$250K+
Awarded each Scholarship Night
The community, in partnership with the Woodlake High School Foundation, awards more than $250,000 in local scholarships to graduating seniors every year.
Recognition & Awards
Rooted in Community, Rising with Purpose
Honors, features, and milestones that mark what Woodlake Unified students, staff, and families have built together.
Featured Recognition
The Education Magazine
Woodlake Unified School District: Rooted in Community, Rising with Purpose
A national feature profiling how a rural district of roughly 2,085 students built a unified Framework for Excellence in Education — advanced classroom technology, Career Technical Education pathways, dual credit through College of the Sequoias, and a nationally competitive STEAM program — so students can pursue a world-class education without ever leaving home.
The article highlights our alignment with California’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports, the Community Schools Framework, and the Quality Schooling Framework; our Organizational Empathy and Coherence Framework; and a community that shows up — senior banners on Main Street, packed playoff stands, and local businesses celebrating student milestones.
Read the full featureWhat the feature said about us
“Woodlake Unified stands as proof that a small-town school system can honor its roots while building something ambitious for the future.”
“In Woodlake Unified, educational excellence begins with a simple belief: every student deserves to be known.”
“When leaders say, “We Are One,” they affirm that every student belongs, every family holds value, and shared effort leads to lasting success.”
By the Numbers
Milestones worth celebrating
$1M+
Foundation endowment
Established in 1990, the Foundation's endowment now exceeds $1 million, funding an additional $40,000 in scholarships annually.
50%+
Student-athletes
More than half of all students compete in athletics, with recent section championships in soccer, baseball, softball, and volleyball, plus a regional softball title.
45%
FFA participation
Nearly 45 percent of students take part in FFA, with many earning the State FFA Degree.
100+
Ballet Folklórico dancers
The Ballet Folklórico program includes more than 100 students and performs across the region, honoring tradition through dance.
1:1
Devices at Woodlake High
A one-to-one device campus with AP, honors, and dual enrollment through College of the Sequoias, CTE pathways, and a nationally competitive robotics program.
Student Honors
Tigers recognized near and far
- ★Gates Scholarship recipients
- ★Smittcamp Family Honors College Scholarship at Fresno State
- ★State FFA Degree earners
- ★Section championships — soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball
- ★Regional softball title
- ★Nationally competitive STEAM and robotics teams
- ★Academic Decathlon, Mock Trial, Journalism, Science Fair, History Day