{{Short description|Public high school in San Diego, California, United States}} {{Hatnote|For other schools named Crawford, see Crawford High School (disambiguation).}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Crawford High School | native_name = | image = File:Will C. Crawford High School.jpg | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = | logo = | motto = Excellence is our goal, failure is not an option! | established = September 10, 1957; re-established 2004 | closed = | type = Public | status = | category_label = | category = | gender_label = | gender = | affiliation = | affiliations = | administrator = | president = | chairman_label = | chairman = | rector = | principal = | dean = | founder = | chaplain = | ratio = 24.82<ref name=NCES/> | faculty = | teaching_staff = 51.41 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | enrollment = 1,276 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0634320&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=063432011149|title=Crawford High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=May 28, 2025}}</ref> | grades_label = | grades = 9–12 | address = 4191 Colts Way | city = San Diego | state = California | province = | country = USA | coordinates = {{Coord|32|45|8|N|117|4|32|W|type:edu_region:US-CA_source:GoogleEarth|display=inline,title}} | district = San Diego City Schools | oversight = | accreditation = | campus = | colors = Red, white, and blue<br>{{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|blue}} | colours = | athletics = | houses = | student_union = | nickname = | mascot = Colt | free_label = Emblem | free_text = | rival = | yearbook = ''The Centaur'' | newspaper = | test_name = | test_average = | national_ranking = | website = {{URL|http://www.sandi.net/crawford}} | footnotes = }} '''Will C. Crawford High School''', also known as '''Crawford High School''' and formerly '''Crawford Educational Complex''', is a high school in the El Cerrito neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States. In the fall of 2012, the school was reorganized as a traditional school with one principal and two vice principals, and returned to its original name, Will C. Crawford High School.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,119 students and 48.54 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 23:05:1. There were 931 students (20.19% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 81 (7.24% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Crawford High|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=92115&Miles=20&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchoolsRange=more&ID=063432011149|access-date=2020-11-03|website=nces.ed.gov|language=EN}}</ref>
It is part of San Diego Unified School District. Erected in 1957 and dedicated in 1958, it is a comprehensive school serving 1,500 students{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} in grades 9–12.
==History==
===Naming=== The school was named after Will C. Crawford, Superintendent of the San Diego Unified Schools from 1934 to 1954. It was officially opened during a dedication ceremony on April 27, 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About Crawford|url=https://crawford.sandiegounified.org/about/about_crawford|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103233318/https://crawford.sandiegounified.org/about/about_crawford|archive-date=2020-11-03|access-date=2020-11-03|website=crawford.sandiegounified.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
===Mascot and Colors=== In 1957, the incoming Horace Mann Junior High School graduating 9th grade class and transfer students from Hoover High School formed the 10th and 11th grade classes (at the time, the school was 10th through 12th grade). There was no 12th grade the first year. The entire student body of Crawford High School decided on the school colors and mascot. Crimson, white and blue were chosen. The mascot was chosen in line with Dr. Crawford's other career as an Air Force pilot; the student body voted for it to be some kind of aircraft or bird. To keep with the rivalry with Hoover High School (whose mascot was the Cardinal), and because the yearbook was named ''Centaur'', it was decided that the mascot would be the Colt. The alma mater was later written, and the ''Pacer'' newspaper was founded.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
===Crawford Educational Complex=== Crawford High School reopened{{Clarify|date=March 2010}} in 2004 as the Crawford Educational Complex through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It consisted of four schools within a school: the School of Law and Business (LAB), Multimedia and Visual Arts School (MVAS), Invention and Design Educational Academy (IDEA) and the School of Community Health and Medical Practices (CHAMPs). The small schools were closed due to district budget cuts, and the school returned to a comprehensive campus in the fall of 2012.
===50th anniversary=== In the 2007–2008 school year, Crawford celebrated its 50th anniversary. The campus was repainted blue and crimson by the end of the school year.
The automotive department was reopened and rededicated by State Superintendent of Instruction Jack O'Connell. The department achieved NATEF (National Automotive Technician Education Foundation) certification on the one-year anniversary of its opening.
