Enrollment
286
High
DISTRICT 801 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTERVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 060006411535
Strathmore High
22568 Avenue 196, Strathmore, CA 93267 · (559) 568-1731 · Tulare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of California public high schools
- DTest 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
13.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
254 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 75 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 19% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
38.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
12.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 21.8% | 28.2% | 33.3% |
| Math | 1.3% | 11.5% | 19.2% | 68.0% |
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 | 38.5% | 12.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 6.6% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 11.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 6.1% |
| 2020-21 | 30.2% | 10.5% |
| 2018-19 | 44.9% | 20.2% |
| 2017-18 | 40.2% | 22.2% |
| 2016-17 | 31.3% | 13.4% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 6.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Strathmore High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strathmore High this school | 286 | 88.8% | 25.5% |
| Calistoga Junior/Senior High Calistoga | 355 | 88.2% | 36.3% |
| Nova Academy Early College High Santa Ana | 288 | 88.9% | N/A |
| Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High Los Angeles | 296 | 87.2% | N/A |
| Grizzly ChalleNGe Charter San Luis Obispo | 241 | 84.6% | 7.0% |
| ACE Charter High San Jose | 313 | 89.8% | N/A |
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 Strathmore High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #910 of 1,052 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #900 of 1,056 ▲ 103 | #20 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #915 of 1,056 ▼ 129 | #22 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #303 of 1,044 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #1,222 of 2,093 | #19 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #58 of 1,352 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #1,109 of 1,351 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #342 of 1,575 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #118 of 802 | #2 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
286
-85 (-23%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 286 | 20.8 | 13.8:1 | 89% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 20.4 | 13.8:1 | 65% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 21.4 | 14.1:1 | 81% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 82% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 17.6 | 21.3:1 | 82% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 16 | 17.2:1 | 84% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | N/A | N/A | 92% (318) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Strathmore High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (375 to 286); teachers up 18% (17.6 to 20.8).
About Strathmore High
Strathmore High is a small high school located in Strathmore, California. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 286 students. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Porterville Unified has 22 schools; together they serve 13,893 students.
At Strathmore High, Hispanic students make up 89% of the student body. The remaining students are 9% White. Among people living in Tulare County, the Hispanic share is about 67%. Strathmore High has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 20.8 full-time equivalents, or about 13.8 students per teacher. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. About 89% of students, or 254, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tulare County is 77%.
allk12 grades Strathmore High a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Strathmore High are 2.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.5% actual, 27.5% predicted).
Across Tulare County, median household income is about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Strathmore High is among the 196 public schools in Tulare County.
The closest public school, Harmony Magnet Academy, is about 0.1 miles from Strathmore High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Strathmore High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Strathmore High the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 286, 23% below the 371 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 16.9:1 to 13.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Porterville Unified
- Porterville HighHigh · 2,125 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Westfield ElementaryElementary · 661 students
Other schools in Strathmore
- Strathmore ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Harmony Magnet AcademyHigh · 509 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Strathmore Community DayElementary
Nearby schools
- Harmony Magnet Academy0.1 mi · 509
- Strathmore Elementary0.5 mi · 702
- Sunnyside Elementary1.4 mi · 311
- Sequoia Middle3.6 mi · 532
- Butterfield Charter4.0 mi · 504
- Porterville Military Academy4.0 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Strathmore HighHow large is Strathmore High?
Strathmore High enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 09-12.
Is Strathmore High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Strathmore High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Strathmore High?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Strathmore High.
What is the student diversity at Strathmore High?
Student demographics at Strathmore High are roughly 9% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Strathmore High?
Strathmore High is overseen by Porterville Unified in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.