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

Dinuba High has a Scope Score of 65.3/100, ranked #532 among California high schools. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 928 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Dinuba High?

16.3% of students at Dinuba High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.7% 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 Dinuba High?

15.4% of students at Dinuba 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.

Dinuba High

High School

Dinuba Unified DinubaTulare County93618

📍 490 West Kamm Avenue

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

2,115 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

80%

Teachers

91 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

98.3%

AP Exam Prepared

16.5%

A-G Completion

35.2%

College-Going Rate

69.6%

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

Increased

+6.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 441 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic90.9%

White5.7%

Asian1.2%

Black0.3%

Other1.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dinuba High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.3%
Met Standard	27.4%
Below Standard	56.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 98.3%

10.9pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓Exceeded standard: 16.3%

0.6pp above state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 43.7%

9.0pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 15.4%

18.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 43.7%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.2%

0.9pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼College readiness: 16.5%

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

20% 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 "44% proficient" for Dinuba High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.7%. That's near the Dinuba Unified district average of 15.8%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.3 points higher (vs 0.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 98.3% — above the state target. 35.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 69.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

43.7%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

15.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

928

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	467	26.6%	39.0%	22.1%	12.4%	65.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	461	6.1%	15.8%	24.7%	53.4%	21.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Grand View Elementary

47.2# in state

Wilson Elementary

46.0# in state

John F. Kennedy Elementary

40.1# in state

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Middle

Washington Intermediate

No score# in state

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High School

Dinuba High

65.3# 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.