Diamond Ranch High School
Address
Map
100 Diamond Ranch Drive

Pomona
,
California
91766

United States
Coordinates34°01′19″N 117°46′47″W / 34.021826°N 117.779725°W / 34.021826; -117.779725
Information
TypePublic
Established1997
School districtPomona Unified School District
PrincipalMark Gomez
Staff67.34 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,581 (2018–2019)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.48[1]
Campus size72 acres
Color(s)Blue, black and silver      
NicknamePanthers
Websitediamondranch.pusd.org

Diamond Ranch High School (or DRHS) is a high school that serves students from Diamond Bar and Phillips Ranch, California, United States, and is operated by the Pomona Unified School District (PUSD) in Pomona, California – part of the Greater Los Angeles MSA. Diamond Ranch's athletic teams compete in the Hacienda League of the CIF Southern Section.

Architecture

The school was designed in an expressionist modern style by Morphosis and Thomas Blurock Architects, led by architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis.[2] It is situated on a steep hillside on land previously considered unusable.[3][4][5] The school's unique architectural design was recognized in the book Morphosis/Diamond Ranch High School.

Because of its modernist architecture, size and location in California, the school has appeared in movies such as The Cell, Orange County, Serenity, Live Free or Die Hard,[6] and The Thinning. It has also appeared in several television commercials—including one for Buick.

Name

The name was derived from its geographical location at the junction between the City of Diamond Bar and Phillips Ranch, in Pomona, California. The school is also near to the city of Chino Hills, California.

Timeline

View of Pomona Valley from Diamond Ranch High School

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Diamond Ranch High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Every Once In a While, Beauty Works". The New York Times. March 19, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Diamond Ranch High School". GreatBuildings. ArchitectureWeek. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  4. ^ Kimm, Alice Y. (June 7, 2000). "Morphosis Diamond in the Rough". ArchitectureWeek No. 4. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "Morphosis – Diamond Ranch High School". arcspace. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  6. ^ "Filming Location Matching "Diamond Ranch High School, Pomona, California, USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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