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Gateway High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1793^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 17% of California high schools

Summary

Gateway High (Continuation) is a small public high school serving about 215 students in grades 9-12 within the high-performing Clovis Unified district, designed specifically for students who have faced significant academic or personal challenges in a traditional school setting.

The school operates very differently from other Clovis Unified high schools like Clovis West High or Buchanan High. It has much smaller classes, with one teacher for every 8 or 9 students, and receives over twice the funding per student. However, it serves a student population with much greater economic need, and faces profound challenges, particularly with chronic student absenteeism, which is over 75%. This contributes to graduation rates around 70% and test scores significantly below the district average, resulting in much lower statewide rankings compared to the district's comprehensive high schools.

Despite these overall challenges, Gateway shows a notable strength in serving its Special Education students, who perform significantly better than many of their peers statewide. The school's consistent performance over time indicates it is fulfilling its role as an essential alternative within the district, providing a targeted, resource-intensive environment for students who need a different path to graduation than what is offered at larger schools like Clovis East High or Clovis High.

215

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,083

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 Herndon Ave.
Clovis, CA 93611-0598

(559) 327-1800

District: Clovis Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

White:

18.6%

Asian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (70% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (24% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg59%

California avg41%

1,793^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	15.5	1793 of 2162	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1543 of 2159	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1633 of 2170	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1489 of 2123	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1529 of 2133	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1522 of 2017	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	1587 of 2021	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	1674 of 2039	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	1525 of 1994	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	1570 of 2426	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.5	1602 of 2354	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.8	1510 of 2367	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.6	1477 of 2281	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.3	1252 of 2238	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.6	1597 of 2117	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	1160 of 2063	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.4	1171 of 1968	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.2	1229 of 1901	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.2	1070 of 1653	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	471 of 521	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1635 of 1906	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1608 of 1915	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1605 of 1915	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1295 of 1858	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1442 of 1833	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1335 of 1760	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1566 of 1900	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1435 of 1902	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1366 of 1917	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1476 of 1861	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1322 of 1814	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1332 of 1742	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1650 of 2013	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1498 of 2026	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1606 of 2030	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1418 of 1943	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1410 of 1937	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1434 of 1862	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1614 of 1942	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1258 of 1948	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1416 of 1963	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1538 of 1916	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1287 of 1880	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1522 of 1834	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	291 of 1252	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	22.1	1058 of 1197	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1115 of 1155	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	994 of 1173	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1121 of 1193	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	872 of 1204	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1016 of 1222	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1023 of 1173	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)10th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+63 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science10%-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 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
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	$35,083	$1,850	$33,233
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	$60,439	$3,641	$56,798
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	$12,592	$507	$12,085
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	$13,847	$875	$12,972
Clovis East High	Public	9-12	2940 Leonard Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-4000	3,113	132	23.5	51.7%	553 (17.8%)	115 (3.7%)	1,315 (42.2%)	979 (31.4%)	17 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	120 (3.9%)	77.7	452^nd of 2162 public high schools	79.1%		87.6	270^th of 2159 public high schools	87.5%	182			42.3		42.3	69.9	69.9		36.1	36.1	$13,394	$597	$12,797
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	$15,228	$661	$14,567
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	$14,019	$711	$13,308
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	$13,909	$684	$13,225
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)
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	$20,313	$2,550	$17,763

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway High (Continuation)

How many students attend Gateway High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Gateway High (Continuation).

Is Gateway High (Continuation) a good school?

Gateway High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 17.1% of California high schools.

What district is Gateway High (Continuation) in?

Clovis Unified

What is the racial makeup of Gateway High (Continuation)?

Students at Gateway High (Continuation) are 60% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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