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| Helix Charter High School | |
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7323 University Avenue 91942 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°45′16″N 117°2′14″W / 32.75444°N 117.03722°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter public comprehensive secondary |
| Motto | Once a Scottie, Always a Scottie |
| Established | 1952 |
| Founder | Johnny Aguilar |
| School district | Grossmont Union High School District |
| Principal | Kevin Osborn |
| Faculty | 89.31 FTE |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,469 (as of 2022)[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and gray |
| Nickname | Scotties/ Highlanders [2] |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) |
| Newspaper | Highland Fling |
| Yearbook | Tartan |
| Website | www |
Helix High School, or Helix Charter High School, in La Mesa, California, is a charter high school built in 1952. It received its charter in 1998. Part of the Grossmont Union High School District, it serves a mid-level socioeconomic community and has a student body of approximately 2,400 pupils. Helix serves parts of La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Spring Valley; however, as a charter school, all high school students in the state of California are eligible to attend.
Helix High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and is a California Distinguished School in 2001 and 2009.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Helix High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Home". helixscotties.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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- ^ "2009 Distinguished Middle and High Schools - California Distinguished Schools Program (CA Dept of Education)". Cde.ca.gov. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ "List of California Distinguished Schools in San Diego County". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.