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Citrus High

Public Grades 9-12

2004^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 7% of California high schools

Summary

Citrus High is a small public high school serving 155 students in grades 9-12 within the Porterville Unified school district in Porterville, CA, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to other local schools.

The school's performance metrics are notably lower than nearby high schools. For example, only 8.33% of students were proficient in English in 2024-2025, compared to 90.24% at Harmony Magnet Academy and 60.92% at Porterville High. Its graduation rate is 63.0%, far below the district average of 91.6%, and its chronic absenteeism rate is 72.2%, which is about four times the district average. Interestingly, Citrus High spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than many higher-performing schools in the area, such as Granite Hills High and Monache High.

Citrus High appears to serve as a specialized school for at-risk students, sharing similar patterns of high absenteeism and low proficiency with other continuation schools like John J. Cairns Continuation. A key finding is the extreme performance range within Porterville Unified, which contains both the top-ranked Harmony Magnet Academy and Citrus High. The school showed a promising success with English Language Learners in 2022-2023, but this has not been sustained, and it continues to work on recovery from severe pandemic-era disruptions to attendance and graduation.

155

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,498

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 East Mulberry Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-4822

(559) 782-7130

District: Porterville Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.3%

White:

12.9%

American Indian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (63% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg32%

California avg41%

2,004^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High Schools in the Porterville Unified

978^th of 1,543Porterville Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	2004 of 2162	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1835 of 2159	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1935 of 2170	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	2057 of 2123	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1262 of 1290	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2015 of 2133	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1993 of 2017	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	1981 of 2021	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	2023 of 2039	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	1981 of 1994	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	2006 of 2426	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	2003 of 2354	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	1925 of 2367	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	1817 of 2281	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	1497 of 2238	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	14.9	1756 of 2117	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	1757 of 2063	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1567 of 1968	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	1321 of 1901	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1507 of 1653	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	893 of 1085	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	284 of 1064	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	27.4	930 of 1044	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	753 of 941	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1872 of 1906	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1568 of 1915	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1775 of 1915	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1782 of 1858	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1724 of 1833	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1713 of 1900	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1639 of 1902	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1659 of 1917	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1824 of 1861	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1655 of 1814	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1724 of 1742	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1824 of 2013	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1692 of 2026	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1762 of 2030	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1893 of 1943	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1097 of 1126	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1799 of 1937	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1839 of 1862	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1822 of 1942	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1675 of 1948	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1742 of 1963	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1875 of 1916	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1109 of 1122	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1777 of 1880	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1815 of 1834	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-40 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Citrus High	Public	9-12	261 East Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7130	155	10	15.2	98.1%	20 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	10.4	2004^th of 2162 public high schools	7.3%		14.5	1835^th of 2159 public high schools	15.0%	169			5.6	5.6			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0	$43,498	$41,320	$2,178
Porterville High	Public	9-12	465 West Olive Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7210	2,125	86	24.8	88.6%	157 (7.4%)	7 (0.3%)	1,821 (85.7%)	43 (2.0%)	65 (3.1%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.3%)	59.5	834^th of 2162 public high schools	61.4%		57.7	819^th of 2159 public high schools	62.1%	15			19.3	19.3			60.9	60.9			27.4	27.4	$18,238	$17,090	$1,148
Porterville Military Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7300	255	17	15.3	90.2%	44 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	195 (76.5%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	55.6	919^th of 2162 public high schools	57.5%		67.9	598^th of 2159 public high schools	72.3%	321	38.5	33.3		36.4	38.6	48.1	71.4	51.2	18.2	21.2	8.6	16.8	$39,341	$38,250	$1,091
Vine Street Community Day	Public	7-12	645 North Prospect St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-6650	14	1	9.7	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$90,805	$89,774	$1,031
Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1701 East Putnam Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7075	1,206	55	22.0	95.6%	70 (5.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1,088 (90.2%)	10 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	41	1238^th of 2162 public high schools	42.7%		48.2	1053^rd of 2159 public high schools	51.2%	185		23.1		23.2			42.9	42.9			19.3	19.3	$21,627	$20,496	$1,131
Monache High	Public	9-12	960 North Newcomb St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7150	1,855	89	20.7	81.2%	225 (12.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1,475 (79.5%)	85 (4.6%)	15 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.6%)	54.1	945^th of 2162 public high schools	56.3%		60.6	751^st of 2159 public high schools	65.2%	194		28.7		28.6			57.9	57.9			21.0	21.0	$21,168	$20,074	$1,094
Harmony Magnet Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	19429 Road 228	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-0347	509	21	24.4	73.1%	97 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (73.3%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	95.1	94^th of 2162 public high schools	95.7%		95.9	91^st of 2159 public high schools	95.8%	3		64.2	46.4	55.7			90.2	90.2			51.6	51.6	$28,263	$27,204	$1,059
Strathmore High	Public	9-12	22568 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1731	286	21	13.7	88.8%	26 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	255 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	30	1483^rd of 2162 public high schools	31.4%		32.6	1434^th of 2159 public high schools	33.6%	49		15.6		15.2			38.5	38.5			12.8	12.8	$40,643	$39,474	$1,169
John J. Cairns Continuation	Public	9-12	290 North Harvard Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5913	65	6	10.0	87.7%	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1888^th of 2162 public high schools	12.7%		17	1758^th of 2159 public high schools	18.6%	130		4.0		3.6			24.0	24.0			0.0	0.0	$62,866	$58,692	$4,174
Lindsay Community Day	Public	7-12	270 North Harvard	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5913	14	1	14.0	78.6%	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$27,850	$22,032	$5,818

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Is Citrus High a good school?

Citrus High ranks in the bottom 7.3% of California high schools.

What district is Citrus High in?

Porterville Unified

How many students attend Citrus High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Citrus High.

What is the racial makeup of Citrus High?

Students at Citrus High are 81% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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