Enrollment
253
High
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULARE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION·NCES 069104512387
University Preparatory High
915 South Mooney Blvd. Mariposa Bldg., Visalia, CA 93277 · (559) 730-2529 · Tulare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of California public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
29.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
95 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 27% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
88.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.9pp since 2014
Math
73.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +48.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 48 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 60.0% | 28.9% | 8.9% | 2.2% |
| Math | 40.0% | 33.3% | 17.8% | 8.9% |
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 | 88.9% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.5% | 62.1% |
| 2021-22 | 86.2% | 67.7% |
| 2020-21 | 78.3% | 67.4% |
| 2018-19 | 81.7% | 66.7% |
| 2017-18 | 88.5% | 71.2% |
| 2016-17 | 80.3% | 49.2% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% 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 18 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 University Preparatory High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Preparatory High this school | 253 | 37.5% | 75.3% |
| Lemoore Middle College High Lemoore | 255 | 39.6% | N/A |
| Saint Helena High St. Helena | 416 | 36.8% | 50.4% |
| High Tech High North County San Marcos | 409 | 41.6% | N/A |
| Mammoth High Mammoth Lakes | 330 | 38.5% | 42.0% |
| High Tech High Mesa San Diego | 435 | 40.5% | 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 University Preparatory High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #46 of 1,052 | #1 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #30 of 1,056 ▲ 55 | #1 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #30 of 1,056 ▲ 56 | #2 of 24 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #396 of 1,044 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,279 of 2,093 | #22 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.6:1 | #1,331 of 1,352 | #23 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #345 of 1,351 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #1,326 of 1,575 | #26 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #201 of 327 | #6 of 11 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
253
+13 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
29.6:1
was 19.8:1
% White
39%
was 38%
% Hispanic
47%
was 46%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
7%
was 7%
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 | 253 | 8.6 | 29.6:1 | 38% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 10.1 | 24.6:1 | 79% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 9.9 | 24.2:1 | 28% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 12.1 | 19.8:1 | 43% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Preparatory High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (240 to 253); teachers down 29% (12.1 to 8.6).
About University Preparatory High
University Preparatory High runs as a very small high school in Visalia, California. The school enrolls 253 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 70% below average.
Tulare County Office of Education counts 1,656 students in its 5 schools, and University Preparatory High is one of them.
The student body at University Preparatory High has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 47%. Next come 39% White, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 67% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
The school lists 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.6:1. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 95 students, or 38%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Tulare County, the average is 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, University Preparatory High lands at A+, ahead of 97% of California public high schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for University Preparatory High is 57.5%. It actually posts 75.3%, which is 17.8 points higher and in the top 10% of California schools.
In Tulare County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 196 public schools and about 101,494 students.
About 0.3 miles separate University Preparatory High from the closest public school, Visalia Charter Independent Study. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, University Preparatory High is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
University Preparatory High is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
In 2017-18, University Preparatory High enrolled 240 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 253. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (29.6:1) than in 2017-18 (19.8:1).
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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 Tulare County Office of Education
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- La Sierra HighHigh · 191 students
- Tulare County CourtHigh · 66 students
- Tulare County CommunityHigh · 5 students
Other schools in Visalia
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
Nearby schools
- Visalia Charter Independent Study0.3 mi · 515
- Royal Oaks Elementary0.5 mi · 413
- Divisadero Middle0.6 mi · 769
- Conyer Elementary0.8 mi · 377
- Redwood High0.9 mi · 2,490
- Creekside Community Day1.0 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About University Preparatory HighWhat is the total enrollment at University Preparatory High?
University Preparatory High enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does University Preparatory High serve?
University Preparatory High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does University Preparatory High have?
University Preparatory High employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.6:1.
What is the student diversity at University Preparatory High?
Student demographics at University Preparatory High are roughly 39% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees University Preparatory High?
University Preparatory High is overseen by Tulare County Office of Education in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.