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Laton High

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Laton High ranks 1257 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 41% of California high schools

Summary

Laton High in Laton, California, serves 163 students in grades 9–12 in the Central Valley. Its 2025–2026 results show a sharp split by subject: ELA proficiency was above the state and district, while math and science were below both. The most important finding is that strong ELA performance does not extend to math or science.

ELA is also Laton’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools: 55% of students were proficient, versus a nearby-school average of 46%, 34% in Laton Joint Unified, and 49% statewide. Math proficiency was 9%, below the nearby average of 23%, the district’s 16%, and the state’s 38%; science was 17%, compared with nearby schools’ 30%, the district’s 19%, and the state’s 36%. Among nearby schools with reported scores, Laton ranked fourth of seven in ELA, third-lowest of seven in math, and second-lowest of six in science. Nearby averages include only schools with reported scores.

ELA has improved substantially: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose from 25% to 55%, moving from 22 points below the state to 5 points above it. Math declined from 13% to 9%, and its gap below the state widened by 7 points; science rose from 8% to 17%, narrowing its state gap by 3 points. SchoolDigger ranked Laton in the 41st percentile and gave it 2 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 28th percentile the prior year. Its 12.4:1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was below the nearby average of 15.3:1. Laton reported 88% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby average of 78%; this is context, not an explanation for test results. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also differed sharply: its relative standing for Female Students was at the 22nd percentile, below its overall 41st, while its standing for Male Students was at the 61st percentile. These group rankings shifted considerably from the prior year, so the changes are worth asking about but do not by themselves establish a lasting pattern.

163

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,819

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (83% vs 88%)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg24%

California avg42%

1,257^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

794^th of 968Laton 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
2026	40.7	1257 of 2137	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.2	1450 of 1865	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.5	1258 of 1880	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.3	1124 of 1999	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	58.6	751 of 1932	61.1%	★★★☆☆
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)

Male (2026)61st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+5 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
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%)	40.7	1257^th of 2137 public high schools	41.2%		27.2	1550^th of 2162 public high schools	28.3%	293					16.7		54.6	54.6		9.1	9.1	$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%)	45.9	1122^nd of 2137 public high schools	47.5%		46.5	1103^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.0%	19		30.8	13.6		29.5		48.1	48.1		18.9	18.9	$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%)	72.9	556^th of 2137 public high schools	74.0%		72.5	553^rd of 2162 public high schools	74.4%	3		38.7			38.1		66.5	66.5		39.4	39.4	$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%)	10.5	1927^th of 2137 public high schools	9.8%		8.5	2094^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%	167							13.5	13.5		2.9	2.9	$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%)	17.9	1689^th of 2137 public high schools	21.0%		16.6	1752^nd of 2162 public high schools	19.0%	63		11.9			9.6		29.3	29.3		3.5	3.5	$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%)	58.2	853^rd of 2137 public high schools	60.1%		39.3	1282^nd of 2162 public high schools	40.7%	429		32.2	18.8		31.3		55.5	55.5		30.9	30.9	$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%)	75.1	521^st of 2137 public high schools	75.6%		76	479^th of 2162 public high schools	77.8%	42			41.9		41.6		64.9	64.9		42.9	42.9	$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 1257^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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