Redwood High

Redwood High, a substantial senior high in Visalia, California, operated by Visalia Unified, instructs 2,490 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 197% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Visalia Unified runs 41 schools in total, collectively educating 28,725 students. Redwood High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Redwood High shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 22% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Redwood High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tulare County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Redwood High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.2%; this one delivers 50.3%.

In the area at large, Tulare County reports that median household income runs about $71,300, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Redwood High is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

The closest other public school is Conyer Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Redwood High at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 27.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Redwood High's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,266 (now 2,490). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 60% to 64% over that span.

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