Summary:
Turlock, California is served by four public high schools (grades 9-12, with one serving 7-12) across two districts, educating nearly 4,800 students in total.
The two traditional comprehensive high schools, Turlock High and John H. Pitman High in the Turlock Unified district, are the largest and generally highest-performing options. Turlock High has the strongest academic scores in English and math, while Pitman High boasts the highest graduation rate and lowest dropout rate in the city. Both maintain graduation rates above 94%, though all Turlock schools perform below the state average in math and science.
The alternative schools, Roselawn High (Turlock Unified) and Fusion Charter (its own district), serve a smaller population of students and face significant challenges, with much lower proficiency rates, higher chronic absenteeism, and, in Fusion's case, a dramatically higher dropout rate. Notably, Roselawn spends the most per student but has poor outcomes, while Fusion operates with far less funding and an extremely high student-teacher ratio.
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