Mills High School is a public high school in Millbrae , California , one of eight in the San Mateo Union High School District .
9-458: Mills was established in 1958. Mills High School has been named a California Distinguished School three times (1988, 1996, 2009). 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
18-534: A single score. That system was suspended (in 2014)." The Dashboard compiles local and state information about schools and helps users compare schools against state performance. Details for each metric are included and then summarized by a score on a color graph. The scoring pattern is red ("lowest performance"), to orange, yellow, green, up to Blue ("highest performance"). Details about the California Distinguished Schools application are issued from
27-547: Is a website available to the public and geared toward parents and non-educators. The California Department of Education states "The Dashboard is a key component of California’s five-year overhaul of the state’s school accountability system." The Dashboard is not just an interface, but relevant to award criteria because it "replaces the state’s former accountability system—the Academic Performance Index (API), which relied exclusively on standardized tests and gave schools
36-663: Is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately 5-10% of California schools are awarded this honor each year following a selection process. It is one of many programs in the California School Recognition Program (CSRP) and is funded by CSRP sponsors. The program was established in 1985 and alternates each year between elementary (even years) and secondary (odd years) schools. In
45-738: The California State Lottery , and special interest groups such as the California Teachers Association . In 2001, the Los Angeles Times wrote an article identifying complaints with the program's selection process. Times author Jessica Garrison wrote that, at the time, the application process required that "schools must score in the top half of the state’s Academic Performance Index and write an exhaustive, 10-section application describing everything from campus culture to library services." The critique primarily focused on
54-743: The California State Superintendent of Public Instruction ( Tony Thurmond ) and disclosed to School Principals , County and District Superintendents , and Charter School Administrators. Schools communicate with their County Coordinator for the California School Recognition Program to submit the application. Awardees will fall into two categories: "Closing the Achievement Gap," and "Exceptional Student Performance." The California Distinguished Schools Program receives funding from California School Recognition Program Sponsors. Sponsors include companies such as Comcast , programs such as
63-577: The lack of incentive, resources, and recognition for lower-performing schools that make significant improvements. The article also lamented the lack of rigorous data to back applicant's claims of student success. Between 2015 and 2017, the California Department of Education awarded the California Gold Ribbon School designation for three years while California transitioned to its new assessment and accountability system. It returned to
72-529: The past, schools that were recognized as distinguished held the title for four years. Currently, schools that are recognized as distinguished hold the title for two years, and after that the recognition may be renewed. Eligibility criteria are subject to change between award cycles. For 2020, the California Distinguished Schools Program will use the accountability metrics compiled on the public California School Dashboard. The Dashboard
81-605: Was ranked 519th nationally by U.S. News & World Report . 2017-2018 Approximately 22.3% of the students at Mills are served by the free or reduced-price lunch program. 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. California Distinguished School California Distinguished School
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