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Porterville High

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Porterville High ranks 834 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 61% of California high schools

Summary

Porterville High is a large, traditional public high school serving about 2,125 students in grades 9-12 within the Porterville Unified School District, operating as a stable, mid-tier option in a high-need community.

The school's standout strength is its exceptionally high graduation rate of 94.5%, which is consistently above state and district averages and suggests strong systems for helping students complete their diplomas. This success is particularly notable for English Learner and migrant student populations, where the school performs very well. However, the school faces significant challenges in core academic subjects, with math and science proficiency scores lagging behind the state average—a trend common across the district's comprehensive high schools like Monache High and Granite Hills High. A major area of concern is the school's performance for students in special education, which ranks significantly lower than for other student groups.

Compared to nearby schools, Porterville High offers a reliable, large-scale education. It operates with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some peers, yet achieves strong graduation outcomes. While it doesn't match the exceptional test scores of the specialized Harmony Magnet Academy, it provides a more traditional comprehensive program. The analysis shows that how a school uses its resources is more important than raw spending, as seen in the varied results across schools in the Lindsay Unified and Porterville Unified districts.

2,125

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,238

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

465 West Olive Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-3331

(559) 782-7210

District: Porterville Unified

Feeder schools for Porterville High:

Elementary:	Olive Street Elementary
	Vandalia Elementary
Middle:	Pioneer Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.7%

White:

7.4%

American Indian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

California avg41%

834^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	59.5	834 of 2162	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	819 of 2159	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	755 of 2170	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	981 of 2123	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	694 of 1290	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	900 of 2133	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	647 of 2017	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	789 of 2021	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	807 of 2039	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.5	1027 of 1994	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	945 of 2426	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.6	677 of 2354	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	52.5	729 of 2367	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.4	607 of 2281	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	49.4	763 of 2238	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	541 of 2117	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	43.1	799 of 2063	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.1	734 of 1968	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.0	857 of 1901	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.4	881 of 1653	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	792 of 1161	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	235 of 555	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	413 of 1117	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	677 of 1052	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	139 of 1085	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	247 of 1064	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	161 of 1044	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	123 of 467	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	72 of 941	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	88 of 938	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	792 of 1906	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	741 of 1915	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	702 of 1915	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	854 of 1858	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	620 of 1054	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	823 of 1833	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	468 of 1760	73.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	536 of 1900	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	530 of 1902	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	461 of 1917	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	759 of 1861	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	581 of 1814	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	380 of 1742	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	629 of 2013	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	612 of 2026	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	561 of 2030	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	783 of 1943	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	579 of 1126	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	658 of 1937	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	460 of 1862	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	823 of 1942	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	821 of 1948	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	754 of 1963	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	1004 of 1916	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	692 of 1122	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	864 of 1880	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	852 of 1834	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	15 of 85	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	23 of 85	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	2 of 74	97.3%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	94.1	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1143 of 1252	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1014 of 1216	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1092 of 1197	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	617 of 1155	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	653 of 1173	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	627 of 1193	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	590 of 1204	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	604 of 1222	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	604 of 1173	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)87th percentile+25 vs school

Migrant (2025)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2024)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science19%-13 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
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	$18,238	$17,090	$1,148
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)													$90,805	$89,774	$1,031
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	$43,498	$41,320	$2,178
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	$21,168	$20,074	$1,094
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	$39,341	$38,250	$1,091
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	$21,627	$20,496	$1,131
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	$28,263	$27,204	$1,059
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	$40,643	$39,474	$1,169
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	$62,866	$58,692	$4,174
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)													$27,850	$22,032	$5,818

Frequently Asked Questions about Porterville High

Is Porterville High a good school?

Porterville High ranks 834^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Porterville High?

Students at Porterville High are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Porterville High in?

Porterville Unified

What schools feed into Porterville High?

Porterville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Olive Street Elementary
Elementary : Vandalia Elementary
Middle : Pioneer Middle

How many students attend Porterville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,125 students attended Porterville High.

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