Mount Miguel High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in Spring Valley, California and serves over 2,000 students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1957, Mount Miguel is the fourth of twelve high schools constructed in the Grossmont Union High School District

Grossmont Union High School District

The Grossmont Union High School District is a public school district located in eastern San Diego County, California, and serves high school, adult school, and Regional Occupational Program students in the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Santee; and the unincorporated communities of...

. MMHS is the home of the Matadors.

Mount Miguel High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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 (WASC) and is a 1990 California Distinguished School

California Distinguished School

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Athletics

Mount Miguel's athletic teams, the Matadors, compete in the North League of the Grossmont Conference and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)

California Interscholastic Federation

The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...

 - San Diego Section.

The school fields teams in the following sports: baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, cheerleading, football, boys and girls golf, gymnastics, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls swimming & diving, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track & field, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls water polo, and wrestling.

Student ethnicity

Mount Miguel's student body is composed of pupils from the following ethnic backgrounds (2004-2005 school year):

• Hispanic
  Hispanic
  Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
  
   or Latino - 38.2%
• White
  White
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   (not Hispanic) - 21.3%
• African American
  African American
  African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
  
   - 21.1%
• Filipino
  Filipino American
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   - 2.8%
• American Indian
  Native Americans in the United States
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   or Alaska Native - 2.5%
• Asian
  Asian people
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   - 2.4 %
• Pacific Islander
  Pacific Islander
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   - 2.4%
• Multiple or No Response - 9.2%

Notable alumni

• Khalif Barnes
  Khalif Barnes
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  , 2000, National Football League (NFL)
  National Football League
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   offensive tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars
  Jacksonville Jaguars
  The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  , Oakland Raiders
  Oakland Raiders
  The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  
• Matt Bradford - Film/Television actor. Class of 1995.
• Robert Griffith
  Robert Griffith
  Robert Otis Griffith is a former American football strong safety in the National Football League. He played thirteen seasons in the league, mostly for the Minnesota Vikings from 1994 to 2001...
  
   Strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals
  Arizona Cardinals
  The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  
• Ogemdi Nwagbuo
  Ogemdi Nwagbuo
  Ogemdi Sharron Nwagbuo is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Michigan State...
  
   Defensive Lineman San Diego Chargers
  San Diego Chargers
  The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  

External links

• Mount Miguel High School