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Enrollment
1,063
High
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEATLAND UNION HIGH·NCES 064235006930
Wheatland Union High
1010 Wheatland Rd., Wheatland, CA 95692 · (530) 633-3100 · Yuba County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,063 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- B+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
20.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
795 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 295 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 260 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 252 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
62.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.4pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.5% | 36.1% | 21.9% | 15.6% |
| Math | 5.4% | 20.4% | 28.3% | 45.8% |
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 | 62.6% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 23.2% |
| 2022-23 | 63.8% | 32.9% |
| 2021-22 | 40.6% | 19.3% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 23.6% |
| 2017-18 | 51.5% | 22.8% |
| 2016-17 | 55.9% | 31.3% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Wheatland Union High
Wheatland Union High's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Union High this school | 1,063 | 74.8% | 41.4% |
| Las Plumas High Oroville | 1,265 | 74.5% | 27.8% |
| Red Bluff High Red Bluff | 1,586 | 75.6% | 37.6% |
| Enterprise High Redding | 1,148 | 65.7% | 43.6% |
| Marysville High Marysville | 1,034 | 62.2% | 24.8% |
| Antelope High Antelope | 1,821 | 67.3% | 44.6% |
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 Wheatland Union High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Yuba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #493 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #512 of 1,056 ▲ 6 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #407 of 1,056 ▲ 159 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.3pp | #51 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,063 | #742 of 2,093 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #605 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #92 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #751 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.9% | #23 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
1,063
+196 (+23%) vs 2020
+110% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 1,063 | 52.1 | 20.4:1 | 75% (795) |
| 2023-24 | 1,048 | 49.6 | 21.1:1 | 76% (800) |
| 2022-23 | 1,048 | 50.2 | 20.9:1 | 80% (842) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 38 | 22.8:1 | 49% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 34.2 | 22.9:1 | 46% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 31 | 22.8:1 | 37% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | N/A | N/A | 30% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 45% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 24 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatland Union High.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (782 to 1,063); teachers up 52% (34.2 to 52.1).
About Wheatland Union High
Students in Wheatland, California, attend Wheatland Union High, a mid-sized high school. Enrollment stands at 1,063 students, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 27% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Wheatland Union High operates as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Wheatland Union High, about 37 are White, the largest group. Other students are 35% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 4% Black. That is lower than the 54% White share among all Yuba County residents. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Wheatland Union High are from different groups.
There are about 20.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Wheatland Union High, which has 52.1. The school's 20.4:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, Wheatland Union High lands at B+, ahead of 71% of California public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wheatland Union High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 41.4% actual against 35.7% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Yuba County show that median household income comes to about $76,373, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yuba County counts 41 public schools with about 16,045 students.
Edward P. Duplex sits less than a tenth of a mile from Wheatland Union High. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Wheatland Union High places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Wheatland Union High the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 196 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.8:1 in 2020-21, and 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Wheatland Union High. You can also rate the school on this page.
Yuba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,507
Census ACS
Median income
$76,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,045 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wheatland Union High
- Edward P. DuplexHigh · 55 students
- Wheatland Community Day HighHigh · 8 students
Other schools in Wheatland
- Bear RiverMiddle · 585 students
- Wheatland ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Edward P. DuplexHigh · 55 students
- Wheatland Community Day HighHigh · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Edward P. Duplex0.0 mi · 55
- Wheatland Community Day High0.0 mi · 8
- Bear River0.3 mi · 585
- Wheatland Elementary0.4 mi · 380
- Sheridan Elementary3.5 mi · 62
- Riverside Meadows Intermediate6.3 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatland Union HighHow many students attend Wheatland Union High?
Wheatland Union High enrolls approximately 1,063 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wheatland Union High serve?
Wheatland Union High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Wheatland Union High?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Wheatland Union High.
What is the student diversity at Wheatland Union High?
Student demographics at Wheatland Union High are roughly 37% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Wheatland Union High in?
Wheatland Union High is part of Wheatland Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.