Moorpark High School

Moorpark High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the Mountain Meadows neighborhood of Moorpark,[2] California; and serves students from grades 9 through 12. It is part of the Moorpark Unified School District; and had an enrollment of 1,908 students for the 2018–19 school year.[3] The student/teacher ratio for 2017–18 was 23:1.[4] Moorpark High School is accredited through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[5] Moorpark High School takes pupils from two main feeder middle schools: Chaparral Middle School and Mesa Verde Middle School.[6]

Moorpark High School
Address
4500 Tierra Rejada Road

Moorpark
,
California
93021

United States
Coordinates34°16′11″N 118°53′53″W
Information
Former namesMoorpark Memorial Union High School, Moorpark Union High School
TypePublic
Motto"All for One, One for All"
Established1919
PrincipalCarrie Pentis
Teaching staff79.52 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,908 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.99[1]
Color(s)Green and Gold          
Athletics conferenceCoastal Canyon League
Team nameMusketeers
Websitemhs.mrpk.k12.ca.us/index.php

History

The school was established in 1919 as Moorpark Memorial Union High School.[7][8] The campus was originally located at 280 Casey Road (through the end of the 1987–1988 school year before being relocated to its current campus at 4500 Tierra Rejada Road). "Memorial" was included in the school name as a remembrance of servicemen lost during the First World War.[9]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Moorpark High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "Student Accountability Report Card". California Dept of Education SARC Online. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade – Moorpark High (CA Dept of Education)". data1.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. "Fiscal, Demographic, and Performance Data on California's K-12 School". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. "Directory of Schools". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. "Moorpark Unified School Sites". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  7. "History of Moorpark Unified School District". www.mrpk.org. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  8. "Moorpark History". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  9. "Moorpark History". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  10. "Moorpark Polo Players Advance in N.Y." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  11. Shapiro, T. Rees. "Sunny Hale, top-ranked polo player of peerless style and audacious speed, dies at 48". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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