Enrollment
86
High
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONE PINE UNIFIED·NCES 062244002693
Lone Pine High
538 South Main St., Lone Pine, CA 93545 · (760) 876-5577 · Inyo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
11.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
45 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 30% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Lone Pine High
Lone Pine High's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine High this school | 86 | 52.3% | 39.3% |
| Whitmore Charter High Ceres | 96 | 54.2% | 42.0% |
| Julian High Julian | 112 | 54.5% | 40.2% |
| Point Arena High Point Arena | 131 | 48.1% | 12.7% |
| Geyserville New Tech Academy Geyserville | 97 | 54.6% | 27.7% |
| Potter Valley High Potter Valley | 79 | 51.9% | 11.7% |
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 Lone Pine High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Inyo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #1,626 of 2,093 | #2 of 9 |
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
86
-23 (-21%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 121
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 86 | 7.4 | 11.6:1 | 52% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 6.8 | 15.3:1 | 59% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 7.3 | 14.6:1 | 49% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 7 | 15.6:1 | 51% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 4.4 | 18.6:1 | 56% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 6 | 17.5:1 | 48% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | N/A | N/A | 50% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 7% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lone Pine High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (82 to 86); teachers up 69% (4.4 to 7.4).
About Lone Pine High
Federal records list Lone Pine High as a high school in Lone Pine, California. The school counts 86 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 90% smaller than the 838 average for high schools in California.
Lone Pine High is part of a district of 2 schools: Lone Pine Unified, with 283 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Lone Pine High, at 49%. Enrollment also includes 31% White, 9% Native American, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Inyo County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 7.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 11.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against California public high schools, Lone Pine High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lone Pine High is 48.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.3%.
Census estimates describe Inyo County this way: the median household income is $73,991, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Inyo County has 23 public schools and roughly 2,539 students.
Lo-Inyo Elementary is the public school closest to Lone Pine High, about 0.5 miles away.
Locale data from NCES put Lone Pine High in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Lone Pine High's enrollment dropped from 109 in 2020-21 to 86 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
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Inyo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,739
Census ACS
Median income
$73,991
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
2,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lone Pine Unified
- Lo-Inyo ElementaryElementary · 197 students
- Sierra Alternative Learning AcademyHigh
Other schools in Lone Pine
- Lo-Inyo ElementaryElementary · 197 students
- Sierra Alternative Learning AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Lo-Inyo Elementary0.5 mi · 197
- Owens Valley High15.8 mi · 23
- Owens Valley Elementary15.8 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Lone Pine HighHow many students attend Lone Pine High?
Lone Pine High enrolls approximately 86 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lone Pine High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lone Pine High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lone Pine High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lone Pine High is approximately 11.6:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lone Pine High?
At Lone Pine High, the student body is approximately 31% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lone Pine High public or private?
Lone Pine High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lone Pine Unified.
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