Duarte High School is a

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located in

Duarte, California Duarte () is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 21,727. It is bounded to the north by the San Gabriel Mountains, to the north and west by the cities of Bradbury and Monrovia ...

and is part of

Duarte Unified School District The Duarte Unified School District is a school district located in Duarte, California. The district serves students from Duarte, Bradbury and the unincorporated southern portions of Duarte and Monrovia. The district is relatively small, containing ...

. Duarte High School currently has 950 students enrolled. Their mascot is the

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. It was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2007 for its high test scores and academic achievement. Duarte High was recognized in ''

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'' as one of the top public high schools in the United States. See below for detailed rankings.

School information

* Duarte School first opened in 1909 in the old schoolhouse that is now

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. Duarte High School opened in 1958. Prior to that time Duarte high school students attended

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. (The Wildcats.) * Duarte High School is a part of the Montview league. In 2010 Duarte implemented academies, allowing students to take classes that are aimed to focus on their interests. In addition, these academies allow the students to share similar classes with those students in the same academy. The goal of implementing academies is to prepare students for advanced education as well as furthering their knowledge in a desired field. * Current Administration: Luis Haro (Principal)

Athletics

* 1975 Duarte High School won the Rio Hondo League wrestling championship. The last year they did so, ending a four year streak. * 1985 Duarte High School won the CIF Title in the 4x100 Relay, Sophomore Martin Cannady wins 100 Meters @ 10.70 and placed second 200 meters @ 21.63 * 1986 Duarte High School won the CIF title in the 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay, 100 Meters, 200 meters, 400 meters * 1986 Duarte High School won the Southern California Masters Meet 4x100 relay and Runner-up in the 4x400. * 1987 Duarte High School won the 3A CIF Track and Field Title. Winning the 4x100 meter relay, 100 meters, 200 meters. * On April 26, 2013, Duarte High's Boys' Tennis ends the tennis season as the undefeated team of Montview League, led by first season head coach Byron Leung. *November 2015, Duarte High School's Girls' Volleyball team reaches the final round of CIF * April 30, 2015, Duarte High's Boys' Tennis team finishes as undefeated League Champions for their third consecutive year. * In 2016, basketball's Lady Falcons reaches the final round of CIF, making it the first time in Duarte High School history for its girls' basketball team to reach that far in CIF.

Notable alumni

* Dennis Weathersby, NFL Player *

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, MLB player * Nate Jacquet, NFL player *

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, MLB player *

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, Japanese-American Actor *

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''Newsweek'' rankings

The table below shows the rankings that Duarte High School received since being recognized as ''Newsweeks America's Top Public Schools in 2006.http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=Duarte&q=2008/rank/1 * 2008 - #1264 * 2007 - #1286 * 2006 - #1115

References

External links

Duarte High School Architects

Satellite Imagery of Duarte High
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