Mills High School is a

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Millbrae Millbrae is a city located in northern San Mateo County, California, San Mateo County, California, United States. To its northeast is San Francisco International Airport, San Bruno, California, San Bruno is on its northwest, and Burlingame, Cal ...

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, one of seven in the

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. Mills was established in 1958. Mills High School has been named a

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three times (1988, 1996, 2009).

Academics

In 2012, Mills was granted a six-year accreditation through the

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. Mills has Advanced Placement course offerings. In 2015 it was ranked the 225th best public high school in the country by ''

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

Standardized testing

Athletics

Mills has a wide array of sports throughout the school year. In the fall, the sports are: Girls' Tennis, Girls' Golf, 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.

Notable alumni and faculty

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(1986) - Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance for

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* Paul Fanaika (2004) —

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Football Player *

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— Jazz bassist *

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(faculty) — Editor, author, teacher *

Leslie Maxie Leslie Maxie (born January 4, 1967, in San Francisco, California) is a retired American track and field athlete and subsequently a television broadcast journalist. While attending Mills High School, she set the still standing World Youth Best of ...

(1985) — Olympic athlete

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(a.k.a. Dr. Frank) — Lead singer of the

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(2002) — founding member of

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(2002) —

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Quarterback and

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career passing yards record holder *

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(1962) —

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astronaut *

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and twice named to

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References

External links

Official site of Mills High School

School newspaper
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