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Ahwahnee High

50407 Hangtree Ln., Oakhurst, CA 93644 · (559) 683-4667 · Madera County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL35 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
35
High
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
25 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 10411%
Grade 111234%
Grade 121954%
Student demographics
White
1440%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
1646%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Native American
411%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2057%
Female
1440%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
0.0%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts0.0%0.0%45.5%54.5%
Math0.0%0.0%9.1%90.9%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-250.0%0.0%
2021-226.3%0.0%
2018-190.0%0.0%
2017-187.7%0.0%
2014-15N/A0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Ahwahnee High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Madera County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
35#1,837 of 2,093#16 of 21
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
35
+12 (+52%) vs 2020
+75% since 2010-11, when it was 20
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535217.9:171% (25)
2023-24211.415.3:186% (18)
2022-23381.525.3:158% (22)
2020-2123123.0:178% (18)
2017-1822122.0:182% (18)
2015-1622122.0:168% (15)
2010-1120N/AN/A80% (16)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ahwahnee High.

Since 2017-18: students up 59% (22 to 35); teachers up 95% (1 to 2).

About Ahwahnee High

Ahwahnee High is a very small high school in Yosemite Unified, located in Oakhurst, California. There are 35 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 96% below that mark.

Federal data list 7 schools in Yosemite Unified, with 1,387 students enrolled.

The student body at Ahwahnee High has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. Next come 40% White and 11% Native American. The county population is about 61% Hispanic.

For every teacher at Ahwahnee High, there are about 17.9 students; the school has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in California is similar, at 18.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 71%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Madera County is 81%.

In the wider Madera County area, the median household earns about $76,627 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Madera County, 81 public schools serve about 32,251 students.

Ahwahnee High is about 0.2 miles from Yosemite Falls Education Center, its nearest public school. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal data put enrollment at 23 in 2020-21 and 35 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.0:1 to 17.9:1.

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Madera County at a glance

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Population
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students

Quick facts

School name
Ahwahnee High
District
Yosemite Unified
Address
50407 Hangtree Ln., Oakhurst, CA 93644
Phone
(559) 683-4667
County
Madera County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
35
Teachers (FTE)
2
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
25 (71%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
060016007902
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Ahwahnee High
How many students attend Ahwahnee High?
Ahwahnee High enrolls approximately 35 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ahwahnee High serve?
Ahwahnee High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ahwahnee High?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Ahwahnee High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ahwahnee High?
At Ahwahnee High, the student body is approximately 40% White, 46% Hispanic.
What district is Ahwahnee High in?
Ahwahnee High is part of Yosemite Unified.
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