===2010's=== The school established a "restorative justice" program in 2014.<ref name=Burks>Burks, Megan. "[http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/aug/21/san-diego-campus-builds-school-discipline-reform-w/ San Diego Campus Builds On School Discipline Reform With Wellness Center]." ''KPBS''. Friday August 21, 2015. Retrieved on May 18, 2016.</ref>
===Reconstruction=== In 2015, San Diego Unified School District announced a modernization project, with new athletic fields and improvements at Horace Mann Middle School & Will C. Crawford High School. The project began in the 2015–2016 school year.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
==Feeder schools== Public feeder schools include two middle schools and ten elementary schools.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}
Middle schools: *Horace Mann Middle School *Monroe Clark Middle School
Elementary schools: *Andrew Jackson Elementary School *Carver Elementary School *Euclid Elementary School *Hardy Elementary School *Henry Clay Elementary School *Herbert Ibarra Elementary School *John Marshall Elementary School *Mary Lanyon Fay Elementary School *Oak Park Elementary School *Rolando Park Elementary School
==Curriculum== Crawford High consists of a 4x4 block schedule, which means that students are able to complete four full classes a semester (fall term and spring term) totaling eight full classes a year, rather than the traditional six year-long courses. This enables students to complete a full year's curriculum in a more condensed term, allowing them to enroll in additional electives or ROP courses.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
==Centaur== ''Centaur'' is Crawford's award-winning, nationally recognized yearbook. It consistently takes best of class and places in the top two at the San Diego County Fair and other contests. A centaur is a Greek mythological creature that is half human and half horse.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
'''San Diego County Fair awards''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Place ! Best of Class |- | 2002 | 2nd place | {{nom}} |- | 2003 | 1st place | {{nom}} |- | 2004 | 1st place | {{nom}} |- | 2005 | 1st place | {{won}} |- | 2006 | 1st place | {{nom}} |- | 2007 | 2nd place | {{won}} |- |2008 | 2nd place | {{nom}} |- |2009 | 2nd place | {{nom}} |- |2010 | 1st place | {{nom}} |- |2011 | 1st place | {{nom}} |- |2012 | 1st place | {{nom}} |- |}
==Sports== {{Unreferenced section|date=November 2020}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em| *'''''Fall''''' **Cross country **Football **Girls' golf **Girls' tennis **Girls' volleyball *'''''Winter''''' **Boys' basketball **Girls' basketball **Wrestling **Boys' soccer **Girls' soccer *'''''Spring''''' **Boys' golf **Baseball **Softball **Badminton **Boys' tennis **Boys' volleyball **Track}}
==CIF Championships==
<ref>http://www.cifsds.org/ "List of CIF-San Diego Champions</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Sport ! Title(s) won |- | Badminton | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |- | Baseball | 1962, 1964, 1965 |- | Boys' basketball | 1963, 2006 |- | Girls' basketball | |- | Boys' cross country | 1973, 1974, 2019 |- | Girls' cross country | |- | Football | 1961 |- | Boys' golf | 1965, 1967, 2010 |- | Girls' golf | |- | Boys' gymnastics | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 |- | Girls' gymnastics | |- | Boys' soccer | 2002, 2003 |- | Girls' soccer | |- | Softball | 1985 |- | Swimming | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |- | Boys' tennis | 1969, 2002, 2003 |- | Girls' tennis | |- | Boys' track and field | 1974 |- | Girls' track and field | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 |- | Boys' volleyball | |- | Girls' volleyball | |- | Boys' water polo | 1970, 1971 |- | Girls' water polo | |- | Wrestling | 2003 |}
==Notable alumni== * Carlos Amezcua, TV news anchor * Stephen Bishop, singer, songwriter * Nathan East (musician), bass player (Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, George Harrison...) * Tim Blackwell, former professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs) * Bob Boone, former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball, four-time All-Star<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=boonebo01|title = Bob Boone Stats | publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 27, 2012}}</ref> * Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, former Bishop of Oakland * Dave Duncan, Major League Baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles) * Joan Embery, wildlife and environment preservationist * Dave Engle, former professional baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, Milwaukee Brewers) * Ed Herrmann, former professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, California Angels, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos) * Sherri Lightner, San Diego City council member * Kathy Najimy, actress * Kadir Nelson, artist, author, and illustrator * Jim Nettles, former professional baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics) * Sandi Patty, Gospel singer * Jim Peterson, professional player, National Football League * Chuck Rainey, former professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics) * Mike Stamm, Olympic swimmer, gold and silver medalist * Yale Strom, musician, filmmaker, and writer * Brian Teacher, professional top-10 tennis player and coach * Jack Tempchin, songwriter, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Eagles * Malcolm Thomas, professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thomama01.html|title=Malcolm Thomas|publisher= Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=December 27, 2012 }}</ref> * Warren Wiebe, singer, songwriter (Celine Dion, David Foster) * Dick Woodson, former professional baseball player (Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees) * Valerie Ziegenfuss, top-ranked WTA tennis player right|thumb|The Alma Mater as seen on the wall of CIF Championships
==See also== * List of high schools in San Diego County, California *List of high schools in California * Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California *San Diego Unified School District
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://crawford.sandiegounified.org/home Crawford High School ] * [https://crawfordcolts.org Crawford High School Alumni Association ] * [https://chscolts.org/ Crawford Colts] *[https://sandiegounified.org/ San Diego Unified School District] *[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=92115&Miles=20&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchoolsRange=more&ID=063432011149 School Data for the West Morris Regional High School District], National Center for Education Statistics {{Education in San Diego County|state=collapsed}}{{San Diego|state=collapsed}}{{Portal bar|Schools|California|Education}}{{authority control}}
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