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Sierra Vista Charter High

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Sierra Vista Charter High ranks 1536 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 9-12

1536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 29% of California high schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Charter High is a small public charter high school serving 166 students in grades 9-12 within the Tulare Joint Union High district in Tulare, CA, an area where the district overall ranks in the lower half of schools statewide.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its state ranking in the 29th percentile and particularly low proficiency in mathematics compared to both the district and state averages. This is lower than many nearby schools, such as Tulare Western High and Mission Oak High. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 40% of students missing significant school time, a rate much higher than most local comprehensive high schools. Despite these academic struggles and high student need, the school spends more per student than some higher-performing peers in the area, yet this has not translated to stronger test scores.

However, Sierra Vista has a notable strength: it graduates almost all of its students, with a 95.5% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, outperforming the state average. It also offers a lower student-teacher ratio than many larger schools, which can allow for more individual attention. The school's profile presents a puzzle of high graduation success alongside low standardized test performance, suggesting it may effectively support students to complete their credits and graduate even as it works to improve core academic mastery and address attendance barriers.

166

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,689

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 North K St.
Tulare, CA 93274-4007

(559) 687-7384

District: Tulare Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

White:

18.7%

Asian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2012 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,536^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 10 pts since 2017

From bottom 19% (2017) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Tulare Joint Union High

947^th of 1,543Tulare Joint Union High 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	27.7	1536 of 2162	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1479 of 2159	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1471 of 2170	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1414 of 2123	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1003 of 1290	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1410 of 2133	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	1037 of 2017	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.6	1639 of 2021	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	1921 of 2426	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	1835 of 2354	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	1910 of 2367	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	1944 of 2281	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1810 of 2238	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	1676 of 2117	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	1610 of 2063	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	1365 of 1968	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	18.5	1448 of 1901	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	1424 of 1653	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1464 of 1906	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1342 of 1915	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1402 of 1915	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1332 of 1858	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	927 of 1054	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1166 of 1833	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1107 of 1760	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1376 of 1900	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1270 of 1902	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1305 of 1917	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1238 of 1861	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1236 of 1814	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	616 of 1742	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1477 of 2013	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1340 of 2026	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1285 of 2030	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1204 of 1943	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	876 of 1126	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1356 of 1937	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	963 of 1862	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1337 of 1942	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1432 of 1948	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1293 of 1963	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1223 of 1916	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	857 of 1122	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	782 of 1173	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Sierra Vista Charter High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	351 North K St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	166	11	14.9	79.5%	31 (18.7%)	1 (0.6%)	123 (74.1%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	27.7	1536^th of 2162 public high schools	29.0%		30.5	1479^th of 2159 public high schools	31.5%	57	10.0			11.6	41.3	41.3	7.9	7.9	$33,689	$32,174	$1,515
Tulare Union High	Public	9-12	755 East Tulare Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-4761	1,616	76	21.1	75.3%	202 (12.5%)	57 (3.5%)	1,288 (79.7%)	17 (1.1%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.2%)	55.4	927^th of 2162 public high schools	57.1%		49.2	1020^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	93	23.9		28.6	24.1	59.3	59.3	24.2	24.2	$32,446	$30,692	$1,754
Tulare Western High	Public	9-12	824 West Maple Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-8751	1,927	88	21.8	72.7%	224 (11.6%)	25 (1.3%)	1,579 (81.9%)	50 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (1.9%)	56.3	901^st of 2162 public high schools	58.3%		55.2	875^th of 2159 public high schools	59.5%	26	20.3		15.0	20.0	64.7	64.7	27.0	27.0	$29,809	$28,238	$1,571
Tulare Technical Preparatory High	Public	9-12	737 West Bardsley Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-7400	35	4	9.2	97.1%	3 (8.6%)	2 (5.7%)	29 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Countryside Community Day	Public	9-12	1084 South Pratt St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	24	3	8.7	91.7%	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (62.5%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$72,010	$66,958	$5,052
Mission Oak High	Public	9-12	3442 East Bardsley Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2021	1,678	80	20.8	66.3%	261 (15.6%)	36 (2.1%)	1,326 (79.0%)	25 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.1%)	51.3	1015^th of 2162 public high schools	53.1%		48.4	1044^th of 2159 public high schools	51.6%	29	23.1		20.0	22.9	53.7	53.7	23.8	23.8	$30,793	$28,758	$2,035
Accelerated Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	4136 North Mooney Blvd.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2021	152	9	16.5	86.2%	13 (8.6%)	4 (2.6%)	133 (87.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10.5	2000^th of 2162 public high schools	7.5%		11.5	1976^th of 2159 public high schools	8.5%	24	0.0		0.0	0.0	4.2	4.2	5.3	5.3	$43,470	$40,784	$2,686
El Diamante High	Public	9-12	5100 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-3500	1,890	89	21.2	62.6%	321 (17.0%)	21 (1.1%)	1,363 (72.1%)	84 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (4.8%)	67.7	642^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.3%		68.7	588^th of 2159 public high schools	72.8%	54		37.0	7.1	36.0	70.4	70.4	25.5	25.5	$17,664	$16,084	$1,580
Visalia Technical Early College	Public, Charter	9-12	2245 South Linwood	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3212	216	14	15.1	56.5%	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (56.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	62.2	758^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		63.9	676^th of 2159 public high schools	68.7%	82		42.2		41.5	57.8	57.8	20.3	20.3	$33,179	$31,598	$1,581
Visalia Charter Independent Study	Public, Charter	7-12	1821 West Meadow Ln.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-8055	515	48	10.8	70.3%	93 (18.1%)	9 (1.7%)	365 (70.9%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	31.2	1462^nd of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		43.9	1150^th of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	312		12.0		12.1	48.2	48.2	9.3	9.3	$25,759	$24,172	$1,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Charter High

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Charter High?

Students at Sierra Vista Charter High are 74% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Asian.

Is Sierra Vista Charter High a good school?

Sierra Vista Charter High ranks 1536^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Sierra Vista Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended Sierra Vista Charter High.

What district is Sierra Vista Charter High in?

Tulare Joint Union High

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