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Cedar Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Cedar Continuation High School is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in the rural town of O'Neals, California. With just 20 students, the school has a diverse student population and faces some unique challenges compared to nearby schools.

While Cedar Continuation High has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 90.9%, it also has a concerning dropout rate of 9.1%, which is higher than the Minarets High (2.3%) and Minarets Charter High (0.0%). The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism, with 92.3% of students missing a significant amount of school, compared to just 30.3% at Minarets High and 0.0% at Glacier High School Charter.

Academically, Cedar Continuation High lags behind nearby schools and the state average, with only 9.09% of 12th graders scoring proficient or better on the CAST/Science test, compared to 11.63% for the Chawanakee Unified district and 26.91% for California as a whole. The school also has a very high rate of students (80%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the 42.34% at Minarets High and 36.05% at Glacier High School Charter. These factors suggest that Cedar Continuation High may be facing significant challenges in supporting its student population.

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,291

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45077 Road 200
O Neals, CA 93645

(559) 868-4200

District: Chawanakee Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

30.0%

African American:

10.0%

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Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (73% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (27% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school18%

District avg26%

California avg30%

Not ranked this year

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764^th of 1,543Chawanakee Unified among California districts

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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 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
Cedar Continuation High	Public	9-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-4200	10	1	10.2	70.0%	5 (50.0%)	1 (10.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$15,291	$1,453	$13,838
Minarets High	Public	9-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-8689	265	16	16.3	50.9%	150 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (24.5%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	54.7	936^th of 2162 public high schools	56.7%		61.8	722^nd of 2159 public high schools	66.6%	214	27.3		26.7	67.4	67.4	14.0	14.0	$21,389	$2,222	$19,167
Minarets Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	45077 Road 220	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-8689	165	7	23.7	53.3%	87 (52.7%)	1 (0.6%)	50 (30.3%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	60.4	811^th of 2162 public high schools	62.5%		78	435^th of 2159 public high schools	79.9%	376	16.0		11.8	68.8	68.8	26.5	26.5	$22,059	$406	$21,653
Raymond Granite High	Public	9-12	38828 Road 600	Raymond	93653	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-8801	4	1	3.7		3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$15,765	$1,731	$14,034
Mountain Oaks High	Public	9-12	33030 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-4440	13	3	4.4	84.6%	6 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	1 (7.7%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)								$37,771	$4,371	$33,400
Ahwahnee High	Public	9-12	50407 Hangtree Ln.	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4667	35	2	17.9	71.4%	14 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	2143^rd of 2162 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$15,765	$1,731	$14,034
Yosemite High	Public	9-12	50200 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4667	542	27	20.0	65.9%	315 (58.1%)	3 (0.6%)	162 (29.9%)	11 (2.0%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	40	1259^th of 2162 public high schools	41.8%		34.2	1391^st of 2159 public high schools	35.6%	132	23.0	20.6	21.4	52.9	52.9	7.8	7.8	$18,478	$1,268	$17,210
Evergreen High	Public	9-12	50200 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4667	46	2	22.3	76.1%	27 (58.7%)	2 (4.3%)	14 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	32.5	1437^th of 2162 public high schools	33.5%					(n/a)		21.1	17.4	47.1	47.1	0.0	0.0	$15,765	$1,731	$14,034
Campbell High Community Day	Public	9-12	39890 Road 428	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4667	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Glacier High School Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	41267 Highway 41	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Glacier High School Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1422	82	6	13.5	48.8%	60 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.0%)	2 (2.4%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.8%)	78.6	438^th of 2162 public high schools	79.7%		94	133^rd of 2159 public high schools	93.8%	305		44.4	45.0	61.9	61.9	42.9	42.9	$13,747	$00	$13,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Continuation High

What district is Cedar Continuation High in?

Chawanakee Unified

How many students attend Cedar Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 10 students attended Cedar Continuation High.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Continuation High?

Students at Cedar Continuation High are 50% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% American Indian.

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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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