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Accelerated Charter High

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

2000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 7% of California high schools

Summary

Accelerated Charter High is a small public charter high school serving about 150 students in grades 9-12 within the Tulare Joint Union High district in Tulare, CA.

The school presents a striking paradox: it graduates nearly all of its students (95-99%), but its academic proficiency rates in core subjects like English, math, and science are among the lowest in the state, with chronic student absenteeism at an alarmingly high 45%. This suggests the school may be highly effective at keeping vulnerable students in the system and helping them earn a diploma, but less successful at ensuring they master grade-level skills before graduation. This "graduation-first" model differs significantly from nearby comprehensive high schools like Tulare Western High and Mission Oak High, which achieve both high graduation rates and much stronger academic results.

Compared to other local charter and alternative schools, Accelerated Charter High's outcomes are mixed. It has a higher graduation rate than Tulare Technical Preparatory High but shares similar academic struggles. Its performance is notably lower than high-performing charters like Visalia Technical Early College in the neighboring Visalia Unified district. For families, this school may be an option for students at serious risk of not graduating elsewhere, but likely not the best fit for those seeking a rigorous academic environment.

152

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,470

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4136 North Mooney Blvd.
Tulare, CA 93274-1140

(559) 688-2021

District: Tulare Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

White:

8.6%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg32%

California avg41%

2,000^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Tulare Joint Union High

947^th of 1,543Tulare Joint Union High 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	10.5	2000 of 2162	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1976 of 2159	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	2013 of 2170	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1919 of 2123	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1163 of 1290	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1895 of 2133	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	1131 of 1161	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	1059 of 1085	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	739 of 1064	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	978 of 1044	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	387 of 467	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	644 of 941	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1768 of 1906	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1717 of 1915	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1804 of 1915	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1768 of 1858	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1030 of 1054	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1578 of 1833	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1585 of 1760	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1757 of 1900	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1768 of 1902	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1779 of 1917	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1626 of 1861	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1514 of 1814	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1543 of 1742	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1829 of 2013	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1824 of 2026	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1885 of 2030	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1729 of 1943	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1014 of 1126	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1694 of 1937	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1627 of 1862	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1776 of 1942	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1798 of 1948	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1774 of 1963	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1697 of 1916	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1001 of 1122	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1698 of 1880	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1600 of 1834	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	6.0	1082 of 1173	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2018)8th percentile

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy4%-45 vs state

Science0%-33 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 (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/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
Accelerated Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	4136 North Mooney Blvd.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2021	152	9	16.5	86.2%	13 (8.6%)	4 (2.6%)	133 (87.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10.5	2000^th of 2162 public high schools	7.5%		11.5	1976^th of 2159 public high schools	8.5%	24	0.0		0.0	0.0	4.2	4.2	5.3	5.3	$43,470	$40,784	$2,686
Tulare Union High	Public	9-12	755 East Tulare Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-4761	1,616	76	21.1	75.3%	202 (12.5%)	57 (3.5%)	1,288 (79.7%)	17 (1.1%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.2%)	55.4	927^th of 2162 public high schools	57.1%		49.2	1020^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	93	23.9		28.6	24.1	59.3	59.3	24.2	24.2	$32,446	$30,692	$1,754
Sierra Vista Charter High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	351 North K St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	166	11	14.9	79.5%	31 (18.7%)	1 (0.6%)	123 (74.1%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	27.7	1536^th of 2162 public high schools	29.0%		30.5	1479^th of 2159 public high schools	31.5%	57	10.0			11.6	41.3	41.3	7.9	7.9	$33,689	$32,174	$1,515
Tulare Western High	Public	9-12	824 West Maple Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-8751	1,927	88	21.8	72.7%	224 (11.6%)	25 (1.3%)	1,579 (81.9%)	50 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (1.9%)	56.3	901^st of 2162 public high schools	58.3%		55.2	875^th of 2159 public high schools	59.5%	26	20.3		15.0	20.0	64.7	64.7	27.0	27.0	$29,809	$28,238	$1,571
Mission Oak High	Public	9-12	3442 East Bardsley Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2021	1,678	80	20.8	66.3%	261 (15.6%)	36 (2.1%)	1,326 (79.0%)	25 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.1%)	51.3	1015^th of 2162 public high schools	53.1%		48.4	1044^th of 2159 public high schools	51.6%	29	23.1		20.0	22.9	53.7	53.7	23.8	23.8	$30,793	$28,758	$2,035
El Diamante High	Public	9-12	5100 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-3500	1,890	89	21.2	62.6%	321 (17.0%)	21 (1.1%)	1,363 (72.1%)	84 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (4.8%)	67.7	642^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.3%		68.7	588^th of 2159 public high schools	72.8%	54		37.0	7.1	36.0	70.4	70.4	25.5	25.5	$17,664	$16,084	$1,580
Visalia Technical Early College	Public, Charter	9-12	2245 South Linwood	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3212	216	14	15.1	56.5%	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (56.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	62.2	758^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		63.9	676^th of 2159 public high schools	68.7%	82		42.2		41.5	57.8	57.8	20.3	20.3	$33,179	$31,598	$1,581
Tulare Technical Preparatory High	Public	9-12	737 West Bardsley Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-7400	35	4	9.2	97.1%	3 (8.6%)	2 (5.7%)	29 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Countryside Community Day	Public	9-12	1084 South Pratt St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	24	3	8.7	91.7%	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (62.5%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$72,010	$66,958	$5,052
Visalia Charter Independent Study	Public, Charter	7-12	1821 West Meadow Ln.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-8055	515	48	10.8	70.3%	93 (18.1%)	9 (1.7%)	365 (70.9%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	31.2	1462^nd of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		43.9	1150^th of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	312		12.0		12.1	48.2	48.2	9.3	9.3	$25,759	$24,172	$1,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Accelerated Charter High

How many students attend Accelerated Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Accelerated Charter High.

What is the racial makeup of Accelerated Charter High?

Students at Accelerated Charter High are 88% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American.

What district is Accelerated Charter High in?

Tulare Joint Union High

Is Accelerated Charter High a good school?

Accelerated Charter High ranks in the bottom 7.5% of California high schools.

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