Excelsior High School, originally named "Excelsior Union High School" was founded in 1903. Its last graduating class was 1981. The current campus was built in 1924. The campus sustained earthquake damage in 1933 and again in the early 1960s.
For much of its later history, the student body was known as "The Pilots" and the school mascot was the cartoon character Snoopy. The school colors were green and white.
The school and campus still exist at the corner of Alondra Blvd and Pioneer Blvd. in the city of Norwalk, California. It is now the home to the Norwalk Adult School. Since its closure, the campus was the location for the filming of Grease 2 and High School U.S.A..[1] and the 1982 TV series Square Pegs.
This school is on the List of closed secondary schools in California.
Excelsior Adult School is also the home field for Excelsior's former arch rival, the Norwalk High School Lancer Football team.
Notable alumni include: Former First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon, political pundit James Gattuso and actor William Conrad. There is an active alumni web site and a Facebook group.
School is located in Norwalk, California