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Heartland High (Continuation)

Public Grades 7-12

1757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 19% of California high schools

Summary

Heartland High (Continuation) is a small public high school in Selma, California, serving grades 7-12 with just 93 students. As a continuation school, Heartland High focuses on supporting students who have struggled in a traditional high school setting. However, the school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges that set it apart from the surrounding high schools in the region.

Heartland High (Continuation) consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California high schools, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly lower than the Selma Unified School District and the state of California averages. The school also has a high dropout rate, ranging from 8.2% to 22.4% in recent years, and a chronic absenteeism rate between 18.8% and 70.9%, which is much higher than the district and state averages. These challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 78.49% to 79.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Heartland High (Continuation)'s small size and specialized focus on serving at-risk students could present opportunities for targeted interventions and personalized support, the school's performance lags significantly behind nearby high schools, such as Selma High and Kingsburg High, which have higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the challenges faced by Heartland High (Continuation) will require a comprehensive approach that addresses the unique needs of the school's student population and provides the necessary resources and support to help them succeed.

105

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2269 Sylvia St.
Selma, CA 93662-3488

(559) 898-6670

District: Selma Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

White:

1.9%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2024 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (13% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,757^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Selma Unified

1141^st of 1,543Selma 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2011	1.8	2225 of 2236	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	1970 of 2179	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.6	1876 of 1999	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	1688 of 1804	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	1663 of 1777	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	1719 of 1769	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1757 of 2162	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2101 of 2159	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1893 of 2170	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1892 of 2123	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1845 of 2133	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1546 of 2017	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1825 of 2021	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	1705 of 2039	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1884 of 1994	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	1617 of 2426	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.9	1359 of 2354	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	13.4	1930 of 2367	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	1705 of 2281	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	1750 of 2238	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	1689 of 2117	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	1485 of 2063	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	1343 of 1968	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.6	1377 of 1901	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	1579 of 1653	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	400 of 938	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1565 of 1906	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1883 of 1915	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1817 of 1915	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1806 of 1858	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1469 of 1760	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1547 of 1900	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1846 of 1902	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1663 of 1917	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1619 of 1861	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1602 of 1814	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1315 of 1742	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1638 of 2013	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1974 of 2026	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1711 of 2030	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1658 of 1943	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1693 of 1937	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1392 of 1862	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1623 of 1942	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1858 of 1948	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1674 of 1963	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1690 of 1916	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1463 of 1880	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1392 of 1834	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics4%-34 vs state

Science3%-29 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 (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 11th 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
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%)	16.4	1757^th of 2162 public high schools	18.7%		9.5	2101^st of 2159 public high schools	2.7%	344	3.8	3.5	30.2	30.2	3.8	3.8
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%)	10.9	1971^st of 2162 public high schools	8.8%		11.2	1991^st of 2159 public high schools	7.8%	20	4.0	3.3	11.1	8.6	3.7	2.9
STRIVE Academy	Public	7-12	1420 2Nd St.	Selma	93662	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)
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%)	48.1	1071^st of 2162 public high schools	50.5%		55.5	866^th of 2159 public high schools	59.9%	205	19.0	19.0	55.2	55.2	23.8	23.8
Fowler Academy Continuation	Public	7-12	975 E. Adams Ave.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6098	22	1	22.9	95.5%	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$25,992	$4,681	$21,311
Fowler Academy Community Day (9-12)	Public	9-12	975 East Adams Ave.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6098	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fowler High	Public	9-12	701 East Main St.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6160	807	40	20.1	79.8%	61 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	650 (80.5%)	89 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	61.4	783^rd of 2162 public high schools	63.8%		63.5	686^th of 2159 public high schools	68.2%	97	26.9	26.6	70.2	70.2	25.7	25.7	$12,493	$829	$11,664
Kingsburg High	Public	9-12	1900 18th Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-5156	1,073	55	19.5	62.6%	319 (29.7%)	5 (0.5%)	686 (63.9%)	32 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.6%)	76	479^th of 2162 public high schools	77.8%		74.4	485^th of 2159 public high schools	77.5%	6	34.3	34.2	74.9	74.9	38.8	38.8	$16,581	$851	$15,730
Oasis Continuation High	Public	9-12	2311 Sierra St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-3880	59	5	12.9	94.9%	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	12	1913^th of 2162 public high schools	11.5%		10	2067^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	154	0.0	0.0	25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	$22,434	$4,143	$18,291
Kingsburg Independent Study High	Public, Virtual	9-12	2311 Sierra St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-3880	67	2	32.3	88.1%	11 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (80.6%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.5	1858^th of 2162 public high schools	14.1%		28.9	1519^th of 2159 public high schools	29.6%	339	7.7	7.4	22.2	22.2	0.0	0.0	$12,504	$1,586	$10,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Heartland High (Continuation)

What district is Heartland High (Continuation) in?

Selma Unified

How many students attend Heartland High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 105 students attended Heartland High (Continuation).

Is Heartland High (Continuation) a good school?

Heartland High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 18.7% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Heartland High (Continuation)?

Students at Heartland High (Continuation) are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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