Simi Valley High School (SVHS) is a public high school in Simi Valley, California. The school is part of the Simi Valley Unified School District and is located on the east side of the city. History Simi Valley High School was established in 1920 as the first high school in Simi Valley. The campus has undergone several configurations over the years to become the campus it is today. The current campus was built in three phases during the 1960s. Based on the physical concept of "schools-within-a-school," Simi Valley High School was constructed with three instructional quads, each having an administrative area. The original design also included one main administration building. Currently, the school is configured with five major instructional areas, a multipurpose building, a gym and dressing room facilities, a library, a counseling facility, an administration building, a new area of portable classrooms, a stadium and athletic fields, a new senior patio, and a band room with all different types of instruments. Demographics The demographic breakdown by race/ethnicity of the 2,107 students enrolled for the 2019–2020 school year was: Academics In the annual public high school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Simi Valley High School was ranked in 2021 as the 17th best high school in the Oxnard-Ventura metropolitan area, with an overall score of 67.65 out of 100. That makes it the 3rd best high school in the Simi Valley Unified School District, behind Santa Susana High School and Royal High School. Athletics Simi Valley High School's athletic teams are nicknamed the Pioneers, and the school's mascot is Herman, or Hermie, the Pioneer, established around 1940. The school's colors are maroon and gold; originally, the colors were purple and silver but these were changed in the mid-1920s. The school is a charter member of the Coastal Canyon League (CCL), a conference within the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) that was established in 2014. SVHS competes in the CCL for all sports except football and in the Marmonte Football Association for football. Prior to 2014, the school was a long-time member of the Marmonte League. Simi Valley's primary rival is Royal High School on the west side of the city. Notable alumni Acting Shailene Woodley, actress, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Descendants, The Fault in Our Stars, Divergent Music Rick Coonce, drummer, The Grass Roots Scott Radinsky, singer, Ten Foot Pole and Pulley; drummer, Scared Straight.