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Sunrise Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

2148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 1% of California high schools

Summary

Sunrise Continuation High is a very small public high school in Avenal, California, serving 14 students in grades 9-12 who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings, and it operates within the Reef-Sunset Unified school district, an area facing broad educational challenges.

The school provides intensive, one-on-one support with a very low student-teacher ratio, which results in a high cost of over $38,000 spent per student—more than double the amount spent at nearby Avenal High. Despite this significant investment, academic performance is extremely low, with no students testing as proficient in English or math, and chronic absenteeism is very high at 57.9%. Its graduation rates have been unstable from year to year, and the school is consistently ranked in the bottom 1% of all schools in California.

When compared to other local schools serving similar at-risk students, such as Chesnut High (Continuation) and Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day, Sunrise spends far more per student but has weaker academic results. However, past data shows the school has had periods of slightly better performance, indicating that improvement is possible with the right, sustained interventions for its small and vulnerable student population.

Students ?

4.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,638

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

209 North Park Ave.
Avenal, CA 93204-1425

(559) 386-4162

District: Reef-Sunset Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2010 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (74% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school0%

District avg15%

California avg43%

2,148^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Reef-Sunset Unified

1469^th of 1,543Reef-Sunset 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	7.0	2148 of 2162	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	2156 of 2170	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1755 of 2123	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1965 of 2017	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	2018 of 2021	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1950 of 2039	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	2174 of 2426	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	2139 of 2354	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	2133 of 2367	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.7	2096 of 2281	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	2060 of 2238	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	1799 of 2117	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	1887 of 2063	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	1746 of 1968	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.5	1659 of 1901	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1890 of 1900	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1905 of 1917	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1533 of 1861	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	2002 of 2013	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2016 of 2030	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1563 of 1943	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1920 of 1942	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1773 of 1834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Sunrise Continuation High

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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 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
Sunrise Continuation High	Public	9-12	209 North Park Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-4162	14	3	4.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$38,638	$1,760	$36,878
Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day	Public	6-12	861 Monterey St.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-0460	7	1	7.2		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$26,269	$1,563	$24,706
Avenal High	Public	9-12	601 Mariposa St.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5253	762	30	25.6	95.7%	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	745 (97.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.4	1515^th of 2162 public high schools	29.9%		23.9	1603^rd of 2159 public high schools	25.8%	88	10.8			10.4	39.1	39.1	13.0	13.0	$18,631	$2,144	$16,487
Adelante High	Public	9-12	701 General Petroleum St.	Kettleman City	93239	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-9081	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chesnut High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	16673 Palmer	Huron	93234	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 945-2066	35	3	10.1	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	33 (94.3%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	2053^rd of 2162 public high schools	5.0%		8.7	2135^th of 2159 public high schools	1.1%	82		3.5		3.2	0.0	0.0	3.5	3.5	$21,177	$2,672	$18,505
Cambridge High	Public	9-12	516 Baker St.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7565	48	5	8.7	83.3%	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (87.5%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	8.8	2074^th of 2162 public high schools	4.1%		9.2	2111^th of 2159 public high schools	2.2%	37		0.0		0.0	13.3	13.3	0.0	0.0	$12,397	$2,522	$9,875
Coalinga High	Public	9-12	750 Van Ness Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7520	1,256	63	20.0	80.3%	113 (9.0%)	18 (1.4%)	1,085 (86.4%)	24 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.0%)	24.8	1601^st of 2162 public high schools	25.9%		25.2	1579^th of 2159 public high schools	26.9%	22		10.9	0.0	10.4	37.3	37.3	9.2	9.2	$21,789	$2,887	$18,902
Miles W. Culwell Community Day	Public	7-12	275 Cambridge Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7644	5	2	2.7		1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$10,878	$2,286	$8,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Continuation High

What district is Sunrise Continuation High in?

Reef-Sunset Unified

How many students attend Sunrise Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 14 students attended Sunrise Continuation High.

Is Sunrise Continuation High a good school?

Sunrise Continuation High ranks in the bottom 0.6% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Continuation High?

Students at Sunrise Continuation High are 100% Hispanic.

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