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Parlier High

Public Grades 9-12

1664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 22% of California high schools

Summary

Parlier High serves 901 students in grades 9–12 in Parlier, California, within Parlier Unified. Its strongest academic results are still well below statewide levels: in 2025–2026, proficiency was 27% in English Language Arts (ELA), 9% in Math and 13% in Science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide. The most important finding is that Parlier trails nearby comprehensive high schools by wide margins in every tested subject.

Parlier’s results are mixed against its district: it is ahead in ELA and Science but behind in Math. ELA proficiency was 27%, 2 points above the district; Science was 13%, 2 points above; Math was 9%, 5 points below. Compared with the state, Parlier was behind by 22 points in ELA, 29 in Math and 23 in Science. It also scored below nearby Sanger High, Selma High and Reedley High in all three subjects. Against the average for those schools, Parlier was lower by 39 points in ELA, 29 in Math and 23 in Science. Graduation is a relative strength: its 93% rate was 1 point above the district and 5 points above the state.

Results have moved unevenly over time. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency fell from 34% to 27%, while Science rose from 11% to 13%; Math increased to 13% in 2024–2025 before dropping to 9%. SchoolDigger rated Parlier at the 22nd percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026, down from the 26th percentile the prior year. In 2024–2025, 95% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 18.9. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Disabled Students was at the 3rd percentile in 2021–2022, compared with the school’s overall 22nd percentile. Its Migrant Students ranking rose from the 12th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 44th in 2024–2025, then was at the 35th percentile in 2025–2026.

901

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

603 Third St.
Parlier, CA 93648-2028

(559) 646-3573

District: Parlier Unified

Feeder schools for Parlier High:

Elementary:	Cesar E Chavez Elementary
	John C Martinez Elementary
	Mathew J Brletic Elementary
	S Ben Benavidez Elementary
Middle:	Parlier Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

0.6%

American Indian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg18%

California avg42%

1,664^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Parlier Unified

1434^th of 1,530Parlier 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	19.3	1664 of 2135	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	1599 of 2162	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1687 of 2159	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1534 of 2170	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1663 of 2123	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1042 of 1290	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1561 of 2133	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1369 of 2017	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	1364 of 2021	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	1374 of 2039	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.9	1270 of 1994	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	1262 of 2426	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.7	1240 of 2354	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.9	1286 of 2367	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.7	1231 of 2281	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.8	1353 of 2238	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.4	1438 of 2117	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.3	1357 of 2063	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.9	1340 of 1968	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	18.0	1468 of 1901	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	1294 of 1653	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	1121 of 1161	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1084 of 1117	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	874 of 1085	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	552 of 1064	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	765 of 1044	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	255 of 467	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	653 of 941	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	674 of 938	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1555 of 1864	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	1493 of 1906	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1575 of 1915	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1488 of 1915	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1606 of 1858	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	940 of 1054	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1460 of 1833	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1357 of 1760	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	1463 of 1880	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	1355 of 1900	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1446 of 1902	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1315 of 1917	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1458 of 1861	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1337 of 1814	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1161 of 1742	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1531 of 1997	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	1450 of 2013	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1522 of 2026	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1388 of 2030	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1518 of 1943	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	913 of 1126	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1411 of 1937	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1228 of 1862	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1519 of 1930	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1440 of 1942	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1508 of 1948	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1340 of 1963	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1453 of 1916	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	916 of 1122	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1425 of 1880	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1202 of 1834	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	53 of 82	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	48 of 85	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	75 of 85	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	1070 of 1235	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	1014 of 1252	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1143 of 1216	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1080 of 1197	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science13%-23 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 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
Parlier High	Public	9-12	603 Third St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3573	901	48	18.9	94.9%	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	887 (98.4%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.3	1664^th of 2135 public high schools	22.1%		24.8	1599^th of 2162 public high schools	26.0%	65		13.1		13.2			27.5	27.5			9.0	9.0
San Joaquin Valley High	Public	7-12	900 Newmark Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-2723	50	5	10.9	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	2037^th of 2135 public high schools	4.6%		9.4	2044^th of 2162 public high schools	5.5%	7		3.3		3.2			3.5	3.5			3.5	3.5
Reedley Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	1535 North Reed Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7050	255	8	31.8	71.0%	40 (15.7%)	2 (0.8%)	205 (80.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	96.5	57^th of 2135 public high schools	97.3%		86.6	272^nd of 2162 public high schools	87.4%	215		75.4		75.4			95.1	95.1			55.7	55.7	$20,756	$789	$19,967
Reedley High	Public	9-12	740 West North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7100	1,804	76	23.5	80.1%	147 (8.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1,588 (88.0%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.2%)	71.2	598^th of 2135 public high schools	72.0%		77.6	454^th of 2162 public high schools	79.0%	144		30.0		30.0			69.4	69.4			47.3	47.3	$19,486	$1,831	$17,655
Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	310 West Myrtle Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 876-2122	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Selma High	Public	9-12	3125 Wright St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6550	1,721	88	19.4	90.1%	69 (4.0%)	5 (0.3%)	1,580 (91.8%)	59 (3.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52.9	976^th of 2135 public high schools	54.3%		48.1	1071^st of 2162 public high schools	50.5%	95		21.9		21.7			56.5	56.5			32.8	32.8	$20,260	$846	$19,414
Heartland High (Continuation)	Public	7-12	2269 Sylvia St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6670	105	7	15.2	95.2%	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	99 (94.3%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1812^th of 2135 public high schools	15.1%		16.4	1757^th of 2162 public high schools	18.7%	55		14.0		14.0			8.3	8.3			5.0	5.0	$33,541	$1,296	$32,245
Selma Independent	Public	7-12	2269 Sylvia St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6670	72	4	17.7	93.1%	7 (9.7%)	1 (1.4%)	62 (86.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	7.7	2071^st of 2135 public high schools	3.0%		10.9	1971^st of 2162 public high schools	8.8%	100		0.0		0.0			12.5	10.7			0.0	0.0	$13,655	$387	$13,268
STRIVE Academy	Public	7-12	1420 2Nd St.	Selma	93711	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6720	9	1	8.8	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$11,597	$474	$11,123
Community Day	Public	7-12	818 L St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6630	34	7	5.0	85.3%	2 (5.9%)	1 (2.9%)	30 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)													$51,861	$1,845	$50,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Parlier High

Is Parlier High a good school?

Parlier High ranks in the bottom 22.1% of California high schools.

What district is Parlier High in?

Parlier Unified

What schools feed into Parlier High?

Parlier High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cesar E Chavez Elementary
Elementary : John C Martinez Elementary
Elementary : Mathew J Brletic Elementary
Elementary : S Ben Benavidez Elementary
Middle : Parlier Junior High

How many students attend Parlier High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 901 students attended Parlier High.

What is the racial makeup of Parlier High?

Students at Parlier High are 98% Hispanic.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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