Steele Canyon High School

Steele Canyon Charter High School is a public charter high school in Spring Valley, San Diego County, California, United States. Opened in 2000, the school serves students in grades nine through twelve. It has operated as a California charter school since July 1, 2007. Steele Canyon's main rival is Valhalla High School.^{[citation needed]} Steele Canyon served as an evacuation center for San Diego residents threatened by the Harris fire, one of the larger October 2007 California wildfires.^[2]

The logo at the entry of Steele Canyon High School, in 2007

Steele Canyon Charter High School
Aerial view from the southeast
Address
12440 Campo Road Spring Valley , California United States
Information
Type	California Public Charter High School
Motto	"You Can't Bend Steele"
Established	2001
Founder	Garrett Stein
Principal	Scott Parr
Teaching staff	89.27 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,147 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	24.05[1]
Color(s)	Navy blue, cardinal red, white
Mascot	Scratch the Cougar
Nickname	Cougars
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Website	Steele Canyon High School

Athletics

Basketball coach Brad Leaf coached the Steele Canyon High School boys basketball team to a 30-2 record in 2004, and CIF San Diego Section boys basketball titles in 2004 and 2005 plus Trevor Keifer being the best girls wrestling.coach.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Notable alumni

• Andrew Bellatti, baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays
• Nick Vogel, volleyball player
• Alex Vesia, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Joel Quartuccio, singer for melodic post-hardcore band Being As An Ocean^[8]

Notable faculty

• Brad Leaf, American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon and Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League, coach

See also

• List of high schools in San Diego County, California
• List of high schools in California