Public school · Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Orange Cove High — Rating & test scores

1700 Anchor Avenue, Orange Cove · 635 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 78

SolidScope Score · 63rd percentile. Higher than 63 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (143 of 152); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 152
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Orange Cove High a good high school?

Solid. Orange Cove High is higher than most California high schools on English test results and attendance. Orange Cove High is lower than most on math test results.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced7872%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3520%
English, Advanced6431%
Math, Advanced315%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance8911 in 100
Orange Cove High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

Each bar is Orange Cove High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Orange Cove High say about itself?

We haven’t read Orange Cove High’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Schools like it

How does Orange Cove High compare with schools like it?

Orange Cove High’s Scope Score is 78. 351 California high schools, counting Orange Cove High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Orange Cove High’s result is higher than 292 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 351

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

351 California public high schools where 85% to 97% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 85% to 97% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Orange Cove High’s share. The count includes Orange Cove High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 72% to 73% and math from 20% to 34%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202675%71%73%Kings Canyon Joint UnifiedDistrict73%Orange Cove HighThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202635%28%45%Kings Canyon Joint UnifiedDistrict34%Orange Cove HighThis school32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s line combines its 3 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringOrange Cove HighKings Canyon Joint UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201771%75%60%154
201877%79%56%132
201971%76%57%126
202282%76%55%97
202368%76%55%111
202473%78%56%145
202572%74%57%130
202673%73%57%132
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringOrange Cove HighKings Canyon Joint UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201728%35%32%155
201826%35%31%133
201919%41%32%127
202229%38%27%98
202334%38%27%113
202423%40%28%147
202520%34%30%130
202634%45%32%134

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; near it in math.

English

73%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

11163736
Kings Canyon Joint Unified64%California57%

Math

34%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

43232212
Kings Canyon Joint Unified36%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 34% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 39 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school36%37%16%11%132
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Kings Canyon Joint Unified31%33%21%15%760
Math, grade 11 · This school12%22%23%43%134
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Kings Canyon Joint Unified17%19%21%43%760

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 132 tested in English, 134 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 97% of students. 46 of 608 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

8in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (46 of 608 students).

At the average Kings Canyon Joint Unified high school: 5 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 5.1% of students were suspended at least once (31 of 613). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

635

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 97%

Family income

91%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 579 of 635. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

41

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

2% were in their first year.

83% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

31%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (24 of 77 students).

Kings Canyon Joint Unified: 49%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino97%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 25.3 of 30.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 125 tested72%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 127 tested32%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 129 tested73%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 131 tested34%California 21%

73% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 34% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Kings Canyon Joint Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 125 tested in English, 127 in math
English72%+1161%+2349%
Math32%−234%+923%
Hispanic or Latino · 129 tested in English, 131 in math
English73%+964%+2449%
Math34%−236%+1321%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Kings Canyon Joint Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, students with disabilities 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.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

94% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 88% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 76% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

88%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

87%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 143 of 152 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

88%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 134 of 152 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

87%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 125 of 143 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

76% enrolled in college within 12 months · 102 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓3 · 3%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓15 · 15%
  • California community college55 · 54%
  • In-state private3 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled25 · 24%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
76%enrolled in college within a year

102 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California3 (3%)
  • California State University15 (15%)
  • California community college55 (54%)
  • In-state private3 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 (0%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (1%)
  • Not enrolled25 (24%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 143 of 152 students who started 9th grade together. 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.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 134 of 152 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 125 of 143 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
13
Admitted
13
Enrolled
8

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC MercedApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 9 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 7 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 6 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2024Applied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2022Applied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2018Applied 23 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2017Applied 7 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 7

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
70
Admitted
70
Enrolled
26

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Fresno StateApplied 271 · Admitted 267 · Enrolled 101
  • Chico StateApplied 77 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 67 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 66 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 57 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • San Diego StateApplied 49 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 30 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 28 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 27 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 20 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 18 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 15 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 70 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2024Applied 56 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2023Applied 47 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2022Applied 61 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2021Applied 48 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 28
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 8 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science1
  • Sciences1
  • English1
  • History & Social Science3
  • World Languages & Cultures2
Every approved AP course8 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 1
  • Calculus AB
Sciences 1
  • Biology
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • Human Geography
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
176 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Orange Cove High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$22,087 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $200 million.

$22,087

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$13,151
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,936
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,160
  • Orange Cove High$22,087
  • Kings Canyon Joint Unified high schools$20,504
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s yearly plan

$200million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$43million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 8 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $200 million of $231 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Kings Canyon Joint Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Orange Cove High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93646. They are not figures for the families at Orange Cove High.

Typical household income in a year

$50,847

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93646.

Typical home value
$258,900
People who live in this ZIP code
10,328
Typical age
26.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
12%

What you can do

Who can act on Orange Cove High’s results?

The state took Orange Cove High out of extra targeted support; Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s board decides its plan.

When the plan is set

Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state took the school off the list for 2025–26. The school was on the list in 2024–25.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Kings Canyon Joint Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Kings Canyon Joint Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Orange Cove High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?5.1% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (31 of 613 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?31% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (24 of 77 students); California: 47%
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?8 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (46 of 608 students); average Kings Canyon Joint Unified high school: 5 in 100
  4. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?32% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (127 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Orange Cove High, and how do I get in?

