Edison High School (Fresno, California)

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Edison High School
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Edison High School (Fresno, California)
540 E. California Avenue
Fresno, California 93706
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Type Public high school, Magnet School
MottoOne Tiger, Many Stripes [1]
Establishedc. 1906
School district Fresno Unified School District
PrincipalJoey Muñoz [2]
Faculty102.50 (on FTE basis) [3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,597 (2018–19) [4]
Student to teacher ratio25.34 [3]
Color(s)Black and Gold   
Athletics conference County Metro League
Team nameTigers
Information559-457-2650 (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.

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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 2009–10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,326 students and 90.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 25.7. [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]

In 1975 Edison High School Football Team won the Valley Championship with a 13-0 Record.

In 2014 Edison High School Football Team won the Division One Valley Championship for the first time in 39 years with a 12–1 record. The Boys Basketball program holds State Record 23 Section Titles, with their last section title in 2015 at D1 in a win against Bullard High School (Fresno, California)

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]

As of 2006 holds weekly meetings of The Simpsons Club. This particular chapter is titled EHS DOH, Edison High Schools/Edison Honors Simpsons Divine Order of Homers.

As of 2007 published Feckless, the first student run humor magazine.

As of 2008 Feckless is now available on iTunes as a weekly podcast simply titled "Feckless Film".

The school ranks consistently as the best performing Science Olympiad team from a Fresno Unified public school and, as of 2019, has the largest team of any public school in the district with over 30 members. Science Olympiad is currently the school's largest student-run STEM program.

FHA-HERO club has competed in several events such as Apparel Construction, Prepared Speech, Fashion Design, Chapter Activities Manual, Consumer Education, and other competitions. Not only do the students win awards for their achievement in these events, but a number even won sewing machines, cash, and scholarships that range up to $24,000.

Other student-run clubs include Hmong Club, Philosophy Club, Model United Nations, Thread (literary and artistic magazine), Future Business Leaders of America (F.B.L.A.), Science Olympiad, Bad Movie Club, Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), German Club, French Club, Rock Paper Scissors Society, Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA), the award-winning Math Team, and Students With Amazing Talents (S.W.A.T.).

Notable alumni

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  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.
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  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.
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