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Lindsay Senior High

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Lindsay Senior High ranks 597 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 72% of California high schools

Summary

Lindsay Senior High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,132 students in the Lindsay Unified School District, and it stands out for its strong and steadily improving academic performance in a high-need community.

The school is on a remarkable upward trend, recently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide, which is a significant improvement over past years and outperforms the trajectory of many nearby schools like Monache High. Its greatest strengths are an exceptional graduation rate consistently above 95%, very low dropout rates, and standout English Language Arts proficiency that beats both district and state averages. The school is particularly effective in supporting its high-need student populations, achieving results that challenge the typical expectations for schools with similar economic challenges.

While Lindsay Senior High excels in many areas, mathematics proficiency remains an opportunity for growth, a common challenge across the region. The school also outperforms other schools within its own district, such as John J. Cairns Continuation and Lindsay Community Day, highlighting its specific success. Compared to specialized schools like the high-achieving Harmony Magnet Academy, Lindsay Senior High's accomplishments are especially impressive as a comprehensive school serving all students in its community.

1,132

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,388

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1849 East Tulare Rd.
Lindsay, CA 93247-9711

(559) 562-5911

District: Lindsay Unified

Feeder schools for Lindsay Senior High:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Kennedy Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Reagan Elementary
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	Roosevelt Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

2.1%

Asian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg35%

California avg41%

597^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Lindsay Unified

950^th of 1,543Lindsay 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	70.2	597 of 2162	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	892 of 2159	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1008 of 2170	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1067 of 2123	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	989 of 2133	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	874 of 2017	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.7	1316 of 2021	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	1123 of 2039	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	1239 of 1994	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	1063 of 2426	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.0	971 of 2354	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.7	1108 of 2367	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.8	1204 of 2281	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.2	1432 of 2238	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1264 of 2117	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.6	1050 of 2063	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	820 of 1968	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.9	805 of 1901	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.9	864 of 1653	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1028 of 1161	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	711 of 1117	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	839 of 1052	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	571 of 1085	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	309 of 1064	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	384 of 1044	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	354 of 941	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	112 of 938	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	495 of 1906	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	606 of 1915	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	887 of 1915	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	1046 of 1858	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	921 of 1833	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	892 of 1760	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	252 of 1900	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	581 of 1902	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	761 of 1917	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	767 of 1861	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	660 of 1814	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	619 of 1742	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	12 of 410	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	54.0	141 of 328	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	54 of 299	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	109 of 290	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	393 of 2013	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	695 of 2026	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	815 of 2030	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	790 of 1943	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	644 of 1937	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	640 of 1862	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	618 of 1942	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	1029 of 1948	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	978 of 1963	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	945 of 1916	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	932 of 1880	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	746 of 1834	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	5 of 85	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	63.2	27 of 85	68.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	21 of 74	71.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	658 of 1252	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	763 of 1216	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	555 of 1197	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+25 vs school

Migrant (2025)94th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-3 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 (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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	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 7th Grade	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
Lindsay Senior High	Public	9-12	1849 East Tulare Rd.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5911	1,132	57	19.8	86.1%	24 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1,084 (95.8%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	70.2	597^th of 2162 public high schools	72.4%		54.6	892^nd of 2159 public high schools	58.7%	295		35.2		34.7			64.0	64.0			34.4	34.4	$25,388	$4,083	$21,305
John J. Cairns Continuation	Public	9-12	290 North Harvard Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5913	65	6	10.0	87.7%	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1888^th of 2162 public high schools	12.7%		17	1758^th of 2159 public high schools	18.6%	130		4.0		3.6			24.0	24.0			0.0	0.0	$35,206	$4,286	$30,920
Lindsay Community Day	Public	7-12	270 North Harvard	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5913	14	1	14.0	78.6%	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$23,010	$6,288	$16,722
Strathmore High	Public	9-12	22568 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1731	286	21	13.7	88.8%	26 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	255 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	30	1483^rd of 2162 public high schools	31.4%		32.6	1434^th of 2159 public high schools	33.6%	49		15.6		15.2			38.5	38.5			12.8	12.8	$30,532	$2,280	$28,252
Harmony Magnet Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	19429 Road 228	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-0347	509	21	24.4	73.1%	97 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (73.3%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	95.1	94^th of 2162 public high schools	95.7%		95.9	91^st of 2159 public high schools	95.8%	3		64.2	46.4	55.7			90.2	90.2			51.6	51.6	$22,042	$1,921	$20,121
Kaweah High	Public	9-12	1107 E Rocky Hill Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-4420	29	3	9.4	89.7%	8 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	1434^th of 2162 public high schools	33.7%		48.6	1036^th of 2159 public high schools	52.0%	398		8.3		12.0			20.8	20.8			33.3	33.3	$35,477	$7,931	$27,546
Exeter Union High	Public	9-12	505 Rocky Hill Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2127	909	38	24.0	65.6%	286 (31.5%)	3 (0.3%)	596 (65.6%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	73.1	534^th of 2162 public high schools	75.3%		72.6	528^th of 2159 public high schools	75.5%	6		36.7		36.7			74.9	74.9			31.1	31.1	$19,509	$2,978	$16,531
Porterville Military Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7300	255	17	15.3	90.2%	44 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	195 (76.5%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	55.6	919^th of 2162 public high schools	57.5%		67.9	598^th of 2159 public high schools	72.3%	321	38.5	33.3		36.4	38.6	48.1	71.4	51.2	18.2	21.2	8.6	16.8	$24,159	$1,743	$22,416
Monache High	Public	9-12	960 North Newcomb St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7150	1,855	89	20.7	81.2%	225 (12.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1,475 (79.5%)	85 (4.6%)	15 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.6%)	54.1	945^th of 2162 public high schools	56.3%		60.6	751^st of 2159 public high schools	65.2%	194		28.7		28.6			57.9	57.9			21.0	21.0	$19,749	$2,021	$17,728
Vine Street Community Day	Public	7-12	645 North Prospect St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-6650	14	1	9.7	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$53,936	$7,061	$46,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindsay Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Lindsay Senior High?

Students at Lindsay Senior High are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Lindsay Senior High a good school?

Lindsay Senior High ranks 597^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lindsay Senior High in?

Lindsay Unified

What schools feed into Lindsay Senior High?

Lindsay Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Reagan Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary

How many students attend Lindsay Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,132 students attended Lindsay Senior High.

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