Is Avenal High a good school?

Avenal High ranks 1519 th of 2123 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Avenal High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 762 students attended Avenal High.

What is the racial makeup of Avenal High?

Students at Avenal High are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

What schools feed into Avenal High?

Avenal High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Avenal Elementary Elementary : Kettleman City Elementary Elementary : Tamarack Elementary Middle : Reef Sunset Middle

Avenal High School in Avenal CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Avenal High ranks worse than 71.5% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.82. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Avenal High has the largest high school student body size in the Reef-Sunset Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.5%), White (3%), Asian (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Reef-Sunset Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Avenal High is 26.7. 2 high schools in the Reef-Sunset Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Avenal High employs 28.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Avenal High is $10,058, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Reef-Sunset Unified School District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Avenal High:

SchoolDigger ranks Avenal High 1519^th of 2123 California public high schools. (See Avenal High in the ranking list.)

Reef-Sunset Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Reef-Sunset Unified 1422^nd of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Avenal High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.31	1063^rd	1653	35.7%
2005	23.87	1242^nd	1901	34.7%
2006	26.50	1201^st	1968	39.0%
2007	26.34	1257^th	2063	39.1%
2008	22.33	1439^th	2117	32.0%
2009	24.19	1667^th	2238	25.5%
2010	18.40	1685^th	2281	26.1%
2011	25.87	1440^th	2367	39.2%
2012	22.54	1525^th	2354	35.2%
2013	23.17	1538^th	2426	36.6%
2015	15.24	1592^nd	1994	20.2%
2016	20.39	1512^th	2039	25.8%
2017	21.42	1490^th	2021	26.3%
2018	26.04	1427^th	2017	29.3%
2019	30.49	1421^st	2133	33.4%
2021	28.79	923^rd	1290	28.4%
2022	25.82	1519^th	2123	28.5%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Avenal High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	106	0	1	282	2	n/a	n/a	391
1989	103	2	4	303	2	n/a	n/a	414
1990	71	5	0	323	0	n/a	n/a	399
1991	70	4	0	345	0	n/a	n/a	419
1992	81	10	2	399	0	n/a	n/a	492
1993	75	7	0	425	0	n/a	n/a	507
1994	79	3	2	405	0	n/a	n/a	489
1995	77	4	0	453	2	n/a	n/a	536
1996	77	4	0	453	2	n/a	n/a	536
1997	71	6	2	439	0	n/a	n/a	518
1998	72	3	0	461	0	n/a	n/a	536
1999	70	4	0	486	0	n/a	n/a	560
2000	40	18	1	485	0	n/a	n/a	544
2001	41	6	2	519	0	n/a	n/a	568
2002	29	7	0	549	0	n/a	n/a	585
2003	29	7	0	549	0	n/a	n/a	585
2004	23	6	0	540	0	n/a	n/a	569
2005	21	5	0	517	0	n/a	n/a	543
2006	21	3	0	572	0	n/a	n/a	596
2007	24	5	1	597	0	n/a	n/a	627
2008	26	5	1	613	1	n/a	n/a	646
2009	28	6	2	615	0	0	0	651
2010	29	1	3	608	1	0	0	642
2011	26	0	2	578	0	0	0	606
2012	23	2	5	601	0	0	0	631
2013	20	4	8	623	0	0	0	655
2014	11	3	8	609	0	0	0	631
2015	11	2	19	631	0	0	0	663
2016	19	0	2	621	0	0	0	642
2017	25	0	1	606	1	0	0	633
2018	16	0	0	611	1	0	0	628
2019	14	0	0	600	1	0	0	615
2020	16	0	0	637	0	0	0	653
2021	20	0	2	722	1	0	0	745
2022	23	0	4	735	0	0	0	762

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Avenal High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	391	20.2	19.3	n/a
1989	414	22.2	18.6	n/a
1990	399	20.3	19.6	n/a
1991	419	22.3	18.7	n/a
1992	492	22.7	21.6	51.8
1993	507	24.2	21.0	74.4
1994	489	23.9	20.5	74.6
1995	536	26.7	20.1	70.7
1996	536	26.7	20.1	70.7
1997	518	23.8	21.8	71
1998	536	25.3	21.2	80.8
1999	560	26.8	20.9	67
2000	544	29.1	18.7	84.7
2001	568	28.0	20.3	99.5
2002	585	29.0	20.2	99.5
2003	585	29.0	20.2	99.5
2004	569	27.2	20.9	99.5
2005	543	26.7	20.3	99.4
2006	596	28.7	20.8	99.5
2007	627	28.8	21.8	n/a
2008	646	33.0	19.6	72.6
2009	651	29.3	19.1	78.3
2010	642	31.0	20.7	98.6
2011	606	n/a	n/a	99.5
2012	631	28.9	21.8	n/a
2013	655	27.6	23.7	97.9
2014	631	28.3	22.2	68.5
2015	663	30.0	22.1	82.4
2016	642	28.0	22.9	88
2017	633	26.0	24.3	85.9
2018	628	26.7	23.4	86.8
2019	615	27.0	22.7	89.9
2020	653	n/a	n/a	85.1
2021	745	25.5	29.2	89.5
2022	762	28.5	26.7	94.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Avenal High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	391	20.2	19.3	n/a
1989	414	22.2	18.6	n/a
1990	399	20.3	19.6	n/a
1991	419	22.3	18.7	n/a
1992	492	22.7	21.6	51.8
1993	507	24.2	21.0	74.4
1994	489	23.9	20.5	74.6
1995	536	26.7	20.1	70.7
1996	536	26.7	20.1	70.7
1997	518	23.8	21.8	71
1998	536	25.3	21.2	80.8
1999	560	26.8	20.9	67
2000	544	29.1	18.7	84.7
2001	568	28.0	20.3	99.5
2002	585	29.0	20.2	99.5
2003	585	29.0	20.2	99.5
2004	569	27.2	20.9	99.5
2005	543	26.7	20.3	99.4
2006	596	28.7	20.8	99.5
2007	627	28.8	21.8	n/a
2008	646	33.0	19.6	72.6
2009	651	29.3	19.1	78.3
2010	642	31.0	20.7	98.6
2011	606	n/a	n/a	99.5
2012	631	28.9	21.8	n/a
2013	655	27.6	23.7	97.9
2014	631	28.3	22.2	68.5
2015	663	30.0	22.1	82.4
2016	642	28.0	22.9	88
2017	633	26.0	24.3	85.9
2018	628	26.7	23.4	86.8
2019	615	27.0	22.7	89.9
2020	653	n/a	n/a	85.1
2021	745	25.5	29.2	89.5
2022	762	28.5	26.7	94.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Avenal High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$10,058

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Avenal High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 1421^st of 2133 High schools	Ranks 1519^th of 2123 High schools	4.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Avenal High)	43	43.9	0.9%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Reef-Sunset Unified)	40.7	42.4	1.7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Avenal High)	14	8.2	5.8%
11th Grade Mathematics (Reef-Sunset Unified)	13	7.6	5.4%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
12th Grade Science (Avenal High)	4.9	7.1	2.3%
12th Grade Science (Reef-Sunset Unified)	5.3	7.1	1.8%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	615	745	21.1%
African American	0	0
American Indian	1	1
Asian	0	2
Hispanic	600	722	20.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	14	20	42.9%
Two or More Races	0	0
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	89.9%	89.5%	0.4%

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Elementary:	Avenal Elementary
	Kettleman City Elementary
	Tamarack Elementary
Middle:	Reef Sunset Middle