Golden West High School

1717 North Mcauliff Rd, Visalia, CA 93292 | (559) 730-7814

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,821

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,821 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 652nd out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1717 North Mcauliff Rd., Visalia, CA 93292

School District Details

Visalia Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,127
Graduation Rate: 72.5%
Dropout Rate: 3.7%
Students Per Teacher: 24.3
Enrolled Students: 26,954

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,821
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 79.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 900 (49.4%)
Females: 921 (50.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 136 (7.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 693 (38.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 829 (45.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Golden West High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	25	1.4%
Black	23	1.3%
Asian	77	4.2%
Hispanic	1,040	57.1%
White	640	35.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	3	0.2%
8th Grade	13	0.7%
9th Grade	482	26.5%
10th Grade	471	25.9%
11th Grade	411	22.6%
12th Grade	441	24.2%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

89.5%

District:

79.5%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

1.1%

District:

1.6%

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

28.7%

District:

45.1%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

11.7%

District:

12.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.5%

Number of Certificated Staff: 94.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 19.3

Average Age

School:

45.0

District:

46.1

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on July 17, 2011
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Golden west is a great school. it has dedicated teachers and a good student body. It has a variety of clubs and classes and tries to involve its students.

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