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Mt. Whitney High

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Mt. Whitney High ranks 1105 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Mt. Whitney High is a large public high school serving about 1,640 students in grades 9-12 within the Visalia Unified School District, operating in a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture: it maintains a strong graduation rate of nearly 94%, but its statewide ranking has declined significantly in recent years to the middle of the pack. A major area of concern is mathematics, where student proficiency is very low at 15.5%, which is less than half the state average and the lowest among the district's comprehensive high schools. In contrast, performance in English Language Arts is above both district and state averages. The school has been successful in reducing chronic absenteeism and shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Learner students, though it struggles to serve other student groups, such as those in special education, as effectively.

When compared to nearby schools, Mt. Whitney's situation becomes clearer. It is outperformed by neighbors like Redwood High and El Diamante High, which have higher academic rankings, but it performs better than alternative schools like Sequoia High. Despite spending more per student than some higher-performing schools in the district, these increased resources have not yet reversed the academic decline, highlighting a pressing need to improve mathematics instruction and resource allocation.

1,637

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,768

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 South Conyer St.
Visalia, CA 93277-2535

(559) 730-7602

District: Visalia Unified

Feeder schools for Mt. Whitney High:

Elementary:	Annie R. Mitchell
	Conyer Elementary
	Crowley Elementary
	Highland Elementary
	More...
	Mountain View Elementary
	Pinkham Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Divisadero Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

White:

13.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,105^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the Visalia Unified

878^th of 1,543Visalia 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	46.4	1105 of 2162	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	1079 of 2159	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	899 of 2170	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	860 of 2123	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.1	156 of 1290	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	620 of 2133	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	754 of 2017	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	717 of 2021	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.6	526 of 2039	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	68.9	568 of 1994	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	173 of 2426	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	71.0	283 of 2354	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	69.7	308 of 2367	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	322 of 2281	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	62.5	399 of 2238	82.2%	★★★★☆
2008	58.6	495 of 2117	76.6%	★★★★☆
2007	48.0	700 of 2063	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	652 of 1968	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.9	722 of 1901	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.9	638 of 1653	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	503 of 585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	542 of 573	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	484 of 591	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	522 of 581	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	463 of 582	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	455 of 581	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	971 of 1161	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	739 of 1117	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	502 of 1052	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.7	132 of 1085	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	200 of 1064	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	244 of 1044	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	314 of 941	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	533 of 938	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1038 of 1906	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	900 of 1915	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	817 of 1915	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	838 of 1858	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.2	186 of 1054	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	643 of 1833	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	783 of 1760	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	981 of 1900	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	905 of 1902	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	730 of 1917	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	732 of 1861	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	469 of 1814	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	745 of 1742	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	311 of 410	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1083 of 2013	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	1036 of 2026	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	799 of 2030	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	776 of 1943	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	98.8	14 of 1126	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	68.2	498 of 1937	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	786 of 1862	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1022 of 1942	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1116 of 1948	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	879 of 1963	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	764 of 1916	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.3	126 of 1122	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	577 of 1880	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	676 of 1834	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	411 of 574	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	323 of 515	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	878 of 1252	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	782 of 1216	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	738 of 1197	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	616 of 1155	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	694 of 1173	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	603 of 1193	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	363 of 1204	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	479 of 1222	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	394 of 1173	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)28th percentile-22 vs school

Homeless (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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
Mt. Whitney High	Public	9-12	900 South Conyer St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7602	1,637	75	21.8	74.0%	216 (13.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1,227 (75.0%)	84 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.2%)	46.4	1105^th of 2162 public high schools	48.9%		47	1079^th of 2159 public high schools	50.0%	26		26.4	18.8	26.0			52.9	52.9			15.5	15.5	$19,768	$2,593	$17,175
Redwood High	Public	9-12	1001 West Main St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7367	2,490	103	24.0	47.5%	558 (22.4%)	31 (1.2%)	1,605 (64.5%)	152 (6.1%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (5.2%)	82.9	363^rd of 2162 public high schools	83.2%		71.7	542^nd of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	179		48.6		48.4			80.1	80.1			34.8	34.8	$18,972	$2,513	$16,459
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	$22,586	$4,349	$18,237
University Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	915 South Mooney Blvd. Maripos	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2529	253	9	29.5	37.5%	98 (38.7%)	3 (1.2%)	119 (47.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	98.1	32^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.5%		96.1	85^th of 2159 public high schools	96.1%	53		80.5		74.5			88.9	88.9			73.3	73.3	$114,245	$17,293	$96,952
Creekside Community Day	Public	7-12	901 N Mooney Blvd	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7491	34	4	8.6	94.1%	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	28 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$78,371	$32,630	$45,741
Sequoia High	Public	9-12	1040 North Woodland St	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7649	280	19	14.6	81.1%	32 (11.4%)	6 (2.1%)	227 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	11.7	1932^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.6%		11.9	1958^th of 2159 public high schools	9.3%	26			4.9	4.9			11.0	11.0			1.6	1.6	$22,524	$3,742	$18,782
La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	191	11	16.8	62.8%	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	169 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	39.3	1285^th of 2162 public high schools	40.6%		21.5	1668^th of 2159 public high schools	22.7%	383	18.0	10.0		15.3	19.1	21.1	65.0	31.7	23.8	18.4	10.0	17.7	$123,939	$17,087	$106,852
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	$26,190	$3,212	$22,978
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	$19,143	$2,516	$16,627
Golden West High	Public	9-12	1717 North McAuliff St.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7814	2,059	95	21.5	70.7%	259 (12.6%)	18 (0.9%)	1,585 (77.0%)	99 (4.8%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (4.3%)	42.5	1199^th of 2162 public high schools	44.5%		37.7	1302^nd of 2159 public high schools	39.7%	103		24.1	5.9	23.4			52.8	52.8			12.2	12.2	$19,243	$2,602	$16,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Whitney High

What district is Mt. Whitney High in?

Visalia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Whitney High?

Students at Mt. Whitney High are 75% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Mt. Whitney High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,637 students attended Mt. Whitney High.

What schools feed into Mt. Whitney High?

Mt. Whitney High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annie R. Mitchell
Elementary : Conyer Elementary
Elementary : Crowley Elementary
Elementary : Highland Elementary
Elementary : Mountain View Elementary
Elementary : Pinkham Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Divisadero Middle

Is Mt. Whitney High a good school?

Mt. Whitney High ranks 1105^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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