Violet Heintz Education Academy

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Fresno, California

Violet Heintz Education Academy in Fresno, California enrolled 59 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 21-39% (California: 86.2%).

Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

52 students in 2022-23, 56 students in 2023-24, 59 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.5 to 5.0.

Students enrolled at Violet Heintz Education Academy by school year2022-23: 52, 2023-24: 56, 2024-25: 5902040602022-23522023-24562024-2559
Students enrolled at Violet Heintz Education Academy by school year2022-23: 52, 2023-24: 56, 2024-25: 5902040602022-23522023-24562024-2559
Students enrolled at Violet Heintz Education Academy by school year2022-23: 52, 2023-24: 56, 2024-25: 5902040602022-23522023-24562024-2559
Students enrolled at Violet Heintz Education Academy by school year2022-23: 52, 2023-24: 56, 2024-25: 5902040602022-23522023-24562024-2559
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23525.59.5
2023-24565.111.0
2024-25595.011.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 11.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 11.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 11.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 11.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Violet Heintz Education Academy enrolled 42 students; it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

62.7% of students were Hispanic, 13.6% Black, 11.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic62.7%
  2. Black13.6%
  3. White11.9%
  4. Asian8.5%
  5. American Indian3.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Violet Heintz Education Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%0‑10%45%
Math, 2022-2310% or less0‑11% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

21-39% of the 19 students in Violet Heintz Education Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate21‑39%15‑19%86.2%
Students in the class19114495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Fresno

33 public high schools in Fresno report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sunnyside High2,85821.363.1%
Bullard High2,48521.444.0%
Clovis North High2,36022.116.3%
Edison High2,33921.562.1%
Clovis West High2,18420.530.5%
Roosevelt High2,17518.268.3%
Justin Garza High2,09522.958.5%
McLane High2,05619.472.7%

All public schools in Fresno →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Violet Heintz Education Academy

  1. McLane HighThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 2,056 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Erma Duncan Polytechnical HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,186 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Violet Heintz Education Academy with McLane HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fresno County Superintendent of Schools spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaViolet Heintz Education Academy is the number 1,758 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,758 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.11.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Violet Heintz Education Academy

  1. How many students attend Violet Heintz Education Academy?
    59 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 52 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fresno, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Violet Heintz Education Academy?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Violet Heintz Education Academy a Title I school?
    Violet Heintz Education Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Violet Heintz Education Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Violet Heintz Education Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Violet Heintz Education Academy?
    21-39% of the 19 students in Violet Heintz Education Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Violet Heintz Education Academy in?
    Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, NCES district ID 0691007. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069100710481 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22