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Enrollment
542
High
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YOSEMITE UNIFIED·NCES 060016007023
Yosemite High
50200 Road 427, Oakhurst, CA 93644 · (559) 683-4667 · Madera County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
20.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
357 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 144 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
52.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.1pp since 2014
Math
7.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -17.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.6% | 35.3% | 21.6% | 25.5% |
| Math | 2.0% | 5.9% | 36.3% | 55.9% |
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 | 52.9% | 7.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 13.5% |
| 2022-23 | 45.6% | 23.4% |
| 2021-22 | 64.4% | 27.3% |
| 2020-21 | 72.1% | 54.5% |
| 2018-19 | 75.7% | 37.5% |
| 2017-18 | 63.5% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 55.3% | 28.7% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Yosemite High
Yosemite High's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite High this school | 542 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| Mariposa County High Mariposa | 461 | 62.7% | 42.8% |
| Fortuna Union High Fortuna | 826 | 66.1% | 24.7% |
| Central Valley High Shasta Lake | 583 | 71.5% | 57.1% |
| Big Bear High Big Bear City | 630 | 65.7% | 39.5% |
| Middletown High Middletown | 421 | 55.1% | 46.9% |
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 Yosemite High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #850 of 1,052 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #1,012 of 1,056 ▼ 206 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #638 of 1,056 ▲ 257 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.4pp | #10 of 1,044 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #991 of 2,093 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #551 of 1,352 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #494 of 1,351 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #934 of 1,575 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #172 of 802 | 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
542
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 542 | 27.1 | 20.0:1 | 66% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 26.4 | 21.1:1 | 58% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 23.9 | 23.1:1 | 53% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 25 | 21.5:1 | 53% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 31.2 | 22.0:1 | 43% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 31 | 20.9:1 | 45% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 817 | N/A | N/A | 30% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yosemite High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (684 to 542); teachers down 13% (31.2 to 27.1).
About Yosemite High
Yosemite High is a public high school in Oakhurst, California. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 542 students. That is 35% below the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Yosemite Unified, which runs Yosemite High, has 7 schools and 1,387 students.
At Yosemite High, 58% of students are White. The remaining students are 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Madera County is about 38% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Yosemite High scores 57%.
There are about 20.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Yosemite High, which has 27.1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Yosemite High is about 66%. That is lower than the 81% average for public schools in Madera County.
Among California public high schools, Yosemite High outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Yosemite High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 41.0%. Yosemite High scores 28.3%, 12.7 points below that line.
In Madera County, home to about 160,940 people, median household income comes to about $76,627, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Madera County's 81 public schools enroll about 32,251 students and include Yosemite High.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Yosemite High from the closest public school, Yosemite Falls Education Center. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Yosemite High places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Yosemite High was 537 in 2020-21 and 542 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.5:1 to 20.0:1.
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Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yosemite Unified
- Rivergold ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Coarsegold ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- Evergreen HighHigh · 46 students
- Ahwahnee HighHigh · 35 students
- Yosemite Falls Education CenterCombined · 25 students
- Raymond Granite HighHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Oakhurst
- Oakhurst ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)Elementary · 213 students
- Oak Creek IntermediateMiddle · 187 students
- Glacier High School CharterHigh · 82 students
- Evergreen HighHigh · 46 students
- Ahwahnee HighHigh · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Yosemite Falls Education Center0.0 mi · 25
- Evergreen High0.0 mi · 46
- Ahwahnee High0.2 mi · 35
- Oak Creek Intermediate0.5 mi · 187
- Oakhurst Elementary0.7 mi · 333
- Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)1.4 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Yosemite HighHow large is Yosemite High?
Yosemite High enrolls approximately 542 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Yosemite High serve?
Yosemite High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Yosemite High?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Yosemite High.
How diverse is Yosemite High?
Yosemite High reports a student body of 58% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Yosemite High?
Yosemite High is overseen by Yosemite Unified in Madera County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.