Herbert Hoover High School (Fresno, California)

Herbert Hoover High School
Herbert Hoover High School
Address
	5550 N. First Street; Fresno, California 93710; United States
Coordinates	36°49′05″N 119°46′20″W / 36.81807°N 119.77225°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1963[citation needed]
Principal	Courtney Curtis
Teaching staff	98.86 (FTE)
Enrollment	2,005 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	20.28
Campus size	Medium-sized city
Color(s)	Green and White
Mascot	Patriot
Website	hoover.fresnounified.org

Herbert Hoover High School is a public secondary school in the Fresno Unified School District serving Fresno, California, United States, in northern Fresno County. It is named for Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States.

Starting with the 2023 – 2024 school year the principal is Mr. Courtney Curtis. He replaced Rebecca Wheeler. Prior to becoming principal of Hoover, Mr. Curtis was principal of Gaston Middle School and before that he was a vice principal at Hoover. ^[1]

Performance

The school achieved an API index of 697 in 2008.^[3]

Notable alumni

Dan Boitano (class of 1971) - Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
Ron Dunn (class of 1967) - MLB player
Henry Ellard (class of 1979) - National Football League (NFL) wide receiver, state champion in the triple jump^[4]
Eric Kendricks (class of 2010) - 2014 Dick Butkus Award winner
Mychal Kendricks (class of 2008) - NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers
Barbara Morgan (class of 1969) - NASA astronaut, Teacher in Space Project
Bob O'Brien - MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers^[5]
Rod Perry (class of 1971) - NFL defensive back for the Los Angeles Rams
Ryan Wetnight (class of 1989) - tight end in NFL for Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers

References

^ ^a ^b "Message from our "NEW" Principal". Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Herbert Hoover High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2008/2008GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=10621661032911 Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine CEA
^ "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
^ Stolze, Craig (3 April 1972). "O'Brien Demoted But Ready to Pitch". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 6D. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

External links

Official website

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[Curtis-1] "Message from our "NEW" Principal". Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[NCES-2] "Herbert Hoover High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[3] ttp://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2008/2008GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=10621661032911 Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine CEA

[4] "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

[5] Stolze, Craig (3 April 1972). "O'Brien Demoted But Ready to Pitch". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 6D. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

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Herbert Hoover High School

Address

5550 N. First Street Fresno , California 93710 United States
Coordinates	36°49′05″N 119°46′20″W / 36.81807°N 119.77225°W / 36.81807; -119.77225
Information
Type	Public
Established	1963 (1963)^{[citation needed]}
Principal	Courtney Curtis^[1]
Teaching staff	98.86 (FTE)^[2]
Enrollment	2,005 (2022-2023)^[2]
Student to teacher ratio	20.28^[2]
Campus size	Medium-sized city
Color(s)	Green and White
Mascot	Patriot
Website	hoover.fresnounified.org