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Dinuba High

490 West Kamm Ave., Dinuba, CA 93618 · (559) 595-7220 · Tulare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,115 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,115
High
DISTRICT 1,096 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,619 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 958127%
Grade 1056127%
Grade 1153925%
Grade 1243421%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
995%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,95392%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
80%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
251%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
221%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
1,08451%
Female
1,03149%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.5pp since 2014
Math
21.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts26.6%39.0%22.1%12.4%
Math6.1%15.8%24.7%53.4%
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
2024-2565.5%21.9%
2023-2461.8%25.1%
2022-2358.5%24.1%
2021-2266.5%23.0%
2020-2163.1%26.5%
2018-1963.4%29.1%
2017-1864.3%18.1%
2016-1744.7%15.0%
2015-1648.0%19.0%
2014-1548.0%13.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Dinuba High

Dinuba High's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Dinuba High this school2,11576.5%43.6%
Santa Fe High
Santa Fe Springs
1,86577.6%56.0%
California High
Whittier
2,26180.3%53.4%
San Ysidro High
San Diego
1,94178.3%29.4%
Oxnard High
Oxnard
2,45276.1%33.5%
El Rancho High
Pico Rivera
1,99573.9%46.0%
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 Dinuba High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Tulare County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.6%#440 of 1,052#7 of 24
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.9%#618 of 1,056
▼ 153
#12 of 24
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.5%#345 of 1,056
▲ 50
#6 of 24
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.0pp#317 of 1,044#3 of 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,115#224 of 2,093#3 of 42
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.8:1#1,077 of 1,352#18 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.5%#1,178 of 1,351#20 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
76.5%#703 of 1,575#13 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.4%#177 of 327#5 of 11
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
2,115
-84 (-4%) vs 2020
+39% since 2000-01, when it was 1,523
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 24.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,1158923.8:177% (1,619)
2023-242,1159223.0:180% (1,700)
2022-232,11991.423.2:179% (1,669)
2020-212,1998924.7:177% (1,698)
2017-181,9887925.2:179% (1,565)
2015-161,9897227.6:175% (1,498)
2010-111,769N/AN/A64% (1,127)
2000-011,5237320.9:166% (1,010)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dinuba High.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,988 to 2,115); teachers up 13% (79 to 89).

About Dinuba High

Dinuba High operates as a high-enrollment high school in Dinuba, California. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,115 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 838 students for high schools in California.

Dinuba High reports to Dinuba Unified, which has 10 schools and 6,242 students.

Roughly 92% of students at Dinuba High are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 5% White. Among people living in Tulare County, the Hispanic share is about 67%. The diversity index for Dinuba High is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its staff includes 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.8 students per teacher. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Dinuba High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 77%. That is in line with the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.

After adjusting for student poverty, Dinuba High lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.6%; the prediction is 34.7%.

In the wider Tulare County area, the median household earns about $71,300 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Dinuba High shares Tulare County with 195 other public schools.

Wilson Elementary is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Dinuba High, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Dinuba High is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.

Dinuba High is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Tulare County at a glance

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Population
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students

Quick facts

School name
Dinuba High
District
Dinuba Unified
Address
490 West Kamm Ave., Dinuba, CA 93618
Phone
(559) 595-7220
County
Tulare County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,115
Teachers (FTE)
89
Student–teacher ratio
23.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,619 (77%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
060006501242
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dinuba High
What is the total enrollment at Dinuba High?
Dinuba High enrolls approximately 2,115 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dinuba High serve?
Dinuba High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dinuba High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dinuba High is approximately 23.8:1 (89 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dinuba High?
At Dinuba High, the student body is approximately 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Dinuba High public or private?
Dinuba High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dinuba Unified.
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