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What's the biggest difference between Orosi High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,108
High
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUTLER-OROSI JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061035001159
Orosi High
41815 Road 128, Orosi, CA 93647 · (559) 528-4731 · Tulare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,108 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
19.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,064 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 312 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 326 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 199 | 18% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
57.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.5pp since 2014
Math
16.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 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 up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 36.4% | 22.2% | 20.3% |
| Math | 4.6% | 11.8% | 27.4% | 56.3% |
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 | 57.5% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 14.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.4% | 20.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.2% | 21.7% |
| 2020-21 | 53.5% | 22.6% |
| 2018-19 | 56.6% | 24.2% |
| 2017-18 | 44.8% | 28.8% |
| 2016-17 | 43.3% | 13.6% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Orosi High
Orosi High's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orosi High this school | 1,108 | 96.0% | 37.1% |
| Mountain View High El Monte | 1,123 | 96.2% | 28.6% |
| Maywood Academy High Maywood | 1,012 | 96.7% | 29.7% |
| Woodrow Wilson Senior High Los Angeles | 1,260 | 94.0% | 41.6% |
| Mendota High Mendota | 1,065 | 97.5% | 39.6% |
| South El Monte High South El Monte | 1,125 | 92.3% | 35.4% |
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 Orosi High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #608 of 1,052 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #794 of 1,056 ▼ 25 | #18 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #526 of 1,056 ▼ 84 | #13 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #624 of 1,044 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,108 | #725 of 2,093 | #13 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #429 of 1,352 | #6 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #1,249 of 1,351 | #21 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #92 of 1,575 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #774 of 802 | #12 of 12 |
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
1,108
+25 (+2%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 1,108 | 57.7 | 19.2:1 | 96% (1,064) |
| 2023-24 | 1,084 | 53.7 | 20.2:1 | 96% (1,044) |
| 2022-23 | 1,049 | 55.4 | 18.9:1 | 95% (1,001) |
| 2020-21 | 1,083 | 47 | 23.0:1 | 95% (1,032) |
| 2017-18 | 1,117 | 49 | 22.8:1 | 95% (1,061) |
| 2015-16 | 1,045 | 41 | 25.5:1 | 90% (941) |
| 2010-11 | 997 | N/A | N/A | 100% (994) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 43 | 19.7:1 | 83% (703) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 32 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orosi High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,117 to 1,108); teachers up 18% (49 to 57.7).
About Orosi High
Orosi High is a high school in Orosi, California, reachable at (559) 528-4731. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,108 students. Enrollment is 32% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified runs 8 schools with a combined 3,815 students. Orosi High is one of them.
The student body at Orosi High is 95% Hispanic. Other groups include 4% Asian. By comparison, Tulare County residents are about 67% Hispanic. Orosi High's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
Orosi High's 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.2:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 19.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96%. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County is 19 points.
Orosi High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Orosi High lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.1%; the prediction is 23.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tulare County show that the median household income is $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Besides Orosi High, Tulare County has 195 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Palm Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 37.9% on proficiency, and Orosi High is below that at 37.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Orosi High as Town: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,083 students in 2020-21 and 1,108 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.2:1) than in 2020-21 (23.0:1).
Community posts for Orosi High can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
- El Monte MiddleMiddle · 844 students
- Cutler ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Golden Valley ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Palm ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Lovell HighHigh · 54 students
- Esperanza HighCombined · 19 students
Other schools in Orosi
- El Monte MiddleMiddle · 844 students
- Golden Valley ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Palm ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Palm Elementary0.2 mi · 573
- El Monte Middle0.5 mi · 844
- Golden Valley Elementary0.5 mi · 603
- Cutler Elementary1.6 mi · 607
- Monson-Sultana Elementary2.7 mi · 440
- Esperanza High3.2 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Orosi HighHow many students attend Orosi High?
Orosi High enrolls approximately 1,108 students in grades 09-12.
Is Orosi High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orosi High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Orosi High have?
Orosi High employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Orosi High?
Student demographics at Orosi High are roughly 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Orosi High public or private?
Orosi High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.