Public school · Visalia Unified

Mt. Whitney High

Visalia · 9–12 · 1,637 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
48 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (334 of 356); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 356
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
19%
Met standard
34%
Below standard
47%

53% met or exceeded · 325 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaVisalia Unified
Exceeded19%27%27%
Met34%30%34%
Nearly met22%20%21%
Not met25%23%18%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
4%
Met standard
12%
Below standard
84%

16% met or exceeded · 322 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaVisalia Unified
Exceeded4%14%6%
Met12%16%15%
Nearly met23%21%22%
Not met61%49%57%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence
In grade 11, 16% met or exceeded the standard in math, against 30% statewide.grade 11 · spring 2025
16%Math · met or exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grade 11
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 11 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 431,903 in math tested).
6.0% of students (107 of 1,771) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about twice the rate at the average California high school.2024–25
6.0%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source
CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,771
Comparison
107 of 1,771. District and California figures are averages of school rates (6 Visalia Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school53%
California57%

Tested: 325 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school53%
Visalia Unified61%

Tested: 325 here · 2,073 in Visalia Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaVisalia Unified
Exceeded19%27%27%
Met34%30%34%
Nearly met22%20%21%
Not met25%23%18%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school16%
California30%

Tested: 322 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school16%
Visalia Unified21%

Tested: 322 here · 2,092 in Visalia Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaVisalia Unified
Exceeded4%14%6%
Met12%16%15%
Nearly met23%21%22%
Not met61%49%57%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201962%341 tested
→
202553%325 tested

Mt. Whitney

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201930%339 tested
→
202516%322 tested

Mt. Whitney

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data
English met or exceeded, grade 11
Mt. WhitneyCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
Mt. WhitneyCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 62% in 2019 to 53% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 30% in 2019 to 16% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearMt. WhitneyCalifornia
201962%
341 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202252%
347 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202355%
334 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202452%
341 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202553%
325 tested		57%
432,651 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearMt. WhitneyCalifornia
201930%
339 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202212%
351 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202313%
328 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202415%
341 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202516%
322 tested		30%
431,903 tested

Ask: Math is lower than in 2019 here (30% to 16%) and across California (32% to 30%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 334 of 356 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

42%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

38%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

68% enrolled in college within 12 months · 292 high-school completers

  • University of California7 · 2%
  • California State University19 · 7%
  • California community college165 · 57%
  • In-state private3 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 0%
  • Not enrolled94 · 32%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied
38
Admitted
29
Enrolled
13

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

  • Fall 2025Applied 38 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2024Applied 38 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2023Applied 26 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2022Applied 27 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2021Applied 26 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2020Applied 33 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2019Applied 29 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2018Applied 21 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2017Applied 37 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2016Applied 39 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2015Applied 41 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2014Applied 33 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2013Applied 29 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2012Applied 32 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2011Applied 25 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2010Applied 31 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2009Applied 24 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2008Applied 29 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2007Applied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2006Applied 19 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2005Applied 38 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2004Applied 40 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2003Applied 34 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2002Applied 56 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2001Applied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2000Applied 57 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 1999Applied 50 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 1998Applied 42 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 1997Applied 37 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 1996Applied 36 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 1995Applied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 1994Applied 36 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 17

Campus records · fall 2025

  • BerkeleyApplied 18 · Admitted Masked · Enrolled Masked
  • DavisApplied 24 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 5
  • IrvineApplied 18 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled Masked
  • Los AngelesApplied 25 · Admitted Masked · Enrolled Masked
  • MercedApplied 23 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled Masked
  • RiversideApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled Masked
  • San DiegoApplied 18 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled Masked
  • Santa BarbaraApplied 21 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled Masked
  • Santa CruzApplied 11 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled Masked

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • European History
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers
53 of 149 Prepared students · 35.6%

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI, all students · 356 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.

Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers
54 students

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

Dual enrollment (historical)
135 students · offered

2020-21

Source and what this counts

Federal Civil Rights Data Collection historical snapshot, not confirmation of current availability.

