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Monache High

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Monache High ranks 945 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 56% of California high schools

Summary

Monache High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 1,855 students in Porterville Unified, a district serving a community with significant economic need.

The school shows clear strengths, particularly in its very high graduation rate of 95.3% and solid performance in English Language Arts, where it leads most other comprehensive high schools in the area like Granite Hills High and Strathmore High. It has also demonstrated consistent success over several years and manages student attendance effectively compared to the state average. However, mathematics proficiency is a notable challenge across the district, and Monache is actively working to improve in this area.

When compared to nearby schools, Monache occupies a solid middle ground. It significantly outperforms alternative schools like Citrus High but trails behind specialized programs like the exceptionally high-performing Harmony Magnet Academy. The school achieves its strong graduation rate and stable results efficiently, even with moderate per-student spending compared to some other schools in the region. This suggests a resilient school culture focused on helping students complete their diplomas.

1,855

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,749

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

960 North Newcomb St.
Porterville, CA 93257-1302

(559) 782-7150

District: Porterville Unified

Feeder schools for Monache High:

Elementary:	West Putnam Elementary
	Westfield Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

White:

12.1%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

California avg41%

945^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	54.1	945 of 2162	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	751 of 2159	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	861 of 2170	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	917 of 2123	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	712 of 1290	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	810 of 2133	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	708 of 2017	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	759 of 2021	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	784 of 2039	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.8	645 of 1994	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	333 of 2426	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	67.4	358 of 2354	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	66.6	359 of 2367	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	71.6	255 of 2281	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.7	262 of 2238	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	194 of 2117	90.8%	★★★★★
2007	72.2	222 of 2063	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	66.6	341 of 1968	82.7%	★★★★☆
2005	65.9	323 of 1901	83.0%	★★★★☆
2004	59.2	354 of 1653	78.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	455 of 581	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	494 of 582	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	621 of 1161	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	278 of 555	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	745 of 1117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	807 of 1052	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	360 of 1085	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	590 of 1064	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	239 of 1044	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	40.7	251 of 467	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.9	105 of 941	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	131 of 938	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	904 of 1906	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	618 of 1915	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	888 of 1915	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	797 of 1858	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	603 of 1054	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	713 of 1833	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	598 of 1760	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	738 of 1900	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	457 of 1902	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	610 of 1917	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	681 of 1861	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	516 of 1814	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	541 of 1742	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	785 of 2013	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	645 of 2026	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	676 of 2030	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	771 of 1943	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	626 of 1126	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	613 of 1937	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	612 of 1862	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	855 of 1942	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	798 of 1948	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	757 of 1963	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	904 of 1916	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	693 of 1122	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	828 of 1880	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	771 of 1834	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	20 of 85	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	28 of 74	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	46 of 175	73.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	431 of 577	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.3	233 of 574	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	400 of 541	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	632 of 1252	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	650 of 1216	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	796 of 1197	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	626 of 1155	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	776 of 1173	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	785 of 1193	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	676 of 1204	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	839 of 1222	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.8	473 of 1173	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

Migrant (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2022)22nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 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 (2024)
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
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	$19,749	$2,021	$17,728
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)													$53,936	$7,061	$46,875
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	$24,159	$1,743	$22,416
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	$18,015	$1,935	$16,080
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	$28,976	$2,634	$26,342
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	$20,604	$2,035	$18,569
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	$22,042	$1,921	$20,121
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	$30,532	$2,280	$28,252
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	$35,206	$4,286	$30,920
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)													$23,010	$6,288	$16,722

Frequently Asked Questions about Monache High

What is the racial makeup of Monache High?

Students at Monache High are 80% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Monache High?

Monache High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Putnam Elementary
Elementary : Westfield Elementary

How many students attend Monache High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,855 students attended Monache High.

What district is Monache High in?

Porterville Unified

Is Monache High a good school?

Monache High ranks 945^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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