Mills High School

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%)

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, 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.

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