The Santa Paula Academy was built with money contributed by Wallace L. Hardison, C.H.

In 1891, the California state legislature provided for incorporation of union high school districts.

Santa Paula High School expanded rapidly throughout the early 20th century.

The following year, most of the current school buildings were built for $329,000 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.

Using $2.7 million of state construction funding, the girls' gym and a majority of the classrooms in the Center and Upper Courts were renovated.

This phase consisted of improvements in the cafeteria, converting the former board room into a food preparation area and snack bar serving lines, constructing a covered eating area outside the cafeteria, converting the staff lounge into a student store, and building a band room in the old snack bar area under the cafeteria.

Added to the campus were a new band room, cafeteria, student store, and a three-story building for 15 classrooms.

[2] Santa Paula High School offers a variety of extracurricular activities.

The school is a charter member of the Citrus Coast League, a conference within the CIF Southern Section that was established in 2018.

[6] The 2020 meeting was postponed to April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a resumption of the rivalry 2+1⁄2 years after the 2018 game.