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Buchanan High School

1560 North Minnewawa Ave., Clovis, CA, 93611-7698 -

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Definition of Terms

Buchanan High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Fresno County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3140 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

150 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 883 students

Grade 10 - 813 students

Grade 11 - 760 students

Grade 12 - 684 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	14%	8%
% Hispanic	16%	39%
% Black	2%	9%
% White	64%	36%
% Unknown	3 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Clovis Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	43	7
Number of Students Managed	36,378 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$325,909,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$312,602,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,959	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$8,593	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Regional Digest: Downing wins in Super-Seniors tennis (The Sacramento Bee)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 08:03:10 am
Martha Downing of Shingle Springs and Kathleen Bennett of Rancho Mirage easily won their first-round doubles match Tuesday in the International Tennis Federation Super-Seniors World Individual Championships in Perth, Australia.
Stop signs to replace signals for 4 weeks (The Fresno Bee)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 06:10:25 am
Beginning Monday night, traffic signal poles will be removed and replaced with stop signs at Clovis Avenue and Third Street.
Valley troops who have been killed in action (The Fresno Bee)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 02:23:06 am
Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr., an Avenal High graduate, was killed Saturday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan. Here is a list of service members with Valley ties who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Game preview capsules: Whitney, El D begin battle for WYL title (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 11:05:28 am
Here's a capsule look at this week's high school football games:
Buchanan sweeps Mt. Whitney Invitational (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 11:05:37 am
Buchanan High School took first place for both the boys and the girls teams at the Mt. Whitney Invitational held at Mooney Grove on Friday.

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Dr. Floyd B. Buchanan High School, known as Buchanan High School, is a four-year public high school in Clovis, California, United States. The school is part the Buchanan Educational Center, which houses approximately 5,000 students at Garfield Elementary School (K-6), Alta Sierra Intermediate School (7-8), and Buchanan High School. The school graduated its first class in the spring of 1995, and is named after CUSD's first district superintendent, Dr. Floyd B. Buchanan, which makes Buchanan High School the only CUSD high school that does not contain "Clovis" in its name.
Facilities
The school has the largest campus in CUSD.
On June 5-6, 2009, the California Interscholastic Federation held the State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High's Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Test Scores and Honors
The school is a National Blue Ribbon School and a California Distinguished School. For the 2007-2008 school year, Buchanan High School received a score of 847 Academic Performance Index (API) rating.
Athletics
Buchanan was awarded "California Athletic High School of the Year" in 05-06. The Bears received "Special Mention State School of the Year" by CalHiSports for their athletic success in 07-08.
Activities
The marching band has won awards and trophies in the Western Band Association and Northern California Band Association.
The Jazz band has produced six CDs with a seventh coming this December, and has gone to the Monterey Jazz Festival in both 2007 as well as 2008.
In May 2006, all four choir groups won 1st Gold at the spring festival and were given the prestigious Sweepstakes Award, earning the title of best high school choir on the entire West Coast that year. Similarly, in 2008 the groups placed 1st and 2nd and were duly noted for their outstanding work.
The school also has an award-winning National History Day team, an award-winning robotics team and pep & cheer squads.
Buchanan High School is also known for its nationally recognized Space Mission simulation, titled Columbia Space. This program was started to expose students to the wonders of space, as well as to honor the crew members on the Space Shuttle Columbia. In the program, students create an entire mission, from planning experiments to training and selecting astronauts, by themselves. The Columbia Space Mission had a downlink with the International Space Station with Astronaut Greg Chamitoff.
Other Distinctions
As of August 2009, six Buchanan HS alumni have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than from any other California high school.
Notable alumni
Jason Donald, member of the 2008 USA Baseball Team at the Beijing Summer Olympics
Matt Giordano, professional football player, Green Bay Packers
Rick Merlo, member of the 2008 USA Water Polo Team at the Beijing Summer Olympics
Notes
http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/755269.html
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/aug/HQ_08157_ISS_Educ_Downlink.html
http://www.fresnofamous.com/content/bug-concert-buchanan-high-school-jazz-band
External links
http://www.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/bhs/

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About This Zip Code (93611)

School Zip (93611)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

46,851 people

33,115,272 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

41%

32%

Population Average Age

36 years old

32 years old

Average Household size

3.1 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$64,229

$48,909

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.3 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

22 years old

39 years old

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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (93611)

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% Owning / % Renting

85% / 15%

58% / 42%

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1. Enterprise Alternative (ind. St.) - 137 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
2. Gateway High Continuation School - 348 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
3. Excel High School - n/a - 2.1 mi. away - view location
4. Clovis Community Day Secondary - 62 students - 2.9 mi. away - view location
5. Clovis West High School - 2753 students - 3.0 mi. away - view location

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