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Dinuba High
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Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Dinuba High
As a well-populated four-year high school in Dinuba, California, Dinuba High works with 2,115 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Dinuba Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 152% bigger than the state mean of about 838.
Dinuba Unified runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,242 students. Dinuba High is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Dinuba High records that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White. By comparison, Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at Dinuba High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dinuba High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 43.5%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Tulare County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Dinuba High is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Wilson Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dinuba High at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 39.8%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dinuba High has increased 6%, going from 1,988 students in 2018 to 2,115 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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