I am a current student. The curriculum is average in my opinion, with overall great teachers. I believe that thier should be more of a variety of AP classes and honor classes. The school needs to maintain its trash problems, making it mandatory for students to pick up thier trash. Everyday I see trash
... Read more everywhere and its ironic because there are trash cans everywhere to put trash in. The other concern is the seinor project. It is a good way to prepare students for college but is ridiculous, the term paper is fine, but the fieldwork adds stress to the seinor year. The teachers have great knowledge, but some are mediocre and should be replaced.The use of cellphones should be only be used after school, because it distracts the learning environment. No leaving if a student has already entered school from 8-9AM should be implemented. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/08/08
I have 3 children that have graduated from Santa Fe and 1 that is currently a student there now. Over all, this is an excellent school. There is one area that I think needs some big changes - that's the Senior Project. My kids were all honor students and they had jobs too. The 15 hours of 'field
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Posted by a parent on 12/01/08
We use many approaches to allow the students to be successful in graduating from high school and passing the necessary tests.
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Posted by a teacher on 06/06/08
*Awesome* activities... The Student Government rocks, and the athletics are phenomenal. On top of all that, academics are great. Best. School. Ever.
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Posted by a student on 04/25/08
The best thing about this school is that the teachers are young and they understand the kids. I like the idea that they participate on the school activies such as the pep rally and lipsynic. This kind of activies motivates the kids.
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Posted by a parent on 01/28/08
The thing I like about this school is all the honors and AP classes you have to choose from. Also, the counselors are there to guide you every step of the way. They will remind you about at least 4 times a year about what you need to graduate and are there to lead us to a great future. Every year, we
... Read more achieve our goals to increase our API scores by hyping up the kids with spirit and getting them prepared correctly. Not to mention that it was recognized in Newsweek as part of the top 5% of more than 24,000 schools in the country, and is now a California Distiguished School. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/13/07
Santa Fe High School benefits from a selection of AP and Honors courses. The school is one of the better public high schools in L.A.
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Posted by a student on 04/29/06
My comments on the academic program was not the best I have seen
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Posted by a parent on 04/25/06
My son attend santa fe. His freshmen yr.Classes were good along with the sports.Seem to be a clean campus as well.
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Posted by a parent on 01/08/06
Santa Fe High School is an amazing school. Its school spirit is high, students have a lot of pride in their school. Academics are taken seriously, and progress is reached year after year. There are many sports and clubs to take part in, as well as extracurricular activities around the community. The
... Read more music and arts program is extensive, placing high in band competitions, and they are both a big part of campus life. Parents are very involved, with booster clubs, and every school event is a big blur of black and gold. Read less
Auto Mechanics, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, Woodworking
Music
Band
Computer Science
Computer Programming, Computer Science
Fine Arts
Drama, Fine Arts
Advanced Placement
Math, Science, English, Foreign Language
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Santa Fe Springs schools — Santa Fe High School is located at 10400 S Orr & Day Rd, Santa Fe Springs CA 90670. 10400 S Orr & Day Rd is in the 90670 ZIP code in Santa Fe Springs, CA The school district for Santa Fe High School is the Whittier Union High School District. Santa Fe High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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