Miramonte High School

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Public high school in California, United States

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::summary Public high school in California, United States ::

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nameMiramonte High School
established
typePublic high school
principalBen Campopiano
colorsGreen, white, and black
mascotMatador
yearbookLa Mirada
enrollment1,188 (2023-2024)
address750 Moraga Way
cityOrinda
stateCalifornia
countryUnited States
coordinates
newspaperThe Mirador
website
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History

Miramonte was founded in 1955, and welcomed approximately 175 students in September of that year. The third school in the district, MHS was built in an old pear orchard off of Moraga Way, south of the Orinda Crossroads.

The initial construction of Miramonte High School was completed by Pacific Coast Builders of San Francisco, whose bid of $559,100 was accepted by the Acalanes High School District Board of Trustees in September 1954. The site originally included 10 classrooms, a gymnasium, boys' and girls' locker rooms, a paved driveway, a paved outdoor athletic field and track, and a parking area.

Athletics

Miramonte football recorded their first NCS CIF championship in 1981, defeating San Lorenzo 23–7 in the Oakland Coliseum.

In 1983, the Miramonte Matadors, known as the Mats, were voted CIF State Champions in all divisions after defeating Cardinal Newman High School on December 3, 1983, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in the NCS 2A Championship game. The Mats were also NCS 2A South Champions and FAL Champions.

In 1997, the Mats again won the NCS 2A Championship after defeating Granada High School in the championship game at the Oakland Coliseum. The Mats also won NCS 2A titles in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003 in their victory over San Lorenzo in a rematch of their 1981 championship game.

In 2013, after finishing 2nd in the DFAL, the Mats defeated Tennyson, Northgate and number two-seeded Clayton Valley Charter to reach the championship at Rancho Cotate High School against 13–0 Casa Grande. In the game, Miramonte scored two touchdowns in the last two minutes to win their 8th NCS football championship, 42–28 to finish 12–2 on the season.

In 2008–09, Miramonte's water polo team was named "2008-09 ESPN RISE Magazine Boys' Team of the Year" (includes all sports). Since 1967, the team has won 15 NOR CAL championships and 26 League Championships. The so-called "Dream Team" were the California State Champions that year.

Academics

In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked Miramonte High School as #21 in California and #126 in the United States in their rankings of the Best High Schools.

In 2021, Miramonte was ranked 571 nationally, and slipped from the top school in the county to third place. For their 2023-2024 Best High Schools Rankings (released in August of 2023) U.S. News & World Report ranked Miramonte as #217 nationally, and second in the county.

As of March 2014, Miramonte ranked 11th on the Los Angeles Times California Schools Guide Top Average SAT Scores list.

Demographics

References

References

  1. "Miramonte High". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. (19 January 1981). "GNIS Detail - Miramonte High School". United States Geological Survey.
  3. "The Mirador".
  4. (5 August 1954). "Dateline: Bay Area". Oakland Tribune.
  5. (16 September 1954). "Miramonte Hi Bid Awarded to S.F. Firm". Contra Costa Times.
  6. (2016-11-10). "50 Years Of Miramonte High School (CA) Water Polo Celebrated This Fall".
  7. "Best High Schools 2012 - California High Schools". U.S. News & World Report.
  8. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/acalanes-union-high/miramonte-high-school-1715
  9. "California Schools Guide". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  10. "EdData - School Profile - Miramonte High".
  11. "Ken Dorsey Stats".
  12. "Paul Hackett Coaching Record - Pro Football Archives".
  13. (1998-07-31). "A Star Coach is Born".
  14. Peterson, Anne M.. (2020-01-17). "Miramonte-Orinda alum Sabrina Ionescu becomes Oregon's career scoring leader as Ducks beat Stanford".
  15. "Welcome to the Official Website of Leeds Carnegie".

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