Toppenish High School

Toppenish High School(Top-Hi) is a public high school in Toppenish, Washington. It is a part of the Toppenish School District in Yakima County.

Toppenish High School
Address
141 Ward Road

Toppenish
,
Washington 98948

United States
Information
TypeHigh School
School districtToppenish School District
PrincipalBonnie Smith
Grades9–12
Enrollment946 [1]
Color(s)Cardinal, Black, Gray & White
       
MascotWildcats
Websitehttps://www.toppenish.wednet.edu/Domain/53

Demographics

In October 2019 the student population was identified as 86.8% Hispanic, 9.9% American Indian/Alaska Native, 2.2% White and 1.1% other. 97.9% of students graduated in four years.

Awards

The school earned a silver medal in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of American high schools in 2008.[2] Additional awards followed, making the high school the most decorated in Washington State during a five-year period.

  • 2010 Recipient of a Washington Achievement Award (Language Arts)
  • 2011 Engineering Program nationally certified
  • 2011 Recipient of Washington Achievement Awards in four areas (Excellence, Language Arts, Extended Graduation Rate, and Improvement)
  • 2012 Washington State STEM Lighthouse School
  • 2012 KCTS 9 Stanley O. McNaughton Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Education
  • 2013 Recipient of a Washington Achievement Award (High Progress)
  • 2013 KCTS 9 (Seattle) Golden Apple “Pathways to Excellence” School

Sports

Toppenish High School plays in the South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) as a size 1A school. Sports offered include football, golf, volleyball, basketball, soccer, wrestling, track and field, swimming, and tennis.

Toppenish is well known for their extremely successful wrestling program. The boys wrestling team has taken home state championships in 1991, 1993, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023.[3][4]

References
  1. "Report Card - Washington State Report Card". washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. "Toppenish High School rated one of nation's best". Yakima Herald. 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  3. https://wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx
  4. https://wiaa.com/results/wrestling/MC33/1ATeam2022.pdf

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