Mills High School is a public high school in Millbrae, California. It is one of seven high schools in the San Mateo Union High School District.
Mills was established in 1958, and is now known as the most academically rigorous and competitive school in the vicinity. Mills High School has the highest academic standings in the entire district, and has been named a California Distinguished School three times (1988, 1996, 2009). Students choose many AP (Advanced Placement) classes, as well as participating in a wide variety of extracurricular activities such as music, clubs, sports, and more. In 2011 Mills was ranked No. 244 in Newsweek's Top 1000 Public High Schools in the Nation
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