Edgewood High School (West Covina, California) Explained

Edgewood High School
Motto:	The pride of West Covina
Established:	1958-1988, 2010-
Type:	Public Secondary
Principal:	Kimberly Cabrera
Teaching Staff:	36.64 (FTE)
Ratio:	22.71
Enrollment:	832 (2018-19)^[1]
Grades:	09-12
Streetaddress:	1301 Trojan Way
Country:	U.S.
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. Founded as a high school in 1958, it operated until 1988 and was later re-opened in 2010. 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] Its athletic teams were known as the Trojans.

It was announced that due to budget deficits, Edgewood High School would be closed after the 1987-88 academic year, leaving West Covina High School as the only high school in the entire district.^[3] The district initially planned to sell the campus and consolidate the grades 7 to 8 programs from three other elementary and intermediate schools all at one campus, generating much controversy among parents and stakeholders. Eventually the district decided to keep the Edgewood campus and open Edgewood Middle School.^[4] With West Covina High facing overcrowding problems, the district decided to re-open Edgewood High School on the middle school site. In 2010 the high school re-opened as an International Baccalaureate school.^{[5] [6]}

Demographics

The ethnicity of the school in 2021-2022 was:^[7]

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

• 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

Yearly API

Year	API Base Data	API Growth Data	Growth Target	Actual Growth
2010–2011	—	789	—	—
2011–2012	790	829	5	40
2012–2013	832	819	—	-10

External links

• West Covina Unified School District website
• School home page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edgewood High. National Center for Education Statistics. November 7, 2020.
2. Web site: West Covina High School: School History . Wchs-wcusd-ca.schoolloop.com . 2011-03-01.
3. News: Edgewood, 3 Other Schools to Be Closed. Los Angeles Times. February 21, 1988.
4. News: W. Covina Cuts School From Project Plan. Los Angeles Times. June 30, 1988.
5. News: Alums know just whom they want to name Edgewood High’s new auditorium after. San Gabriel Valley Tribune. January 15, 2020.
6. Web site: International Baccalaureate profile: Edgewood High School. IBO.org.
7. https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/dqcensus/EnrEthGrd.aspx?cds=19650940122432&agglevel=school&year=2021-22 2021-22 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade