Computech Middle School

Public middle school in Fresno, California, United States

Computech Middle School

Address

555 East Belgravia Avenue

Fresno

California

93706

United States

Coordinates| 35°42′58″N 119°48′18″W﻿ / ﻿35.71611°N 119.80500°W﻿ / 35.71611; -119.80500
Information
School type| Public middle school
Opened| 1983
School district| Fresno Unified School District
Principal| Tobaise Brookins
Faculty| 31
Grades| 7-8
Enrollment| 798
Color(s)| Black and Gold
Team name| Tigers
Website| School website

Computech Middle School is a public school in Fresno, California, United States.

## Organization

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The school is part of the Fresno Unified School District. Computech is located just south of the Edison High School. It was established in 1983 and buses students in from throughout Fresno. The school offers the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program. Students enrolled are selected based on their high STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting) report and then interviewed.[1] As of the 2011–12 school year there were 791 students enrolled with 31 teachers.[2] Computech Middle School is a Magnet Middle School.[1] The school is technology-oriented, and computer-related subjects are central to its curriculum. A key aim of the school is to promote racial harmony in the school district.[3]

## Awards

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Computech is a National Blue Ribbon School, and received the award in 1990–1991, 1994–1996, 2001–2002, and 2008-2009 and most recently 2015–2016.[4]

The school was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2009.[5]

The school won the Electric Car Competition in the 2013 and 2014 National Middle School Science Bowl.[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ a b "2009-2010 Business Directory" (PDF). Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
2. ^ "EDISON COMPUTECH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
3. ^ Lyles, Rebecca Moore (July 9, 1985). "California-Style Computer Curriculum". PC Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
4. ^ "NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2013" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
5. ^ "2009 Distinguished Middle and High Schools". California Department of Education. April 18, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
6. ^ "2014 Competition Results Middle School Electric Car Competition". Office of Science. May 9, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
7. ^ "Edison Computech wins national competition". The Fresno Bee. April 28, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

## External links

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* Official website

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