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Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

18 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
16in 100 at the average Visalia Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

314 of 1,709 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school18 in 100
at the average Visalia Unified school16 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
6.0%of students were suspended at least once (107 of 1,771), 2024–25
3.4%at the average Visalia Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

248 English · 246 math tested

English49% / 49%
Math13% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

233 English · 231 math tested

English49% / 49%
Math13% / 19%

White

46 tested per subject

English72% / 68%
Math26% / 42%

English learners

38 English · 39 math tested

English0% / 8%
Math0% / 6%

Students with disabilities

33 English · 31 math tested

English12% / 18%
Math3% / 6%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Visalia Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 248 tested in English, 246 in math
English49%−554%049%
Math13%−215%−821%
Hispanic or Latino · 233 tested in English, 231 in math
English49%−857%049%
Math13%−417%−619%
White · 46 tested
English72%072%+468%
Math26%−632%−1642%
English learners · 38 tested in English, 39 in math
English0%−77%−88%
Math0%−11%−66%
Students with disabilities · 33 tested in English, 31 in math
English12%−517%−618%
Math3%03%−36%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Visalia Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

Asian and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and White students did worse than the same groups statewide in math.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Mt. Whitney High in Visalia, 48.8% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 53.8% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Mt. Whitney High’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 5.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (12.6% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (48.9% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 52.9 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 249 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 75%2. White: 13%3. Asian: 4%4. Not reported: 3%5. Two or more races: 2%6. Black or African American: 1%7. Filipino: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino75%
  2. White13%
  3. Asian4%
  4. Not reported3%
  5. Two or more races2%
  6. Black or African American1%
  7. Filipino<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino75%
White13%
Asian4%
Not reported3%
Two or more races2%
Black or African American1%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 3 in 4 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (74%, 1,211 of 1,637). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers79
Average experience12 years
First-year teachers5%
81% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 81.17%: 63.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 78.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryConyer ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
  3. High schoolMt. Whitney HighThis campus · grades 9-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Conyer Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    27th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Crowley Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    4th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Mountain View Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    47th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Annie R. Mitchell

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    40th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Washington Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    17th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Pinkham Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    13th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Highland Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    4th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

  • Cottonwood Creek Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    52nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

  • Charter Home School Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    29th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

  • Divisadero Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Charter Home School Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

Getting in

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mtwhitney.vusd.org

Location and visiting

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900 South Conyer Street, Visalia 93277

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  2. Math is lower than in 2019 here (30% to 16%) and across California (32% to 30%). How does the school check what’s working in math?
  3. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 66–82% meal eligibility and 819–3,274 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Mt. Whitney High a good high school?
Mt. Whitney High is in the 26th percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 48 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (334 of 356); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Mt. Whitney High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 53% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 16% the math standard; 19% and 4% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 325 students were tested in English and 322 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Mt. Whitney High rank in California?
Mt. Whitney High is in the 26th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Developing, 2025). Mt. Whitney High ranks #1,100 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. 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 do attendance and suspension records show for Mt. Whitney High?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 18.4% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 314 chronically absent of 1,709 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 6.0%; 107 unduplicated suspended students of 1,771 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 19.0%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 5.9%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Mt. Whitney High compare to other schools in Visalia?
Mt. Whitney High is in the 26th percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,637 students. Use the schools in Visalia page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Mt. Whitney High?
At Mt. Whitney High in Visalia, 48.8% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 53.8% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Mt. Whitney High’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 5.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (12.6% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (48.9% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 52.9 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 249 ELA grade test records. 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.
What AP courses are offered at Mt. Whitney High?
Mt. Whitney High had own-school AP authorizations for 14 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, European History, Precalculus, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from Mt. Whitney High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 13 Mt. Whitney High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.
Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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Mt. Whitney High is ranked #1,100 statewide · #5 of 6 in Visalia Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate93.8%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard11.6%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared41.9%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded34.2%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism19.0%22.7%5%
Suspension rate5.9%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)14.6%17.8%5%
Graduation rate
↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 58 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 45 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↓ vs CA 51.7% · index 49 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 49 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 59 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.6pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 40 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 1.8pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 47 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1132519%34%22%25%53%+4

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 113224%11%23%61%16%−8

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA34152.2%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math34115.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA33455.4%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math32812.8%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA34752.2%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math35112.0%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA34162.5%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math33930.1%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide3314%22%62%12%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged24948.8%−5+0
Hispanic/Latino23448.9%−8+0
White4671.7%−0+4
Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Susp
Mt. Whitney High ←—4826th percentile · Developing · statewide · 202511.6%34.2%5.9%
Redwood High0.6 mi6879th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202528.3%57.5%1.5%
University Preparatory High0.7 mi8596th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202550.0%81.1%1.7%
California average—57School average · no percentile20.3%43.8%3.3%
Sequoia Highscored within its class, not statewide1.5 mi1927th percentile · Developing · within class · 20250.0%6.3%21.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.7%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$66,787 – $128,563
Average elementary principal salary$170,993
Average middle school principal salary$173,188
Average high school principal salary$192,499
Superintendent salary$346,186

