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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Summerville High this year?
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Enrollment
508
High
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMERVILLE UNION HIGH·NCES 063828006452
Summerville High
17555 Tuolumne Rd., Tuolumne, CA 95379 · (209) 928-4228 · Tuolumne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of California public high schools
- B+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.
- A-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
23.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
231 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 150 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 95 | 19% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
70.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.9pp since 2014
Math
29.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.9% | 40.9% | 21.3% | 7.9% |
| Math | 6.3% | 22.8% | 30.7% | 40.2% |
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 | 70.9% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.1% | 22.2% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 23.6% |
| 2020-21 | 70.5% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 57.8% | 27.2% |
| 2017-18 | 45.5% | 19.7% |
| 2016-17 | 51.3% | 20.2% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Summerville High
Summerville High's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerville High this school | 508 | 45.5% | 48.9% |
| Bret Harte Union High Angels Camp | 559 | 41.5% | 39.9% |
| Calaveras High San Andreas | 703 | 47.4% | 20.7% |
| West Valley Early College High Cottonwood | 736 | 47.1% | 39.4% |
| Golden Sierra Junior Senior High Garden Valley | 436 | 42.9% | 34.7% |
| Paradise Senior High Paradise | 495 | 49.9% | 31.3% |
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 Summerville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tuolumne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #342 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #447 of 1,056 ▼ 134 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #229 of 1,056 ▲ 171 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #139 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #1,020 of 2,093 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #1,016 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #661 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,221 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #62 of 327 | N/A |
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
508
+98 (+24%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 29.3:1
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 | 508 | 21.9 | 23.2:1 | 45% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 18.5 | 26.2:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 16.9 | 27.1:1 | 48% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 14 | 29.3:1 | 34% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 22.8 | 19.0:1 | 45% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 36% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | N/A | N/A | 34% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 36 | 21.6:1 | 18% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 28 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summerville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (432 to 508); teachers down 4% (22.8 to 21.9).
About Summerville High
Summerville High is a small high school in Tuolumne, California, one of the schools in Summerville Union High. The school enrolls 508 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
Summerville Union High has 643 students in 6 schools, and Summerville High is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Summerville High is 66%, a majority. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Tuolumne County is roughly 81% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. The school has 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. In all, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Summerville High lands at B, ahead of 62% of California public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Summerville High would be expected to post about 52.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.9%.
In Tuolumne County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $77,404, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 30 public schools and about 5,724 students.
Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Summerville High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Summerville High places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Summerville High is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
From 410 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 508 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 29.3 in 2020-21 to 23.2 in 2024-25.
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Tuolumne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,498
Census ACS
Median income
$77,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
5,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Summerville Union High
- Connections Visual and Performing Arts AcademyHigh · 117 students
- Long Barn HighHigh · 9 students
- South Fork HighHigh · 4 students
- Mountain HighHigh · 3 students
- Cold Springs HighHigh · 2 students
Other schools in Tuolumne
- Summerville ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Connections Visual and Performing Arts AcademyHigh · 117 students
Other Summerville High schools
One other US public school is named Summerville High. Summerville High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Summerville HighSummerville, SC · 3,361 students
Nearby schools
- Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy0.0 mi · 117
- Summerville Elementary1.1 mi · 457
- Soulsbyville Elementary2.0 mi · 498
- Curtis Creek Elementary2.9 mi · 410
- Gold Rush Home Study Charter3.7 mi · 430
- Belleview Elementary5.2 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Summerville HighHow many students attend Summerville High?
Summerville High enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Summerville High serve?
Summerville High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Summerville High?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Summerville High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summerville High?
At Summerville High, the student body is approximately 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Summerville High in?
Summerville High is part of Summerville Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.