Enrollment
165
High
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAWANAKEE UNIFIED·NCES 060011613035
Minarets Charter High
45077 Road 220, O'Neals, CA 93645 · (559) 868-8689 · Madera County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
88 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 41 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 27% |
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +35.8pp since 2014
Math
26.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 36 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.3% | 37.5% | 20.8% | 10.4% |
| Math | 12.2% | 14.3% | 20.4% | 53.1% |
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 | 68.8% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 83.7% | 34.1% |
| 2022-23 | 69.6% | 26.7% |
| 2021-22 | 87.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 72.1% | 17.1% |
| 2018-19 | 60.3% | 26.0% |
| 2017-18 | 68.8% | 16.9% |
| 2016-17 | 71.4% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Minarets Charter High
Minarets Charter High's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minarets Charter High this school | 165 | 53.3% | 53.3% |
| Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano San Juan Capistrano | 185 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Portola Junior/Senior High Portola | 256 | 53.9% | 29.7% |
| Minarets High O'Neals | 265 | 50.9% | 42.5% |
| Los Molinos High Los Molinos | 203 | 57.6% | 43.7% |
| Burney Junior-Senior High Burney | 231 | 58.4% | 36.7% |
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 Minarets Charter High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #274 of 1,052 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #496 of 1,056 ▼ 184 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #276 of 1,056 ▼ 213 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #147 of 1,044 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,416 of 2,093 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #1,133 of 1,575 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.8% | #26 of 802 | N/A |
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
165
-83 (-33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 165 | 6.9 | 23.8:1 | 53% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 10.1 | 17.6:1 | 53% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 10 | 21.3:1 | 40% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 14 | 17.7:1 | 40% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 13.1 | 20.9:1 | 34% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 9 | 28.1:1 | 30% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minarets Charter High.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (274 to 165); teachers down 47% (13.1 to 6.9).
About Minarets Charter High
This page covers Minarets Charter High, a very small high school in O'Neals, California. It enrolls 165 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 80% below the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
The district, Chawanakee Unified, operates 8 schools serving 1,407 students.
Federal enrollment data show Minarets Charter High is 53% White. Other groups make up 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Native American. Madera County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 6.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 23.8:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Roughly 53% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 81% average for public schools in Madera County is 28 points.
Minarets Charter High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.3%, compared with a predicted 48.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Madera County show that the median household earns about $76,627 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Madera County, 81 public schools serve about 32,251 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Chawanakee Academy Charter, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Minarets Charter High ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area. Federal records list Minarets Charter High as a charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 165, compared with 248 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.7:1 to 23.8:1.
The allk12 page for Minarets Charter High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chawanakee Unified
- Hillside ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Minarets HighHigh · 265 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- North Fork ElementaryElementary · 227 students
- Chawanakee Academy CharterCombined · 187 students
- Mountain Oaks HighHigh · 13 students
Other schools in O'Neals
- Minarets HighHigh · 265 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- Chawanakee Academy CharterCombined · 187 students
- Cedar Continuation HighHigh · 10 students
- Manzanita Community DayCombined
Nearby schools
- Chawanakee Academy Charter0.0 mi · 187
- Minarets High0.0 mi · 265
- Cedar Continuation High0.0 mi · 10
- Spring Valley Elementary1.7 mi · 230
- Rivergold Elementary6.5 mi · 445
- Coarsegold Elementary9.1 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Minarets Charter HighWhat is the total enrollment at Minarets Charter High?
Minarets Charter High enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 09-12.
Is Minarets Charter High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Minarets Charter High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Minarets Charter High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Minarets Charter High is approximately 23.8:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Minarets Charter High?
At Minarets Charter High, the student body is approximately 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Minarets Charter High public or private?
Minarets Charter High is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chawanakee Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.