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Bullard High School

5445 North Palm Ave., Fresno, CA, 93704-1941 -

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Definition of Terms

Bullard High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Fresno County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2659 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

96 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 718 students

Grade 10 - 681 students

Grade 11 - 634 students

Grade 12 - 626 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:28

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	8%	8%
% Hispanic	28%	39%
% Black	10%	9%
% White	53%	36%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Fresno Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	106	7
Number of Students Managed	78,970 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$711,873,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$755,249,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,014	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$9,564	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Fresno bridge-playing whiz reaches milestone (The Fresno Bee)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 11:57:18 pm
Richard Meffley began playing bridge when he was a student at Bullard High School. Nearly 40 years later, he has achieved one of the game's highest milestones -- grand life master.
Local briefs: Homeless man's lawyers sue Fresno police (The Fresno Bee)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 07:41:52 am
Attorneys representing a homeless man who was beaten by two Fresno police officers during a videotaped arrest in February have filed a lawsuit against the Police Department in federal court.
Recreation calendar 10/8 (The Fresno Bee)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 04:32:02 pm
Submit items to Sports Recreation Calendar, The Fresno Bee, 1626 E St., Fresno, CA 93786; fax to (55
Central Valley Schools Prepare for Presidential Speech (KMPH FOX 26 Central San Joaquin Valley)
posted on September 8, 2009 at 06:55:48 am
Fresno, Calif. (KMPH News) Eleven year old Onkar Sandhu of Fresno, spends three hours a day on his studies. The Copper Hills Elementary School student has his own view of the president's scheduled speech Tuesday.
Fresno gallery co-founder pulls out of exhibit (The Fresno Bee)
posted on September 4, 2009 at 06:50:13 am
The 35th anniversary exhibition at Fresno's Gallery 25 hit a snag the day before opening when one of the founding members being honored pulled her artwork from the show.

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Bullard High School is a public secondary school located in Fresno, California. The school serves about 2650 students in grades 9-12 in the Fresno Unified School District.
General information
Bullard High School was founded in 1955. The principal is Glenn Starkweather. Each grade has over 500 students in it.
Ethnic composition
As of the 2007-2008 school year, the student population was 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Asian and 3% Other. Approximately 5% of the students have been identified as English Language Learners.
Athletics
Bullard High School offers a comprehensive Division I interscholastic athletics program with 22 different varsity-level sports.
The Bullard athletics program has produced Major League Baseball players like Steve Ellsworth, Dave Meier, Stan Papi, Randy Asadoor and Rex Hudler. Former Fresno State and NFL quarterback Kevin Sweeney is another notable Bullard alumnus. Bullard has had consistent success in baseball, softball, volleyball (boys and girls), soccer, tennis and water polo, and has had recent success in varsity football, including a run at a Central Section title in 2006.
Bullard is currently an official host of the podcast Feckless Film.
Bullard High has a long-standing athletic rivalry with nearby Hoover High School. Each meeting in the rivalry is called "The Battle of Barstow", as both schools sit along Barstow Avenue (separated by four streetlights). While the football rivalry is the focal point of media and student attention, the rivalry extends to nearly all athletic programs for the two schools, and pre-game pranks have occurred in past prior to girl's soccer, water polo, basketball and baseball games.
Notable alumni
Steve Ellsworth, Boston Red Sox pitcher
Dave Meier, Major League Baseball outfielder
Stan Papi, Major League Baseball player
Randy Asadoor, San Diego Padres infielder
Rex Hudler Major League Baseball utility player
Robert Kendrick, professional tennis player, well-known for collegiate Div. I success
Andy Finch, professional snowboarder. Competed in the halfpipe finals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Vern Poythress, Calvinist philosopher and theologian http://www.frame-poythress.org/VHBiogWeb.html
Jason Glover, Top 8 of SYTYCD season 5
External links
Bullard High School Homepage

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