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Chowchilla Union High · Chowchilla

Chowchilla Union High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Chowchilla Union posts 35% meeting the standard and 9.4% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

805 Humboldt Avenue, 93610 (opens in new tab)·Chowchilla Union High·Chowchilla·Grades 9-12·1,017 students·81% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(559) 665-1331·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4544
% Exceeded9%16%
% Met+35%36%
Grad rate97.1%87.6%
College readiness25.4%35.4%
Absence18.9%30.2%
Suspension4.7%3.6%
Scope Score
45
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,074 statewide

Chowchilla Union High scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 50th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “35% proficient” and call it done. Chowchilla Union deserves a closer read. The school sits in Chowchilla, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Chowchilla Union's low-income kids hit 52.4% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 50th percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 35% of students meet the standard today, above the 31% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1144%33%48%36%56%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1118%15%17%16%14%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
35%
State 36%
Graduate
97%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
25%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 35 are proficient by 11th grade → 97 graduate → 25 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

52.4%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Chowchilla Union's most underrated number

52.4% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Chowchilla Union low-income: 52.4%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
97.1%
State 87.6%
9.5pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
9.4%
State 15.8%
6.4pp below state avg
College readiness
25.4%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
35.0%
State 35.7%
0.7pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
18.9%
State 30.2%
11.3pp below state avg
Suspension rate
4.7%
State 3.6%
1.1pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
30.8%
State 18.0%
12.8pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Chowchilla Union High in Chowchilla, 52.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 45.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Chowchilla Union High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 7.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (55.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 40.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 170 students tested.

All students at this school: 35% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 35%, district —, state 36%35%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 33%, district 28%, state 32%33% · −2 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 36%, district 31%, state 32%36% · +1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 31%, district 26%, state 42%31% · −4 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 39%, district 35%, state 44%39% · +4 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 32%, district 29%, state 56%32% · −3 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 10%, district 7%, state 11%10% · −25 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 0%, district 0%, state 15%0% · −35 vs school

7 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 18.9%, district 37.2%, state 30.2%18.9% · −11.3pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.7%, district —, state 3.6%4.7% · +1.1pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1218.0%

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 21:121:1
Teaching staff50 teachers
Avg. experience14.9 years
Fully credentialed81%
First-year teachers4%
Intern / emergency permit1.1%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$59,095 – $112,817
Principal salary$0 – $158,383
Superintendent salary$232,842

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered15
AP exam qualifiers30 students
CTE pathway completers81 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $21,536, CA average $14,815$21,536 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,077 per student

$1,077 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,925 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction49%
Instruction support8%
Student services11%
Administration12%
Buildings & maintenance15%
Other4%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,303 per pupil
2019$12,278 per pupil
2018$12,769 per pupil
2017$11,947 per pupil
2016$11,858 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic68.9%
District 69.8% · CA 56.1%
White23.8%
District 23.1% · CA 19.9%
Other3.3%
District 3.2% · CA 9.0%
Asian2.4%
District 2.2% · CA 10.2%
Black1.6%
District 1.7% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 81.1% (17pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$68K · CA $85K
Median home value$373K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+15% · CA 35%
ZIP population23,520
Median age35 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 15% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Chowchilla Union High a good high school?

Chowchilla Union High has a Scope Score of 45 out of 100, placing it in the 50th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,074 statewide. 9.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 6.4 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Chowchilla Union High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 35.0% of students at Chowchilla Union High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 9.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.6% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 9.4% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 434 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Chowchilla Union High rank in California?

Chowchilla Union High ranks #1,074 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 50th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Chowchilla Union High?

18.9% of students at Chowchilla Union High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 4.7%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Chowchilla Union High compare to other schools in Chowchilla?

Chowchilla Union High scores 45/100 (50th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,017 students. Use the schools in Chowchilla page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Chowchilla Union High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Chowchilla Union High in Chowchilla, 52.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 45.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Chowchilla Union High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 7.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (55.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 40.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 170 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
97.1%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 61th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
9.4%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 43th pctile
College readiness · 20%
25.4%
↓ vs CA 35.4% · 44th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
35.0%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 50th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
18.9%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 59th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
4.7%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 45th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
30.8%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 73th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1121716%40%25%19%56%+9
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 112173%12%29%56%14%−9
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/114662%13%74%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged17052.4%+7+14
Hispanic/Latino16155.9%+7+17
White4153.7%+6−8
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Chowchilla Union High ←—459.4%35.0%—4.7%
Gateway High (Continuation)0 mi190.0%1.6%—11.6%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
97.1%
AP Exam Prepared
25.4%
A-G Completion
35.9%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
36.9%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20194547#109011.7%31.3%15.4%6.8%—
20224040#12517.0%23.6%42.0%5.2%—
20234349#110412.8%32.4%26.3%8.9%—
20244142#12426.1%26.3%24.3%3.8%—
20254550#10749.4%35.0%18.9%4.7%—
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female15.0%18.3%+3.3pp
Male14.4%17.7%+3.3pp
Asian0.0%12.5%+12.5pp
Black/African American11.8%23.5%+11.7pp
Hispanic/Latino14.1%17.3%+3.2pp
Two or More Races5.0%26.7%+21.7pp
Students with Disabilities23.3%27.2%+3.9pp
English Learners19.8%15.4%-4.4pp
Homeless23.5%38.1%+14.6pp
Military-Connected8.3%3.6%-4.7pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged17.0%18.7%+1.7pp
All Students14.7%18.0%+3.3pp
American Indian/Alaska Native—27.3%—
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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