Edison High School (Fresno, California)

Edison High School is located in Fresno, California, United States, as part of the Fresno Unified School District. It is a public high school located next to Computech Middle School. Edison high school lowest grade 9 highest grade 12.

Edison High School
Location
540 E. California Avenue
Fresno, California 93706
Information
TypePublic high school, Magnet School
MottoOne Tiger, Many Stripes
Establishedc. 1906
School districtFresno Unified School District
PrincipalJoey Muñoz
Faculty102.50 (on FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,597 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio25.34
Color(s)Black and Gold    
Athletics conferenceCounty Metro League
Team nameTigers
Information559-457-2650 (Phone) 559-457-2742 (Fax)
Websitehttps://edison.fresnounified.org/

Founded c. 1906, the school was first named Edison Technical High School until a major renovation in the 1960s, when the name became the current Edison High School. In 1982–1983, Irwin Junior High School, located adjacent Edison High School was finally integrated by 1985, forming a larger campus; Edison Computech High School.

It is currently a Magnet school in the academic areas of math and science. Academically, it is one of the highest ranked schools in the San Joaquin Valley. It is also competitively ranked among the highest on an academic level among all high schools in the State of California. Edison is also a public school. The school integrates underperforming neighborhood students with magnet students.

As of the 2009–10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,326 students and 90.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 25.7. Budget cuts have allowed a wider ratio.

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