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Buchanan High

Public Grades 9-12

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Buchanan High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,551 students within the high-performing Clovis Unified School District in California.

The school is a model of consistent excellence, maintaining a top-tier 5-star state rating and ranking in the 90th percentile or higher for over a decade. It achieves a powerful balance of strong academics and student support, with an impressive 97.5% graduation rate and English Language Arts proficiency (82.3%) far exceeding state and district averages. While its math proficiency is solid, it is notably surpassed by two elite local schools: the highly-ranked Clovis North High and the selective University High. Buchanan achieves these outstanding results efficiently, with per-student spending that is mid-range for the district.

Buchanan has shown remarkable resilience, with key metrics like chronic absenteeism and test scores recovering strongly post-pandemic. Within Clovis Unified, a clear performance tier exists among its comprehensive high schools, with Buchanan firmly in the top group alongside Clovis North High and Clovis West High, and outperforming others like Clovis East High and Clovis High. This context highlights Buchanan's position as one of California's premier and most stable comprehensive high schools.

2,551

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,876

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1560 North Minnewawa Ave.
Clovis, CA 93619-7698

(559) 327-3000

District: Clovis Unified

Feeder schools for Buchanan High:

Elementary:	Century Elementary
	Cole Elementary
	Dry Creek Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
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	Tarpey Elementary
	Woods (Harold L.) Elementary
Middle:	Alta Sierra Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.7%

Hispanic:

36.4%

Asian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg59%

California avg41%

142^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Clovis Unified

285^th of 1,543Clovis 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	93.1	142 of 2162	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	128 of 2159	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	180 of 2170	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	209 of 2123	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	160 of 2133	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	110 of 2017	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	86 of 2021	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.3	115 of 2039	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	177 of 1994	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	81.4	121 of 2426	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.3	128 of 2354	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.9	78 of 2367	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	93 of 2281	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	33 of 2238	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	34 of 2117	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	63 of 2063	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	81.8	99 of 1968	95.0%	★★★★★
2005	79.4	99 of 1901	94.8%	★★★★★
2004	71.5	164 of 1653	90.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	43 of 523	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	78 of 521	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	43 of 522	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	19 of 592	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	11 of 582	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	246 of 585	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	219 of 573	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	271 of 591	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	264 of 581	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	212 of 582	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	176 of 581	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	74.4	169 of 1161	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	141 of 1117	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	146 of 1052	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	137 of 1906	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	90 of 1915	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	146 of 1915	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	212 of 1858	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	123 of 1833	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	131 of 1760	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	91 of 1900	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	74 of 1902	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	95 of 1917	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	141 of 1861	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	57 of 1814	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	170 of 1742	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	146 of 2013	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	247 of 2026	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	174 of 2030	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	205 of 1943	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	107 of 1937	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	146 of 1862	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	130 of 1942	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	166 of 1948	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	195 of 1963	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	193 of 1916	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	165 of 1880	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	104 of 1834	94.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	65 of 175	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.8	18 of 183	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	15 of 190	92.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	70 of 577	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	36 of 574	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	89 of 541	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	205 of 515	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	92 of 422	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	139 of 366	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	375 of 1252	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	74 of 1216	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	129 of 1197	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	103 of 1155	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	129 of 1173	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	162 of 1193	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	247 of 1204	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	283 of 1222	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	92 of 1173	92.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2025)63rd percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+34 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science53%+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 8th Grade	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 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
Buchanan High	Public	9-12	1560 North Minnewawa Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-3000	2,551	118	21.6	35.2%	1,037 (40.7%)	67 (2.6%)	928 (36.4%)	347 (13.6%)	12 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	153 (6.0%)	93.1	142^nd of 2162 public high schools	93.4%		94.2	128^th of 2159 public high schools	94.1%	14		53.6	52.8		53.2	82.3	82.3		57.0	57.0	$23,876	$23,338	$538
Gateway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1550 Herndon Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1800	215	25	8.5	79.1%	40 (18.6%)	13 (6.0%)	128 (59.5%)	16 (7.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	15.5	1793^rd of 2162 public high schools	17.1%		27.8	1543^rd of 2159 public high schools	28.5%	250			8.6		9.7	26.0	26.0		1.0	1.0	$70,885	$68,800	$2,085
Clovis Community Day Secondary	Public	7-12	1715 David E Cook Way	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1995	56	14	3.8	87.5%	5 (8.9%)	8 (14.3%)	41 (73.2%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)	0.0				0.0		4.4	7.7		3.6	$91,628	$87,876	$3,752
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
Clovis West High	Public	9-12	1070 East Teague Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-2000	2,184	106	20.5	47.8%	628 (28.8%)	112 (5.1%)	1,114 (51.0%)	200 (9.2%)	13 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	107 (4.9%)	93.8	126^th of 2162 public high schools	94.2%		94.4	120^th of 2159 public high schools	94.4%	6			59.1		59.1	83.3	83.3		53.6	53.6	$23,468	$23,122	$346
Clovis High	Public	9-12	1055 Fowler Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1000	2,779	141	19.6	49.5%	858 (30.9%)	76 (2.7%)	1,342 (48.3%)	359 (12.9%)	20 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	114 (4.1%)	82.6	369^th of 2162 public high schools	82.9%		85.9	310^th of 2159 public high schools	85.6%	59			38.4		38.4	78.7	78.7		45.9	45.9	$21,322	$21,108	$214
University High	Public, Charter	9-12	2611 East Matoian M/S UH134	Fresno	93740	Fresno County	University High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 278-8263	498	20	24.8	21.3%	128 (25.7%)	14 (2.8%)	143 (28.7%)	170 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)	99.1	11^th of 2162 public high schools	99.5%		99.5	4^th of 2159 public high schools	99.8%	7			86.7		86.7	97.5	97.5		75.8	75.8
Herbert Hoover High	Public	9-12	5550 North First St.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4000	2,040	109	18.7	83.5%	183 (9.0%)	204 (10.0%)	1,292 (63.3%)	267 (13.1%)	18 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	59 (2.9%)	44.4	1158^th of 2162 public high schools	46.4%		28.3	1535^th of 2159 public high schools	28.9%	377			20.6	13.6	20.3	57.1	57.1		15.1	15.1	$29,403	$26,406	$2,997
Fresno Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1318 East Shaw Ave. Ste. 420	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 497-3850	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Erma Duncan Polytechnical High	Public	9-12	4330 East Garland Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7080	1,186	63	18.7	86.6%	43 (3.6%)	36 (3.0%)	947 (79.8%)	135 (11.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	61	798^th of 2162 public high schools	63.1%		57.2	829^th of 2159 public high schools	61.6%	31			34.8		34.8	58.0	58.0		24.8	24.8	$27,633	$24,892	$2,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Buchanan High

What district is Buchanan High in?

Clovis Unified

Is Buchanan High a good school?

Yes. Buchanan High ranks in the top 6.6% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buchanan High?

Students at Buchanan High are 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Buchanan High?

Buchanan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Century Elementary
Elementary : Cole Elementary
Elementary : Dry Creek Elementary
Elementary : Garfield Elementary
Elementary : Tarpey Elementary
Elementary : Woods (Harold L.) Elementary
Middle : Alta Sierra Intermediate

How many students attend Buchanan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,551 students attended Buchanan High.

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