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 48/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 41.9% · numerator 149 students classified Prepared · denominator 356 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 35.6% · AP-pathway numerator 53 · denominator 149 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 149 of 356 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201954/10049#763California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
202247/10036#1021California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
202350/10040#973California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
202447/10035#1064California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 19.0% → 2025 · 18.4% · −0.6pp
Suspension rate2024 · 7.8% → 2025 · 6.0% · −1.8pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA32519.1%52.9%
2025 · Math3224.0%15.5%
2024 · ELA34117.3%52.2%
2024 · Math3414.7%15.3%
2023 · ELA33421.9%55.4%
2023 · Math3282.7%12.8%
2022 · ELA34723.1%52.2%
2022 · Math3513.4%12.0%
2019 · ELA34132.8%62.5%
2019 · Math3398.8%30.1%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate
93.8%
AP pathway among Prepared
35.6%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
38.0%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
67.8%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
201920.9%46.3%13.3%7.5%
202213.2%32.1%35.8%6.7%
202312.3%34.1%22.7%3.7%
202411.0%33.7%19.5%7.7%
202511.6%34.2%19.0%5.9%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female14.2%18.6%+4.4pp
Male11.0%18.2%+7.2pp
Asian2.5%16.7%+14.2pp
Black/African American20.7%22.7%+2.0pp
Filipino0.0%6.7%+6.7pp
Hispanic/Latino14.4%18.3%+3.9pp
American Indian/Alaska Native15.0%——
Two or More Races21.2%24.4%+3.2pp
White8.8%17.6%+8.8pp
Students with Disabilities20.4%30.1%+9.7pp
English Learners16.3%22.2%+5.9pp
Foster Youth26.3%31.8%+5.5pp
Homeless35.7%41.6%+5.9pp
Military-Connected13.0%——
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged15.8%20.8%+5.0pp
All Students12.7%18.4%+5.7pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20253829133.753.813.97
2024382573.593.744.03
2023262283.763.793.89
20222716103.733.954.08
20212617103.793.983.95
20203324123.813.863.99
20192918113.814.004.03
2018211493.693.843.91
20173730123.944.004.17
20163934183.903.913.98
20154123153.793.974.00
20143328193.783.953.95

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202518maskedmasked
Berkeley202417maskedmasked
Berkeley202314maskedmasked
Berkeley2022134masked
Berkeley202111maskedmasked
Davis202524145
Davis20242064
Davis2023125masked
Davis202215maskedmasked
Davis2021135masked
Irvine2025183masked
Irvine2024193masked
Irvine202312maskedmasked
Irvine202212maskedmasked
Irvine202114maskedmasked
Los Angeles202525maskedmasked
Los Angeles202423maskedmasked
Los Angeles202315maskedmasked
Los Angeles202217maskedmasked
Los Angeles202117maskedmasked
Merced20252321masked
Merced20242117masked
Merced202388masked
Riverside202598masked
Riverside20225maskedmasked
Riverside202163masked
San Diego2025188masked
San Diego202493masked
San Diego202312maskedmasked
San Diego202284masked
San Diego202110maskedmasked
Santa Barbara2025219masked
Santa Barbara2024107masked
Santa Barbara202387masked
Santa Barbara2022984
Santa Barbara202114115
Santa Cruz2025117masked
Santa Cruz2024124masked
Santa Cruz2023128masked
Santa Cruz2022166masked
Santa Cruz2021107masked
Universitywide2025382913
Universitywide202438257
Universitywide202326228
Universitywide2022271610
Universitywide2021261710

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count11
AP enrollment183
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 135 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections10
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,670

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California72.4%
California State University196.5%
California community college16556.5%
In-state private31.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year31.0%
Out-of-state, 2-year10.3%
Not enrolled9432.2%

292 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 68% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,738 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 28,884 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$136 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,637

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,501 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,637

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,265 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 55%Instruction support 14%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 5%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,738 per pupil
2020$12,100 per pupil
2019$12,279 per pupil
2018$11,230 per pupil
2017$10,379 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93277
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93277
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$80,548
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)24.85%
ZCTA population53,985
Median age35.6 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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