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Orange Cove High · Orange Cove

Orange Cove High: Kids show up — absenteeism runs far below the state. But suspensions run 2× the state rate.

Orange Cove has real strengths and one number that complicates them. Most rating sites show you one or the other. Both belong on the same page.

1700 Anchor Avenue, 93646 (opens in new tab)·Kings Canyon Joint Unified·Orange Cove·Grades 9-12·635 students·91% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(559) 626-5900·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4644
% Exceeded18%16%
% Met+46%36%
Grad rate94.1%87.6%
College readiness26.1%35.4%
Absence10.6%30.2%
Suspension7.3%3.6%
Scope Score
46
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,026 statewide · #3 of 6 in Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Orange Cove High scores 46 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 53rd percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “46% proficient” and call it done. Orange Cove deserves a closer read. The school sits in Orange Cove, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Orange Cove's low-income kids hit 73.8% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 53rd percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAYellow(Declined Significantly)MathOrange(Declined Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 46% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1171%82%68%73%72%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1119%29%34%23%20%

The story this school is actually telling

The culture · kids show up
10.6%

chronic absenteeism — versus 30.2% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.

↑ a culture signal, not a test score
The catch · suspensions
7.3%

of students were suspended, versus 3.6% statewide — the data can't say why.

↓ the part no ranking site shows you
Proficient by 11th grade
46%
State 36%
Graduate
94%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
26%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 46 are proficient by 11th grade → 94 graduate → 26 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

73.8%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Orange Cove's most underrated number

73.8% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Orange Cove low-income: 73.8%State low-income: 38.2%Orange Cove EL: 23.5%State EL: 10.4%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
94.1%
State 87.6%
6.5pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
18.1%
State 15.8%
2.2pp above state avg
College readiness
26.1%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
46.2%
State 35.7%
10.5pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
10.6%
State 30.2%
19.6pp below state avg
Suspension rate
7.3%
State 3.6%
3.7pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
7.7%
State 18.0%
10.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.

  • Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.

How every group of students does here

At Orange Cove High in Orange Cove, 73.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 53.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Orange Cove High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 20.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (20.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (72.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 48.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 122 students tested.

All students at this school: 46% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 46%, district —, state 36%46%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 46%, district 48%, state 32%46% · +0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 47%, district 47%, state 32%47% · +1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 52%, district 51%, state 44%52% · +6 vs school
MaleMale: this school 40%, district 47%, state 42%40% · −6 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 15%, district 19%, state 11%15% · −31 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 10.6%, district 10.3%, state 30.2%10.6% · −19.6pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 7.3%, district —, state 3.6%7.3% · +3.7pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–128.2%

Where the path goes

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

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
Orange Cove High
46/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 19:1, district 22:119:1
Teaching staff41 teachers
Avg. experience11.1 years
Fully credentialed83%
First-year teachers2%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$61,528 – $130,890
Principal salary$157,835 – $189,250
Superintendent salary$323,348

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered8
AP exam qualifiers35 students
CTE pathway completers103 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $22,087, CA average $14,815$22,087 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,557 per student

$1,557 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

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

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction56%
Instruction support12%
Student services14%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,495 per pupil
2019$13,232 per pupil
2018$13,273 per pupil
2017$12,686 per pupil
2016$11,614 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic97.6%
District 87.9% · CA 56.1%
White1.3%
District 7.9% · CA 19.9%
Other0.8%
District 3.4% · CA 9.0%
Black0.3%
District 0.3% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 91.2% (27pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$51K · CA $85K
Median home value$259K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+12% · CA 35%
ZIP population10,328
Median age27 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 635 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 35% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Orange Cove High a good high school?

Orange Cove High has a Scope Score of 46 out of 100, placing it in the 53rd percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,026 statewide. 18.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 2.2 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Orange Cove High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 46.2% of students at Orange Cove High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 18.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 28.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 18.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 260 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Orange Cove High rank in California?

Orange Cove High ranks #1,026 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 53rd percentile. 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 is the attendance and school culture like at Orange Cove High?

10.6% of students at Orange Cove High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 7.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Orange Cove High compare to other schools in Orange Cove?

Orange Cove High scores 46/100 (53rd percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 635 students. Use the schools in Orange Cove page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Orange Cove High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Orange Cove High in Orange Cove, 73.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 53.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Orange Cove High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 20.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (20.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (72.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 48.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 122 students tested. 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.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
94.1%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 58th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
18.1%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 52th pctile
College readiness · 20%
26.1%
↓ vs CA 35.4% · 45th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
46.2%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 57th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
10.6%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 66th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
7.3%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 34th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
7.7%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 37th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1113031%42%15%12%72%+25
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 111305%15%34%46%20%−3
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/111314%31%59%6%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged12273.8%+20+36
Hispanic/Latino12872.7%+18+34
English Learners1723.5%+4+13
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Orange Cove High ←—4618.1%46.2%—7.3%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
94.1%
AP Exam Prepared
26.1%
A-G Completion
87.4%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
75.5%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20194854#94014.3%44.8%9.5%4.2%—
20225169#64525.2%55.5%21.2%9.4%—
20234864#78319.3%51.0%14.9%8.7%—
20244657#91416.2%48.1%11.1%9.6%—
20254653#102618.1%46.2%10.6%7.3%—
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female6.7%9.4%+2.7pp
Male8.2%7.0%-1.2pp
Hispanic/Latino7.3%7.6%+0.3pp
Students with Disabilities26.5%21.2%-5.3pp
English Learners12.0%11.8%-0.2pp
Military-Connected8.7%7.1%-1.6pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged7.5%8.2%+0.7pp
All Students7.5%8.2%+0.7pp
Homeless—33.3%—
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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