Baldwin Park High School is located in

Baldwin Park, California Baldwin Park is a city located in the central San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,176, down from 75,390 at the 2010 census. History Baldwin Park began as p ...

. It is part of the Baldwin Park Unified School District. It is one of three high schools in the city, Sierra Vista High School and North Park Continuation School being the other two. Usually the students attending this high school are the ones coming from Holland Middle School (6-8), Olive Middle School (6-8), Santa Fe Elementary (3-8) and about half from Jones Junior High (7-8) and very few from Sierra Vista Junior High (7-8).The school colors are Royal blue, white and silver. The school mascot is a Brave (Native American).

Teachers

While the state average has one full-time teacher for 20 students, in this school it is 32 students per teacher. 98% of the teachers in the school have full teaching credential, while the other 2% have emergency ones. Most teachers Baldwin Park High School have been in the BPUSD an average of 11 years.

Demographics

According to U.S. News & World Report, 99% of Baldwin Park's student body is "of color," with 88% of the student body coming from an economically disadvantaged household, determined by student eligibility for California's

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Sports

Baldwin Park offers the following sports: Baseball, Softball, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Badminton, Wrestling, Track & Field, Cross Country running, Cheerleading, Swimming, Volleyball, Water Polo and Soccer.

Entertainment Corps

The Baldwin Park HS Marching Band and Colorguard have been finalists at the SCSBOA (Southern California Band and Orchestra Association) for the past nine years (since 2005). The Winterguard is the current WGASC Champion in the Intermediate A Division. The drumline is a former two-time champion in the Scholastic A division for American Drumline Association. It now competes in the Southern California Percussion Alliance. Baldwin Park is mostly known for its soccer team. Although football is still considered the main sport on campus, the low competitive level has caused the football team to lose prestige and reputation. On the other side, soccer is the second-biggest sport in school because over 85% of students have Latino descent. The current rise in the sport's popularity and level of competition has caused the Baldwin Park Braves to achieve CIF finals 5 years in a row. The team has managed to make it to three championship games and has won one CIF championship under the leadership of coach Ricardo Mira. At the WGASC 2013 Championship competitions, Baldwin Park High school placed 8th out of 9 teams in the division..

Notable alumni

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*Roger Freed, graduated from Baldwin Park High School and was a Major League baseball player for 7 years on various National League teams. *Kent McCord who graduated from BPHS - Star of Adam-12 in 1968. *Fred McNeill who played 4 years of football at UCLA and 11 years as linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings graduated from BPHS in 1970.

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{{Authority control High schools in Los Angeles County, California Valle Vista League Public high schools in California Educational institutions established in 1956 1956 establishments in California