How does Denair High compare to other high schools in Denair?

Denair High has a Scope Score of 52.7/100, ranked #857 among California high schools. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 128 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Denair High?

6.3% of students at Denair High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 21.1% 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 Denair High?

27.7% of students at Denair 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 the Scope Score.

Denair High

High School

Denair Unified DenairStanislaus County95316

📍 3431 Lester Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope 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

277 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

69%

Teachers

16 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

98.7%

AP Exam Prepared

51.4%

A-G Completion

31.6%

College-Going Rate

60.0%

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

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-33.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-11.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

17.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 51 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic53.1%

White43.0%

Asian0.4%

Black0.4%

Other3.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Denair High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.3%
Met Standard	14.9%
Below Standard	78.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 98.7%

11.3pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 51.4%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 27.7%

6.6pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.3%

9.5pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 21.1%

13.7pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 21.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 9.2%

5.1pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Denair High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.3% of students exceeded standard while 14.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 9.5 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's near the Denair Unified district average of 6.2%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.7% exceeded — 9.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 98.7% — above the state target. 31.6% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 60.0% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.7%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

6.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

21.1%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

27.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

9.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

128

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	64	10.9%	18.8%	25.0%	45.3%	29.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	64	1.6%	10.9%	21.9%	65.6%	12.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Denair Elementary Charter Acad…Charter

33.0# in state

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Middle

Denair Middle

35.8# in state

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High School

Denair High

52.7# in state

This school

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