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Kingsburg Independent Study High

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

1858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 14% of California high schools

Summary

Kingsburg Independent Study High is a small, alternative public high school serving about 67 students in grades 9-12 within the Kingsburg Joint Union High district, designed for students who may benefit from a more flexible, non-traditional learning environment.

This school serves a population with high economic need and, while its academic performance is stronger than many nearby alternative schools like Oasis Continuation High or Heartland High (Continuation), it significantly lags behind traditional comprehensive high schools such as Kingsburg High and Reedley High in areas like graduation rates and test scores. Notably, the school faces a severe challenge with chronic absenteeism, affecting over 40% of students, and has reported a critical 0% proficiency rate in mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year.

Key takeaways for parents include understanding that this independent study model offers important flexibility but comes with distinct challenges, including the highest student-teacher ratio among local schools and volatile year-to-year performance. Its graduation rate, while lower than traditional schools, is generally higher than continuation schools, suggesting it may be a viable option for students needing an alternative path but not intensive intervention.

Students ?

32.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,504

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2311 Sierra St.
Kingsburg, CA 93631-1457

(559) 897-3880

District: Kingsburg Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.6%

White:

16.4%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,858^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	13.5	1858 of 2162	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1519 of 2159	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1408 of 2170	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	1139 of 2123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	853 of 1290	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	939 of 2133	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.6	1417 of 2017	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.8	1135 of 2021	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	1232 of 2039	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	12.3	2009 of 2426	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1664 of 1906	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1729 of 1915	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1552 of 1915	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	876 of 1858	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	748 of 1833	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.7	1420 of 1760	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1652 of 1900	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1421 of 1902	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1527 of 1917	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.7	906 of 1861	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.1	1382 of 1742	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1863 of 2013	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1208 of 2026	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1204 of 2030	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	709 of 1943	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	828 of 1126	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	685 of 1937	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1223 of 1862	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1795 of 1942	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1308 of 1916	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	762 of 1122	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	931 of 1204	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2022)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Kingsburg Independent Study High

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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 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
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	$22,434	$4,143	$18,291
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	$12,504	$1,586	$10,918
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	$16,581	$851	$15,730
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)
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
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
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
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	$21,064	$3,154	$17,910

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsburg Independent Study High

What is the racial makeup of Kingsburg Independent Study High?

Students at Kingsburg Independent Study High are 81% Hispanic, 16% White, 1% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend Kingsburg Independent Study High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 67 students attended Kingsburg Independent Study High.

Is Kingsburg Independent Study High a good school?

Kingsburg Independent Study High ranks in the bottom 14.1% of California high schools.

What district is Kingsburg Independent Study High in?

Kingsburg Joint Union High

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