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What's the one class at Mt. Whitney High every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,637
High
DISTRICT 1,140 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116006801
Mt. Whitney High
900 South Conyer St., Visalia, CA 93277 · (559) 730-7602 · Tulare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,637 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
21.9:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,211 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 447 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 458 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 371 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 361 | 22% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
52.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.1pp since 2014
Math
15.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.5pp since 2014
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 16 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.1% | 33.9% | 22.1% | 24.9% |
| Math | 4.0% | 11.5% | 23.0% | 61.5% |
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 | 52.9% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.4% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 52.2% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 87.1% | 46.1% |
| 2018-19 | 62.5% | 30.1% |
| 2017-18 | 57.1% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 65.4% | 24.7% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Mt. Whitney High
Mt. Whitney High's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Whitney High this school | 1,637 | 74.0% | 34.0% |
| Costa Mesa High Costa Mesa | 1,730 | 73.2% | 38.9% |
| Hilltop Senior High Chula Vista | 1,771 | 77.4% | 41.8% |
| Golden West High Visalia | 2,059 | 70.7% | 30.1% |
| Napa High Napa | 1,642 | 74.4% | 29.9% |
| John F. Kennedy High Granada Hills | 2,152 | 72.0% | 45.4% |
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 Mt. Whitney High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #686 of 1,052 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #816 of 1,056 ▼ 58 | #19 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #640 of 1,056 ▼ 33 | #17 of 24 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #520 of 1,044 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,637 | #487 of 2,093 | #9 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #828 of 1,352 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #816 of 1,351 | #8 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #776 of 1,575 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #254 of 327 | #9 of 11 |
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
1,637
-46 (-3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,605
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 1,637 | 74.9 | 21.9:1 | 74% (1,211) |
| 2023-24 | 1,629 | 78 | 20.9:1 | 68% (1,101) |
| 2022-23 | 1,639 | 78.7 | 20.8:1 | 70% (1,141) |
| 2020-21 | 1,683 | 77 | 21.9:1 | 63% (1,062) |
| 2017-18 | 1,595 | 69.8 | 22.9:1 | 61% (965) |
| 2015-16 | 1,590 | 67 | 23.7:1 | 52% (825) |
| 2010-11 | 1,622 | N/A | N/A | 45% (733) |
| 2000-01 | 2,083 | 83 | 25.1:1 | 18% (368) |
| 1990-91 | 1,605 | 82 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Whitney High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,595 to 1,637); teachers up 7% (69.8 to 74.9).
About Mt. Whitney High
Mt. Whitney High is a high-enrollment high school in Visalia, California. A total of 1,637 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 95% higher.
Visalia Unified runs 41 schools with a combined 28,725 students. Mt. Whitney High is one of them.
At Mt. Whitney High, Hispanic students make up 75% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Mt. Whitney High's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.9:1, with 74.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.7 students per teacher above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 74% of enrollment.
Mt. Whitney High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mt. Whitney High would be expected to post about 36.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.0%.
Across Tulare County, the median household income is $71,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. In all, Tulare County has 196 public schools and roughly 101,494 students.
Conyer Elementary is the public school closest to Mt. Whitney High, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Mt. Whitney High holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Mt. Whitney High ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment declined 3% from its 2020-21 level of 1,683.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Visalia Unified
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
- Valley Oak MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- Riverway ElementaryElementary · 857 students
Other schools in Visalia
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
- Valley Oak MiddleMiddle · 952 students
Nearby schools
- Conyer Elementary0.2 mi · 377
- Charter Home School Academy0.3 mi · 240
- Washington Elementary0.5 mi · 294
- Redwood High0.5 mi · 2,490
- Divisadero Middle0.6 mi · 769
- Crescent Valley Public Charter II0.7 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Whitney HighHow large is Mt. Whitney High?
Mt. Whitney High enrolls approximately 1,637 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mt. Whitney High serve?
Mt. Whitney High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Mt. Whitney High have?
Mt. Whitney High employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
How diverse is Mt. Whitney High?
Mt. Whitney High reports a student body of 13% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt. Whitney High?
Mt. Whitney High is overseen by Visalia Unified in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.