Buchanan High School - Clovis, California/CA

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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

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( CA ) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	14%	11%
% Hispanic	16%	45%
% Black	2%	7%
% White	64%	33%
% Unknown	3 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

( CA ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% 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	4
Number of Students Managed	36,316 students	1,785 students
District Total Revenue	$325,909,000	$16,194,000
District Expenditure	$312,602,000	$16,545,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,974	$8,848
District Expenditure / Student	$8,608	$8,162
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Buchannan won the 2006 TRAC championship in Boy's tennis.
Dr. Floyd B. Buchanan High School, colloquially called Buchanan High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the Clovis Unified School District in Clovis, California. It was founded in 1991 and instructs grades 9-12. Buchanan is part of an expansive educational center, the Buchanan Educational Center.
Facilities: Buchanan has a very large campus, comprised of two two-story buildings joined by the Library, Library Media Center, and the Library Lecture Hall, which house the English, science, mathematics, and social science departments. The school also has a foreign language wing, a business wing, an arts wing (which houses the art department, band room, choir room, dance studio and drama room), a multi-purpose room (usually in the form of a cafeteria, although most students eat outdoors in the amphitheatre area), two gymnasiums, separate locker rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, basketball courts, tennis courts, and an administration building on the northeast end of the campus. Due to its fast growing enrollment, the issue of parking is fast approaching as more and more sophomores, juniors, and seniors begin driving to school.
Buchanan has great sports facilities including a high-quality track that is usually open to the community for jogging as well as a state-of-the-art softball complex which contains 5, fully-lit and ASA standard softball diamonds as well as several fully-lit baseball diamonds, a brand new state-of-the-art weight and training room and the second nicest high school football stadium in the state of California, the school's facilities in all rival many colleges. There are several frontage roads that traverse the middle of the center, notably Victory Lane, which has recently been opened to ease the horrendous traffic between 7 and 8 am and 2 and 3 pm when school begins and ends. Students from Buchanan may attend CART (Center for Advanced Research and Technology) as either a junior or a senior.
Feeder Patterns: Currently, Buchanan has ten feeder schools including 9 elementary schools, and one middle school as follows: Alta Sierra Intermediate, Century Elementary, Cole Elementary, Copper Hills Elementary, Dry Creek Elementary, Fugman Elementary, Garfield Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Riverview Elementary, Woods Elementary.
At the start of the 2007-8 school year, when the new Clovis North Educational Center opens, Buchanan's overcrowded enrollment will be reduced to the following feeder schools: Alta Sierra Intermediate, Century Elementary, Cole Elementary, Dry Creek Elementary, Garfield Elementary, Woods Elementary, Tarpey Elementary.
Even after the new boundary changes take effect, Buchanan's enrollment will still be at 3,084 students.
Test Scores and Honors: Buchanan High School is a member of the College Board and offers 16 Advanced Placement courses which educate students to take their respective tests (It should be noted that the AP Economics and AP Physics classes educated for all of the economics and physics AP tests.). Buchanan is also accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and is a National Blue Ribbon and California Distinguished School. For the 2006 school year, Buchanan High School received a very good 816 Academic Performance Index (API) rating and has a rating of 9 out of 10 at GreatSchools.net.
Buchanan High School is quickly surpassing the other high schools in the district and has already been called Clovis Unified's best high school. Other achievements in the performing arts department include hundreds of awards given to the many excellent choirs, the outstanding marching band, the first-class orchestra, the amazing drama department and others as well. The school's music program is considered one of the best in California and for great reason. So far in Clovis Unified history, the Buchanan High School Marching Band is the only high school to be accepted for review to play in nationwide parades such as the Rose Parade and other events.
Athletics: Buchanan competes in the Central Section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and has won several titles. Its current athletic offerings include Cross Country (Boys and Girls), Volleyball (Boys and Girls), Football, Water Polo (Boys and Girls), Tennis (Boys and Girls), Gymnastics, Golf (Boys and Girls), Basketball (Boys and Girls), Wrestling, Soccer (Boys and Girls), Track, Baseball, Softball, Badminton, and Swimming & Diving (Boys and Girls). Buchanan was awarded "California Athletic High School of the Year" in 05-06.
Co-Curricular Activities: Buchanan has a very expansive co-curricular program including an award-winning marching band which has won hundreds of awards and trophies in the WBA and Northern California Band Association including an invitation to audition for the Rose Parade in 2008. The school's concert band played has also played in Carnegie Hall. Buchanan's choirs travel extensively and perform all over the country including Florida and New York City. The school also has an award-winning robotics team and pep & cheer squads. Buchanan has also implemented a groundbreaking new strategy group called the Link Crew that helps to ease the transistion for freshman entering from junior high. Buchanan has many school-sponsored events such as the Ambiance Fashion Show, in which students model current fashions and donate all of the proceeds to Children's Hospital of Central California as well as the Harmony Talent Show which showcases cultural talents and diversity, and the Matt Mueller Memorial Blood Drive, among many other various charities and events.
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About This Zip Code (93611)

School Zip (93611)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

46,851 people

33,137,211 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

41%

32%

Population Average Age

36 years old

33.3 years old

Average Household size

3.1 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$64,229

$49,006

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.3 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

21 years old

39 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

85% / 15%

58% / 42%

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