| Arnold O. Beckman High School | |
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3588 Bryan Ave. Irvine, California 92602-1347 United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Be Tru. Be Blu. Be YOU! |
| Established | August 30, 2004 |
| Status | Operational |
| School district | Tustin Unified School District |
| Principal | Donnie Rafter |
| Staff | ~125[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,951 (2019-20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23[1] |
| Hours in school day | 7.75/7.5 Hours |
| Color(s) | Red, white, and blue |
| Athletics conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Mascot | Patrick the Patriot |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Rival | Irvine High School |
| Newspaper | Beckman Chronicle |
| Yearbook | The Anthem |
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| Television | Beckman Beat |
| Website | beckman |
Arnold O. Beckman High School is a public school in Irvine, California, United States, serving 3,013 students from grades 9 through 12. The $94 million facility was opened on August 30, 2004. The World Languages Building - a new, $17 million, two-story, 30,000-square-foot facility - was unveiled on September 1, 2015. The school is commonly known as Beckman and is named after Arnold Orville Beckman: a scientist, chemist, and philanthropist famed for inventing the pH scale during his tenure at Caltech and funding Silicon Valley's first semiconductor company (Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, a division of Beckman Instruments, Inc.).
Since its founding in 2004, Beckman has been awarded the status of a California Distinguished School by the California State Board of Education in 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019. Beckman serves communities of Irvine and Tustin, including Tustin Ranch, Northpark, Orchard Hills, and West Irvine, as well as a small portion of Santa Ana. Although its facilities are physically located in Irvine, the school is administered by Tustin Unified School District. Beckman's mascot is the Patriot.
Beckman is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and is also a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
- ^ a b c "Arnold O. Beckham High" (PDF). National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "FAQ". Tustin Unified School District.