Ask Kings Canyon Joint Unified which school serves your address. From Citrus Middle.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Citrus Middle Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile · 2026

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Orange Cove High

Its middle school is assigned here.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (3)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Citrus Middle

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Citrus Middle

    Assigned

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 73rd percentile · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Orange Cove High?

Address
1700 Anchor Avenue, Orange Cove 93646Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Amanda Lopez DoerksenAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Kings Canyon Joint Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Orange Cove High a good high school?

Orange Cove High has a Scope Score of 78. It scored higher than 63 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 63rd percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 8 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 5 in 100 at the average Kings Canyon Joint Unified high school. 5.1% of students (31 of 613) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 39 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 72% of low-income students in grade 11 at Orange Cove High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 8 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 176 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

76% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #543 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 3 in Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate94%5825%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math18%5222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)88%7720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math46%5718%
Chronically absent8 in 100665%
Suspension rate7.7% (51 of 665)345%
English learners: top level8%375%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257863#543California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–198 in 1004.1% (27 of 666)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–249 in 10010.1% (68 of 675)
2024–258 in 1007.7% (51 of 665)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1113236%37%16%11%73%57%+16

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1113412%22%23%43%34%32%+2

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English13236%73%
2026 · Math13412%34%
2025 · English13031%72%
2025 · Math1305%20%
2024 · English14528%73%
2024 · Math1474%23%
2023 · English11131%68%
2023 · Math1138%34%
2022 · English9743%82%
2022 · Math987%29%
2019 · English12627%71%
2019 · Math1272%19%
2018 · English13226%77%
2018 · Math1336%26%
2017 · English15427%71%
2017 · Math1556%28%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English13072%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math13020%
2024 · Grade 11 · English14573%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math14723%
2023 · Grade 11 · English11168%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math11334%
2022 · Grade 11 · English9782%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math9829%
2019 · Grade 11 · English12671%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math12719%
2018 · Grade 11 · English13277%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math13326%
2017 · Grade 11 · English15471%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math15528%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide1348%42%47%3%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income12572%+11+23
Hispanic or Latino12973%+9+24
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 8 in 100 → 2025–26 · 8 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 7.7% (51 of 665) → 2025–26 · 5.1% (31 of 613) · −2.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female7 in 1008 in 100+1 in 100
Male8 in 1007 in 100−1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino7 in 1008 in 100+1 in 100
Students with disabilities9 of 3412 of 47—
English learners11 of 9210 of 93—
Military families4 of 465 of 45—
Low-income8 in 1008 in 1000 in 100
All students8 in 1008 in 1000 in 100
Homeless—3 of 19—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · 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 88% · numerator 134 students classified Prepared · denominator 152 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 26% · AP-pathway numerator 35 · denominator 134 (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 the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 134 of 152 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.

Graduation rate
94%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
26%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
87%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
76%

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.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025131384.014.014.04
202477under 33.833.83—
20238733.813.89—
2022171633.813.79—
2021171533.723.68—
2020201933.803.85—
2019242193.863.984.10
2018231683.833.963.96
201774under 33.55——
2016171573.873.994.07

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. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. 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 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202593under 3
Berkeley20228under 3under 3
Berkeley20215under 3under 3
Davis202574under 3
Davis202453under 3
Davis202273under 3
Davis2021105under 3
Irvine202564under 3
Irvine20226under 3under 3
Irvine20217under 3under 3
Los Angeles20256under 3under 3
Los Angeles20236under 3under 3
Los Angeles20227under 3under 3
Los Angeles20218under 3under 3
Merced20251212under 3
Merced202466under 3
Merced2023663
Merced20221111under 3
Merced20211212under 3
Riverside20251010under 3
Riverside202155under 3
San Diego202353under 3
San Diego20228under 3under 3
Santa Barbara202254under 3
Santa Barbara20215under 3under 3
Santa Cruz20227under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202186under 3
Universitywide202513138
Universitywide202477under 3
Universitywide2023873
Universitywide202217163
Universitywide202117153

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. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. 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 catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
Human Geographythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count8
AP enrollment (male/female)119
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 176 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections10
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)630

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California33%
California State University1515%
California community college5554%
In-state private33%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled2524%

102 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 76% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them 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 above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,495 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,634 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$1,557 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 635

Central federal expenditures attributed here$603 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 635

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,346 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.

How the California mean was selected

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 56%Instruction support 12%Student services 14%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$107,448,91956.36%56%
Instruction support$22,608,05111.86%12%
Student services$27,622,35814.49%14%
Administration$9,442,2004.95%5%
Buildings & maintenance$20,503,17010.75%11%
Other$3,032,7001.59%2%
Total$190,657,398100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $190,657,398 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. 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.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,495 per pupil
2020$13,232 per pupil
2019$13,273 per pupil
2018$12,686 per pupil
2017$11,614 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93646 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93646 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$50,847
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)12%
ZIP-area population10,328
Median age26.6 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-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93646 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026