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What's the biggest difference between Mariposa County High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
461
High
DISTRICT 126 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARIPOSA COUNTY UNIFIED·NCES 062394003602
Mariposa County High
5074 Old Hwy., Mariposa, CA 95338 · (209) 742-0260 · Mariposa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public high schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
16.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
289 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 120 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 142 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 18% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
64.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.2pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.1% | 34.1% | 24.4% | 11.4% |
| Math | 13.6% | 16.0% | 32.0% | 38.4% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 22.1% |
| 2022-23 | 55.6% | 24.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.1% | 24.4% |
| 2020-21 | 58.2% | 45.7% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 44.4% |
| 2017-18 | 66.2% | 34.9% |
| 2016-17 | 48.9% | 33.0% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Mariposa County High
Mariposa County High's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariposa County High this school | 461 | 62.7% | 42.8% |
| Yosemite High Oakhurst | 542 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| Modoc High Alturas | 245 | 63.7% | 28.5% |
| Middletown High Middletown | 421 | 55.1% | 46.9% |
| Yreka High Yreka | 612 | 55.6% | 39.6% |
| Central Valley High Shasta Lake | 583 | 71.5% | 57.1% |
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 Mariposa County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #460 of 1,052 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #437 of 1,056 ▲ 119 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #375 of 1,056 ▲ 157 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #170 of 1,044 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #1,060 of 2,093 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #165 of 1,352 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #620 of 1,351 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #996 of 1,575 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #698 of 802 |
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
461
+49 (+12%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 461 | 28.3 | 16.3:1 | 63% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 28.4 | 16.1:1 | 64% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 26.3 | 17.0:1 | 61% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 58% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 29.2 | 16.3:1 | 54% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 48% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | N/A | N/A | 41% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | 33 | 22.6:1 | 21% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 25 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mariposa County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (476 to 461); teachers down 3% (29.2 to 28.3).
About Mariposa County High
Mariposa County High is a small high school. Its address is in Mariposa, California. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 461 students. That puts enrollment 45% below the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Mariposa County Unified oversees Mariposa County High and 10 other schools, with 1,685 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Mariposa County High is White: 64%. The remaining shares are 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Mariposa County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mariposa County High scores 53%.
With 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 63% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public high schools, Mariposa County High outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Mariposa County High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.8%) and its predicted rate (42.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Mariposa County show that median household income comes to about $68,412, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 1,893 students.
Monarch Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Mariposa County High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 412 to 461.
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Mariposa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,082
Census ACS
Median income
$68,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
1,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mariposa County Unified
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Mariposa ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Lake Don Pedro ElementaryElementary · 195 students
- Sierra HomeCombined · 70 students
- Yosemite National Park El PortalElementary · 46 students
- Spring Hill High (Continuation)High · 33 students
Other schools in Mariposa
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Mariposa ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Sierra HomeCombined · 70 students
- Monarch AcademyCombined · 48 students
- Spring Hill High (Continuation)High · 33 students
- County CommunityCombined · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Monarch Academy0.1 mi · 48
- Mariposa Elementary0.2 mi · 386
- Spring Hill High (Continuation)3.5 mi · 33
- County Community3.5 mi · 5
- Sierra Home3.5 mi · 70
- Woodland Elementary6.9 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Mariposa County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Mariposa County High?
Mariposa County High enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mariposa County High serve?
Mariposa County High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mariposa County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mariposa County High is approximately 16.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mariposa County High?
At Mariposa County High, the student body is approximately 64% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Mariposa County High in?
Mariposa County High is part of Mariposa County Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.