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Chowchilla Union High

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At a glance

1304^thof 1,530 California districts▲ 67

Better than 14% of California districts

High 2Grades 9-12

805 Humboldt Ave.
Chowchilla, CA 93610-3199·(559) 665-3662·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 14.8% of districts

Schools

1,091

Students

Top rankedChowchilla Union High1451^st of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Gateway High (Continuation) up 284 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Chowchilla Union High School District has two high schools serving grades 9–12: Chowchilla Union High enrolls 1,017 students, while Gateway High (Continuation) enrolls 74. In 2025–2026, both schools reported results in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and neither matched the state result in any subject. The clearest difference is that Chowchilla Union High leads Gateway in all three subjects and has substantially stronger graduation and attendance outcomes.

Chowchilla Union High is the stronger performer across the reported measures: its scores were 44% in ELA, 15% in math and 16% in science, compared with Gateway’s 21%, 0% and 6%. That is a school-to-school gap of 23 points in ELA, 15 in math and 10 in science. Both schools remain below state results, but ELA is closest: Chowchilla Union High was 6 points below the state, while Gateway was 28 points below. Graduation rates were 97% and 72%, respectively, and Gateway’s chronic absenteeism was 72%, compared with 20% at Chowchilla Union High. SchoolDigger gives Chowchilla Union High 2 stars and Gateway 1 star.

Recent test trends are mixed: Gateway improved in ELA by 18 points and science by 6 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math remained at 0%; Chowchilla Union High’s ELA fell by 12 points, while its math rose by 1 point and science by 2. SchoolDigger’s percentile rankings moved in opposite directions over three years: Chowchilla Union High went from 42 to 32, while Gateway rose from 0 to 13. The schools also differ in context: their reported student-teacher ratios are 21:1 and 24:1, and both report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025—81% at Chowchilla Union High and 92% at Gateway. These are contextual differences, not explanations for the outcomes; Gateway is also a continuation school, so the two settings are not identical.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Chowchilla Union High	Public	9-12	805 Humboldt Ave.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-1331	1,017	48	21.0	81.1%	242 (23.8%)	16 (1.6%)	701 (68.9%)	28 (2.8%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.6%)	31.9	1451^st of 2135 public high schools	32.0%		36.3	1349^th of 2162 public high schools	37.6%	102	16.7	0.0		16.3	43.7	43.7	15.0	15.0	$21,536	$1,119	$20,417
Gateway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	805 Humboldt Ave.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-1331	74	3	24.0	91.9%	10 (13.5%)	3 (4.1%)	60 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	11.7	1856^th of 2135 public high schools	13.1%		7.3	2140^th of 2162 public high schools	1.0%	284				6.3	20.8	20.8	0.0	0.0	$10,752	$895	$9,857

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chowchilla Elementary	0.32 mi	5
Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary	7.15 mi	2	430^th
Madera Unified	7.5 mi	33	1263^rd
Le Grand Union High	7.82 mi	2	1116^th
Le Grand Union Elementary	7.85 mi	1	965^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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