Yosemite High

Yosemite High is a high school of modestly sized scale in Oakhurst, California, overseen by Yosemite Unified, serveing 542 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Within Yosemite Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 1,387 students, Yosemite High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Yosemite High reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, 2% Asian. By comparison, Madera County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Yosemite High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Madera County runs at roughly 81%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Yosemite High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.3%, the actual is 26.1%, a residual of -14.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Madera County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,627 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Madera County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,251 students), Yosemite High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yosemite Falls Education Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Yosemite High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 29.2%.

Yosemite High operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yosemite High has edged down 21%, going from 684 students in 2018 to 542 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 15% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.