Edison High School (Fresno, California)

Edison High School
Location
540 E. California Avenue Fresno, California 93706
Information
Type	Public high school, Magnet School
Motto	One Tiger, Many Stripes [1]
Established	c. 1906
School district	Fresno Unified School District
Principal	Joey Muñoz [2]
Teaching staff	106.70 (on FTE basis) [3]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,432 (2023–2024) [4]
Student to teacher ratio	22.79 [3]
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Athletics conference	County Metro League
Team name	Tigers
Information	559-457-2650 (Phone) 559-457-2742 (Fax)
Website	https://edison.fresnounified.org/

Edison High School is located in Fresno, California, United States, as part of the Fresno Unified School District. It is a public high school located next to Computech Middle School. Edison high school lowest grade 9 highest grade 12.

Founded c. 1906, the school was first named Edison Technical High School until a major renovation in the 1960s, when the name became the current Edison High School. In 1982–1983, Irwin Junior High School, located adjacent Edison High School was finally integrated by 1985, forming a larger campus; Edison Computech High School.

It is currently a Magnet school in the academic areas of math and science. Academically, it is one of the highest ranked schools in the San Joaquin Valley. It is also competitively ranked among the highest on an academic level among all high schools in the State of California. Edison is also a public school. The school integrates underperforming neighborhood students with magnet students.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,466 students and 108.15 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 22.80. ^[3] Budget cuts have allowed a wider ratio.

Awards and recognition

Edison High School has been consistently recognized as one of the country's top high schools in Newsweek magazine's rankings since their inception, which are based on the number of Advanced Placement Program (AP) exams. On May 13, 2011, Edison has created an all-time state record of the most students taking the AP Human Geography Exam at one time. The school has been ranked #79 in the 1998 listing, ^[5] #83 in 2000, ^[6] #166 in 2003 ^[7] and #331 in 2005. ^[8]

• The school was recognized by the California State Board of Education as a California Distinguished School in 2001. ^[9] The school was also honored with the award in 1990 ^[10] and 1992, and again in 2007. ^[11]
• The Boys Basketball program holds State Record 23 Section Titles, with their last section title in 2015.

Extracurricular activities

In 2009, the school's Academic Decathlon team had its historic run of 13 consecutive titles of the Fresno County Academic Decathlon competition ended. They have since managed to win one title. ^{[12] [13]}

In 2007, the National Forensic League recognized the school's forensic team with its "Leading Chapter Award". ^[14]

Notable alumni

• Young Corbett III (1905–1993), boxer, Welterweight and Middleweight champion. ^[15]
• Marvin X (1944-) born Marvin Ellis Jackmon, poet, playwright, essayist.
• Sherley Anne Williams (1944–1999) African American poet, novelist, professor, social critic
• Ervin Hunt (1947–), former Green Bay Packers defensive back and U.S. Olympic track team head coach, 1996 Atlanta Olympics
• Donald Slade (1947–), former San Joaquin Valley Player of the Year in basketball 1965, Director of Basketball Operations for Fresno State University
• Charle Young (1951–), former NFL tight end, NFL Rookie of the Year, All Pro. and Super Bowl champion ^[16]
• Greg Boyd (1952–), former NFL defensive end with New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers and Super Bowl champion
• Randy Williams (1953-), 1972 Olympic gold medalist in the long jump at 1972 Munich Olympics and silver medalist at 1976 Montreal Olympics
• Joe Henderson (1947-), former professional baseball player for Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds.
• Jarvis Tatum (1947–2003), former professional baseball player for the California Angels
• Elbert "Ickey" Woods (1966-), former running back for Cincinnati Bengals; notable for performing the "Ickey Shuffle"
• Tim McDonald (1965-), NFL strong safety for Phoenix Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl champion ^{[17] [18]}
• Bruce Bowen (1971-), retired small forward for NBA's San Antonio Spurs was a 3 time NBA champion; television sports commentator ^[19]
• Planet Asia (1976-), underground hip-hop artist
• Joaquin Arambula (1977-), emergency room physician and Democratic politician in California State Assembly representing 31st State Assembly district
• Ricky Manning, Jr. (1980-), cornerback for St. Louis Rams; varsity football coach at Edison High School in 2012 ^[20]
• Clifton Smith (1985-), All Pro kickoff/punt returner for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Cliff Harris (cornerback) (1991-), former University of Oregon football star and Philadelphia Eagles draft pick
• T. J. McDonald (1991-), defensive back for St. Louis Rams, son of former NFL player Tim McDonald, graduate of USC and Edison
• Villyan Bijev (1993-), professional soccer player signed to FC Liverpool of England's Premier League
• Greg Smith (1991-), professional basketball player for Houston Rockets
• Jay Obernolte (1970-), owner of FarSight Studios, and Republican politician in US Congress representing California's 8th Congressional District
• Ryan Braun (1980-), former professional baseball player for Kansas City Royals
• Lolly Vegas, member of the band Redbone

