Golden Valley High School (Merced, California)

Golden Valley High School is a high school located within the Merced Union High School District in the community of Merced, California, United States. The school first opened in August 1994,^[2] with its first class of seniors graduating on June 5, 1996. The current enrollment is over 1,700 students in grades 9 through 12.^[3]

Golden Valley High School
Location
2121 E. Childs Ave Merced, California 95341
Coordinates	37°17′18.8″N 120°27′2.2″W
Information
School type	Public
Established	1994
School district	Merced Union High School District
Principal	Mike Richter
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,955 (2023-2024)[1]
Campus size	48 acres (190,000 m2)
Colour(s)	Cardinal   Gold
Athletics conference	Central California Conference
Mascot	Cougar
Rival	Merced High School
Newspaper	Cougar Tracks
Website	https://gvhs.muhsd.org/gvhs

Academics

Enrollment

According to the United States Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, enrollment characteristics for the 2014-2015 school year were as follows:

Enrollment by grade

	9	10	11	12
Students	454	441	431	459

Enrollment by gender

	Male	Female
Students	886	899

Enrollment by race/ethnicity

	American Indian/Alaskan	Asian/Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Two or more races
Students	5	264	63	1,084	296	73

Rankings

Golden Valley's Advanced Placement program has earned the praise of Newsweek magazine, which named it a "Top 1300" school in the United States, three years running.^[4] 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.^[5]

See also

• Buhach Colony High School
• Livingston High School
• Los Banos High School
• Merced High School