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Chowchilla Union High

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Chowchilla Union High ranks 1349 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

Chowchilla Union High is a public high school serving about 1,000 students in grades 9-12 in Chowchilla, California, where it stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate despite facing significant academic challenges in certain subjects.

The school's greatest strength is its success in supporting students to graduation, with a 97.1% graduation rate that is the highest among nearby comprehensive high schools like Madera High and Matilda Torres High, and a very low dropout rate of 2.1%. Students also attend school regularly, with a chronic absenteeism rate better than the state average and significantly better than several neighboring schools. Academically, the picture is mixed; while students perform well in English Language Arts compared to local schools, proficiency in Mathematics and Science is notably low, creating a gap between graduation success and academic achievement.

Compared to other schools in the area, such as Sherman Thomas Charter High and Le Grand High, Chowchilla's performance shows that high per-student spending does not automatically lead to higher test scores. The school has shown volatile results in supporting specific student subgroups, with special education student performance declining sharply in recent years. Parents should note that the school's higher-level district ranks in the bottom 11th percentile statewide, indicating broader challenges, yet Chowchilla itself manages to excel in keeping students engaged and on track to earn their diplomas.

1,017

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,286

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Humboldt Ave.
Chowchilla, CA 93610-3117

(559) 665-1331

District: Chowchilla Union High

Feeder schools for Chowchilla Union High:

Elementary:	Alview Elementary
	Merle L. Fuller Elementary
	Ronald Reagan Elementary
	Stephens Elementary
Middle:	Dairyland Elementary
	Fairmead Elementary
	Wilson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

White:

23.8%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg22%

California avg41%

1,349^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Chowchilla Union High

1371^st of 1,543Chowchilla Union High 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	36.3	1349 of 2162	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1251 of 2159	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	1018 of 2170	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	1281 of 2123	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	826 of 1290	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1048 of 2133	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	1127 of 2017	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.1	998 of 2021	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.5	1034 of 2039	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.8	966 of 1994	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.9	987 of 2426	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	802 of 2354	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.3	762 of 2367	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.0	869 of 2281	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.9	988 of 2238	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.6	684 of 2117	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.2	651 of 2063	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.2	790 of 1968	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.5	356 of 1901	81.3%	★★★★☆
2004	27.3	1001 of 1653	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	1086 of 1161	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	643 of 1117	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	878 of 1052	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.0	535 of 1085	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	154 of 1064	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	39.3	538 of 1044	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	287 of 467	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	620 of 941	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1143 of 1906	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1142 of 1915	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	1019 of 1915	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1275 of 1858	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	873 of 1054	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1000 of 1833	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1152 of 1760	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1076 of 1900	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	1085 of 1902	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	777 of 1917	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	1076 of 1861	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1048 of 1814	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1020 of 1742	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1251 of 2013	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1217 of 2026	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	931 of 2030	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	1074 of 1943	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	734 of 1126	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1052 of 1937	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1039 of 1862	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1317 of 1942	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1205 of 1948	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	898 of 1963	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	1082 of 1916	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	544 of 1122	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	1025 of 1880	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	993 of 1834	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1170 of 1252	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	732 of 1216	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	446 of 1197	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	997 of 1155	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	936 of 1173	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	875 of 1193	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	928 of 1204	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	752 of 1222	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	821 of 1173	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science15%-18 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 (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 12th 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
Chowchilla Union High	Public	9-12	805 Humboldt Ave.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-1331	1,017	48	21.0	81.1%	242 (23.8%)	16 (1.6%)	701 (68.9%)	28 (2.8%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.6%)	36.3	1349^th of 2162 public high schools	37.6%		39.4	1251^st of 2159 public high schools	42.1%	98	11.9	18.1		14.8	55.8	55.8	14.3	14.3	$19,286	$981	$18,305
Gateway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	805 Humboldt Ave.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-1331	74	3	24.0	91.9%	10 (13.5%)	3 (4.1%)	60 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	7.3	2140^th of 2162 public high schools	1.0%		8.2	2149^th of 2159 public high schools	0.5%	9		0.0		0.0	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	$8,937	$1,135	$7,802
Le Grand High	Public	9-12	12961 East Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-9400	484	26	18.6	87.2%	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	446 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45.9	1121^st of 2162 public high schools	48.1%		45.8	1105^th of 2159 public high schools	48.8%	16		23.0		23.0	51.0	51.0	20.0	20.0	$26,278	$2,855	$23,423
Granada High	Public	9-12	12961 E. Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 382-0202	20	2	8.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$26,200	$3,130	$23,070
Matilda Torres High	Public	9-12	16645 Road 26	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 416-5909	2,017	98	20.4	89.9%	95 (4.7%)	14 (0.7%)	1,856 (92.0%)	21 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.0%)	46.2	1112^th of 2162 public high schools	48.6%		48.1	1056^th of 2159 public high schools	51.1%	56		25.3	21.4	25.2	52.5	52.5	16.7	16.7	$19,810	$3,723	$16,087
Sherman Thomas Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	26303 Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-6626	69	5	14.1	62.3%	15 (21.7%)	2 (2.9%)	50 (72.5%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	60	823^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.9%		53.9	908^th of 2159 public high schools	57.9%	85		28.6		28.6	66.7	66.7	23.8	23.8	$13,725	$17	$13,708
Madera High	Public	9-12	200 South L St.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4444	1,869	91	20.5	81.8%	136 (7.3%)	25 (1.3%)	1,625 (86.9%)	42 (2.2%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (1.7%)	51.6	1001^st of 2162 public high schools	53.7%		42.6	1182^nd of 2159 public high schools	45.3%	181		26.5		26.4	57.9	57.9	19.6	19.6	$20,881	$3,706	$17,175
Mountain Vista High	Public	10-12	1901 Clinton Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4580	162	13	12.4	96.3%	5 (3.1%)	4 (2.5%)	149 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12.5	1895^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%		16.4	1777^th of 2159 public high schools	17.7%	118		5.4		5.3	21.9	21.9	0.0	0.0	$29,571	$5,768	$23,803
Golden Valley High	Public	9-12	2121 East Childs Ave.	Merced	95344	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1800	1,917	90	21.3	85.1%	178 (9.3%)	96 (5.0%)	1,393 (72.7%)	182 (9.5%)	12 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	51 (2.7%)	36.4	1347^th of 2162 public high schools	37.7%		38.2	1288^th of 2159 public high schools	40.3%	59		20.1	6.3	19.6	40.8	40.8	17.1	17.1	$12,796	$2,372	$10,424
Madera Unified Adult Transition Program	Public	12	955 W. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	15	2	7.5	60.0%	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$57,520	$2,739	$54,781

Frequently Asked Questions about Chowchilla Union High

What is the racial makeup of Chowchilla Union High?

Students at Chowchilla Union High are 69% Hispanic, 24% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Chowchilla Union High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,017 students attended Chowchilla Union High.

What district is Chowchilla Union High in?

Chowchilla Union High

What schools feed into Chowchilla Union High?

Chowchilla Union High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alview Elementary
Elementary : Merle L. Fuller Elementary
Elementary : Ronald Reagan Elementary
Elementary : Stephens Elementary
Middle : Dairyland Elementary
Middle : Fairmead Elementary
Middle : Wilson Middle

Is Chowchilla Union High a good school?

Chowchilla Union High ranks 1349^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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