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Enrollment
2,426
High
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANGER UNIFIED·NCES 063525005978
Sanger High
1045 Bethel Ave., Sanger, CA 93657 · (559) 524-7121 · Fresno County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,689 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 624 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 582 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 589 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 631 | 26% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
74.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.9pp since 2014
Math
37.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.0% | 38.8% | 16.5% | 8.6% |
| Math | 11.2% | 26.3% | 29.3% | 33.1% |
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 | 74.9% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.4% | 35.4% |
| 2022-23 | 64.3% | 29.3% |
| 2021-22 | 65.7% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 66.4% | 23.9% |
| 2018-19 | 67.4% | 40.2% |
| 2017-18 | 71.5% | 39.7% |
| 2016-17 | 64.9% | 35.3% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in California's top 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 Sanger High
Sanger High's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanger High this school | 2,426 | 69.6% | 55.3% |
| Golden West High Visalia | 2,059 | 70.7% | 30.1% |
| John F. Kennedy High Granada Hills | 2,152 | 72.0% | 45.4% |
| Tulare Western High Tulare | 1,927 | 72.7% | 43.3% |
| La Quinta High La Quinta | 2,425 | 74.4% | 45.6% |
| El Modena High Orange | 1,795 | 69.0% | 44.2% |
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 Sanger High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #245 of 1,052 | #8 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #305 of 1,056 ▼ 3 | #9 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #166 of 1,056 ▲ 14 | #8 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #198 of 1,044 | #10 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,426 | #118 of 2,093 | #6 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #1,009 of 1,352 | #37 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #918 of 1,351 | #25 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #878 of 1,575 | #37 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #181 of 802 | #3 of 17 |
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
2,426
-898 (-27%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,790
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 2,426 | 104.8 | 23.1:1 | 70% (1,689) |
| 2023-24 | 2,443 | 109.5 | 22.3:1 | 69% (1,696) |
| 2022-23 | 2,734 | 122.4 | 22.4:1 | 67% (1,841) |
| 2020-21 | 3,324 | 132 | 25.2:1 | 67% (2,231) |
| 2017-18 | 3,020 | 125.3 | 24.1:1 | 78% (2,343) |
| 2015-16 | 2,852 | 121 | 23.6:1 | 75% (2,149) |
| 2010-11 | 2,781 | N/A | N/A | 75% (2,078) |
| 2000-01 | 1,995 | 89 | 22.4:1 | 44% (885) |
| 1990-91 | 1,790 | 81 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanger High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (3,020 to 2,426); teachers down 16% (125.3 to 104.8).
About Sanger High
Sanger High, a large high school, is located in Sanger, California. Enrollment totals 2,426 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 189% above the 838-student average for high schools in California.
The district, Sanger Unified, has 13,313 students enrolled across 20 schools.
At Sanger High, 79% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 13% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Fresno County is about 55% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sanger High scores 35%.
Sanger High reported 104.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 23.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. There are 1,689 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 70% of enrollment.
BeatsExpectations places Sanger High in the top 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 16.5 points above it (55.3% actual, 38.8% predicted).
In the wider Fresno County area, median household income comes to about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Fresno County counts 368 public schools with about 206,072 students.
The closest school to Sanger High is Hallmark Academy, located about 0.3 miles away. Sanger High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Sanger High ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 55.3% versus a 40.3% average.
Sanger High is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased 27% over 4 years, reaching 2,426 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.2:1 to 23.1:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Sanger High, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sanger Unified
- Washington Academic MiddleMiddle · 1,539 students
- Sanger West HighHigh · 1,438 students
- John S. Wash ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Sequoia ElementaryElementary · 696 students
- Lone Star ElementaryElementary · 672 students
Other schools in Sanger
- Washington Academic MiddleMiddle · 1,539 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Sanger Academy CharterElementary · 609 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Ronald W. Reagan ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other Sanger High schools
One other US public school is named Sanger High. Sanger High is the largest of the 2.
- Sanger High SchoolSANGER, TX · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Hallmark Academy0.3 mi · 287
- Sanger Academy Charter0.4 mi · 609
- Madison Elementary0.5 mi · 408
- Kings River High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 89
- Washington Academic Middle0.8 mi · 1,539
- Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Sanger HighHow large is Sanger High?
Sanger High enrolls approximately 2,426 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sanger High serve?
Sanger High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sanger High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sanger High is approximately 23.1:1 (105 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sanger High?
At Sanger High, the student body is approximately 13% White, 79% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sanger High public or private?
Sanger High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sanger Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.