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McFarland High School Early College

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McFarland High School Early College ranks 874 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 60% of California high schools

Summary

McFarland High School Early College is a public high school serving about 1,027 students in grades 9-12 within the McFarland Unified district, and it stands out for its exceptional graduation rates and strong English performance despite the economic challenges in its community.

The school's most impressive achievements are its near-perfect graduation rate of over 96% and a very low dropout rate, which are significantly better than state and district averages. Its students excel in English Language Arts, outperforming most nearby schools like Shafter High and Wasco High. Furthermore, the school provides highly effective support for students with special needs, English learners, and those experiencing homelessness, and it maintains a low rate of chronic absenteeism, which is less than half the state average.

While McFarland High School Early College is a clear success story, especially compared to continuation schools in the area like San Joaquin High (Continuation), its math and science scores are an area for growth. Nearby schools in the Delano Joint Union High district, such as Cesar E. Chavez High, show stronger performance in those subjects. The school's "Early College" model, which allows students to earn college credits, appears to be a key factor in its success, and it achieves these strong results with cost-effective spending compared to many neighboring schools.

1,027

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,847

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

259 West Sherwood Ave.
Mc Farland, CA 93250-1519

(661) 792-3126

District: McFarland Unified

Feeder schools for McFarland High School Early College:

Elementary:	Browning Road STEAM Academy
	Kern Avenue Elementary
Middle:	McFarland Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

0.6%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg28%

California avg41%

874^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the McFarland Unified

1172^nd of 1,543McFarland 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	58.1	874 of 2162	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	1034 of 2159	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	979 of 2170	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	1026 of 2123	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.2	994 of 1290	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1491 of 2133	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	1080 of 2017	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.1	999 of 2021	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.0	1186 of 2039	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	1248 of 1994	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1122 of 2426	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	28.6	1333 of 2354	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.8	1355 of 2367	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.5	1211 of 2281	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1422 of 2238	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.1	1067 of 2117	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.4	1148 of 2063	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.6	1233 of 1968	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.7	1247 of 1901	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.7	1248 of 1653	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	756 of 1161	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	418 of 555	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	692 of 1117	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	316 of 1085	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	480 of 1064	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	326 of 1044	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.7	413 of 467	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	745 of 941	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	343 of 938	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	855 of 1906	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	1126 of 1915	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	784 of 1915	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	842 of 1858	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.4	862 of 1054	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1324 of 1833	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	955 of 1760	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	515 of 1900	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	669 of 1902	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	658 of 1917	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	738 of 1861	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	1246 of 1814	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	812 of 1742	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	66 of 410	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	143 of 328	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	213 of 299	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	139 of 290	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	678 of 2013	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	751 of 2026	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	746 of 2030	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	884 of 1943	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	850 of 1126	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1350 of 1937	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	934 of 1862	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	729 of 1942	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	827 of 1948	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	1027 of 1963	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1107 of 1916	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	903 of 1122	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1401 of 1880	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1078 of 1834	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	35 of 85	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	307 of 1252	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	381 of 1216	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	385 of 1197	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Migrant (2024)59th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+18 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science22%-11 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
McFarland High School Early College	Public	9-12	259 West Sherwood Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3126	1,027	45	22.9	82.2%	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1,007 (98.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58.1	874^th of 2162 public high schools	59.6%		48.7	1034^th of 2159 public high schools	52.1%	160		22.0		22.0	66.4	66.4	27.9	27.9	$22,847	$20,050	$2,797
San Joaquin High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	599 Fifth St.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-6312	43	2	19.5	88.4%	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.6	1788^th of 2162 public high schools	17.3%		9.5	2102^nd of 2159 public high schools	2.6%	314		5.9		5.6	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	$52,083	$50,328	$1,755
Cesar E. Chavez High	Public	9-12	800 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4501	1,318	59	22.5	86.2%	14 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1,155 (87.6%)	138 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	70.4	593^rd of 2162 public high schools	72.6%		66.8	621^st of 2159 public high schools	71.2%	28		32.8		32.5	69.1	69.1	34.0	34.0	$30,037	$27,566	$2,471
Robert F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	1401 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-5117	1,394	62	22.4	89.3%	16 (1.1%)	8 (0.6%)	1,285 (92.2%)	81 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	66.7	664^th of 2162 public high schools	69.3%		70.5	559^th of 2159 public high schools	74.1%	105		34.9	8.3	33.9	62.0	62.0	31.4	31.4	$27,337	$25,350	$1,987
Delano High	Public	9-12	1331 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4137	1,221	58	20.8	92.8%	18 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1,100 (90.1%)	97 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	62.2	756^th of 2162 public high schools	65.0%		63.8	678^th of 2159 public high schools	68.6%	78		31.7		31.7	62.8	62.8	26.3	26.3	$31,172	$28,814	$2,358
Valley High	Public	9-12	1927 Randolph St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4180	71	6	11.6	93.0%	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	66 (93.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1887^th of 2162 public high schools	12.7%		10.7	2026^th of 2159 public high schools	6.2%	139					21.7	21.7	0.0	0.0	$71,457	$66,826	$4,631
Wasco High	Public	9-12	1900 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7400	1,672	78	21.4	87.5%	51 (3.1%)	29 (1.7%)	1,579 (94.4%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	52.3	983^rd of 2162 public high schools	54.5%		52.7	934^th of 2159 public high schools	56.7%	49	23.3	17.9	23.1	21.2	58.0	58.0	24.5	24.5	$29,261	$28,220	$1,041
Wasco Independence High	Public	9-12	1445 Poso Dr.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7450	109	6	17.6	96.3%	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.8%)	104 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.1	1691^st of 2162 public high schools	21.8%		23.2	1625^th of 2159 public high schools	24.7%	66			10.8	10.8	24.5	24.5	3.8	3.8	$49,259	$33,292	$15,967
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4281	86	7	12.9	96.5%	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	8.9	2073^rd of 2162 public high schools	4.1%		10.9	2011^th of 2159 public high schools	6.9%	62					10.6	10.6	0.0	0.0	$55,810	$54,270	$1,540
Shafter High	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4961	1,599	74	21.6	87.5%	76 (4.8%)	7 (0.4%)	1,481 (92.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.4%)	33.7	1407^th of 2162 public high schools	34.9%		39.6	1245^th of 2159 public high schools	42.3%	162		13.2		13.2	49.4	49.4	9.7	9.7	$28,028	$26,042	$1,986

Frequently Asked Questions about McFarland High School Early College

Is McFarland High School Early College a good school?

McFarland High School Early College ranks 874^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into McFarland High School Early College?

McFarland High School Early College is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Browning Road STEAM Academy
Elementary : Kern Avenue Elementary
Middle : McFarland Junior High

What is the racial makeup of McFarland High School Early College?

Students at McFarland High School Early College are 98% Hispanic.

How many students attend McFarland High School Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,027 students attended McFarland High School Early College.

What district is McFarland High School Early College in?

McFarland Unified

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