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Career Technical Education Charter

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Career Technical Education Charter ranks 277 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

Career Technical Education Charter (CTEC) is a small, high-performing public charter high school serving 289 students in grades 9-12 in Fresno, California, that stands out for its exceptional academic results and unique career-focused model.

CTEC consistently achieves outcomes that far exceed both state averages and most nearby schools. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school reported a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, compared to a state graduation average of 87.5%. Academically, students show strong proficiency, especially in English (72.88%) and Science (55.93%), while math scores, though above average, are an area for continued focus. The school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1 and serves a diverse student body, with its low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.8% indicating a highly engaged student population. These results are achieved under the Career Technical Education Charter District, which ranks in the 91st percentile statewide.

When compared to other schools in the immediate area, CTEC's performance is particularly striking. It operates within just a few miles of schools like Fresno High, McLane High, and Roosevelt High, which are part of the much larger Fresno Unified district and have significantly lower graduation and proficiency rates. While other local charters show mixed results—Design Science Middle College High also excels, but Carter G. Woodson Public Charter and Crescent View West Public Charter struggle—CTEC's consistent, top-tier performance demonstrates the effectiveness of its specific model combining rigorous academics with career technical education.

289

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,324

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1320 North Mariposa St.
Fresno, CA 93703-3938

(559) 443-4872

District: Career Technical Education Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.2%

White:

19.0%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2021 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

California avg41%

277^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From top 17% (2021) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

138^th of 1,543Career Technical Education Charter District 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	86.2	277 of 2162	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	95.0	111 of 2159	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	412 of 2170	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	470 of 2123	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	224 of 1290	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	384 of 1906	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	96.3	59 of 1915	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	285 of 1858	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.3	60 of 1054	94.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	161 of 1900	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	43 of 1902	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	218 of 1917	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	224 of 1861	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	234 of 2013	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	94.2	96 of 2026	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	381 of 2030	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	301 of 1943	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	210 of 1126	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	225 of 1942	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	136 of 1948	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	423 of 1963	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	498 of 1916	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	263 of 1122	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.4	67 of 1173	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	64.2	398 of 1204	66.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2024)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Science56%+23 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 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 (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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	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 7th Grade	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
Career Technical Education Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1320 North Mariposa St.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Career Technical Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 443-4872	289	23	12.5	46.7%	55 (19.0%)	17 (5.9%)	174 (60.2%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (8.0%)	86.2	277^th of 2162 public high schools	87.2%		95	111^th of 2159 public high schools	94.9%	166		55.9		55.9			72.9	72.9			40.7	40.7	$25,324	$1,161	$24,163
Fulton	Public	7-12	2004 Cambridge Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7385	23	6	3.8	91.3%	3 (13.0%)	2 (8.7%)	16 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$192,856	$47,836	$145,020
Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	2000 East Cambridge Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7360	282	13	21.3	84.0%	23 (8.2%)	22 (7.8%)	212 (75.2%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	58.3	867^th of 2162 public high schools	59.9%		59.4	784^th of 2159 public high schools	63.7%	83		26.8		26.8			69.6	69.6			21.4	21.4	$22,091	$1,688	$20,403
Design Science Middle College High	Public	9-12	1101 E University Ave	Fresno	93741	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 489-2270	243	11	22.0	63.8%	27 (11.1%)	6 (2.5%)	160 (65.8%)	31 (12.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	13 (5.3%)	93.3	136^th of 2162 public high schools	93.7%		95.1	108^th of 2159 public high schools	95.0%	28		57.9		57.9			77.2	77.2			61.4	61.4	$17,319	$1,604	$15,715
School of Unlimited Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	2336 Calaveras St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	School of Unlimited Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 500-1352	199	11	17.9	94.5%	5 (2.5%)	14 (7.0%)	172 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	20.6	1683^rd of 2162 public high schools	22.2%		14	1851^st of 2159 public high schools	14.3%	168			18.8	18.8			13.1	13.1			0.0	0.0
Crescent View West Public Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 East Shields Ave. Ste. 10	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Crescent View West Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 222-8439	1,703	63	27.0	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	1563^rd of 2162 public high schools	27.7%		26.1	1570^th of 2159 public high schools	27.3%	7			26.7	26.7			36.0	36.0			5.7	5.7	$120,718	$85	$120,633
Fresno High	Public	9-12	1839 Echo Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2780	1,867	103	18.0	88.5%	159 (8.5%)	141 (7.6%)	1,410 (75.5%)	88 (4.7%)	14 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	44 (2.4%)	36.1	1357^th of 2162 public high schools	37.2%		32.1	1447^th of 2159 public high schools	33.0%	90		24.2		24.2			40.0	40.0			12.6	12.6	$20,107	$2,428	$17,679
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3333 North Bond Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 229-3529	364	22	16.3	93.7%	39 (10.7%)	64 (17.6%)	234 (64.3%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	14.4	1824^th of 2162 public high schools	15.6%		16.6	1772^nd of 2159 public high schools	17.9%	52	3.5		8.5	7.1	0.0	17.2	11.0	11.5	18.2	3.5	0.0	2.3	$20,393	$876	$19,517
McLane High	Public	9-12	2727 North Cedar Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-5100	2,056	106	19.4	93.3%	64 (3.1%)	106 (5.2%)	1,541 (75.0%)	296 (14.4%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	30 (1.5%)	35.8	1365^th of 2162 public high schools	36.9%		33.4	1415^th of 2159 public high schools	34.5%	50		15.6		15.7			55.4	55.4			6.4	6.4	$18,897	$2,573	$16,324
Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	4250 East Tulare St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5200	2,175	120	18.1	92.1%	50 (2.3%)	103 (4.7%)	1,791 (82.3%)	197 (9.1%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	16 (0.7%)	27.9	1530^th of 2162 public high schools	29.2%		32.2	1439^th of 2159 public high schools	33.3%	91		9.1	15.8	11.4			38.7	38.7			9.8	9.8	$18,920	$2,380	$16,540

Frequently Asked Questions about Career Technical Education Charter

How many students attend Career Technical Education Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Career Technical Education Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Career Technical Education Charter?

Students at Career Technical Education Charter are 60% Hispanic, 19% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Career Technical Education Charter a good school?

Career Technical Education Charter ranks 277^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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