Golden West High School is a four-year public high school in the Visalia Unified district of Visalia, California. It is one of eight city high schools and enrolls the third highest number of students.Golden West High School Profile 2020-2021 , Golden West High School, 2020. Retrieved on 23 June 2021.U.S. News & World Report High Schools in Visalia Unified School District, U.S. News & World Report, n.d. Retrieved on 23 June 2021.
Academics Golden West offers 13 AP and four honors courses. In the 2018–2019 academic year, the average ACT score was 21 and the average SAT score was 59.2%. In the 2019–2020 academic year, about 61% of students were eligible for free lunch (compared to the state average of 53%), and about seven percent were eligible for reduced lunch (compared to the state average of seven percent).
In the 2018–2019 academic year, the graduation rate was 96%.Public School Review Golden West High School, Public School Review, n.d. Retrieved on 23 June 2021. Sixty-six percent of 2018 graduates attended two-year colleges or vocational schools; 19% attended four-year universities; seven percent entered the workforce; and four percent went into the military.
Extracurriculars
Athletics Golden West offers eight boys sports (cross country, water polo, football, basketball, soccer, golf, tennis, baseball), eight girls sports (cross country, golf, tennis, volleyball, water polo, basketball, soccer, softball), and three co-ed sports (wrestling, track, swimming).Golden West High School Golden West Trailblazers, Golden West High School Athletics, n.d. Retrieved on 23 June 2021.
Clubs Golden West offers total 20 clubs, including academic clubs, cultural clubs, and athletic clubs. Students can participate in preexisting clubs or apply to create their own clubs on campus. The Future Business Leaders of America (also known as FBLA) club competed in and placed first in several events at the 2021 Central Section Leadership Conference, including Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Event Management and Marketing.
Student body Golden West is a Title I public school with a majority Hispanic population.U.S. News & World Report Golden West High, U.S. News & World Report, n.d. Retrieved on 23 June 2021. +Race/Ethnicity as of the 2019-2020 School YearGroupNumber of StudentsPercentageTotal1,871100%Hispanic1,38073.757%White33417.851%Asian733.902%Two or More Races573.046%Black140.748%American Indian/Alaska Native110.588%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander20.107% +Gender as of the 2019-2020 School YearGroupNumber of StudentsPercentageTotal1,871100%Male1,00153.501%Female87046.499%
Notable alumni Shane Costa - professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals Beau Mills - professional baseball player for the Cleveland Indians Chris Schwinden - professional baseball player for the New York Mets Betsy Wolfe - Broadway actress and singer, best known for her roles in Waitress and Falsettos Kevin Downes - movie producer, actor Matt Black - photographer Linda Nguyen Lopez- ceramic artist Danielle Dutton- author
References
External links Golden West High School web page