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Kingsburg High

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Kingsburg High ranks 479 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 78% of California high schools

Summary

Kingsburg High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,073 students in the Central Valley community of Kingsburg, California, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results even though it is part of the lower-ranked Kingsburg Joint Union High district and serves a student population where a significant majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school excels in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate, with a near-perfect graduation rate of 99.6% and a very low dropout rate, both far better than state averages. Students perform exceptionally well in English Language Arts, scoring about 75% proficient—26 points above the state average. However, performance in math and science, while above average, is not as strong and represents an area for growth. It's noteworthy that the school achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools like Reedley High.

When compared to other local high schools in similar agricultural communities, Kingsburg High's performance is particularly impressive. It significantly outperforms Parlier High and Selma High in core academic areas. A striking contrast exists within its own district, where Kingsburg High is a high performer while its alternative education options, Oasis Continuation High and Kingsburg Independent Study High, face significant challenges with attendance and achievement.

1,073

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,745

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 18th Ave.
Kingsburg, CA 93631-1629

(559) 897-5156

District: Kingsburg Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Kingsburg High:

Elementary:	Clay Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Traver Elementary
	More...
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Rafer Johnson Junior High
	Ronald W. Reagan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

White:

29.7%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California high schools

✓100% 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 school49%

District avg43%

California avg41%

479^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Kingsburg Joint Union High

1088^th of 1,543Kingsburg Joint 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	76.0	479 of 2162	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	485 of 2159	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	502 of 2170	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	522 of 2123	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	371 of 1290	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	410 of 2133	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	429 of 2017	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	386 of 2021	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	68.0	617 of 2039	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.7	618 of 1994	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.5	723 of 2426	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	55.9	653 of 2354	72.3%	★★★★☆
2011	51.3	760 of 2367	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.2	643 of 2281	71.8%	★★★★☆
2009	55.8	582 of 2238	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	54.5	575 of 2117	72.8%	★★★★☆
2007	54.5	552 of 2063	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	60.8	461 of 1968	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	66.7	303 of 1901	84.1%	★★★★☆
2004	59.0	356 of 1653	78.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	87.0	45 of 581	92.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	1096 of 1161	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	662 of 1117	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.0	147 of 1052	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	368 of 1085	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	88 of 1064	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	71.1	100 of 1044	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	49.2	184 of 467	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	895 of 941	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	392 of 938	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	353 of 1906	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	404 of 1915	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	547 of 1915	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	481 of 1858	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	299 of 1054	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	358 of 1833	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	399 of 1760	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	359 of 1900	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	320 of 1902	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	479 of 1917	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	398 of 1861	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	348 of 1814	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	477 of 1742	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	426 of 2013	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	402 of 2026	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	538 of 2030	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	508 of 1943	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	371 of 1126	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	439 of 1937	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	535 of 1862	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	553 of 1942	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	545 of 1948	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	409 of 1963	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	506 of 1916	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	385 of 1122	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	438 of 1880	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	453 of 1834	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	568 of 1252	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	621 of 1216	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	327 of 1197	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	398 of 1155	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	445 of 1173	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	238 of 1193	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	427 of 1204	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	281 of 1222	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	243 of 1173	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2018)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

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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 11th 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
Kingsburg High	Public	9-12	1900 18th Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-5156	1,073	55	19.5	62.6%	319 (29.7%)	5 (0.5%)	686 (63.9%)	32 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.6%)	76	479^th of 2162 public high schools	77.8%		74.4	485^th of 2159 public high schools	77.5%	6	34.3	34.2	74.9	74.9	38.8	38.8	$26,745	$25,802	$943
Oasis Continuation High	Public	9-12	2311 Sierra St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-3880	59	5	12.9	94.9%	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	12	1913^th of 2162 public high schools	11.5%		10	2067^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	154	0.0	0.0	25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	$55,523	$52,712	$2,811
Kingsburg Independent Study High	Public, Virtual	9-12	2311 Sierra St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-3880	67	2	32.3	88.1%	11 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (80.6%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.5	1858^th of 2162 public high schools	14.1%		28.9	1519^th of 2159 public high schools	29.6%	339	7.7	7.4	22.2	22.2	0.0	0.0	$2,903	$1,372	$1,531
STRIVE Academy	Public	7-12	1420 2Nd St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6720	9	1	8.8	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$854	$380	$474
Heartland High (Continuation)	Public	7-12	2269 Sylvia St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6670	105	7	15.2	95.2%	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	99 (94.3%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	1757^th of 2162 public high schools	18.7%		9.5	2101^st of 2159 public high schools	2.7%	344	3.8	3.5	30.2	30.2	3.8	3.8	$43,920	$42,624	$1,296
Selma Independent	Public	7-12	2269 Sylvia St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6670	72	4	17.7	93.1%	7 (9.7%)	1 (1.4%)	62 (86.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	10.9	1971^st of 2162 public high schools	8.8%		11.2	1991^st of 2159 public high schools	7.8%	20	4.0	3.3	11.1	8.6	3.7	2.9	$5,057	$4,670	$387
Selma High	Public	9-12	3125 Wright St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6550	1,721	88	19.4	90.1%	69 (4.0%)	5 (0.3%)	1,580 (91.8%)	59 (3.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48.1	1071^st of 2162 public high schools	50.5%		55.5	866^th of 2159 public high schools	59.9%	205	19.0	19.0	55.2	55.2	23.8	23.8	$17,808	$16,962	$846
Parlier High	Public	9-12	603 Third St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3573	901	48	18.9	94.9%	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	887 (98.4%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.8	1599^th of 2162 public high schools	26.0%		20.7	1687^th of 2159 public high schools	21.9%	88	10.3	10.4	32.6	32.6	13.4	13.4
San Joaquin Valley High	Public	7-12	900 Newmark Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-2723	50	5	10.9	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	2044^th of 2162 public high schools	5.5%		10.2	2057^th of 2159 public high schools	4.7%	13	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0
Reedley High	Public	9-12	740 West North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7100	1,804	76	23.5	80.1%	147 (8.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1,588 (88.0%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.2%)	77.6	454^th of 2162 public high schools	79.0%		80.2	410^th of 2159 public high schools	81.0%	44	36.9	36.3	72.0	72.0	38.5	38.5	$20,475	$18,644	$1,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsburg High

Is Kingsburg High a good school?

Kingsburg High ranks 479^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kingsburg High?

Students at Kingsburg High are 64% Hispanic, 30% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Kingsburg High?

Kingsburg High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clay Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Traver Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Rafer Johnson Junior High
Middle : Ronald W. Reagan Elementary

How many students attend Kingsburg High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,073 students attended Kingsburg High.

What district is Kingsburg High in?

Kingsburg Joint Union High

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