Golden Valley High School (Merced)
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Golden Valley High School is a high school located within the
Merced Union High School District The Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) is a school district headquartered in the Castle Commerce Center on the grounds of the Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Atwater. The ...
in the community of
Merced Merced (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, up ...
,
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, United States. The school first opened in August 1994, with its first class of seniors graduating on June 5, 1996. The current enrollment is over 1,700 students in grades 9 through 12.


Academics


Enrollment

According to the United States Department of Education's
National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on education in the United States. Established under , it operates within the Institute of Education S ...
, enrollment characteristics for the 2014-2015 school year were as follows:


Rankings

Golden Valley's Advanced Placement program has earned the praise of ''
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'' magazine, which named it a "Top 1300" school in the United States, three years running. Golden Valley has also garnered a Silver Award from '' U.S. News & World Report'', which named it one of the top 1,800 schools in the United States.''U.S. News & World Report'' - Best High Schools 2008
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See also

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Buhach Colony High School Buhach Colony High School is a public high school in Atwater, California, United States. Opened in 2001, the school is part of the Merced Union High School District. The school colors are black and gold, and the mascot is Thor. The name refe ...
* Livingston High School *
Los Banos High School Los Banos High School (pronounced "Loss-Ban-ohse") is a high school located in Los Banos, California, United States, in Merced County. Its sports programs play in the California Interscholastic Federation, Sac-Joaquin Section, Division IV, Centr ...
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Merced High School Merced High School is located in Merced, California, United States. It is a part of the Merced Union High School District. The current enrollment is over 1,800 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is currently under Principal Marcus Knott ...


References


External links


Golden Valley High School websiteMerced Union High School District website
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