Enrollment
265
High
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAWANAKEE UNIFIED·NCES 060011612212
Minarets High
45077 Road 200, O'Neals, CA 93645 · (559) 868-8689 · Madera County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
16.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
135 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 | 78 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 20% |
Student demographics
60%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
67.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +33.3pp since 2014
Math
14.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 33 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.6% | 38.8% | 28.6% | 4.1% |
| Math | 4.0% | 10.0% | 36.0% | 50.0% |
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 | 67.3% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 18.8% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | 75.9% | 12.9% |
| 2020-21 | 68.9% | 17.4% |
| 2018-19 | 84.4% | 34.4% |
| 2017-18 | 68.4% | 31.6% |
| 2016-17 | 63.9% | 19.4% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 High
Minarets High's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minarets High this school | 265 | 50.9% | 42.5% |
| Portola Junior/Senior High Portola | 256 | 53.9% | 29.7% |
| Burney Junior-Senior High Burney | 231 | 58.4% | 36.7% |
| Minarets Charter High O'Neals | 165 | 53.3% | 53.3% |
| High Tech LA Lake Balboa | 362 | 47.2% | N/A |
| Central Coast New Tech High Nipomo | 318 | 50.3% | 67.9% |
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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #467 of 1,052 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #865 of 1,056 ▼ 218 | #6 of 8 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #305 of 1,056 ▼ 67 | #2 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #176 of 1,044 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,250 of 2,093 | #7 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #171 of 1,352 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #408 of 1,351 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #1,160 of 1,575 | #8 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
265
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 28.4:1
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 | 265 | 16.2 | 16.4:1 | 51% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 15.3 | 16.8:1 | 52% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 15.8 | 15.7:1 | 42% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 9 | 28.4:1 | 55% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 8.8 | 21.3:1 | 54% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 10 | 23.0:1 | 42% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | N/A | N/A | 31% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minarets High.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (186 to 265); teachers up 85% (8.8 to 16.2).
About Minarets High
Minarets High is a high school located in O'Neals, California, in Madera County. The school's 265 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 68% lower than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Chawanakee Unified includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 1,407 students.
White students are the majority at Minarets High, with 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Native American. The county population is about 38% White. Minarets High's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1 at Minarets High, with 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 51%. Among public schools in Madera County, the average eligibility rate is 81%.
The allk12 Grade for Minarets High is C+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In California, Minarets High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.5% actual against a predicted 49.7%.
Federal survey data for Madera County show that the median household income is $76,627, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Madera County is home to 81 public schools and about 32,251 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Chawanakee Academy Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. Minarets High is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Minarets High at 2nd of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 more students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.4:1) than in 2020-21 (28.4:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other schools in Chawanakee Unified
- Hillside ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- North Fork ElementaryElementary · 227 students
- Chawanakee Academy CharterCombined · 187 students
- Minarets Charter HighHigh · 165 students
- Mountain Oaks HighHigh · 13 students
Other schools in O'Neals
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- Chawanakee Academy CharterCombined · 187 students
- Minarets Charter HighHigh · 165 students
- Cedar Continuation HighHigh · 10 students
- Manzanita Community DayCombined
Nearby schools
- Chawanakee Academy Charter0.0 mi · 187
- Minarets Charter High0.0 mi · 165
- 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 HighHow many students attend Minarets High?
Minarets High enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Minarets High serve?
Minarets High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Minarets High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Minarets High is approximately 16.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Minarets High?
Minarets High reports a student body of 57% White, 25% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Minarets High public or private?
Minarets High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chawanakee Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.