Yosemite High (Continuation)

Summary:

Yosemite High (Continuation) is a public high school in Merced, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 325 students. As a continuation school, it faces significant challenges compared to nearby comprehensive high schools in the Merced Union High district.

Yosemite High (Continuation) consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools, with very low academic performance, graduation rates, and proficiency rates on state assessments. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 65.9% to 84.7% over the past 5 years. Its student subgroups, including females, males, African Americans, Hispanics, and economically disadvantaged students, all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide. In comparison, nearby schools like Golden Valley High, Merced High, and Independence High (Alternative) significantly outperform Yosemite High (Continuation) on key metrics.

The challenges faced by Yosemite High (Continuation) are likely due to its status as a continuation school, serving students who have struggled in a traditional high school setting, as well as the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89-96% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite its small size, the school has not been able to overcome these significant obstacles and provide a high-quality education for its students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1900 G St.
       Merced, CA  95340-5043


(209) 325-1600

District: Merced Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
2187th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,315 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  355

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.6%
White:
10.7%
African American:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.1% Help


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Compare Details Yosemite High (Continuation) ranks worse than 94.1% of high schools in California. It also ranks last among 8 ranked high schools in the Merced Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.8. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Yosemite High (Continuation) who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.6%), White (10.7%), African American (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yosemite High (Continuation) is 15.3, which is the 3rd best among 8 high schools in the Merced Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Yosemite High (Continuation) employs 23.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yosemite High (Continuation) is $12,315, which is the 3rd highest among 8 high schools in the Merced Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yosemite High (Continuation):

SchoolDigger ranks Yosemite High (Continuation) 2187th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Yosemite High (Continuation) in the ranking list.)

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Merced Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Merced Union High 1079th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Yosemite High (Continuation)

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Rank History for all students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 22.98 1156th 1653 30.1%
2005 15.76 1547th 1901 18.6%
2006 17.56 1534th 1968 22.1%
2007 17.92 1592nd 2063 22.8%
2008 18.03 1617th 2117 23.6%
2009 25.45 1599th 2238 28.6%
2010 16.83 1749th 2281 23.3%
2011 17.05 1756th 2367 25.8%
2012 17.16 1723rd 2354 26.8%
2013 16.17 1822nd 2426 24.9%
2015 11.93 1704th 1994 14.5%
2016 12.78 1696th 2039 16.8%
2017 8.68 1975th 2021 2.3%
2018 10.53 1805th 2017 10.5%
2019 12.47 1896th 2133 11.1%
2021 8.06 1237th 1290 4.1%
2022 11.38 1983rd 2123 6.6%
2023 7.64 2224th 2348 5.3%
2024 7.80 2187th 2323 5.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.26 628th 938 33.0%
2019 46.69 335th 941 64.4%
2022 27.26 937th 1044 10.2%
2023 23.56 1149th 1323 13.2%
2024 22.94 1190th 1350 11.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.83 1671st 1862 10.3%
2019 13.33 1700th 1937 12.2%
2021 8.68 1059th 1126 6.0%
2022 11.87 1805th 1943 7.1%
2023 7.41 2149th 2247 4.4%
2024 7.77 2115th 2235 5.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.22 280th 290 3.4%
2024 13.43 406th 451 10.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.76 1661st 1760 5.6%
2019 9.75 1701st 1833 7.2%
2021 6.56 1012th 1054 4.0%
2022 10.80 1718th 1858 7.5%
2023 7.60 2041st 2118 3.6%
2024 6.82 2028th 2098 3.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.06 1608th 1834 12.3%
2019 12.67 1637th 1880 12.9%
2021 7.66 1085th 1122 3.3%
2022 10.54 1825th 1916 4.7%
2023 7.20 2116th 2207 4.1%
2024 8.54 1985th 2172 8.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.22 489th 582 16.0%
2023 10.29 700th 720 2.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.63 1624th 1742 6.8%
2019 12.91 1592nd 1814 12.2%
2022 11.04 1743rd 1861 6.3%
2023 7.47 2027th 2142 5.4%
2024 7.72 1990th 2125 6.4%
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Rank History for White students at Yosemite High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.74 1130th 1173 3.7%
2019 5.71 1145th 1222 6.3%
2022 4.54 1168th 1204 3.0%
2023 2.43 1402nd 1434 2.2%
2024 2.43 1369th 1406 2.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Yosemite High (Continuation)

