The Fresno Unified School District is a
school district
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North America United States
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in
Fresno
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
,
California
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, United States.
Facts and figures
*California's fourth largest school district
*74,000 students
*$1.6 Billion Budget
*76 different languages represented over the last five years
*1,575 children attend preschool
*25,400 adults attend adult education classes
Administration
Superintendent
Robert G. Nelson
Board of Education
*Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas, President
*Veva Islas, Clerk
*Valerie F. Davis
*Keshia Thomas
*Claudia Cazares
*Andy Levine
*Major Terry Slatic
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(Retired)
Schools
High schools
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Philip J. Patino High School of Entrepreneurship
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Bullard High School
*The
Center for Advanced Research and Technology
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Design Science High School
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Duncan Polytechnical High School
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Edison High School
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Fresno High School
Fresno High School is a four-year secondary school located in Fresno, California. Fresno High is the oldest high school in the Fresno metropolitan area and one of the few International Baccalaureate schools. As of 2021, Linda Laettner is the 29th a ...
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Hoover High School
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McLane High School
McLane High School is a 9-12 public high school in Fresno, California, United States. Located at the corner of Cedar and Clinton, it is part of the Fresno Unified School District.
Programs and activities
Advance Via Individual Determination (A ...
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Roosevelt High School
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Sunnyside High School
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University High School
Middle schools
Elementary schools
Other schools
;Alternative schools
*Cambridge Cont. High School
*DeWolf Cont. High School
*eLearn Academy
*J.E. Young Academic Center
*Phoenix Academy
*Phoenix Secondary
;Adult schools
*Cesar E. Chavez Adult School
Notable alumni
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Henry Ellard
Henry Austin Ellard (born July 21, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams (1983â1993), Washington Redskins (1994â1998), and the New England Patriots (1998) of the Nation ...
(Hoover High School class of 1979) - NFL wide receiver, state champion in the triple jump
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Cliff Harris
Clifford Allen Harris (born November 12, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. A Pro Football Hall of Famer, he appeared in five Sup ...
(Cooper Middle School Class of 2005) - award-winning college football player; played for the University of Oregon 2010-11
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John Hoover (Cooper Junior High School Class of 1977) - Olympian silver medalist; pro baseball player;
Major League Baseball
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first round draft choice in 1984 by Baltimore
[Davis, Jeff. 1989. "Fun Back in Baseball for Hoover," ''The Fresno Bee'' (August 26, 1989)]
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Eric Kendricks
Eric-Nathan Marvin Kendricks (born February 29, 1992) is an American football middle linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. As a senior in 2014, he won the But ...
(Hoover High School class of 2010) - 2014 Dick Butkus Award winner
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Mychal Kendricks
Marvin Mychal-Christopher Kendricks (born September 28, 1990) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round ...
(Hoover High School class of 2008) - NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks
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Barbara Morgan
Barbara Radding Morgan (born November 28, 1951) is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She participated in the Teacher in Space program as backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle ...
(Hoover High School class of 1969) - NASA astronaut; teacher in Space Project
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Rod Perry
Rodney Cornell Perry (born September 11, 1953) is an American football coach and former professional player who is the defensive backs coach for the Oregon State Beavers. He played as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL), primar ...
(Hoover High School class of 1971) - former NFL defensive back for the Los Angeles Rams
See also
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List of school districts in Fresno County, California
This is a list of school districts in California.
California school districts are of several varieties, usually a Unified district, which includes all of the Elementary and High Schools in the same geographic area; Elementary school districts, w ...
Long Range School Site Location Plan: PROJECT DESIGN. Interagency Planning for Urban Educational Needs, Number 36
References
External links
Fresno Unified School District
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School districts in Fresno County, California
Education in Fresno, California