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Aurora High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2056^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 5% of California high schools

Summary

Aurora High (Continuation) is a small, alternative public high school serving about 96 students in grades 9-12 within the Calexico Unified School District, designed for students who have struggled in traditional school settings.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English (8%), math (2%), and science (1.92%) far below both the district and state averages; this performance places it in the bottom 5% of California high schools. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at nearly 60%, which is more than double the rate at nearby comprehensive schools like Calexico High and Southwest High. While graduation rates have shown recent improvement, they have been highly volatile from year to year, and there is a notable disparity in outcomes, with the school's approach being significantly less effective for male students than for female students.

Despite these struggles, Aurora High spends considerably more per student ($30,998) than other local high schools and maintains very small class sizes. It shares patterns of high absenteeism and low academic proficiency with other continuation schools in the region, such as Desert Oasis High (Continuation). A relative strength appears to be its effectiveness with English Language Learners. The comparison to alternative programs like Mt. Signal Virtual Academy, which shows higher proficiency with much lower spending, raises questions about how resources are used to support student learning at Aurora High.

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$66,987

Per pupil spending ?

80.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1391 Kloke Rd.
Calexico, CA 92231-4228

(760) 768-3940

District: Calexico Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

African American:

1.0%

Not Specified:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg22%

California avg41%

2,056^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Calexico Unified

1379^th of 1,543Calexico Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	2056 of 2162	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2072 of 2159	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1950 of 2170	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1665 of 2123	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1227 of 1290	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1722 of 2133	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1886 of 2017	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	1884 of 2021	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	1921 of 2039	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	1925 of 1994	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1767 of 2426	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	1436 of 2354	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.2	1843 of 2367	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	1720 of 2281	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	1874 of 2238	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.4	1841 of 2117	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	1306 of 2063	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.1	1513 of 1968	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.7	1552 of 1901	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	1343 of 1653	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.6	919 of 1085	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	792 of 1064	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	527 of 1044	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	365 of 467	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	506 of 941	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	656 of 938	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1692 of 1906	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1681 of 1915	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1503 of 1858	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1554 of 1833	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1676 of 1760	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1792 of 1900	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1792 of 1902	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1697 of 1917	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1427 of 1861	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1432 of 1814	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1607 of 1742	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1886 of 2013	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1927 of 2026	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1801 of 2030	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1515 of 1943	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1061 of 1126	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1565 of 1937	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1726 of 1862	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1902 of 1942	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1892 of 1948	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1804 of 1963	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1560 of 1916	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1532 of 1880	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1701 of 1834	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 vs state

Science2%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aurora High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1391 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3940	96	10	9.9	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	94 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2056^th of 2162 public high schools	4.9%		10	2072^nd of 2159 public high schools	4.0%	16	2.2		1.9	8.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	$66,987	$63,200	$3,787
Pinnacle Hall Community Day	Public	6-12	1391 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3914	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Calexico High	Public	9-12	1030 Encinas Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3980	2,746	123	22.2	84.9%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2,737 (99.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37	1326^th of 2162 public high schools	38.7%		35.4	1357^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	31	10.8	15.2	11.0	50.2	50.2	18.0	18.0	$24,872	$21,772	$3,100
Imperial Pathways Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1398 Sperber Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Imperial County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 312-5566	246	11	22.9	92.7%	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	237 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		8.3	8.3					$28,471	$27,860	$611
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1302 South Third St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4555	138	10	13.9	94.2%	3 (2.2%)	3 (2.2%)	131 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.4	1821^st of 2162 public high schools	15.8%		14.8	1824^th of 2159 public high schools	15.5%	3		4.1	4.1	22.1	22.1	0.0	0.0	$43,806	$40,908	$2,898
Southwest High	Public	9-12	2001 Ocotillo Dr.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4100	1,846	94	19.5	72.1%	54 (2.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1,760 (95.3%)	19 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	55.8	911^th of 2162 public high schools	57.9%		61.3	735^th of 2159 public high schools	66.0%	176		25.5	25.5	53.4	53.4	20.6	20.6	$27,495	$25,764	$1,731
Central Union High	Public	9-12	1001 Brighton Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4300	2,006	96	20.9	72.6%	41 (2.0%)	19 (0.9%)	1,931 (96.3%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	51	1018^th of 2162 public high schools	52.9%		61.1	740^th of 2159 public high schools	65.7%	278		23.7	23.7	48.5	48.5	19.2	19.2	$26,604	$25,254	$1,350
Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	687 State St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 482-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mt. Signal Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	1001 Brighton Avenue Tr. 25	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 312-7050	60	2	25.2	83.3%	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	56 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	1558^th of 2162 public high schools	27.9%		39	1265^th of 2159 public high schools	41.4%	293	10.0	0.0	7.1	50.0	50.0	3.3	3.3	$25,180	$24,468	$712
Holtville High	Public	9-12	755 Olive Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2926	516	33	15.5	74.2%	57 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	452 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	44.5	1156^th of 2162 public high schools	46.5%		37.7	1303^rd of 2159 public high schools	39.6%	147	15.8		15.5	55.8	55.8	20.9	20.9	$26,247	$25,194	$1,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Aurora High (Continuation)

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Calexico Unified

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Aurora High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 4.9% of California high schools.

How many students attend Aurora High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 96 students attended Aurora High (Continuation).

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Students at Aurora High (Continuation) are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Not Specified.

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