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Tranquillity High

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Tranquillity High ranks 1405 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 35% of California high schools

Summary

Tranquillity High is a public high school serving about 370 students in grades 9-12 in Tranquillity, CA, operating within the Golden Plains Unified school district, which ranks in the bottom 9% of districts statewide.

The school presents a complex picture, showing both significant challenges and notable strengths. Academically, performance has been volatile, with English scores making a dramatic jump to nearly match the state average last year, while math and science proficiency remains very low. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, affecting nearly one-third of students, which is much higher than at similar nearby schools like Firebaugh High and Mendota High. Despite these academic struggles and attendance issues, Tranquillity High achieves an exceptionally high graduation rate of over 95%, far exceeding the state average.

This creates an interesting paradox where the school graduates students at a high rate but with inconsistent academic preparation. The school spends more per student than many comparisons, such as Mendota High or Kerman High. While it significantly outperforms alternative schools like Rio Del Rey High (Continuation), the wide gaps in performance between subjects and the high absenteeism suggest areas for continued focus and improvement.

370

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,709

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6052 Juanche St.
Tranquillity, CA 93668

(559) 698-7205

District: Golden Plains Unified

Feeder schools for Tranquillity High:

Elementary:	Cantua Elementary
	Helm Elementary
	San Joaquin Elementary
	Tranquillity Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

1.1%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg19%

California avg41%

1,405^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1400^th of 1,543Golden Plains 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	33.7	1405 of 2162	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1750 of 2159	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1664 of 2170	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1655 of 2123	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	945 of 1290	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1763 of 2133	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1496 of 2017	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.8	1132 of 2021	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	1324 of 2039	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.6	1275 of 1994	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	1236 of 2426	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.0	1323 of 2354	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	1272 of 2367	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.4	1264 of 2281	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.0	1529 of 2238	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.8	1206 of 2117	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.6	935 of 2063	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.1	860 of 1968	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.5	640 of 1901	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.5	652 of 1653	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	425 of 1085	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	865 of 1064	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	683 of 1044	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	320 of 467	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	638 of 941	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1334 of 1906	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1655 of 1915	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1457 of 1915	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1613 of 1858	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	815 of 1054	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1483 of 1833	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1387 of 1760	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1177 of 1900	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1507 of 1902	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1440 of 1917	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1438 of 1861	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1445 of 1814	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1285 of 1742	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1253 of 2013	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1638 of 2026	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1513 of 2030	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1480 of 1943	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	811 of 1126	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1607 of 1937	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1362 of 1862	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1272 of 1942	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1558 of 1948	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1589 of 1963	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1450 of 1916	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	897 of 1122	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1672 of 1880	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1427 of 1834	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science11%-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 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Tranquillity High	Public	9-12	6052 Juanche St.	Tranquillity	93668	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-7205	370	26	14.4	98.4%	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	363 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	1405^th of 2162 public high schools	35.0%		17.5	1750^th of 2159 public high schools	18.9%	345		11.0		10.6		49.5	49.5		13.2	13.2	$18,709	$2,330	$16,379
Mendota High	Public	9-12	1200 Belmont Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-1993	1,065	48	21.9	97.5%	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,057 (99.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	53.7	955^th of 2162 public high schools	55.8%		43.1	1166^th of 2159 public high schools	46.0%	211		24.3	6.3	23.1		66.1	66.1		20.3	20.3	$14,380	$1,946	$12,434
Mendota Continuation High	Public	9-12	211 Smoot Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4412	24	2	12.2	100.0%	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$33,224	$1,690	$31,534
Mendota Community Day	Public	7-12	241 Smoot Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4412	10	2	5.7	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$6,470	$1,220	$5,250
Rio Del Rey High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	13883 Lassen Ave.	Helm	93627	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 866-5683	10	1	9.0	70.0%	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$18,226	$1,649	$16,577
Enterprise High	Public	9-12	15405 Sunset Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9580	57	5	10.4	94.7%	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	1928^th of 2162 public high schools	10.8%		21.9	1655^th of 2159 public high schools	23.3%	273		4.0		4.0		20.8	20.8		0.0	0.0	$27,793	$2,859	$24,934
Kerman High	Public	9-12	205 South First St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9700	1,493	69	21.5	86.8%	109 (7.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1,300 (87.1%)	66 (4.4%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	57.4	886^th of 2162 public high schools	59.0%		45.2	1119^th of 2159 public high schools	48.2%	233		31.8		31.4		57.4	57.4		23.1	23.1	$17,422	$1,050	$16,372
Ripperdan Community Day	Public	7-12	26133 Ave. 7	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-0059	49	7	6.8	98.0%	2 (4.1%)	4 (8.2%)	42 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	$50,707	$10,558	$40,149
Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	1976 Morris Kyle Dr.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-1415	673	36	18.6	84.2%	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	660 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52	992^nd of 2162 public high schools	54.1%		54.9	881^st of 2159 public high schools	59.2%	111		26.8		27.3		65.2	65.2		14.6	14.6	$21,262	$1,837	$19,425
Central High	Public	9-12	2045 North Dickenson Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5276	625	39	15.9	74.9%	111 (17.8%)	28 (4.5%)	391 (62.6%)	90 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52.7	975^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%		61.1	739^th of 2159 public high schools	65.8%	236		28.4		28.0		57.5	57.5		19.4	19.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Tranquillity High

How many students attend Tranquillity High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Tranquillity High.

What schools feed into Tranquillity High?

Tranquillity High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cantua Elementary
Elementary : Helm Elementary
Elementary : San Joaquin Elementary
Elementary : Tranquillity Elementary

What district is Tranquillity High in?

Golden Plains Unified

Is Tranquillity High a good school?

Tranquillity High ranks 1405^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tranquillity High?

Students at Tranquillity High are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

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