first being Tamalpais High School. Until 1958, Sir Francis Drake High School served other towns of Marin that are now served by Redwood High School, including Corte Madera, Ross, Larkspur, Greenbrae, and Kentfield.
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