External links

• Edison High School website ^{[ usurped ]}
• Edison Alumni Website ^{[ usurped ]}

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References

1. "Home – Edison". Edison.fresno.k12.ca.us. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
2. Correa, Tracy. "New principals selected at Bullard, Edison" Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine . The Fresno Bee . June 30, 2009. Accessed July 8, 2009.
3. Edison High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 21, 2024.
4. "Edison High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
5. "CLASS STRUGGLE THE TOP 100* HIGH SCHOOLS" Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine , copy of article from Newsweek , March 30, 1998. Accessed November 15, 2007.
6. Matthews, Jay. "The Top High Schools", The Washington Post , originally appeared in Newsweek , March 13, 2000. Accessed November 15, 2007.
7. "The Top High Schools: A Web-Exclusive Extended List Of The Nation's Top High Schools", Newsweek , May 24, 2003 (see page 29 of listings. Accessed November 15, 2007.
8. "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools", Newsweek , May 5, 2005 (see page 56 of listings). Accessed November 15, 2005.
9. Rush, Angela Valdivia. "Edison High among state elite Fresno school earns Distinguished award" ^{[ dead link ]}, The Fresno Bee , April 11, 2001. Accessed November 15, 2007. "Edison High School Principal Jim Bowen was the lone person on campus Tuesday when he learned the school had earned one of the state's highest honors, the California Distinguished School award."
10. "8 VALLEY SCHOOLS HONORED STATE RECOGNIZES ACHIEVEMENT EFFORT", The Fresno Bee , April 17, 1990.
11. Award Winners for Fresno County ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, California Distinguished Schools. Accessed November 15, 2007.
12. Correa, Tracy. "Battle of the brains Edison High gets its 10th straight win at the Fresno Co. Academic Decathlon." ^{[ dead link ]}, The Fresno Bee , February 5, 2006. Accessed November 15, 2007.
13. "University High School takes home top honor in Fresno County's Academic Decathlon | abc30.com". Abclocal.go.com. February 7, 2012. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
14. Letter to Edison High School Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine , National Forensic League, dated September 24, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007.
15. James B. Roberts, Alexander G. Skutt, The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book, McBooks Press, 2006, p.90
16. "SEAVER, YOUNG LEAD 7 INTO HALL OF FAME", Fresno Bee , November 6, 1986.
17. "Tim McDonald Resigns as Edison Football Coach | abc30.com". Abclocal.go.com. February 24, 2010. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
18. Tim Mcdonald ^{[ usurped ]}, database Football. Accessed November 15, 2007.
19. Wise, Mike. "Bowen Has Every Right and Reason to Be Defensive", The Washington Post , June 14, 2005. Accessed November 15, 2007. "Bowen was the first great athlete I interviewed at my first job. In 1988, he was the star of Edison High School's varsity basketball team."
20. Fontana, Cyndee. "Patriotic Exercise Fresno coach cheers his former player in defeat" ^{[ dead link ]}, The Fresno Bee , February 2, 2004. Accessed November 15, 2007. "It's the ring that eluded Ricky Manning Jr. in 1998, when his Edison High School Tigers lost to Sanger in the championship game."