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 92 11 1 54 0 n/a n/a 0 158
1989 105 8 1 92 0 n/a n/a 0 206
1990 107 16 2 82 0 n/a n/a 0 207
1991 88 19 2 79 0 n/a n/a 0 188
1992 87 18 2 90 4 n/a n/a 0 201
1993 57 17 7 119 3 n/a n/a 0 203
1994 58 16 6 94 1 n/a n/a 0 175
1995 50 21 11 142 3 n/a n/a 0 227
1996 50 21 11 142 3 n/a n/a 0 227
1997 70 23 15 107 6 n/a n/a 0 221
1998 58 16 14 138 3 n/a n/a 0 229
1999 59 16 20 124 1 n/a n/a 0 220
2000 50 16 19 116 1 n/a n/a 1 203
2001 56 21 19 124 2 n/a n/a 2 224
2002 52 23 18 105 1 n/a n/a 4 203
2003 52 23 18 105 1 n/a n/a 4 203
2004 39 16 7 97 0 n/a n/a 2 161
2005 51 20 12 131 1 n/a n/a 5 220
2006 51 16 17 137 0 n/a n/a 5 226
2007 52 15 12 134 1 n/a n/a 4 218
2008 85 21 20 226 4 n/a n/a 0 356
2009 90 28 14 240 2 1 5 0 380
2010 60 25 8 209 3 1 1 0 307
2011 73 13 12 244 1 1 5 0 349
2012 65 23 16 227 1 1 6 0 339
2013 52 21 17 240 4 0 4 0 338
2014 58 12 20 251 4 0 8 0 353
2015 55 22 13 261 1 0 5 0 357
2016 49 18 8 211 2 0 4 0 292
2017 50 17 8 223 3 0 3 0 304
2018 35 20 8 243 2 0 4 0 312
2019 39 16 8 200 2 1 6 0 272
2020 32 18 6 187 1 0 5 0 249
2021 22 17 3 192 3 2 1 0 240
2022 37 15 5 234 1 0 6 0 298
2023 34 27 8 244 1 2 9 0 325
2024 38 25 6 272 2 2 8 2 355

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Yosemite High (Continuation)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 158 10.0 15.8 n/a
1989 206 0.0 0.0 n/a
1990 207 10.0 20.7 n/a
1991 188 9.8 19.1 n/a
1992 201 10.0 20.1 28.4
1993 203 10.0 20.3 49.8
1994 175 10.0 17.5 56
1995 227 10.7 21.2 70.5
1996 227 10.7 21.2 70.5
1997 221 10.9 20.3 62.9
1998 229 11.0 20.8 61.1
1999 220 11.0 20.0 58.6
2000 203 11.0 18.5 60.4
2001 224 10.0 22.4 52.7
2002 203 10.9 18.6 68.8
2003 203 10.9 18.6 68.8
2004 161 11.6 13.9 76.1
2005 220 10.8 20.4 70.2
2006 226 12.6 17.9 51.6
2007 218 13.4 16.3 93.9
2008 356 21.6 16.5 68.3
2009 380 17.6 16.8 63.9
2010 307 27.2 11.2 89.9
2011 349 n/a n/a 79.1
2012 339 20.9 16.2 n/a
2013 338 22.3 15.1 86.1
2014 353 21.3 16.5 89.2
2015 357 22.0 16.2 91.9
2016 292 24.0 12.1 94.2
2017 304 21.0 14.4 90.5
2018 312 23.0 13.5 94.9
2019 272 25.4 10.7 95.6
2020 249 n/a n/a 88
2021 240 22.5 10.6 96.3
2022 298 23.6 12.6 89.6
2023 325 22.1 14.6 89.2
2024 355 23.1 15.3 90.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Yosemite High (Continuation)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 158 10.0 15.8 n/a
1989 206 0.0 0.0 n/a
1990 207 10.0 20.7 n/a
1991 188 9.8 19.1 n/a
1992 201 10.0 20.1 28.4
1993 203 10.0 20.3 49.8
1994 175 10.0 17.5 56
1995 227 10.7 21.2 70.5
1996 227 10.7 21.2 70.5
1997 221 10.9 20.3 62.9
1998 229 11.0 20.8 61.1
1999 220 11.0 20.0 58.6
2000 203 11.0 18.5 60.4
2001 224 10.0 22.4 52.7
2002 203 10.9 18.6 68.8
2003 203 10.9 18.6 68.8
2004 161 11.6 13.9 76.1
2005 220 10.8 20.4 70.2
2006 226 12.6 17.9 51.6
2007 218 13.4 16.3 93.9
2008 356 21.6 16.5 68.3
2009 380 17.6 16.8 63.9
2010 307 27.2 11.2 89.9
2011 349 n/a n/a 79.1
2012 339 20.9 16.2 n/a
2013 338 22.3 15.1 86.1
2014 353 21.3 16.5 89.2
2015 357 22.0 16.2 91.9
2016 292 24.0 12.1 94.2
2017 304 21.0 14.4 90.5
2018 312 23.0 13.5 94.9
2019 272 25.4 10.7 95.6
2020 249 n/a n/a 88
2021 240 22.5 10.6 96.3
2022 298 23.6 12.6 89.6
2023 325 22.1 14.6 89.2
2024 355 23.1 15.3 90.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Yosemite High (Continuation)

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,315

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Yosemite High (Continuation)

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1896th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 2224th of 2348 High schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Yosemite High (Continuation))14.54
 10.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced Union High)47.239.9
 7.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Yosemite High (Continuation))00
   11th Grade Mathematics (Merced Union High)17.310.8
 6.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Yosemite High (Continuation))1.71.3
 0.4%
   11th Grade Science (Merced Union High)20.918.8
 2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Yosemite High (Continuation))2.20
 2.2%
   12th Grade Science (Merced Union High)16.37.7
 8.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students272325
 19.5%
African American1627
 68.8%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian88
Hispanic200244
 22%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White3934
 12.8%
Two or More Races69
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.6%89.2%
 6.4%


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Students at Yosemite High (Continuation) are 77% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Yosemite High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 5.9% of California high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 355 students attended Yosemite High (Continuation).


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