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Washington High School

6041 South Elm Ave., Fresno, CA, 93706-6018 -

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Definition of Terms

Washington High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Fresno County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1143 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

50 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 317 students

Grade 10 - 299 students

Grade 11 - 252 students

Grade 12 - 275 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	13%	8%
% Hispanic	57%	39%
% Black	15%	9%
% White	11%	36%
% Unknown	3 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

70%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

23%

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Washington Union High School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	3	7
Number of Students Managed	1,184 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$11,452,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$10,579,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,672	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$8,935	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Obituaries for Oct. 16, 2009 (The Union Democrat)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 11:07:24 pm
Donald Delwin Roop died Oct. 13 at his Jamestown home of Parkinson’s Disease. He was 70. Mr. Roop was a self-employed candy and tobacco distributor for 40 years.
Money Bayou Memories (The Star)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 06:50:31 pm
One Sunday afternoon in 1951, Damon Peters and Raymond Driesbach took a drive to Apalachicola, traveling east along the old U.S. 98, now C-30A. The two Port St. Joe residents had been discussing purchasing some beachfront property when they
Obituaries: May 30, 2009 (The Gresham Outlook)
posted on May 30, 2009 at 07:12:37 am
Brinkley James Schedeen May 28, 1946-May 6, 2009 A memorial service will be held for Brinkley James Schedeen at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 120 S.W. Towle Ave. Brinkley died May 6 at his home in Boring at the age of 62. He was a farmer, developer and Realtor, ...
Former King says he draws inspiration from faith, music, family (The Sacramento Bee)
posted on May 15, 2009 at 03:58:41 pm
While battling cancer last year, Wayman Tisdale, back in Sacramento to perform with his band at the Radisson Hotel, spoke with The Bee about where his life had led.
Thunder bios (Post-Bulletin)
posted on May 8, 2009 at 01:37:59 pm
PAUL GRANDSTRAND Height, weight: 6-3, 195. Position: Goalkeeper. Hometown: Orono, Minn. High school: Breck School (2007). College: Brown University (2011). Notes: Named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year, and was a Second Team All-Ivy goalkeeper. ... Own

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Washington Union High School is a high school in the rural community of Easton in Fresno County, California. It is one of the city's oldest public high schools, first accredited in 1965. It has a large and diverse population of students from the Fresno metropolitan area. Washington Union is one of the few schools in Fresno County that operate as a single school district. It is feed by five school districts in the area that operate their own elementary and middle schools.
Notable alumni
WUHS is the alma mater of Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson who entered the NBA directly from high school. Molly West played soccer at Washington Union for her father, Chandler West, who taught and coached at the school. Molly is now a fashion model and has appeared in Cosmogirl, The New York Post, and D Magazine. The school also graduated Matt Garza in 2002. Matt, the 2008 ALCS MVP, is currently a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Music program
For seven years, the marching band had been under the direction of Mel Stratton who was a member of the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps. After the completion of the 2006-2007 school year Mel Stratton retired as band director. Former Buchanan High School Band & Colorguard Director, Michael Hipp, has taken over the position.
Washington Union High School

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