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Florence E. Rata · Fresno

Florence E. Rata: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Florence E. Rata is a high school in Fresno. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. With 35 students total, this school likely falls below that threshold in most tested grades. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 4:1, district 20:14:1
Teaching staff16 teachers
Avg. experience23.4 years
Fully credentialed74%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$59,054 – $147,789
Principal salary$163,984 – $192,581
Superintendent salary$370,370

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered0

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $183,296, CA average $14,815$183,296 · spent at this school
Federal share$18,492 per student

$18,492 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,938 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
Instruction54%
Instruction support12%
Student services10%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other7%

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$12,375 per pupil
2019$11,575 per pupil
2018$11,404 per pupil
2017$11,038 per pupil
2016$10,611 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic65.7%
District 69.6% · CA 56.1%
White17.1%
District 7.6% · CA 19.9%
Asian8.6%
District 10.7% · CA 10.2%
Black8.6%
District 7.4% · CA 4.8%
GenderFemale 31.4%Male 68.6%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 88.6% (25pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$104K · CA $85K
Median home value$494K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+46% · CA 35%
ZIP population39,245
Median age41 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 35 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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