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Enrollment
762
High
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REEF-SUNSET UNIFIED·NCES 063227007335
Avenal High
601 Mariposa St., Avenal, CA 93204 · (559) 386-5253 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
729 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 213 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 202 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 20% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.0pp since 2014
Math
13.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 25.4% | 23.7% | 37.3% |
| Math | 2.4% | 10.7% | 24.3% | 62.7% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 5.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 6.2% |
| 2021-22 | 43.9% | 8.2% |
| 2020-21 | 46.8% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 32.9% | 5.7% |
| 2016-17 | 28.6% | 6.2% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 4.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avenal High
Avenal High's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avenal High this school | 762 | 95.7% | 21.9% |
| Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High Los Angeles | 694 | 94.5% | 34.4% |
| Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med Huntington Park | 729 | 93.4% | 49.0% |
| Parlier High Parlier | 901 | 94.9% | 19.1% |
| Animo Pat Brown Los Angeles | 617 | 96.8% | N/A |
| Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy Huntington Park | 615 | 94.3% | 42.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Avenal High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #975 of 1,052 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #892 of 1,056 ▲ 127 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #909 of 1,056 ▲ 69 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #663 of 1,044 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #850 of 2,093 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #1,254 of 1,352 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #1,311 of 1,351 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #107 of 1,575 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #47 of 327 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
762
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 29.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 762 | 29.7 | 25.6:1 | 96% (729) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 30 | 25.0:1 | 96% (719) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 29.7 | 26.4:1 | 90% (705) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 25 | 29.8:1 | 90% (667) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 26.8 | 23.5:1 | 87% (545) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 27 | 23.8:1 | 88% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | N/A | N/A | 100% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 99% (565) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avenal High.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (628 to 762); teachers up 11% (26.8 to 29.7).
About Avenal High
In Avenal, California, part of Kings County, Avenal High is a high school. In all, 762 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
Reef-Sunset Unified counts 2,663 students in its 7 schools, and Avenal High is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Avenal High, about 98 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 58% Hispanic share among all Kings County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
There are about 25.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Avenal High, which has 29.7. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 96%. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in Kings County.
Avenal High holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of California public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Avenal High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 21.9% actual against 23.5% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Kings County show that the median household earns about $70,995 a year, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Kings County, 67 public schools serve about 28,742 students.
Avenal High's nearest public school is Sunrise Continuation High (about 0.2 miles). There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Avenal High is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Avenal High in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 745 in 2020-21 and 762 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 29.8:1 to 25.6:1.
The allk12 page for Avenal High lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reef-Sunset Unified
- Avenal ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Reef-Sunset MiddleMiddle · 554 students
- Tamarack ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Kettleman City ElementaryElementary · 239 students
- Sunrise Continuation HighHigh · 14 students
- Reef-Sunset Secondary Community DayHigh · 7 students
Other schools in Avenal
- Avenal ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Reef-Sunset MiddleMiddle · 554 students
- Tamarack ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Sunrise Continuation HighHigh · 14 students
- Reef-Sunset Secondary Community DayHigh · 7 students
- Reef-Sunset Primary Community DayElementary
Nearby schools
- Sunrise Continuation High0.2 mi · 14
- Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day0.3 mi · 7
- Reef-Sunset Middle0.5 mi · 554
- Avenal Elementary0.6 mi · 654
- Tamarack Elementary0.8 mi · 433
- Kettleman City Elementary9.4 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Avenal HighWhat is the total enrollment at Avenal High?
Avenal High enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Avenal High serve?
Avenal High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avenal High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Avenal High is approximately 25.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Avenal High?
Avenal High reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Avenal High public or private?
Avenal High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Reef-Sunset Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.