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Enrollment
2,551
High
DISTRICT 1,894 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903000367
Buchanan High
1560 North Minnewawa Ave., Clovis, CA 93611 · (559) 327-3000 · Fresno County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,551 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
21.6:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
899 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 642 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 635 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 625 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 649 | 25% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
82.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
57.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 54.0% | 28.4% | 10.5% | 7.1% |
| Math | 25.9% | 31.1% | 21.9% | 21.1% |
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 | 82.3% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 56.3% |
| 2022-23 | 87.2% | 49.3% |
| 2021-22 | 84.9% | 49.3% |
| 2018-19 | 88.6% | 55.3% |
| 2017-18 | 85.2% | 54.8% |
| 2016-17 | 90.3% | 58.6% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Buchanan High
Buchanan High's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan High this school | 2,551 | 35.2% | 69.2% |
| Simi Valley High Simi Valley | 1,910 | 36.5% | 35.3% |
| Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo | 2,475 | 37.3% | 59.7% |
| Temecula Valley High Temecula | 2,739 | 36.4% | 49.9% |
| El Camino Real Charter High Woodland Hills | 3,046 | 36.8% | N/A |
| College Park High Pleasant Hill | 1,948 | 40.5% | 52.5% |
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 Buchanan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #86 of 1,052 | #2 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #107 of 1,056 ▼ 6 | #2 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #74 of 1,056 ▲ 13 | #4 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #490 of 1,044 | #21 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,551 | #91 of 2,093 | #4 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #790 of 1,352 | #32 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #179 of 1,351 | #4 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #1,355 of 1,575 | #46 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #613 of 802 | #11 of 17 |
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
2,551
-92 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 2,625
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 2,551 | 117.9 | 21.6:1 | 35% (899) |
| 2023-24 | 2,606 | 117.6 | 22.2:1 | 33% (862) |
| 2022-23 | 2,601 | 113.8 | 22.9:1 | 35% (903) |
| 2020-21 | 2,643 | 117 | 22.6:1 | 45% (1,178) |
| 2017-18 | 2,700 | 109.7 | 24.6:1 | 29% (789) |
| 2015-16 | 2,709 | 111 | 24.4:1 | 29% (787) |
| 2010-11 | 2,460 | N/A | N/A | 21% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 2,625 | 112 | 23.4:1 | 11% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buchanan High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (2,700 to 2,551); teachers up 7% (109.7 to 117.9).
About Buchanan High
At 1560 North Minnewawa Ave. in Clovis, California, Buchanan High operates as a large high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,551 students. It has 204% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Buchanan High is one of the 51 schools that make up Clovis Unified (43,611 students in total).
The biggest share of students at Buchanan High, 41%, is White. Next come 36% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Based on 117.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Buchanan High has a ratio of 21.6:1. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Buchanan High earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of California public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.9% at Buchanan High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.2%.
The school is in Fresno County, where the median household earns about $74,201 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Fresno County, 368 public schools serve about 206,072 students.
Buchanan High's nearest public school is Alta Sierra Intermediate (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Buchanan High. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Buchanan High is 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Buchanan High as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The allk12 page for Buchanan High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clovis Unified
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
- Clark IntermediateMiddle · 1,437 students
Other schools in Clovis
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
- Clark IntermediateMiddle · 1,437 students
- Alta Sierra IntermediateMiddle · 1,374 students
- Dry Creek ElementaryElementary · 939 students
Other Buchanan High schools
One other US public school is named Buchanan High. Buchanan High is the largest of the 2.
- Buchanan High SchoolBUCHANAN, MI · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Alta Sierra Intermediate0.3 mi · 1,374
- Garfield Center0.4 mi · 14
- Garfield Elementary0.5 mi · 610
- Woods (Harold L.) Elementary0.6 mi · 661
- Century Elementary1.4 mi · 722
- Maple Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Buchanan HighWhat is the total enrollment at Buchanan High?
Buchanan High enrolls approximately 2,551 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Buchanan High serve?
Buchanan High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Buchanan High?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Buchanan High.
How diverse is Buchanan High?
Buchanan High reports a student body of 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Buchanan High in?
Buchanan High is part of Clovis Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.