Woodside High School is a public high school in Woodside, California, United States. It is part of the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD). Woodside serves students from the surrounding communities of Portola Valley, Woodside and Redwood City.
About Woodside High School first opened in September 1958. The school was first designed by Menlo Park architect Peter Kump, and originally included 40 classrooms. The school's first principal was Willard Bradley, who was previously the principal of the Menlo-Atherton Adult Evening School.
Woodside's campus is 34 acres. As of 2024-2025, the school has 1,670 students and offers 83 elective classes and 20 AP or honors classes.
As of 2024-2025, Woodside has 59 student-run clubs, including a Folklórico Club, an AAPI club, and a record label club "1.99 Records".
Athletics The school's football team won the California Interscholastic Federation's Central Coast Section title in 2004.
More recently, the school's girls' soccer team won the California Interscholastic Federation's Central Coast Section title in 2011 in a 0–0 tie with Santa Teresa High School.
Statistics
Demographics 2015–2016 1,781 students: 862 male (48.4%), 919 female (51.6%) HispanicWhiteAsianTwo or more racesAfrican AmericanPacific IslanderFilipinoAmerican IndianNot reported9905794442362420640%%%%%%%%%
Standardized testing SAT scores for 2014–2015 Critical Reading average Math average Writing average Woodside High 500 510 499 District 544 563 544 Statewide 489 500 484
2013 Academic Performance Index 2009 base API 2013 growth API Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013 750 758 8
Notable alumni Jill Aguilera, professional footballer who plays as a midfielder Donald B. Ayer, (class of 1967), former United States Deputy Attorney General Renel Brooks-Moon (class of 1976), San Francisco Giants baseball announcer and radio personality, 1972–76 Wendy Brown, Olympian Don Bunce (class of 1967), Rose Bowl winning quarterback who attended Stanford University Julian Edelman (class of 2005), wide receiver for Super Bowl champion New England Patriots Elise Evans (class of 2022), professional soccer player Wendy Haas, vocalist and keyboardist best known for her work with the bands Santana and Azteca Rich Kelley, went on to star in basketball at Stanford University from 1972-1975 and played 11 years in the NBA. Was the seventh selection of 1975 NBA draft by the New Orleans Jazz Lars Lyssand, soccer player Tyler MacNiven (class of 1998), winner of The Amazing Race 9 and filmmaker Sean David Morton (class of 1976), incarcerated self-described psychic John Naber, former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist Folau Niua, professional rugby union player and Olympian with United States national rugby sevens team Mike Nolan, longtime college and professional football coach, served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-2008 Zack Test (class of 2007), professional rugby union player and Olympian with United States national rugby sevens team Lillian "Pokey" Watson, Olympic gold medal swimmer, 1964, 1968, International Swimming Hall of Fame
See also
San Mateo County High Schools
References
External links Official site School newspaper