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Deep Creek Academy

Public Grades 9-12

2076^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

Deep Creek Academy is a very small public high school serving only 34 students in grades 9-12 within the Farmersville Unified School District, operating in a community with significant economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces severe difficulties, with proficiency rates far below both the district and state averages; for example, 0% of students are proficient in mathematics and science, and only 13.33% are proficient in English. This places Deep Creek Academy in the bottom 4% of all California high schools, a stark contrast to other schools in the area like Farmersville High (39th percentile) and Redwood High (83rd percentile). Chronic absenteeism, at 31.7%, is nearly double the district average and is a major concern that likely impacts learning.

Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student ($27,912) than nearby schools, including those in its own district, and has a lower student-teacher ratio, yet these resources have not translated into better academic outcomes. While graduation rates have recently improved dramatically to over 91%, the school's long-standing performance challenges and how it compares to other alternative schools like Kaweah High or La Sierra High suggest it may serve a distinct student population and faces systemic issues requiring targeted interventions.

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$62,416

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

281 South Farmersville Blvd.
Farmersville, CA 93223-1833

(559) 747-6205

District: Farmersville Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

2.9%

American Indian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2012 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg20%

California avg41%

2,076^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Farmersville Unified

1375^th of 1,543Farmersville 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	8.8	2076 of 2162	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	2146 of 2159	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	2132 of 2170	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2089 of 2123	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1272 of 1290	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1996 of 2017	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1950 of 2039	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	1594 of 1994	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	2203 of 2426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	1826 of 2354	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	1430 of 2367	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	11.5	1956 of 2281	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	1764 of 2238	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	1716 of 2117	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	1333 of 2063	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.1	1469 of 1968	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.4	1483 of 1901	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	1638 of 1653	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	945 of 1044	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1796 of 1900	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1890 of 1902	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1882 of 1917	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1825 of 1861	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1728 of 1742	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1919 of 2013	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	2011 of 2026	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1988 of 2030	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1910 of 1943	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1106 of 1126	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1842 of 1862	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	1922 of 1948	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1947 of 1963	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1883 of 1916	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1114 of 1122	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1827 of 1834	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)13th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-35 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 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
Deep Creek Academy	Public	9-12	281 South Farmersville Blvd.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-6205	34	2	17.0	91.2%	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	2076^th of 2162 public high schools	4.0%		8.3	2146^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%	70		0.0		0.0			13.3	13.3			0.0	0.0	$62,416	$61,830	$586
Farmersville High	Public	9-12	631 East Walnut Ave.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 594-4567	711	33	21.4	86.6%	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	683 (96.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37.4	1324^th of 2162 public high schools	38.8%		33.6	1403^rd of 2159 public high schools	35.0%	79		13.1		12.9			55.6	55.6			11.9	11.9	$25,546	$24,274	$1,272
Exeter Union High	Public	9-12	505 Rocky Hill Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2127	909	38	24.0	65.6%	286 (31.5%)	3 (0.3%)	596 (65.6%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	73.1	534^th of 2162 public high schools	75.3%		72.6	528^th of 2159 public high schools	75.5%	6		36.7		36.7			74.9	74.9			31.1	31.1	$27,904	$26,952	$952
Golden West High	Public	9-12	1717 North McAuliff St.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7814	2,059	95	21.5	70.7%	259 (12.6%)	18 (0.9%)	1,585 (77.0%)	99 (4.8%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (4.3%)	42.5	1199^th of 2162 public high schools	44.5%		37.7	1302^nd of 2159 public high schools	39.7%	103		24.1	5.9	23.4			52.8	52.8			12.2	12.2	$16,993	$15,386	$1,607
Kaweah High	Public	9-12	1107 E Rocky Hill Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-4420	29	3	9.4	89.7%	8 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	1434^th of 2162 public high schools	33.7%		48.6	1036^th of 2159 public high schools	52.0%	398		8.3		12.0			20.8	20.8			33.3	33.3	$62,727	$60,918	$1,809
La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	191	11	16.8	62.8%	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	169 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	39.3	1285^th of 2162 public high schools	40.6%		21.5	1668^th of 2159 public high schools	22.7%	383	18.0	10.0		15.3	19.1	21.1	65.0	31.7	23.8	18.4	10.0	17.7	$55,986	$40,324	$15,662
Mt. Whitney High	Public	9-12	900 South Conyer St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7602	1,637	75	21.8	74.0%	216 (13.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1,227 (75.0%)	84 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.2%)	46.4	1105^th of 2162 public high schools	48.9%		47	1079^th of 2159 public high schools	50.0%	26		26.4	18.8	26.0			52.9	52.9			15.5	15.5	$18,669	$17,032	$1,637
Redwood High	Public	9-12	1001 West Main St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7367	2,490	103	24.0	47.5%	558 (22.4%)	31 (1.2%)	1,605 (64.5%)	152 (6.1%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (5.2%)	82.9	363^rd of 2162 public high schools	83.2%		71.7	542^nd of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	179		48.6		48.4			80.1	80.1			34.8	34.8	$17,078	$15,496	$1,582
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
University Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	915 South Mooney Blvd. Maripos	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2529	253	9	29.5	37.5%	98 (38.7%)	3 (1.2%)	119 (47.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	98.1	32^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.5%		96.1	85^th of 2159 public high schools	96.1%	53		80.5		74.5			88.9	88.9			73.3	73.3	$41,725	$26,126	$15,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Deep Creek Academy

What district is Deep Creek Academy in?

Farmersville Unified

How many students attend Deep Creek Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 34 students attended Deep Creek Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Deep Creek Academy?

Students at Deep Creek Academy are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% American Indian.

Is Deep Creek Academy a good school?

Deep Creek Academy ranks in the bottom 4.0% of California high schools.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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