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Summerville High

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Summerville High ranks 728 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

728^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 66% of California high schools

Summary

Summerville High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 for about 500 students in Tuolumne, California, known for its stable, mid-range performance and a particularly strong record of graduating students successfully.

The school has a standout strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces the state average and is competitive with or better than nearby schools like Sonora High and Bret Harte Union High. Its graduation rate is exceptionally high, consistently above 94%, which is a notable achievement considering the school also faces a persistent challenge with chronic student absenteeism. However, math and science proficiency rates are areas for improvement, as they lag behind state averages, a trend shared with several other comprehensive high schools in the region.

An interesting dynamic exists within its own Summerville Union High School District, where the smaller, specialized Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy shares the same address but posts higher academic scores. Compared to other area schools, Summerville operates with moderate per-student spending and larger class sizes but delivers strong graduation results. The school has shown effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and has demonstrated consistent performance year-over-year, unlike some neighboring schools that have seen more significant swings in their rankings.

508

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,853

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17555 Tuolumne Rd.
Tuolumne, CA 95379-9701

(209) 928-4228

District: Summerville Union High

Feeder schools for Summerville High:

Elementary:	Summerville Elementary
	Twain Harte

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg46%

California avg41%

728^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Summerville Union High

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	63.5	728 of 2162	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	555 of 2159	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	677 of 2170	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	878 of 2123	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	569 of 1290	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	811 of 2133	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	1060 of 2017	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	1046 of 2021	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	70.1	561 of 2039	72.5%	★★★★☆
2015	58.6	778 of 1994	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.7	308 of 2426	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	211 of 2354	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	57.6	599 of 2367	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	304 of 2281	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	67.6	295 of 2238	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	57.1	519 of 2117	75.5%	★★★★☆
2007	61.3	430 of 2063	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	54.3	579 of 1968	70.6%	★★★★☆
2005	54.5	513 of 1901	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	56.3	398 of 1653	75.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	665 of 1161	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	701 of 1906	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	714 of 1915	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	779 of 1915	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	852 of 1858	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	590 of 1054	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	728 of 1833	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	1064 of 1760	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	603 of 1900	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	728 of 1902	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	279 of 1917	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	660 of 1861	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	412 of 1814	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	776 of 2013	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	505 of 2026	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	575 of 2030	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	662 of 1943	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	505 of 1126	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	1191 of 1937	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1295 of 1862	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	652 of 1942	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	438 of 1948	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	551 of 1963	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	801 of 1916	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	444 of 1122	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	810 of 1880	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	977 of 1834	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	399 of 574	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	350 of 541	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	433 of 515	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	548 of 1216	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.1	993 of 1197	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	684 of 1155	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	540 of 1173	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	793 of 1193	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	808 of 1204	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	844 of 1222	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	889 of 1173	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)55th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)30th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Summerville 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th 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
Summerville High	Public	9-12	17555 Tuolumne Rd.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4228	508	22	23.1	45.5%	334 (65.7%)	1 (0.2%)	113 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	63.5	728^th of 2162 public high schools	66.3%		70.8	555^th of 2159 public high schools	74.3%	173		26.2	26.2			70.9	70.9			29.1	29.1	$16,853	$639	$16,214
Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	17555 Tuolumne Rd.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4228	117	6	19.9	30.8%	76 (65.0%)	1 (0.9%)	26 (22.2%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.4%)	84.8	318^th of 2162 public high schools	85.3%		95.4	103^rd of 2159 public high schools	95.2%	215	53.9	48.0	50.0	81.8	84.6	88.0	85.7	72.7	46.2	36.0	46.9	$15,294	$37	$15,257
Dario Cassina High	Public	10-12	251 South Barretta St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1587	44	3	14.1	75.0%	30 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	15.6	1784^th of 2162 public high schools	17.5%		10.4	2048^th of 2159 public high schools	5.1%	264		8.0	7.7			28.0	28.0			0.0	0.0
Theodore Bird High	Public	9-12	251 South Barretta St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-2923	65	3	21.6	56.9%	49 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	16.3	1762^nd of 2162 public high schools	18.5%		13.3	1875^th of 2159 public high schools	13.2%	113		7.1	7.0			22.5	22.5			7.3	7.3
Tioga High	Public	9-12	19304 Ferretti Rd.	Groveland	95321	Tuolumne County	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 962-4763	49	6	8.2	49.0%	41 (83.7%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)												$45,734	$4,358	$41,376
Sonora High	Public	9-12	430 North Washington St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5511	880	38	22.9	38.3%	542 (61.6%)	9 (1.0%)	206 (23.4%)	18 (2.0%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (9.7%)	67.9	638^th of 2162 public high schools	70.5%		70.4	560^th of 2159 public high schools	74.1%	78		35.6	35.0			65.7	65.7			29.1	29.1
South Fork High	Public	9-12	25611 Lyons Dam Rd.	Twain Harte	95383	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5672	4	2	1.9		2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)												$168,958	$00	$168,958
Long Barn High	Public	9-12	25910 Long Barn Rd.	Long Barn	95335	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3011	9	1	9.0	66.7%	5 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)												$17,998	$00	$17,998
Cold Springs High	Public	9-12	25910 Long Barn Rd.	Long Barn	95335	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3011	2	2	.9		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Coulterville High	Public	9-12	10326 Fiske Rd.	Coulterville	96311	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 878-3028	7	2	4.5		5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)												$62,243	$2,321	$59,922

Frequently Asked Questions about Summerville High

How many students attend Summerville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Summerville High.

What schools feed into Summerville High?

Summerville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Summerville Elementary
Elementary : Twain Harte

What is the racial makeup of Summerville High?

Students at Summerville High are 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Summerville High in?

Summerville Union High

Is Summerville High a good school?

Summerville High ranks 728^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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