Baldwin Park High School

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Baldwin Park High School
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Baldwin Park High School
3900 N Puente Ave

Baldwin Park
,
California 91706

United States
Coordinates 34°05′03″N117°56′54″W / 34.08417°N 117.94833°W / 34.08417; -117.94833
Information
TypePublic
MottoHome of the Braves
Established1956;67 years ago (1956)
School district Baldwin Park Unified School District
NCES School ID 060369000324 [1]
PrincipalGilberto Rodriguez
Staff81.34 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,796 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.08 [1]
Color(s)Blue and White   
MascotBrave
Website www.bpbraves.net

Baldwin Park High School is located in Baldwin Park, California. It is part of the Baldwin Park Unified School District. It is one of three high schools in the city, Sierra Vista High School and North Park Continuation School being the other two. Usually the students attending this high school are the ones coming from Holland Middle School (6-8), Olive Middle School (6-8), Santa Fe Elementary (3-8) and about half from Jones Junior High (7-8) and very few from Sierra Vista Junior High (7-8).The school colors are Royal blue, white and silver. The school mascot is a Brave (Native American).

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Teachers

While the state average has one full-time teacher for 20 students, in this school it is 32 students per teacher. 98% of the teachers in the school have full teaching credential, while the other 2% have emergency ones. Most teachers Baldwin Park High School have been in the BPUSD an average of 11 years.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

White Latino Asian African American Pacific Islander American Indian Two or More Races
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According to U.S. News & World Report, 99% of Baldwin Park's student body is "of color," with 88% of the student body coming from an economically disadvantaged household, determined by student eligibility for California's Reduced-price meal program. [2]

Sports

Baldwin Park offers the following sports: Baseball, Softball, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Badminton, Wrestling, Track & Field, Cross Country running, Cheerleading, Swimming, Volleyball, Water Polo and Soccer.

Entertainment Corps

The Baldwin Park HS Marching Band and Colorguard have been finalists at the SCSBOA (Southern California Band and Orchestra Association) for the past nine years (since 2005). The Winterguard is the current WGASC Champion in the Intermediate A Division. The drumline is a former two-time champion in the Scholastic A division for American Drumline Association. It now competes in the Southern California Percussion Alliance.

Baldwin Park is mostly known for its soccer team. Although football is still considered the main sport on campus, the low competitive level has caused the football team to lose prestige and reputation. On the other side, soccer is the second-biggest sport in school because over 85% of students have Latino descent. The current rise in the sport's popularity and level of competition has caused the Baldwin Park Braves to achieve CIF finals 5 years in a row. The team has managed to make it to three championship games and has won one CIF championship under the leadership of coach Ricardo Mira.

At the WGASC 2013 Championship competitions, Baldwin Park High school placed 8th out of 9 teams in the division..

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References

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