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Minarets High

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Minarets High ranks 936 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 57% of California high schools

Summary

Minarets High is a public high school serving about 265 students in grades 9-12 in the rural community of O'Neals, part of the Chawanakee Unified school district.

The school presents a mixed academic profile, with a major strength in English Language Arts where student proficiency far exceeds state averages, but a significant challenge in mathematics where proficiency is well below average. Despite this, Minarets High achieves an exceptional 96% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, even though chronic student absenteeism is notably high. Compared to other schools in the area, its English performance is second only to the highly-ranked Clovis North High, and it outperforms its district counterpart, Yosemite High.

An interesting comparison exists with Minarets Charter High, located nearby, which shows slightly better math performance with a higher student-teacher ratio. The school's per-student spending is among the highest in the region, raising questions about resource allocation given the uneven academic results. Overall, Minarets High is a rural school that excels at keeping students on track to graduate but faces a clear need to improve its mathematics instruction.

265

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,068

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45077 Road 200
O Neals, CA 93645

(559) 868-8689

District: Chawanakee Unified

Feeder schools for Minarets High:

Elementary:

Spring Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

California avg41%

936^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Chawanakee Unified

764^th of 1,543Chawanakee 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	54.7	936 of 2162	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	722 of 2159	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	973 of 2170	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	889 of 2123	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	520 of 1290	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	357 of 2133	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	508 of 2017	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	57.3	852 of 2021	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.3	590 of 2039	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	41.1	1153 of 1994	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	857 of 2426	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.6	849 of 2354	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.0	909 of 2367	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.2	859 of 2281	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	934 of 1906	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	627 of 1915	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	974 of 1915	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	791 of 1858	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	667 of 1054	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.8	292 of 1833	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	558 of 1760	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	793 of 1900	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.6	272 of 1902	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.5	1012 of 1917	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	970 of 2013	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	953 of 2026	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	750 of 2030	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	650 of 1126	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.2	171 of 1937	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	187 of 1862	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	740 of 1942	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	737 of 1948	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	827 of 1963	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	1068 of 1916	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.6	307 of 1122	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	463 of 1880	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	454 of 1834	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	717 of 1155	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	800 of 1173	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	825 of 1193	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	745 of 1204	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	472 of 1222	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	538 of 1173	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+19 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 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 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
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	$28,068	$27,192	$876
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	$25,116	$25,116	$00
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)								$36,395	$35,734	$661
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)								$13,062	$11,352	$1,710
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)								$63,293	$56,884	$6,409
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	$13,062	$11,352	$1,710
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	$19,094	$18,664	$430
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	$13,062	$11,352	$1,710
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)
Clovis North High	Public	9-12	2770 East International Ave.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-5000	2,360	107	22.0	28.0%	918 (38.9%)	75 (3.2%)	710 (30.1%)	489 (20.7%)	10 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	149 (6.3%)	97.8	37^th of 2162 public high schools	98.3%		98.7	26^th of 2159 public high schools	98.8%	11		69.4	69.4	91.3	91.3	67.3	67.3	$23,257	$22,922	$335

Frequently Asked Questions about Minarets High

What schools feed into Minarets High?

Minarets High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Spring Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Minarets High?

Students at Minarets High are 57% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% American Indian.

Is Minarets High a good school?

Minarets High ranks 936^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Minarets High in?

Chawanakee Unified

How many students attend Minarets High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Minarets High.

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