Mira Mesa Senior High School (MMHS) is a public high school in the San Diego Unified School District. The school is recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School and a California Distinguished School. The school has an overall rating of 9.6/10 according to parents and students from the website greatschools.org. The school serves the Mira Mesa community as well as students participating in the San Diego Unified School Districts Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program (VEEP). History Located in the northern portion of the San Diego city limits, Mira Mesa is located in an area once situated by Native American tribes. Due to much of the land being considered wasteland, it was not put to much use for years until in the early 1960s. Developers saw its potential to relieve the housing shortage San Diego was facing. In 1974, a school bond issue was passed to help build the schools that the now full-fledged town of Mira Mesa sorely needed. On September 13, 1976, Mira Mesa Jr./Sr. High School was opened and now serves grades 9-12, fed by the local Challenger and Wangenheim Middle Schools. Since 1998, Mira Mesa High School has seen an increase in diversity among its students. As of the 2014–15 school year, the student body was composed at around 28% Filipino, 22% Hispanic, and 14% White. In the spring of 2016 the school was re-accredited for another six years by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Starting in 2019 major construction projects started on campus, including a new building replacing the bungalow units, and a new music building in the front of the school. Athletics Mira Mesa High School's Athletics programs include: Football, basketball, field hockey, waterpolo, swimming, baseball, soccer, tennis, cross country, dance, volleyball, badminton, softball, wrestling, lacrosse, track and field etc. The Mira Mesa Wrestling team has won ten consecutive League Titles (2012-2021) and 21 overall. The team has also won ten consecutive San Diego City Conference (Willie Jones Jr. Memorial) Titles (2012-2021) and 18 overall. The wrestling team won its first ever CIF Championship (Division 1) in 2014, and finished CIF runner-up in 2005, 2019, 2020 and 2021. The Girls team was CIF runner-up in 2021. Academics SAT In 2019, the average score for the SAT Verbal test is 527. The average for SAT math being 582. The average SAT score overall was 1672, ranking highest in the city of San Diego. Advanced