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Enrollment
2,479
High
DISTRICT 1,549 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURLOCK UNIFIED·NCES 060015811505
Turlock High
1600 East Canal Dr., Turlock, CA 95380 · (350) 206-6400 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,479 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- 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
20.9:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,457 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 657 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 642 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 561 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 619 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
53.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
24.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.5% | 29.2% | 21.1% | 25.2% |
| Math | 7.0% | 17.6% | 27.8% | 47.7% |
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 | 53.7% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 20.3% |
| 2022-23 | 46.6% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 20.1% |
| 2020-21 | 48.4% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.9% | 28.8% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 30.3% |
| 2016-17 | 60.3% | 28.0% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Turlock High
Turlock High's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turlock High this school | 2,479 | 58.8% | 36.5% |
| San Marcos Senior High Santa Barbara | 1,926 | 58.0% | 43.3% |
| Santa Barbara Senior High Santa Barbara | 1,924 | 61.7% | 30.1% |
| Serrano High Phelan | 2,163 | 57.9% | 31.7% |
| Buena High Ventura | 1,585 | 60.2% | 38.0% |
| Ventura High Ventura | 1,939 | 60.4% | 40.9% |
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 Turlock High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #622 of 1,052 | #11 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #546 of 1,056 ▲ 56 | #6 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #614 of 1,056 ▲ 101 | #9 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #316 of 1,044 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,479 | #108 of 2,093 | #1 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #668 of 1,352 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #658 of 1,351 | #9 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #1,052 of 1,575 | #21 of 25 |
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
2,479
-31 (-1%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 2,177
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 2,479 | 118.8 | 20.9:1 | 59% (1,457) |
| 2023-24 | 2,465 | 118.9 | 20.7:1 | 56% (1,386) |
| 2022-23 | 2,475 | 116.7 | 21.2:1 | 53% (1,324) |
| 2020-21 | 2,510 | 117 | 21.4:1 | 50% (1,248) |
| 2017-18 | 2,479 | 108.3 | 22.9:1 | 62% (1,544) |
| 2015-16 | 2,198 | 99 | 22.2:1 | 60% (1,328) |
| 2010-11 | 2,177 | N/A | N/A | 58% (1,273) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turlock High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (2,479 to 2,479); teachers up 10% (108.3 to 118.8).
About Turlock High
Turlock High is a high-enrollment high school in California, located in Turlock. Total enrollment is 2,479 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 196% higher.
Turlock High is run by Turlock Unified, whose 14 schools enroll 13,478 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Turlock High is 64%, a majority. After that, the student body is 28% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Stanislaus County is about 50% Hispanic. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Turlock High are from different groups.
Turlock High has 118.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.9:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. The rate at public schools in Stanislaus County averages 71%, higher than here.
Among California public high schools, Turlock High outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Turlock High are 8.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.5% actual, 45.1% predicted).
In Stanislaus County, median household income comes to about $81,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 190, with about 106,477 students.
Turlock High's closest public school neighbor is Julien Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Turlock High holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Turlock High ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 36.5% versus a 25.9% average.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 2,510 to 2,479.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Turlock Unified
- John H. Pitman HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Turlock Junior HighMiddle · 1,294 students
- Walnut Elementary Education CenterElementary · 900 students
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion AcademyElementary · 831 students
- Julien ElementaryElementary · 826 students
- Dennis G. Earl ElementaryElementary · 817 students
Other schools in Turlock
- John H. Pitman HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Turlock Junior HighMiddle · 1,294 students
- Walnut Elementary Education CenterElementary · 900 students
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion AcademyElementary · 831 students
- Julien ElementaryElementary · 826 students
- Dennis G. Earl ElementaryElementary · 817 students
Nearby schools
- Julien Elementary0.3 mi · 826
- eCademy Charter at Crane0.4 mi · 114
- Marvin A. Dutcher Middle0.5 mi · 810
- Crowell Elementary1.1 mi · 758
- Wakefield Elementary1.5 mi · 601
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy1.7 mi · 831
Frequently asked questions
About Turlock HighHow many students attend Turlock High?
Turlock High enrolls approximately 2,479 students in grades 09-12.
Is Turlock High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Turlock High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Turlock High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Turlock High is approximately 20.9:1 (119 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Turlock High?
Turlock High reports a student body of 28% White, 64% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Turlock High?
Turlock High is overseen by Turlock Unified in Stanislaus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.