About: Irvine High School

Irvine High School
4321 Walnut Avenue
Irvine, CA 92604
1-949-936-7000

Contact:
Melinda Fowler
949-936-7006
mfowler@iusd.org

Background:

Grade levels served: 9-12

Irvine High School opened its doors in 1976. It is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Irvine Unified School District and supports a population of 1930 students in grades 9-12. Irvine High School is proud of its ethnic diversity. Numerous minority students represent a variety of ethnic backgrounds and speak many different languages. In 2006 Irvine High was awarded a full six-year term of accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Irvine High School was named a Grammy“Signature Gold” high school, recognizing the music program as one of the top ten in the nation. In 2007 Irvine High School was named a California Distinguished School by the State Board of Education and once again is a finalist for Grammy “Signature Gold” selection. At Irvine High School, our mission is to enable all students to become contributing members of society empowered with the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to meet the challenges of a changing world, by providing the highest quality educational experience we can envision.

Our demographics include 42% White, 36% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 3% African-American, 3% Filipino, and 4% other ethnic groups. In addition, we have 7% socioeconomically disadvantaged, 9 % English learners, and 7% students with disabilities.

Last updated: 11/14/2011