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Sierra Vista High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 2% of California high schools

Summary

Sierra Vista High (Continuation) is a small, alternative public high school serving 77 students in grades 9-12 within the Dinuba Unified School District, designed to support students at risk of not graduating from a traditional high school.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably an extremely high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 88.5% and very low academic proficiency, with 0% of students proficient in math and only 7.69% in English. This places it in the bottom 2% of all schools in California. When compared to the district's comprehensive Dinuba High, the differences are stark; for example, Dinuba High has a 15.4% chronic absenteeism rate and 65.52% proficiency in English. Despite these academic struggles, Sierra Vista's graduation rate has improved dramatically to 90.7%, though this contrasts with persistently low test scores.

Sierra Vista operates with a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 10-to-1 and spends nearly twice as much per student ($35,719) as Dinuba High. Similar continuation schools in the area, like Kings Canyon Continuation, show better academic results with lower absenteeism, suggesting the challenges at Sierra Vista may extend beyond simply serving a high-needs population. The school provides a critical alternative pathway, but the data indicates fundamental issues with attendance and foundational learning that need to be addressed.

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,719

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8470 Avenue 406
Dinuba, CA 93618-1825

(559) 595-7240

District: Dinuba Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

White:

5.2%

American Indian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (88% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,126^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Dinuba Unified

869^th of 1,543Dinuba 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	7.8	2126 of 2162	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2123 of 2159	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1885 of 2170	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1848 of 2123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1881 of 2133	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1737 of 2017	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	1751 of 2021	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	1573 of 2039	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	1946 of 1994	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	2016 of 2426	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	1984 of 2354	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	1893 of 2367	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	1872 of 2281	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	1902 of 2238	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	1480 of 2117	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.6	1282 of 2063	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	11.1	1752 of 1968	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	1566 of 1901	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	1521 of 1653	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.8	250 of 1064	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1862 of 1906	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1885 of 1915	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1636 of 1915	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1531 of 1833	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1611 of 1760	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1857 of 1900	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1860 of 1902	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1721 of 1917	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1592 of 1861	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1567 of 1814	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1489 of 1742	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1970 of 2013	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1986 of 2026	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1745 of 2030	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1652 of 1943	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1730 of 1937	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1614 of 1862	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1909 of 1942	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1897 of 1948	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1741 of 1963	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1596 of 1916	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1705 of 1880	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1562 of 1834	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)12th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Science2%-31 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Sierra Vista High (Continuation)

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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 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
Sierra Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	8470 Avenue 406	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7240	77	7	10.3	83.1%	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.8	2126^th of 2162 public high schools	1.7%		9	2123^rd of 2159 public high schools	1.7%	3		0.0		1.7	7.7	7.7	0.0	0.0	$35,719	$3,661	$32,058
Dinuba High	Public	9-12	490 West Kamm Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7220	2,115	89	23.7	76.5%	99 (4.7%)	8 (0.4%)	1,953 (92.3%)	25 (1.2%)	22 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	44	1168^th of 2162 public high schools	46.0%		54.7	885^th of 2159 public high schools	59.0%	283	14.2	13.9		13.9	65.5	65.5	21.9	21.9	$18,839	$3,872	$14,967
Kings Canyon Continuation	Public	9-12	10026 South Crawford Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7390	141	15	9.6	94.3%	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	13.8	1844^th of 2162 public high schools	14.7%		16.7	1766^th of 2159 public high schools	18.2%	78		8.3		7.7	22.5	16.1	0.0	0.0	$22,820	$4,282	$18,538
Orosi High	Public	9-12	41815 Road 128	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4731	1,108	58	19.2	96.0%	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1,057 (95.4%)	39 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45.3	1136^th of 2162 public high schools	47.5%		52.9	932^nd of 2159 public high schools	56.8%	204		20.5		20.7	57.5	57.5	16.4	16.4	$20,260	$5,900	$14,360
Lovell High	Public	9-12	12724 Avenue 392	Cutler	93615	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4703	54	6	9.8	90.7%	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	2097^th of 2162 public high schools	3.0%		10.2	2055^th of 2159 public high schools	4.8%	42		0.0		0.0	11.5	11.5	0.0	0.0	$42,992	$8,809	$34,183
Cutler-Orosi Community Day	Public	7-12	12724 Ave. 392	Cutler	93615	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4703	7	1	6.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$35,279	$1,811	$33,468
Tulare County Court	Public	7-12	11200 Avenue 368	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-1630	66	6	10.8	95.5%	5 (7.6%)	2 (3.0%)	55 (83.3%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	2064^th of 2162 public high schools	4.5%		9.8	2086^th of 2159 public high schools	3.4%	22			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$133,275	$21,947	$111,328
Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	310 West Myrtle Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 876-2122	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Reedley High	Public	9-12	740 West North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7100	1,804	76	23.5	80.1%	147 (8.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1,588 (88.0%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.2%)	77.6	454^th of 2162 public high schools	79.0%		80.2	410^th of 2159 public high schools	81.0%	44		36.9		36.3	72.0	72.0	38.5	38.5	$21,064	$3,154	$17,910
Orange Cove High	Public	9-12	1700 Anchor Ave.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 626-5900	635	34	18.5	91.2%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	620 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63.6	726^th of 2162 public high schools	66.4%		64.4	667^th of 2159 public high schools	69.1%	59		34.6		35.1	72.3	72.3	20.0	20.0	$20,421	$3,286	$17,135

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In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended Sierra Vista High (Continuation).

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Sierra Vista High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 1.7% of California high schools.

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Dinuba Unified

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Students at Sierra Vista High (Continuation) are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% American Indian.

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