Southwest High School (San Diego, California)

Southwest High School
Southwest front entrance
Location
1685 Hollister Street

San Diego
,
California

United States

32°34′1″N 117°5′0″W / 32.56694°N 117.08333°W / 32.56694; -117.08333
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Motto"Once a Raider, Always a Raider!"
EstablishedJuly 1, 1980[1]
School district
Sweetwater Union High School District
SuperintendentMoisés G. Aguirre
Principal
Easter Finley[2]
Faculty71.08 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades9-12
Student to teacher ratio
22.31[3]
CampusSuburban
ColorsCardinal red and gold
  
MascotRaider
NewspaperThe Raider Report
YearbookThe Scimitar
Websitehttp://soh.sweetwaterschools.org/

Southwest High School (SOH) is a public secondary school in San Diego, California, United States. It was established in 1975. It was built on the site of a small railroad yard owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad along the original San Diego–Tijuana line. It existed until the mid-1930s when the tracks were moved east to the present-day trolley tracks.

Part of Sweetwater Union High School District, it serves all socioeconomic communities of San Diego (specifically the Nestor community), as well as some students living in Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and San Ysidro. The school serves approximately 1,600 students.

History

A Southwest High School senior achieved a perfect score on the 2015 AP Spanish Language and Culture exam, one of only 55 students worldwide to do so.[4] After exiting the English Learner program, the student went to college prep courses and took multiple AP classes.[5] The accomplishment was supported by the school and Sweetwater Union High School District.[6]

Athletics

The Southwest Raiders sports teams represent Southwest Senior High School in high school sports programs. It competes in the Metropolitan – Mesa League under the South Bay League of the CIF San Diego Section.

The Raiders football team played its first home game in 1985 after previously hosting games at Mar Vista High School, Montgomery High School, and Southwestern College.[7]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Southwest Senior High - School Directory Details". California Department of Education. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Southwest High School | Administration".
  3. 1 2 "Southwest Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ Garske • •, Monica (February 2, 2016). "Southwest High School Senior Earns Perfect Score on AP Spanish Exam". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ ABC 10 News (February 3, 2016). South Bay teen earns perfect AP score. Retrieved October 7, 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Southwest High Student Among only 55 Worldwide to Achieve Perfect AP Spanish Score – Sweetwater Union High School District". Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ Cisneros, Michael (October 27, 1985). "There's no place like home at S'west". Chula Vista Star-News. p. C1. Retrieved January 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Devenish, Colin (May 29, 2003). "Frankie J. Back At School". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  9. ↑ Brents, Phillip (January 26, 2001). "Washington is South Bay's Giant on Super Bowl Sunday". The Star-News. p. 13. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Krasovic, Tom (November 7, 2019). "Column: Fox Deportes' Adrian Garcia Marquez lauds San Diego upbringing". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2023. (subscription required)
  11. ↑ "Rene Ortiz signs with Sockers". Imperial Beach Star-News. August 2, 1987. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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