Kings Canyon Unified School District comprises mainly Reedley, California

Reedley, California

Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. Reedley is located east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 348 feet . The population at the 2010 census was 24,194. Its chief economic source is agriculture, particularly fruit and vegetable cultivation. The city is dubbed as...

 area schools, but also those for the town of Orange Cove

Orange Cove, California

Orange Cove is a small city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 9,078 at the 2010 census, up from 7,722 at the 2000 census. Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are Hispanic, many of whom are farmers...

 and the mountain areas (Dunlap

Dunlap, California

Dunlap is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1919 feet . It has a population of 131. It is located approximately east of Fresno. St. Nicholas Ranch , a retreat center run by the Greek Orthodox Church, is a major attraction...

, Miramonte

Miramonte, California

Miramonte is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on Mill Creek southeast of Dunlap, at an elevation of 3094 feet ....

, Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley, California

Squaw Valley, California may refer to:*Squaw Valley, Fresno County, California, census-designated place located in Fresno County, California*Squaw Valley, Placer County, California, community in Placer County, California and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics...

, Wonder Valley). All of these schools boast excellence and school pride. Most of them have above excellent state scores and have been awarded many awards such as being the first middle school in California to be awarded Renaissance Model School. The athletics are mainly for fun until they reach high school where most sports are highly competitive. The KCUSD headquarters is located near Reedley High School

Reedley High School

Reedley High School is the first public high school in Reedley, California and in the Kings Canyon Unified School District. The marching band is one of the largest marching bands in the West Coast. The school was established in 1918 and has since created many unique traditions for the high school...

. Here is a list of the schools that the KCUSD has to offer:

Elementary

• Alta Elementary School
• A.L. Conner Elementary School
• Jefferson Elementary School
• Great Western Elementary School
• Washington Elementary School
• McCord Elementary School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Sheridan Elementary School

K-8 School

• Dunlap K-8 School
• Thomas Law Reed K-8 School
• Riverview K-8 School
• Silas Bartsch K-8 School

Middle School

• General Grant Middle School
• Navelencia Middle School
• Citrus Middle School

High School

• Reedley High School
  Reedley High School
  Reedley High School is the first public high school in Reedley, California and in the Kings Canyon Unified School District. The marching band is one of the largest marching bands in the West Coast. The school was established in 1918 and has since created many unique traditions for the high school...
  
  
• Orange Cove High School
• Dunlap Leadership Academy

Alternative Education

• Kings Canyon High School
• Mountain View Independent School

School Mascots

Elementary

-Alta Elementary School EAGLES

-A.L. Conner Elementary School COUGARS

-Jefferson Elementary School JETS

-Great Western Elementary School BRONCOS

-Washington Elementary School WILDCATS

-McCord Elementary School MUSTANGS

-Lincoln Elementary School PANTHERS

-Sheridan Elementary School BULLDOGS

K-8 School

-Dunlap K-8 School BOBCATS

-Thomas Law Reed K-8 School HUSKIES

-Riverview K-8 School BEAVERS!

-Silas Bartsch K-8 School BENGALS

Middle School

-General Grant Middle School GRIZZLIES

-Navelencia Middle School PATRIOTS

-Citrus Middle School VIKINGS

High School

-Reedley High School PIRATES

-Orange Cove High School TITANS

-Dunlap Leadership Academy

Alternative Education

-Kings Canyon High School WILDCATS

-Mountain View Independent School

Sports

• The athletics in middle school offer flag football and play against KCUSD K-8/Middle schools.

• General Grant Middle School Grizzlies are the only middle school to offer tennis which means other schools have to play for the Grizzlies. They play against out-of-town middle schools.

• Chess teams compete against KCUSD schools and in tournaments around California.

• Reedley High School is the only non-Fresno area school to offer badminton as a competitive sport.

• Reedley High School competes as a Div. II team and is in the County/Metro Athletic Conference (CMAC) league.

• Orange Cove High School competes as a Div. VI team.

• Reedley High School has captured many Div. II titles and a few runner-up titles.

Facts

• Citrus Middle School is the only middle school to have a marching band.

• General Grant Middle School is the first middle school in California to become a Renaissance Model School.

• T.L. Reed School is named after the founder of the city of Reedley.

• Reedley HS was the site of Reedley College
  Reedley College
  Reedley College often referred to as Reedley, RC, or known to locals as The College is a public community college located in Reedley, California, USA southeast of the Fresno Metropolitan Area and only a 3 hour drive south to Los Angeles or 3 hour drive north to San Francisco...
  
  in the early 1900s.

• General Grant Middle School is the only middle school to have a full symphonic orchestra.

• Jefferson Elementary School was one of the first schools to try Accelerated Math in 1999.

• All 6th graders experience a week long outdoor retreat at a camp known to many as SCICON.

• Riverview K-8 School was the first school in KCUSD to reach over 800 as an API score in 2008, they scored 817.