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Denair High

Public Grades 9-12

1663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 23% of California high schools

Summary

Denair High is a small public high school serving about 306 students in grades 9-12 within the Denair Unified school district, which serves a community where the number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds has risen sharply in recent years.

The school has a significant strength in ensuring students graduate, with a rate of 98.7% that far exceeds the state average, and it reports a 0% dropout rate. However, this contrasts with concerning academic trends, as the school's statewide ranking has fallen over the past decade to the 23rd percentile, with particularly low proficiency rates in math (12.5%) and science (7.46%). Chronic absenteeism, at 27.7%, is also higher than the state average, which can impact learning. While per-student spending has increased, academic performance has not improved, raising questions about how resources are used to address these core challenges.

When compared to nearby comprehensive high schools, Hughson High (5.79 miles away) and Turlock High (2.28 miles away) show significantly higher academic proficiency and state rankings while maintaining similarly high graduation rates. Waterford High also outperforms Denair academically. These schools generally have lower chronic absenteeism and, in some cases, higher per-student funding, presenting alternative options for families in the area focused on academic outcomes.

306

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,809

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3431 Lester Rd.
Denair, CA 95316-9502

(209) 632-9911

District: Denair Unified

Feeder schools for Denair High:

Elementary:	Denair Elementary Charter Academy
Middle:	Denair Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.8%

White:

37.6%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg21%

California avg41%

1,663^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1311^th of 1,543Denair 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	21.5	1663 of 2162	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1560 of 2159	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1443 of 2170	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	1262 of 2123	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	959 of 1290	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	893 of 2133	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	970 of 2017	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	908 of 2021	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.1	787 of 2039	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	738 of 1994	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.4	1045 of 2426	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	27.2	1384 of 2354	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.9	1349 of 2367	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.3	1192 of 2281	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.0	1093 of 2238	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.8	895 of 2117	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.2	974 of 2063	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.2	775 of 1968	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.0	755 of 1901	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.3	884 of 1653	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	697 of 1085	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	281 of 1064	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1499 of 1906	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1454 of 1915	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1227 of 1915	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1134 of 1858	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	836 of 1054	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	791 of 1833	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	797 of 1760	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1570 of 1900	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1483 of 1902	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1037 of 1917	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1019 of 1861	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.9	476 of 1814	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.2	1008 of 1742	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1640 of 2013	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1477 of 2026	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1404 of 2030	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1234 of 1943	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	784 of 1126	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	791 of 1937	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	656 of 1862	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1531 of 1942	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1417 of 1948	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1381 of 1963	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1252 of 1916	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	875 of 1122	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	865 of 1880	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	1101 of 1834	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1052 of 1155	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1013 of 1173	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1050 of 1193	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	992 of 1204	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	826 of 1222	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	741 of 1173	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Speaking93%+57 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Writing27%+10 vs state

Overall13%+4 vs state

Listening13%-12 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

Reading7%~ state avg

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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 (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	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
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	$22,809	$22,692	$117
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	$18,840	$18,152	$688
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	$20,504	$19,890	$614
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
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	$29,713	$28,684	$1,029
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	$18,691	$17,196	$1,495
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	$35,970	$34,390	$1,580
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)																				$35,970	$34,390	$1,580
Delhi High	Public	9-12	16881 West Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2050	710	40	17.9	90.0%	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	659 (92.8%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.5	1344^th of 2162 public high schools	37.8%		29.2	1510^th of 2159 public high schools	30.1%	166											20.7		19.9		43.7	43.7		14.0	14.0	$34,676	$33,588	$1,088
Sentinel High	Public	9-12	121 South Reinway Ave.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-9017	14	3	5.4	78.6%	7 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																				$30,262	$1,758	$28,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Denair High

How many students attend Denair High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Denair High.

Is Denair High a good school?

Denair High ranks in the bottom 23.1% of California high schools.

What schools feed into Denair High?

Denair High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Denair Elementary Charter Academy
Middle : Denair Middle

What is the racial makeup of Denair High?

Students at Denair High are 58% Hispanic, 38% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Denair High in?

Denair Unified

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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