Troy High School (California)

Troy High School
Location
2200 East Dorothy Lane

Fullerton
,
California
92831

United States
Coordinates33°52′53″N 117°53′34″W / 33.88139°N 117.89278°W / 33.88139; -117.89278
Information
Established1964 (1964)[1][2]
School districtFullerton Joint Union High School District
SuperintendentScott Scambray
CEEB code051009
PrincipalWilliam Mynster
Teaching staff107.46 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,545 (2023–2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio23.68[3]
Campus typeSuburban
ColorsRed, Black, and White
     
MascotWarriors
RivalSunny Hills Lancers[4]
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges[5]
USNWR ranking213 (2020)[6]
NewspaperThe Oracle
YearbookIlium
Websitewww.fjuhsd.org/Troy

Troy High School is a public high school in Fullerton, California, U.S., acclaimed for its many programs including the flagship Troy Tech, Cambridge Diploma, and International Baccalaureate. The school is part of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. As of the 2022–23 school year, 2,584 students attend the school. The school is located next to the continuing La Vista High School and California State University, Fullerton.

Academics

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, then-principal Jerry Atkin was instrumental in developing and implementing a Science and Technology magnet program, known as Troy Tech, for Troy High School.[7] This program involves technology pathways with specialized courses as well as an internship students must complete the summer after junior year. Troy was one of 27 high schools nationwide honored as a New American High School by former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 2000. It has won first place in the U.S. National Science Olympiad in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and has also placed favorably in many other competitions on both the regional and national level, including the American Computer Science League (1st in the nation, 5th overall in 2005). Troy's Science Olympiad team has consistently attended nationals every year since 1994 except for 1995, and they have placed in the top 5 at nationals every year they have attended. Troy's Science Bowl Team has placed first and second for four years in the Western Regional Science Bowl sponsored by NASA/JPL and the U.S. Department of Energy. In 2001, the team captured the national second place at the U.S. Dept. of Energy Competition in Washington, D.C.

In 2008, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges granted the school a six-year accreditation.

Athletics

Basketball

Sports Illustrated ranked the team the #4 program in the country for 2006,[8] and the Los Angeles Times ranked Troy the #5 program in all of Southern California for the second year in a row.[9] In 2017 Kianna Smith was named as a McDonald's All American athlete. This is the first time anyone in the program has won the award.[10]

Girls' Volleyball

The girls' volleyball team won the state title in 2012.

Girls' Water Polo

The Girls' Water Polo team won the CIF Division IV Title in 2013. The Warriors became just the second Freeway League team to capture a CIF girls' water polo title.[11][12] Coach Jason Wilson received State Coach of the Year following their win.[13]

Journalism

Oracle

Troy's school newspaper is the Oracle, which was awarded the George H. Gallup Award in the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society News Media Evaluation Service in 2012[14] and 2014.[15] A number of individual writers have also received honors in competitions such as Orange County Journalism Education Association (OCJEA).[16]

Standardized testing statistics

SAT

SAT I: Reasoning Test
Section Mean Score
Total 1335
Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing 651
Math 685
Based on 2019–2020 records.
SAT II: Subject Tests
Section Mean Score
Math Level 2 745
United States History 701
Chemistry 715
Physics 720
Biology E 706
Biology M 719
Chinese w/L 757
Literature 653
2018 Cohort Mean scores[17]

Student body

The following are details and statistics about Troy High School's student body:

Class

Troy High School has a total enrollment of 2,614 students.[18]

Demographics

White Latino Asian African American Native American Two or More Races
14.7% 25.8% 50.1% 1.9% 0.47% 10.1%

According to U.S. News & World Report, 86% of students enrolled at Troy High School come from minority backgrounds with 29% of the student body coming from economically disadvantaged households, determined by student eligibility for California's Reduced-price meal program.[19]

Males make up 51% of the student body and females make up 49% of the student body.[20]

College attendance

As of 2019, 99% of Troy High School students attend colleges and universities. Of those, 75% attend 4 year universities and colleges and 24% 2 year colleges.[21]

History

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ "School Accountability Report Card - 2002-03 Template". Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Troy High (061476001816)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Whitehead, Brian (January 3, 2013). "The Sunny Hills-Troy rivalry grows on a nearby campus". OC Register. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  5. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "Troy High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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  8. ^ "SI.com - Fit for Royalty - Mar 28, 2006". CNN. March 28, 2006. Archived from the original on August 23, 2006.
  9. ^ "The Times' Rankings". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2006.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ "JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD NAMES 2017 HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". Wooden Award. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "Photos: Troy 9 La Serna 5 CIF-SS Division 4 Water Polo Championship". whittierdailynews.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  12. ^ "Troy takes Freeway to first title". OC Varsity. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  13. ^ "Troy's Wilson selected state coach of the year". OC Varsity. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  14. ^ "News Media Evaluation 2012". quillandscroll.org. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "News Media Evaluation 2014 Awards". quillandscroll.org. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  16. ^ "1st Place Stories & Art". OCJEA. February 24, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  17. ^ "School Profile" (PDF). Troy High School.
  18. ^ "School_TT_AP-IB profile 2018-19.PDF" (PDF).
  19. ^ "Troy High School in Fullerton, CA". US News Best High Schools. February 20, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  20. ^ "Troy High School in FULLERTON, CA - Student Body - US News". usnews.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  21. ^ "Troy High School / Homepage" (PDF). www.troyhigh.com.
  22. ^ "Troy High School Class of 2013". June 19, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  23. ^ "'Immortals' author thanks Troy High teacher". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  24. ^ "Steve Trachsel Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
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