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Enrollment
2,095
High
DISTRICT 914 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797014570
Justin Garza High
4100 North Grantland Ave., Fresno, CA 93723 · (559) 274-4700 · Fresno County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,095 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public high schools
- B-Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
22.9:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
1,527 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 579 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 545 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 462 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 509 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
53.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
24.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.2% | 33.2% | 19.5% | 27.2% |
| Math | 8.3% | 16.4% | 28.3% | 46.9% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 23.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.4% | 26.7% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Justin Garza High
Justin Garza High's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Garza High this school | 2,095 | 72.9% | 41.3% |
| Merrill F. West High Tracy | 1,920 | 75.8% | 38.9% |
| Chatsworth Charter High Chatsworth | 1,743 | 68.9% | 42.7% |
| Mt. Eden High Hayward | 1,865 | 75.0% | 38.1% |
| El Capitan High Merced | 1,793 | 76.2% | 32.8% |
| Hiram W. Johnson High Sacramento | 1,682 | 77.5% | 17.5% |
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 Justin Garza High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #496 of 1,052 | #16 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #534 of 1,056 ▼ 19 | #14 of 36 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #623 of 1,056 ▼ 259 | #26 of 36 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,095 | #239 of 2,093 | #11 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #970 of 1,352 | #36 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #416 of 1,351 | #9 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #801 of 1,575 | #35 of 49 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,095 | 91.7 | 22.9:1 | 73% (1,527) |
| 2023-24 | 2,073 | 86.1 | 24.1:1 | 74% (1,530) |
| 2022-23 | 1,539 | 70.4 | 21.9:1 | 75% (1,154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Justin Garza High.
About Justin Garza High
Justin Garza High is a public large high school in Fresno, California. The school enrolls 2,095 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Across its 24 schools, Central Unified enrolls 15,956 students. Justin Garza High is one of those schools.
About 59% of the student body at Justin Garza High is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 19% Asian, 13% White, and 8% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
There are 91.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.9:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. A total of 1,527 students, or 73%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County.
Among California public high schools, Justin Garza High outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Justin Garza High, the prediction is 36.8% and the result is 41.3%.
In Fresno County, home to about 1,016,725 people, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fresno County number 368, with about 206,072 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Justin Garza High from the closest public school, Glacier Point Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Justin Garza High ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.3% against a local average of 32.7%.
The NCES locale for Justin Garza High is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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 Central Unified
- Central East HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Harvest ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- Glacier Point MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Rio Vista MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Herndon-Barstow ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Nearby schools
- Glacier Point Middle0.3 mi · 947
- Harvest Elementary0.4 mi · 1,010
- Teague Elementary1.4 mi · 551
- Roosevelt Elementary1.5 mi · 489
- Central East High1.8 mi · 1,741
- Central Elementary2.2 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Justin Garza HighWhat is the total enrollment at Justin Garza High?
Justin Garza High enrolls approximately 2,095 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Justin Garza High serve?
Justin Garza High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Justin Garza High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Justin Garza High is approximately 22.9:1 (92 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Justin Garza High?
At Justin Garza High, the student body is approximately 13% White, 59% Hispanic, 8% Black, 19% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Justin Garza High in?
Justin Garza High is part of Central Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.