Mills High School
Address
400 Murchison Drive Millbrae , San Mateo , California 94030 United States
Coordinates	37°35′37″N 122°23′24″W / 37.5937°N 122.3900°W / 37.5937; -122.3900
Information
School type	Public
Established	1958
School district	San Mateo Union High School District
CEEB code	051972
Principal	Pamela Duszynski
Teaching staff	57.9 [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,182 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.4:1[1]
Color(s)	Scarlet and Gold
Mascot	Vikings
Nickname	Vikings
Rival	Capuchino High School
Newspaper	The Thunderbolt
Website	www.smuhsd.org/millshigh

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).^[2]

Academics

In 2012, Mills was granted a six-year accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. ^[3]

Mills has Advanced Placement course offerings.

In 2015 it was ranked the 225th best public high school in the country by Newsweek.^[4] In 2013 it was ranked 519th nationally by U.S. News & World Report.^[5]

Statistics

Demographics

2017-2018^[1]

• 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.^[1]

Standardized testing

Athletics

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.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni and faculty

• Jeff Novitzky (1986) - Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance for UFC
• Paul Fanaika (2004) — NFL Football Player^[9]
• Larry Grenadier — Jazz bassist^[10]
• Gordon Lish (faculty) — Editor, author, teacher^{[citation needed]}
• Leslie Maxie (1985) — Olympic athlete 1988 Summer Olympics
• Frank Portman (a.k.a. Dr. Frank) — Lead singer of the Mr. T Experience^[11]
• Wesley Chan (2002) — founding member of Wong Fu Productions
• Adam Tafralis (2002) — Canadian Football League Quarterback^[12] and San Jose State career passing yards record holder
• James van Hoften (1962) — NASA astronaut^[13]
• Craig Venter (1964) - Scientist, winner of 2008 National Medal of Science and twice named to Time 100 list of the world's most influential people^[14]
• Kathy Baker (1968) - Actress