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Posted December 31, 2009

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I only went here for my Freshman year but it was THE BEST! There are so many extra-curricular activities and an unbelievable amount of school pride! GO TIGERS!! The cafeteria food is great! Nachos, pizza, burgers... but if that isn't enough, there's an open campus so you can go to Taco Bell, Subway, Carls Jr....etc. Also, I love how they play top music hits during lunch! Its amazing x). Anyways, the staff is just wonderful! Kudos to Mr.Hunter for motivating everyone to do their best. These teachers do more than they are expected to. They teach, but they also CARE FOR REAL!! They will become your friends and I believe there is not a single teacher that is hated or disliked in the building. Wasco High School has a friendly atmosphere. Everyone is kind to eachother and there are never any cliques that hate other cliques. I love WHS!!!
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Posted July 25, 2009

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During my freshman year at this school I hated it because of the small town ways and the focus on punishment but I later learned not to get caught and I grew to enjoy that the school was an open campus and that it was close to places outside campus that had good or fast food. In my sophomore year I had a AP class and I loved it for it was challenging and fun. I also learned that there was staff in the school who cared for the students future and motivated them to strive and achieve greatness. This school was an open campus but the food at the school was great and it was impossible not to make friend's there. It was not very diverse but the minorities (being white,Asian, and black) seemed to fit in just fine.
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Posted December 3, 2007

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This school has the greatest staff and the nicest students in the world.
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Posted August 19, 2005

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Good school with a caring staff.
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Posted November 4, 2004

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Wasco High School offers very little ethnic diversity, but they do offer a small town scenario that encourages acceptance and friendliness. The teachers are very qualified, and the honors program, because it is so small, offers a lot of attention to your honors students.
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Posted April 29, 2004

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Wasco High School, could be a great school if they focused on the teaching of the students. All they are focused is on the students that are the trouble makers. They are not focusing on the students that can be great achievers. They are turning this school in a jail. The school is public property, yet it is not accessible, before or after school. The fields are closed. They should be open. My belief is that the school becomes private property when school is in session. So the areas/gates should be accessible from 3:30 in the afternoon to 8:00 a.m. when school is in session. The back gates are closed and the public has no access to play sports in the football field. Is this not public property?
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Posted May 10, 2003

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School charges student groups for facilities and transportation to activities. School board doesn't care about student needs or community desires. Wasco is a great community, but we need a school board with backbone to get rid of a micro-managing super. ADA is not being used to teach our students, but banked for construction projects. Most classes have well over 30 students per class with some over 50 usually without desks for everyone. This is not because of a lack of classrooms, we have empty classrooms, but because they do not want to hire teachers. On a 1200+ student base they had a surplus of 1.8 million dollars in the 01/02 school year. Moral of the teachers is low because everytime they want to do anything, the organization is eather charged for it or denied the opportunity. Has a very good agricultrual facility, but the Future Farmers of America org. is being expensed out of existence. The school is charging the organization for transportation to the farm for each time they take a class, charging summer salery of a teacher and lab manager. Wasco will be great again, we have a strong community but people are frustrated that the school board will not lesson.

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GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »

	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	89%	49%
White	8%	28%
African American	3%	7%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%
Asian	0%	8%
Filipino	0%	3%
Multiple or No Response	0%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	25%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	78%	N/A	52%

		Language	This school	State average
		Spanish	100%	85%
	Arabic	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	7	N/A	11
Average years teaching	11	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	100%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	3%	N/A	2%

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Wasco, CA 93280
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All Students	13%
Females	15%
Males	12%
African American	8%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	13%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	16%
Economically disadvantaged	11%
Non-economically disadvantaged	27%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	13%
English learner	5%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	17%
Migrant education	14%
Gifted and talented	22%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	14%
Parent education - high school graduate	12%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	19%
Parent education - college graduate	15%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	4%

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	64%
Females	65%
Males	62%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	61%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	83%
Economically disadvantaged	63%
Non-economically disadvantaged	71%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	64%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	65%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	71%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	64%
Parent education - high school graduate	59%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	68%
Parent education - college graduate	82%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	25%
Females	20%
Males	29%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	25%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	21%
Economically disadvantaged	23%
Non-economically disadvantaged	43%
Students with disability	13%
Students with no reported disability	26%
English learner	10%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	34%
Migrant education	29%
Gifted and talented	49%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	19%
Parent education - high school graduate	37%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	25%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	21%

All Students	41%
Females	45%
Males	39%
African American	47%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	40%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	64%
Economically disadvantaged	39%
Non-economically disadvantaged	60%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	42%
English learner	0%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	57%
Migrant education	28%
Gifted and talented	72%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	34%
Parent education - high school graduate	49%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	53%
Parent education - college graduate	60%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	25%

All Students	18%
Females	17%
Males	17%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	17%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	25%
Economically disadvantaged	17%
Non-economically disadvantaged	18%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	18%
English learner	4%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	21%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	26%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	19%
Parent education - high school graduate	20%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	14%
Parent education - college graduate	20%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	5%

All Students	54%
Females	75%
Males	35%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	54%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	57%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	53%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	53%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	55%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	71%
Parent education - high school graduate	47%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	51%
Females	52%
Males	50%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	51%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	55%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	51%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	51%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	55%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	54%
Parent education - high school graduate	44%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	74%
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	71%
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	64%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with no reported disability	73%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	73%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	73%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	48%
Females	38%
Males	57%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	45%
Economically disadvantaged	48%
Non-economically disadvantaged	51%
Students with disability	7%
Students with no reported disability	50%
English learner	16%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	54%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	70%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	49%
Parent education - high school graduate	51%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	38%
Parent education - college graduate	42%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	42%

All Students	30%
Females	0%
Males	58%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	29%
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	29%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	32%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	44%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	78%
Females	80%
Males	77%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	78%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	91%
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Non-economically disadvantaged	86%
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	8%
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	20%
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a
Migrant education	n/a

All Students	79%
Females	79%
Males	80%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	91%
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Non-economically disadvantaged	83%
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	12%
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	35%
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a
Migrant education	n/a

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