McFarland Independent
McFarland · CA · McFarland Unified · Public · K-12 combined
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San Joaquin High (Continuation) → McFarland High School Early College → Cesar E. Chavez High → Robert F. Kennedy High → Delano High → Valley High → Wonderful College Prep Academy → Wasco High →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 75% (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How McFarland Independent compares for families
What families should know about McFarland Independent.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: San Joaquin High (Continuation), McFarland High School Early College, Cesar E. Chavez High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -18.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 23 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin High (Continuation) McFarland |
Public | 0.0 | 43 | — |
| McFarland High School Early College McFarland |
Public | 0.4 | 1,027 | +6.1% |
| Cesar E. Chavez High Delano |
Public | 6.1 | 1,318 | -8.2% |
| Robert F. Kennedy High Delano |
Public | 6.6 | 1,394 | +7.6% |
| Delano High Delano |
Public | 6.8 | 1,221 | -7.7% |
| Valley High Delano |
Public | 7.1 | 71 | +29.1% |
| Wonderful College Prep Academy Delano |
Public · charter | 7.3 | 572 | -12.8% |
| Wasco High Wasco |
Public | 8.6 | 1,672 | -5.3% |