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University Preparatory High

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 99% of California high schools

Summary

University Preparatory High is a small, high-performing public high school serving about 250 students in grades 9-12 within the Tulare County Office of Education in Visalia, CA.

This school is a true standout, consistently ranking in the top 1-3% of all California high schools. Its students achieve proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are nearly double the state average and far exceed those of nearby schools like Redwood High and El Diamante High. Perhaps most impressively, this high level of success is consistent for all student groups, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, showing the school is effective for everyone. Furthermore, students are highly engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.1%, which is a fraction of the rate at other local high schools in Visalia Unified.

University Prep operates very differently from surrounding schools. It spends significantly more per student, but this supports a unique and highly effective model rather than smaller class sizes. This approach creates a "performance island" in the region, as most other local high schools, such as Golden West High and Sequoia High, rank much lower. The school's resilience and consistent 5-star rating, even through challenging times, demonstrate a stable and transformative educational program that offers a premier opportunity for families in the area.

253

Students ?

29.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$114,245

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 South Mooney Blvd. Maripos
Visalia, CA 93277

(559) 730-2529

District: Tulare County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.0%

White:

38.7%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg36%

California avg41%

32^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Tulare County Office of Education

946^th of 1,543Tulare County Office of Education 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	98.1	32 of 2162	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	85 of 2159	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	72 of 2170	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	85 of 2123	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	101 of 1290	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	46 of 2133	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	44 of 2017	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	223 of 2021	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	545 of 2039	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.5	413 of 1994	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	418 of 2426	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.1	396 of 2354	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	60.5	497 of 2367	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	54.8	624 of 2281	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	32 of 1906	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	55 of 1915	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	63 of 1915	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	115 of 1858	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	68 of 1054	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	77 of 1833	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	109 of 1760	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	26 of 1900	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	38 of 1902	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	38 of 1917	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	52 of 1861	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	33 of 1814	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	14 of 1742	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	16 of 2013	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	64 of 2026	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	63 of 2030	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	65 of 1937	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	4 of 1862	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	36 of 1942	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	126 of 1948	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	78 of 1963	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	60 of 1916	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	117 of 1122	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	98.2	43 of 1880	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	22 of 1834	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	5 of 1155	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	87 of 1173	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	33 of 1193	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	69 of 1204	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	36 of 1222	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	56 of 1173	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Science74%+42 vs state

Mathematics73%+36 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tulare County Community	Public	7-12	2101 North Shirk Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 651-9007	5	2	2.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$201,303	$30,327	$170,976

Frequently Asked Questions about University Preparatory High

Is University Preparatory High a good school?

Yes! University Preparatory High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 32^nd of 2162 California high schools.

How many students attend University Preparatory High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended University Preparatory High.

What is the racial makeup of University Preparatory High?

Students at University Preparatory High are 47% Hispanic, 39% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is University Preparatory High in?

Tulare County Office of Education

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