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Wilson High School

4400 East Tenth St., Long Beach, CA, 90804-4310 -

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Definition of Terms

Wilson High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

4630 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

180 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 1242 students

Grade 10 - 1261 students

Grade 11 - 1054 students

Grade 12 - 1073 students

This School

( CA ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:26

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( CA ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	15%	11%
% Hispanic	36%	45%
% Black	15%	7%
% White	33%	33%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

( CA ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

39%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

( CA ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Long Beach Unified School District

This School's Agency

( CA ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	90	4
Number of Students Managed	91,590 students	1,785 students
District Total Revenue	$820,746,000	$16,194,000
District Expenditure	$824,927,000	$16,545,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,961	$8,848
District Expenditure / Student	$9,007	$8,162
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Woodrow Wilson Classical High School is a secondary school in Long Beach, California, USA.
Wilson High School, in the Long Beach Unified School District, opened in 1925 as the second school in the city (after Long Beach Polytechnic High School). In 2005 Wilson High School was recognized as a California Distinguished School for the second time and represented all of the high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District in earning the district the prestigious Broad Award for Urban Education.
Classical Diploma: Wilson is different from the other high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District because of its whole school Classical Program. Wilson offers a Classical Diploma, in which students take 60 credits more than the usual 220 credit Long Beach diploma requirement. The Classical Diploma requires: four (4) years of English, four (4) years of mathematics, four (4) years of foreign language, four (4) years of science, three (3) years of social sciences, two (2) years of fine arts, two (2) years of physical education and three and a half (3.5) years of electives, which can include a sport or interest classes. The Classical Diploma is ideal for students entering the California State University system or the University of California system since the Classical requirements meet or exceed requirements for admission.
School uniforms: Wilson is one of the few public high schools in the United States that requires a school uniform (one other high school, and all primary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District require school uniforms). The uniform consists of khaki pants, skirts or shorts, with either white or burgundy collared shirts. The school colors are cardinal and gold, and the school mascot is the Bruin.
Sports: The Wilson Bruins are widely known for their outstanding water polo, swim, volleyball, baseball and track teams. Wilson has a long tradition of athletic excellence, and has produced a summer Olympian every Olympics since 1956.
Famous Alumni: Camryn Manheim is a television and film actress, best known as co-star of The Practice.
Don Coscarelli is a successful motion picture director, best known for the "Phantasm" series of horror films.
Bad Azz, is a west coast rapper, most notably known for collaborating with Snoop Dogg and other DPGC members.
Tony Azevedo, driver for the Men's US Olympic Water Polo team and Stanford University.
Sean Burroughs, third baseman for the Seattle Mariners 12/06 in Major League Baseball.
Maureen O�Toole, American water polo player and coach, won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Jeremy Strohmeyer, (infamous) is the Long Beach, California, teenager who molested and murdered 7-year-old African-American girl Sherrice Iverson in a casino in Primm, Nevada, on May 25, 1997.
Lauren Wenger, defender for USC women's water polo team, and 2006 winner of the top individual honor in collegiate water polo, the Peter J. Cutino Award.
Pat McCormick, a two-time Olympic platform and springboard gold medal diver (1952& 1956).
Jeff Burroughs, former MLB player.
Bradley Nowell, lead singer of Sublime.
The "Freedom Writers", a group of students who compiled a collection of diaries in the mid 1990s, during an outbreak in interracial gang warfare, led by teacher Erin Gruwell. They were the subject of the 2007 film Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank.
Jeff Severson, former CSULB football star who had an eight-year NFL career with Washington, St. Louis, Houston and the Rams.
Paul Goydos, PGA golf pro. In 2007 he scored three birdies in the last four holes at the Sony Open in Hawaii to claim victory. Captured the 1996 Bay Hill Invitational. Second Masters appearance in 2007.
Jessica Hardy, former world record holder in 100 meter breast stroke, member of 2005 National Team. Won gold medal at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships; Cal Berkeley swimmer who recently turned pro.
Bobby Grich, major league baseball player with the California Angels from 1976-1986.
Notable staff: Klaus Barth, former Olympic medalist and Ironman Triathlon competitor. He coached the boys' Soccer, Swimming and Waterpolo teams and taught Physical Education. He was still coaching until his death on October 2006 after six years of battling a brain tumor.
Erin Gruwell, former teacher in the late 1990's who published the journal writings of her students into a book called Freedom Writers, which also became the name of the student group and a 2007 movie starring Hilary Swank.
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About This Zip Code (90804)

School Zip (90804)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

43,466 people

33,137,211 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

26%

32%

Population Average Age

28 years old

33.3 years old

Average Household size

2.8 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$29,872

$49,006

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

3.2 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

42 years old

39 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

21% / 79%

58% / 42%

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