Mills High School is a public high school in Millbrae, California, one of eight in the San Mateo Union High School District.

Mills was established in 1958. Mills High School has been named a California Distinguished School three times (1988, 1996, 2009).

Academics In 2012, Mills was granted a six-year accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Mills has Advanced Placement course offerings.

In 2015, it was ranked the 225th best public high school in the country by Newsweek. In 2013, it was ranked 519th nationally by U.S. News & World Report.

Statistics

Demographics

2017-2018 1,220 students: 617 Male (50.6%), 603 Female (49.4%) AsianHispanicWhiteTwo or More RacesPacific IslanderAfrican AmericanAmerican Indian701240147923640%%%%%%%

Approximately 22.3% of the students at Mills are served by the free or reduced-price lunch program.

Standardized testing SAT Scores for 2014–2015 Critical Reading Average Math Average Writing Average Mills High 545 592 543 District 544 570 544 Statewide 489 500 484

2013 Academic Performance Index 2009 Base API 2013 Growth API Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013 846 871 25

Athletics Mills has a wide array of sports throughout the school year. In the fall, the sports are: Girls' Tennis, Girls' Golf, Girls' Flag Football, Water Polo, Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball. Winter sports include: Basketball, Soccer, and Wrestling. Spring sports consist of: Badminton, Baseball, Boys' Golf, Softball, Swimming, Boys' Tennis, and Track and Field.

FallWinterSpringCross CountryBasketballBadmintonFootballSoccerBaseballGirls' GolfWrestlingBoys' GolfGirls' TennisBoys' TennisVolleyballSoftballWater PoloSwimmingFlag FootballTrack and Field

Notable alumni and faculty Kathy Baker (1968) – Actress Paul Fanaika (2004) – NFL football player Larry Grenadier – Jazz bassist Gordon Lish (faculty) – Writer Leslie Maxie (1985) – Olympic track and field athlete Jeff Novitzky (1986) – Government agent Billy Paul – Artistic gymnast Frank Portman (a.k.a. Dr. Frank) – Musician and lead singer of the Mr. T Experience Adam Tafralis (2002) – Canadian Football League quarterback James van Hoften (1962) – NASA astronaut Craig Venter (1964) – Scientist

See also

San Mateo County high schools

References

External links Official site of Mills High School School newspaper