How does Buchanan High compare to other high schools in Clovis?

Buchanan High has a SchoolScope composite score of 68.2/100, placing it at the 89th percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,168 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Buchanan High?

40.0% of students at Buchanan High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 69.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Buchanan High?

15.5% of students at Buchanan High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Buchanan High

High School

Clovis Unified ClovisFresno County93611

📍 1560 North Minnewawa Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

2,606 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

33%

Teachers

117 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

97.5%

AP Exam Prepared

49.5%

A-G Completion

64.7%

College-Going Rate

81.6%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

12.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 40 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic36.3%

White42.9%

Asian11.3%

Black2.4%

Other7.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Buchanan High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.0%
Met Standard	29.7%
Below Standard	30.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Buchanan High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.0% of students exceeded standard while 29.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 24.5 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 6.6 points above the Clovis Unified district average of 33.4%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.5 points higher (vs 29.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 97.5% — above the state target. 64.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 81.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.5%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

40.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

69.7%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

15.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,168

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	589	54.0%	28.4%	10.5%	7.1%	82.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	579	25.9%	31.1%	21.9%	21.1%	57.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Also serves area

Woods (Harold L.) Elementary

69.594th pctile

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Middle

Alta Sierra Intermediate

No score

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High School

Buchanan High

68.289th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.