High school (grades 9-12) · Woodlake, CA

Bravo Lake High

Federal NCES profile for Bravo Lake High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060141806997
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bravo Lake High earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

#1 of 6
public schools in Woodlake · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
19:1
small classes for California
93.2%
free-lunch eligible

Bravo Lake High has class sizes smaller than 73% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Bravo Lake High ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Woodlake, CA.

School address

Enrollment

19

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-12% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

93.2%

vs 55.5% California avg

+68% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Bravo Lake High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Bravo Lake High

Bravo Lake High is a high-poverty, small high school in Woodlake, California, enrolling 19 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 19:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 93.2% of students qualify for free meals, 68% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of California schools, with 19 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 73 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #38.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 10/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 32 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Discipline events run high: 5 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 19 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Woodlake's high schools, it stands alongside Woodlake High (646 students): Bravo Lake High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (19:1 vs 21.5:1).

Woodlake Unified also operates Woodlake High (646 students) and Francis J. White Learning Center (502 students) alongside Bravo Lake High.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Bravo Lake High compares

Bravo Lake High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19:1 ▼ 12% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 93.2% ▲ 68% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 19 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19:1
Leaner classes than 20% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
19
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
93.2%
free-lunch eligible - 68% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 27% in California - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$16,998
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 26.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 94.7%
White 5.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 94.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.0, Bravo Lake High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Woodlake Unified, which includes Bravo Lake High.

$16,998
Per student
+3%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 15.9%
State 69.8%
Federal 14.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Bravo Lake High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Woodlake High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Francis J. White Learning Center Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Woodlake Valley Middle Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Castle Rock Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Woodlake Community Day Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bravo Lake High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Woodlake Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Woodlake

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Bravo Lake High

How many students attend Bravo Lake High?

Bravo Lake High has 19 students enrolled. It is a high school in Woodlake, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bravo Lake High?

The student-teacher ratio at Bravo Lake High is 19:1, which is 12% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 21% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bravo Lake High?

93.2% of students at Bravo Lake High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bravo Lake High?

The largest demographic group at Bravo Lake High is Hispanic or Latino at 94.7% of enrollment, in Woodlake, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bravo Lake High?

Bravo Lake High has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Bravo Lake High rank among public schools in Woodlake?

By Resource Investment Index, Bravo Lake High ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Woodlake, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Woodlake on the city page.

Is Bravo Lake High a good school?

Bravo Lake High earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Woodlake Unified?

Besides Bravo Lake High, Woodlake Unified also operates Woodlake High (646 students), Francis J. White Learning Center (502 students), and Woodlake Valley Middle (483 students). See the Woodlake Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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