Edgewood High School (West Covina, California)

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Edgewood High School
Address
34°03′41″N 117°56′56″W / 34.0613°N 117.9489°W / 34.0613; -117.9489 1301 Trojan Way West Covina , California United States
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Motto	The pride of West Covina
Established	1958-1988, 2010-
School district	West Covina Unified School District
Category	Public
Principal	Kimberly Cabrera
Teaching staff	36.64 (FTE)[1]
Grades	09-12
Enrollment	832 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	22.71[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Miramonte League
Mascot	Lions
Yearbook	Shades of Blue
Website	Edgewood High School

Edgewood High School is a secondary school located in West Covina, California and is serviced by West Covina Unified School District. Previously a high school, 1958 to 1988 and was home to the Trojans and reopened in 2010 as one and now is home to the Lions, it shares its campus with Edgewood Middle School. The newly started high school's first graduating class was the class of 2014, which was the only class on campus when the school first opened in 2010. The school is part of the Freelance League.

History

Edgewood High School was originally established in 1958 by the Covina Union High School District after they bought land from the Hurst Family Ranch. The purpose of the school was to ease the problems of overcrowding at West Covina High School's old campus.^[2]

Demographics

The ethnicity of the school in 2021-2022 was:^[3]

Hispanic/Latino: 632

Asian: 156

White: 29

African American: 15

American Indian/Alaska Native: 2

Pacific Islander: 6

Two or more races: 3

Not reported: 12

Total: 855

Notable alumni

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• Rick Aguilera, baseball player for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
• Mike Powell, track and field athlete, holder of the long jump world record
• Gary Roenicke, baseball player for the Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees
• Ron Roenicke, MLB player and coach, former Milwaukee Brewers manager
• Jeff Cook, basketball player for the Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Utah Jazz.
• Jim Merritt, baseball player for the Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, World Series 1965 and 1970
• Jay Johnstone, baseball player for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs
• Jim Maceda, Class of 1966, is a journalist and foreign correspondent for NBC News based in London

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References

External links

• West Covina Unified School District website
• School home page