| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Sonoma County, CA |
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| Total Students |
1844 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
81 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 565 students | | Grade 10 - 487 students | | Grade 11 - 437 students | | Grade 12 - 355 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:23 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
3% |
| % Asian |
8% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
22% |
39% |
| % Black |
2% |
9% |
| % White |
67% |
36% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
5% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
12% |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
2% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
1% |
3% |
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| School District Name |
Petaluma Joint Union High School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
10 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
5,905 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
n/a |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
n/a |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
n/a |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
n/a |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Casa Grande High School is a public high school in Petaluma, California. The current principal is Ms. Linda Scheele. The only returning assistant principal is Eric Backman. Stephen Owens, formerly VP at Kenilworth Junior High is one of the new APs. One other new one is yet to be hired. Three assistant principals - Erin Fender, Mark Molina, and Dennis Harrington left the school.
- Academics
- Educational Pathways
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Starting just a few years ago, Casa Grande offers classes focused on a specific field of study, the most notable being the Health Career Pathway courses. In this program, about 30 students have three classes in common, all of which focus on medicine and health care. Other Pathway programs have started up, including Visual and Performing Arts. The 2007-2008 school year will provide opportunities for all students to select an area of interest. Beside the two above, they will include: Technology and Industrial Applications, Culinary Arts and Event Planning, Sustainable Society and Legal and Social Justice. The purpose behind these programs is to develop an intimacy among the students and create relevant curriculum that is tied to students' interest outside of school. These will provide a connection and relevance that did not exist otherwise and help students achieve greater academic success.
- Some critics say, however, that the basis of these programs, which is the overall success of students in Advanced Placement courses and the fact that those students have always been in a small learning community, does not take into account the difference between an average student's academic drive and that of an AP student. Hopefully though, offering students classes that are more aligned with their interests and intelligence styles will address their academic curiosity and drive. Although many students were placed in a cluster that they did not select during the initial pilot year, the opportunity to select from six different areas of interest should address that problem in the 2007-2008 school year.
- Extracurricular activities
- Academic Decathlon
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Casa Grande has raised an outstanding Academic Decathlon team which has seen great success over the years. The team has represented Sonoma County for the last 24 years in the decathlon's state-level competition, where the team has had great success, including winning California's Division II title seven times in the last nine years. The team has advanced to the final competition at the national level once, where it took sixth place overall.
- Most recently, in the 2007-2008 school year, the team won the Division II title with the highest score ever achieved by any Casa Team, defeating perennial rival Vanden High School from Fairfield, California. It was awarded 7th place overall, defeating many strong Division I teams, such as Taft High School.
- Journalism
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The Gaucho Gazette is Casa Grande High School's award-winning student-run newspaper.
- Football
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The Casa Grande Varsity football team has been very successful, and once held a five year winning streak defeating crosstown rival Petaluma High School in the annual Egg Bowl which was created by former Casa Grande coach Dave Hargrove was won five consecutive times between 2002 and 2007. That streak was broken in 2008. The competition was a loss for Casa Grande with Petaluma High taking the victory in the end 21-14. Coach O'Brien stepped down from the head coaching position he held for over 20 years. The Varsity team was beaten again in 2009 by Petaluma with a crushing defeat of 40-14. Long time assistant coach Trent Herzog is now leading the Gauchos as of the 2009 season.
- Cross Country
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Casa Grande's Cross Country has over 30 athletes, and has produced some of the North Bay's leading long distance runners. The team’s home course is at Martinelli Ranch, which is located between Petaluma and Sonoma on state highway 116.
- Administration
- Linda Scheele - 2009-2010 will be her second year at the school.
- Eric Backman - 2009-2010 will be his second year as an administrator at the school.
- Stephen Owens - new to the school
- TBD
- Former VP Erin Fender took a job at UC Berkeley, Mark Molina became principal of Willow Glen Middle School in San Jose and Dennis Harrington retired.
- Notable alumni
- Jonny Gomes - Outfielder/Designated Hitter, Cincinnati Reds
- Glenn Rubbin 1 out - Journalist, Musician
- Josh Akognon- NCAA Basketball Star, NBA Prospect
- Ian Dalling - Pro race car driver, and owner of Easy Street Motorsports
- External links
- Official website
- Cross Country team
- Casa Grande Band
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| About This Zip Code (94954) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
35,400 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
37% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$67,705
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
29 years old |
39 years old |
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76% / 24% |
58% / 42% |
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