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Minarets Charter High

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Minarets Charter High ranks 811 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 62% of California high schools

Summary

Minarets Charter High is a small public charter high school serving about 165 students in grades 9-12 in O'Neals, California, operating within the Chawanakee Unified school district.

The school has a clear and significant strength in ensuring students graduate, boasting a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate for the 2024-2025 school year, which outperforms nearly all nearby schools including the highly-regarded Clovis North High. Academically, students excel in English Language Arts, scoring well above state and district averages, a strength it shares with the similarly-named Minarets High. However, performance in mathematics and science is below the state average, presenting a key area for improvement.

Two notable challenges for the school are a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is above state and district averages, and year-to-year fluctuations in its statewide ranking. While the school spends more per student than many comparable schools, this investment has not yet translated into strong math and science results. Compared to other schools in the area, like Glacier High School Charter, Minarets Charter High shows a distinct pattern of exceptional graduation success alongside variable academic performance.

165

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,116

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45077 Road 220
O Neals, CA 93645

(559) 868-8689

District: Chawanakee Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

30.3%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

California avg41%

811^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	60.4	811 of 2162	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	435 of 2159	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	689 of 2170	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	756 of 2123	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	522 of 1290	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	1031 of 2133	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	790 of 2017	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.4	762 of 2021	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.9	673 of 2039	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	1105 of 1994	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.3	703 of 2426	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	858 of 1906	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	545 of 1915	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	479 of 1915	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	874 of 1858	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	453 of 1054	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	931 of 1833	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	591 of 1760	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	781 of 1900	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.1	137 of 1902	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	27.7	1294 of 1814	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.1	562 of 1742	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	725 of 2013	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.3	273 of 2026	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	453 of 2030	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	473 of 1943	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	532 of 1126	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	1240 of 1937	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	709 of 1862	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	458 of 1942	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	318 of 1948	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	904 of 1963	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	574 of 1916	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	527 of 1122	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	1013 of 1880	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	910 of 1834	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	603 of 1155	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	559 of 1173	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	685 of 1193	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	754 of 1204	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	834 of 1222	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	727 of 1173	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science12%-21 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	93644	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 Charter High

What district is Minarets Charter High in?

Chawanakee Unified

Is Minarets Charter High a good school?

Minarets Charter High ranks 811^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Minarets Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Minarets Charter High.

What is the racial makeup of Minarets Charter High?

Students at Minarets Charter High are 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian.

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