Saratoga High School

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Saratoga High School is a public high school in Saratoga, California, United States. It is part of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District. The school is jointly accredited by the California Department of Education and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Student enrollment averages around 1350. U.S. News & World Report ranked Saratoga as the 152nd best public high school in America.AcademicsNational History BowlIn 2015, Saratoga High School won the National History Bowl academic quiz competition.ActivitiesAthleticsThe Saratoga Falcons compete in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) of the CIF Central Coast Section (CCS).Saratoga Football has won five CIF Central Coast Section championships: 1973, 1976, 1980, 1987, 1996. Because of complaints from residents, lights for the football field were not installed until 2006. In the past, the team has had to play at Los Gatos High School. In April 2006, the Trustees of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District approved permanent lights for the football field. Nearby West Valley College has been blocked from both lights and even stadium seating since the campus was constructed in 1974.