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San Joaquin High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 17% of California high schools

Summary

San Joaquin High (Continuation) is a very small public high school in McFarland Unified, serving about 43 students in grades 9-12 who have typically struggled in a traditional school setting.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably with student attendance and graduation; its chronic absenteeism rate is over 73%, and only about 44% of its students graduate, which are both dramatically lower rates than at McFarland High School Early College in the same district. Academic proficiency in core subjects like English and math is also very low, at about 12%, despite the school spending more per student than most nearby comprehensive high schools. Performance has been volatile from year to year, which can be partly due to the very small number of students.

When compared to other local continuation schools that serve similar student populations, such as Central Valley High (Continuation) and Valley High, San Joaquin High has notably lower graduation rates and higher chronic absenteeism. This suggests the school encounters specific difficulties in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate, even when accounting for its role as a continuation school.

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,083

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

599 Fifth St.
Mc Farland, CA 93250-1174

(661) 792-6312

District: McFarland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

2.3%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2011 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (44% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,788^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	15.6	1788 of 2162	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2102 of 2159	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1972 of 2170	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1998 of 2123	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1142 of 1290	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2121 of 2133	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	1775 of 2039	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	2126 of 2426	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	1943 of 2354	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	1988 of 2367	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	1954 of 2281	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	1895 of 2238	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.3	1844 of 2117	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.8	1767 of 2063	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	1796 of 1968	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.7	1709 of 1901	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1453 of 1653	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	1718 of 1915	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1503 of 1900	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1823 of 1902	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1749 of 1917	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1738 of 1861	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1799 of 1814	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1569 of 2013	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	2000 of 2026	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1838 of 2030	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1886 of 1943	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1037 of 1126	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1926 of 1937	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.9	1908 of 1948	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1868 of 1963	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1056 of 1122	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science6%-27 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
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
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
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 San Joaquin High (Continuation)

How many students attend San Joaquin High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 43 students attended San Joaquin High (Continuation).

What district is San Joaquin High (Continuation) in?

McFarland Unified

Is San Joaquin High (Continuation) a good school?

San Joaquin High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 17.3% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of San Joaquin High (Continuation)?

Students at San Joaquin High (Continuation) are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

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