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Laton High

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Laton High ranks 1550 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 28% of California high schools

Summary

Laton High is a small, rural high school in Laton, California, serving about 163 students in grades 9 through 12 within the Laton Joint Unified school district.

The school has significant strengths in supporting its students, including a very high 97% graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, and better-than-average student attendance, all of which point to a committed and persistent school community. Its small size allows for a low student-to-teacher ratio, which can foster more individual attention. However, these positive outcomes exist alongside a major challenge: standardized test scores in English, math, and science are critically low, indicating that many students are graduating without meeting grade-level academic standards. This gap is especially pronounced for male students, whose academic performance lags far behind their female classmates.

When compared to nearby schools like Kingsburg High or Sierra Pacific High, Laton High operates with significantly less funding per student and serves a much higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. While schools such as Hanford High face similar economic challenges, Laton's academic proficiency rates are notably lower. The school's statewide ranking has also been volatile and recently declined, suggesting its small size makes year-to-year results sensitive to change.

163

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,819

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6449 DeWoody
Laton, CA 93242-0248

(559) 922-4080

District: Laton Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Laton High:

Elementary:	Laton Elementary
Middle:	Laton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

White:

12.3%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg21%

California avg41%

1,550^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1342^nd of 1,543Laton Joint 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	27.2	1550 of 2162	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1493 of 2159	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1587 of 2170	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.5	964 of 2123	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	839 of 1290	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1393 of 2133	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1504 of 2017	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.8	1183 of 2021	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.8	1419 of 2039	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.3	1108 of 1994	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.2	1032 of 2426	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.7	1191 of 2354	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	810 of 2367	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.8	873 of 2281	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.1	1117 of 2238	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	34.6	1054 of 2117	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.1	901 of 2063	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.0	737 of 1968	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	36.3	892 of 1901	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	28.9	964 of 1653	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	829 of 1906	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.5	1428 of 1915	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.5	608 of 1858	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	1370 of 1833	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1422 of 1760	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1396 of 1900	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1229 of 1902	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1405 of 1917	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.7	472 of 1861	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	36.2	1162 of 1814	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1293 of 1742	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1480 of 2013	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1368 of 2026	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1343 of 2030	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	922 of 1943	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	670 of 1126	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1119 of 1937	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1358 of 1862	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1865 of 1942	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1305 of 1948	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1425 of 1963	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1256 of 1916	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	801 of 1122	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1200 of 1880	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1380 of 1834	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)57th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science15%-18 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 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laton High	Public	9-12	6449 DeWoody	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4080	163	13	12.4	87.7%	20 (12.3%)	1 (0.6%)	140 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	27.2	1550^th of 2162 public high schools	28.3%		29.9	1493^rd of 2159 public high schools	30.8%	57		17.1	8.3	14.9	26.3	26.3	15.8	15.8	$21,819	$18,572	$3,247
Hanford Community Day	Public	9-12	1855 North Douty St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5904	38	3	10.9	92.1%	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	34 (89.5%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$60,311	$59,872	$439
Hanford High	Public	9-12	120 East Grangeville Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5902	1,498	64	23.4	83.6%	251 (16.8%)	58 (3.9%)	1,121 (74.8%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (3.6%)	46.5	1103^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.0%		33.1	1423^rd of 2159 public high schools	34.1%	320	22.1	15.0		21.5	57.6	57.6	14.6	14.6	$19,407	$18,852	$555
Sierra Pacific High	Public	9-12	1259 North 13th Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5912	1,183	45	26.1	58.8%	285 (24.1%)	40 (3.4%)	748 (63.2%)	47 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (4.7%)	72.5	553^rd of 2162 public high schools	74.4%		51.5	968^th of 2159 public high schools	55.2%	415	34.7	22.2		33.5	67.1	67.1	34.3	34.3	$19,333	$18,718	$615
Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1201 North Douty	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5916	50	5	10.4	96.0%	5 (10.0%)	2 (4.0%)	41 (82.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	2094^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%		12.3	1927^th of 2159 public high schools	10.7%	167					9.1	9.1	0.0	0.0	$58,987	$55,642	$3,345
Hanford Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	823 W. Lacey Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 583-5901	137	9	15.7	86.1%	29 (21.2%)	5 (3.6%)	87 (63.5%)	8 (5.8%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	16.6	1752^nd of 2162 public high schools	19.0%		21.5	1671^st of 2159 public high schools	22.6%	81	10.0	7.1		9.5	27.1	27.1	0.0	0.0	$31,205	$30,940	$265
J. C. Montgomery	Public	7-12	690 East Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kings County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-1441	6	4	1.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hanford West High	Public	9-12	1150 West Lacey Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5903	1,331	62	21.5	77.6%	182 (13.7%)	47 (3.5%)	1,012 (76.0%)	36 (2.7%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (3.2%)	39.3	1282^nd of 2162 public high schools	40.7%		45.6	1110^th of 2159 public high schools	48.6%	172	20.2	13.3	28.6	19.9	48.5	48.5	12.5	12.5	$21,316	$20,712	$604
Kings County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	1144 West Lacey Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kings County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 589-7038	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Laton High

What is the racial makeup of Laton High?

Students at Laton High are 86% Hispanic, 12% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Laton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Laton High.

What schools feed into Laton High?

Laton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Laton Elementary
Middle : Laton Middle

What district is Laton High in?

Laton Joint Unified

Is Laton High a good school?

Laton High ranks 1550^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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