Santa Paula High School is one of the schools in the Santa Paula Unified School District. It is located in Ventura County in Santa Paula, California. It is home of the Cardinals.HistoryFounded in 1889 as the Santa Paula Academy, a private school run by the Congregational Church Association. In 1891 the city agreed with the association to convert the Santa Paula Academy to a public school and renamed it Santa Paula High School.Between 1889 and 1891 were the years of Santa Paula’s first school beyond the elementary grades. The cornerstone was actually laid on April 24, 1889. The school at that time, a private school, was called the Santa Paula Academy. It was built on the site of this plant with money contributed by Wallace L. Hardison, C.H. McKevett, J.M. Sharp, and N.W. Blanchard. Curriculum for the school included Latin, Greek and Roman history, medieval and modern history, English, algebra, trigonometry, chemistry and physics.In 1891, the state Legislature provided for incorporation of Union High School districts. The Santa Paula Academy was turned over to the state to become a public high school.In 1905, the land between 6th and 7th streets was bought, but later exchanged for the ground between 5th and 6th street in 1909. There were only 100 students enrolled at Santa Paula High School.In 1912 the land where the gym is located was bought. There were 125 students and 6 faculty members at this time.During the year of 1914 , a three story concrete school was built with a concrete shop in the rear for vocational training. Every classroom now had electric clocks. The original frame building was moved to Briggs school (an elementary school).In 1924, a new study hall unit was added to the east side of the building, parallel to the auditorium unit in the middle.
