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John H. Pitman High

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John H. Pitman High ranks 1078 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 50% of California high schools

Summary

John H. Pitman High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with nearly 2,000 students in the Turlock Unified school district, which ranks in the lower half of districts statewide.

The school presents a mixed picture for parents, with a major strength being its very high graduation rate of 95.6%, which is better than both the district and state averages. However, its statewide academic ranking has been on a concerning decline over the past five years, now sitting at an average level. Proficiency in core subjects like math and science is below state averages, and chronic absenteeism is higher than at many nearby schools like Central Valley High and Hughson High. This creates a paradox where the school is successful at helping students graduate but appears to be struggling with consistent academic mastery in some areas.

When compared to other local schools, Pitman's challenges with academic performance are similar to its district sibling, Turlock High, suggesting some district-wide factors. However, schools with similar student demographics, like Central Valley High, achieve higher academic rankings, indicating these challenges are not inevitable. Performance for different student groups at Pitman has shown significant volatility year-to-year, and the school's per-student spending is in line with the area but doesn't clearly correlate with stronger outcomes.

1,986

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,510

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 West Christoffersen Pkwy.
Turlock, CA 95382-9509

(209) 656-1592

District: Turlock Unified

Feeder schools for John H. Pitman High:

Elementary:

Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.2%

White:

27.6%

Asian:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,078^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Turlock Unified

1037^th of 1,543Turlock 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	47.7	1078 of 2162	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	729 of 2159	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	949 of 2170	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	800 of 2123	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	565 of 1290	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	538 of 2133	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	581 of 2017	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	593 of 2021	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	517 of 2039	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	68.5	575 of 1994	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	63.6	451 of 2426	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	63.9	440 of 2354	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	59.2	538 of 2367	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	60.8	498 of 2281	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	52.9	660 of 2238	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	61.1	454 of 2117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	244 of 2063	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	152 of 1968	92.3%	★★★★★
2005	72.1	220 of 1901	88.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	430 of 523	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	522 of 585	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	463 of 573	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	499 of 591	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	435 of 581	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	429 of 582	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	423 of 581	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	709 of 1161	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	138 of 555	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	40.3	551 of 1117	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	514 of 1052	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	391 of 1085	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	386 of 1064	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	286 of 1044	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	22.8	404 of 467	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	260 of 941	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	314 of 938	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1016 of 1906	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	770 of 1915	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	818 of 1915	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	818 of 1858	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	495 of 1054	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	497 of 1833	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	583 of 1760	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1074 of 1900	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	700 of 1902	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	1023 of 1917	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	634 of 1861	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	483 of 1814	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	507 of 1742	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1217 of 2013	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	671 of 2026	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	989 of 2030	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	830 of 1943	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	660 of 1126	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	651 of 1937	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	674 of 1862	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1011 of 1942	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	642 of 1948	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	956 of 1963	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	699 of 1916	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	550 of 1122	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	548 of 1880	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	540 of 1834	70.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	549 of 577	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	304 of 574	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.0	475 of 541	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	427 of 515	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	838 of 1252	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	545 of 1216	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	522 of 1197	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	686 of 1155	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	613 of 1173	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	716 of 1193	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	778 of 1204	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.4	400 of 1222	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	522 of 1173	55.5%	★★★☆☆

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)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
John H. Pitman High	Public	9-12	2525 West Christoffersen Pkwy.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-1592	1,986	90	22.1	65.9%	549 (27.6%)	41 (2.1%)	1,117 (56.2%)	189 (9.5%)	9 (0.5%)	14 (0.7%)	66 (3.3%)	47.7	1078^th of 2162 public high schools	50.1%		61.5	729^th of 2159 public high schools	66.2%	349											17.0	35.3	22.2		49.7	49.7		21.7	21.7	$16,510	$913	$15,597
Roselawn High	Public	9-12	350 North Kilroy	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-9311	181	10	18.6	78.5%	27 (14.9%)	5 (2.8%)	133 (73.5%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	15.5	1792^nd of 2162 public high schools	17.1%		13	1889^th of 2159 public high schools	12.5%	97											7.7	3.0	4.4		14.5	14.5		8.4	8.4	$18,041	$1,295	$16,746
Turlock High	Public	9-12	1600 East Canal Dr.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-6400	2,479	119	20.8	58.8%	682 (27.5%)	38 (1.5%)	1,593 (64.3%)	74 (3.0%)	11 (0.4%)	11 (0.4%)	65 (2.6%)	51.9	993^rd of 2162 public high schools	54.1%		48.6	1037^th of 2159 public high schools	52.0%	44											25.9	10.7	25.1		53.7	53.7		24.5	24.5	$16,658	$1,003	$15,655
Fusion Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	441 West Linwood Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Fusion Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-9047	142	4	35.7	84.5%	29 (20.4%)	4 (2.8%)	101 (71.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	15.6	1787^th of 2162 public high schools	17.3%		11.5	1977^th of 2159 public high schools	8.4%	190										7.1		0.0	2.7	0.0	9.5	6.6	0.0	11.1	7.9	$6,642	$1,515	$5,127
Denair High	Public	9-12	3431 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-9911	306	17	17.9	75.2%	115 (37.6%)	1 (0.3%)	177 (57.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	21.5	1663^rd of 2162 public high schools	23.1%		26.7	1560^th of 2159 public high schools	27.7%	103	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	26.7	26.7	6.7	6.7	93.3		6.4		7.5		29.7	29.7		12.5	12.5	$15,900	$1,195	$14,705
Hughson High	Public	9-12	7419 East Whitmore Ave.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-0469	859	37	23.5	57.2%	421 (49.0%)	6 (0.7%)	398 (46.3%)	18 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	52.9	969^th of 2162 public high schools	55.2%		59.5	780^th of 2159 public high schools	63.9%	189											18.4		18.4		64.3	64.3		24.9	24.9	$15,147	$1,457	$13,690
Whitmore Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1617	96	5	19.4	54.2%	32 (33.3%)	1 (1.0%)	49 (51.0%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	5 (5.2%)	52.3	987^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%		59.6	777^th of 2159 public high schools	64.0%	210											30.8		33.3		53.9	53.9		19.2	19.2	$14,640	$113	$14,527
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	33			72.7%	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1612^th of 2162 public high schools	25.4%		16.5	1774^th of 2159 public high schools	17.8%	162											0.0		0.0		7.1	7.1		28.6	28.6	$21,653	$1,001	$20,652
Valley Community Day	Public	7-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	4	1	3.8		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$21,653	$1,001	$20,652
Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard	Public	6-12	3113 Mitchell Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6717	138	8	16.4	86.2%	23 (16.7%)	5 (3.6%)	105 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%		10.1	2066^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	167										0.0			0.0	4.2	11.1	6.3	0.0	5.6	2.1	$32,868	$11,890	$20,978

Frequently Asked Questions about John H. Pitman High

What district is John H. Pitman High in?

Turlock Unified

What schools feed into John H. Pitman High?

John H. Pitman High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary

Is John H. Pitman High a good school?

John H. Pitman High ranks 1078^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John H. Pitman High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,986 students attended John H. Pitman High.

What is the racial makeup of John H. Pitman High?

Students at John H. Pitman High are 56% Hispanic, 28% White, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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