Golden West High School

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Golden West High School
Address
Golden West High School
1717 North McAuliff Street

,
93292

United States
Coordinates 36°20′42″N119°15′12″W / 36.3449°N 119.2533°W / 36.3449; -119.2533
Information
TypePublic
MottoHome of the Trailblazers
Established1980 [1]
School district Visalia Unified School District
PrincipalMike Lambert
Teaching staff86 (FTE) (2020-2021) [2]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,945 (2020-2021) [2]
Student to teacher ratio20.69 [2]
Color(s)Brown & Gold
Athletics conference East Yosemite League
MascotTrailblazer
Website goldenwest.vusd.org

Golden West High School is a four-year public high school in the Visalia Unified district of Visalia, California. It is one of eight city high schools and enrolls the third highest number of students. [2] [3]

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Academics

Golden West offers 13 AP and four honors courses. [2] In the 2018–2019 academic year, the average ACT score was 21 and the average SAT score was 59.2%. In the 2019–2020 academic year, about 61% of students were eligible for free lunch (compared to the state average of 53%), and about seven percent were eligible for reduced lunch (compared to the state average of seven percent). [4]

In the 2018–2019 academic year, the graduation rate was 96%. [5] Sixty-six percent of 2018 graduates attended two-year colleges or vocational schools; 19% attended four-year universities; seven percent entered the workforce; and four percent went into the military. [2]

Extracurriculars

Athletics

Golden West offers eight boys sports (cross country, water polo, football, basketball, soccer, golf, tennis, baseball), eight girls sports (cross country, golf, tennis, volleyball, water polo, basketball, soccer, softball), and three co-ed sports (wrestling, track, swimming). [6]

Clubs

Golden West offers 20 clubs, including academic clubs, cultural clubs, and athletic clubs. [7] Students can participate in preexisting clubs or apply to create their own clubs on campus. [7] The Future Business Leaders of America (also known as FBLA) club competed in and placed first in several events at the 2021 Central Section Leadership Conference, including Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Event Management and Marketing. [8]

Student Body

Golden West is a Title I public school with a majority Hispanic population. [2] [9]

Race/Ethnicity as of the 2019-2020 School Year [4]
GroupNumber of StudentsPercentage
Total1,871100%
Hispanic1,38073.757%
White33417.851%
Asian733.902%
Two or More Races573.046%
Black140.748%
American Indian/Alaska Native110.588%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander20.107%
Gender as of the 2019-2020 School Year [4]
GroupNumber of StudentsPercentage
Total1,871100%
Male1,00153.501%
Female87046.499%

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References

  1. California Department of Education Golden West High, California Department of Education, n.d. Retrieved on 23 June 2021.
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  6. Golden West High School Golden West Trailblazers, Golden West High School Athletics, n.d. Retrieved on 23 June 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Clubs on Campus". Golden West High School. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  8. "2021 Central Section Leadership Conference Results" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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