Redondo Union High School is a four-year public high school in Redondo Beach, California. The high school is a part of the Redondo Beach Unified School District.
All residents of Redondo Beach are zoned to Redondo Union. Residents of neighboring Hermosa Beach may choose to attend Redondo Union or Mira Costa High School.
Redondo Union High School is a four-year public high school in Redondo Beach, California. The high school is a part of the Redondo Beach Unified School District.
All residents of Redondo Beach are zoned to Redondo Union. Residents of neighboring Hermosa Beach may choose to attend Redondo Union or Mira Costa High School.
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Redondo Union High School is a four-year public high school in Redondo Beach, California. The high school is a part of the Redondo Beach Unified School District.
All residents of Redondo Beach are zoned to Redondo Union. Residents of neighboring Hermosa Beach may choose to attend Redondo Union or Mira Costa High School.
History
Redondo Union High School was organized in the summer of 1905. The first classes were held in two upstairs rooms of the Masonic Building in Redondo Beach. In December of that same year, a site known as Old Chautauqua Place was selected as the location for the school.
In 1939, the Science Building was dedicated. Residents of Manhattan Beach attended Redondo Union until 1950, when Mira Costa High School opened.
Redondo Union High School was a part of the South Bay Union High School District until 1993, when it dissolved.
Since opening in 1905, the school's campus has expanded to an overall area of 56 acres (230,000 m2).
Demographics
As of 2026, Redondo Union High School has a student population of 2,921 that is 0.1% Native American, 0.2% unknown, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 3.9% black, 13.1% Asian, 14.6% multiracial, 25.8% Hispanic, and 42.1% white.
Academics
As of 2026, Redondo Union High School's graduation rate is 95%.
In 2025, the Redondo Union High School Chinese Program received the National Outstanding K-16 Chinese Program Award by the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS). This national award recognizes programs that demonstrate excellence in curriculum innovation, student achievement, community engagement, and sustainable development in Chinese education.
Athletics
Redondo Union High School offers fall and spring sports and has won championships in several divisions. The Boys' Basketball team won the Division II CIF State Championship in 2013. In 2014 and 2015, the Girls' Volleyball team won the CIF State Championship. Most recently, in 2024, the Boys' Volleyball team won their first CIF Division II State Championship.
Fall sports
Boys Beach Volleyball
Boys Water Polo
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Girls Golf
Cross-country
Cheerleading
Football
Surfing
Marching Band/Dance Guard
Winter sports
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Wrestling
Girls Water Polo
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Surfing
Rugby
Spring sports
Boys Tennis
Boys Volleyball
Boys Golf
Boys Lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse
Track
Baseball
Softball
Swimming
Film
Redondo Union High School was one of the primary filming locations for the 2002 film The Hot Chick.
Kurt Russell wore an RUHS senior class ring in the 1988 film Tequila Sunrise.
Television
In Season 3, Episode 27 of The Beverly Hillbillies, Alan Reed Jr. stepped out of a car in the Clampetts' driveway, stared at the front of the mansion and exclaimed, "Man! This place looks like Redondo High!"
Notable alumni
Iris Cummings, World War II aviator and Olympic swimmer
Jim Allison, AFL player for the San Diego Chargers
Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani, USA international volleyball player
Tyler Bindon, New Zealand soccer player for Reading F.C. and the New Zealand men's national football team
Dez Cadena, singer for Black Flag
Dominik Eberle, NFL kicker
Keith Ellison, NFL player for the Buffalo Bills
Kevin Ellison, NFL player for the San Diego Chargers
Morgan Ensberg, MLB player for the New York Yankees
Carla Esparza, professional mixed martial artist and inaugural 2014 UFC Strawweight Champion
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, member of the Manson family
Nona Gaye, singer-songwriter and daughter of Marvin Gaye
Lynn Hoyem, NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles
Jermar Jefferson, NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings (transferred)
Charles Lindbergh, pilot and the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean nonstop via aircraft (transferred)
Traci Lords, actress (dropped out)
Byron McMackin, drummer for Pennywise
Demi Moore, actress (transferred to Fairfax High School after freshman year)