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Desert Oasis High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 16% of California high schools

Summary

Desert Oasis High (Continuation) is a small public high school in El Centro, CA, serving 138 students in grades 9-12 within the Central Union High district, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school faces profound difficulties, most critically an extremely high rate of chronic absenteeism, with 63.2% of students missing a significant amount of school, which is more than triple the district average and far higher than nearby schools like Southwest High (19.4%). Academically, proficiency rates are very low, especially in mathematics, and graduation rates have been highly volatile from year to year. It's notable that the school operates with more funding per student and a lower student-teacher ratio than the district's comprehensive high schools, yet these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes.

When compared to other local options for at-risk students, such as Aurora High (Continuation) or the online Mt. Signal Virtual Academy, Desert Oasis has lower graduation rates and higher absenteeism, suggesting the current model is struggling to meet student needs. The school's urgent priority must be to address the fundamental barrier of student attendance before academic interventions can hope to succeed.

138

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1302 South Third St.
El Centro, CA 92243-6604

(760) 336-4555

District: Central Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

White:

2.2%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,821^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Central Union High

997^th of 1,543Central Union High 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	14.4	1821 of 2162	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1824 of 2159	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1823 of 2170	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1540 of 2123	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	970 of 1290	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1637 of 2133	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1677 of 2017	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1787 of 2021	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	1458 of 2039	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	1609 of 1994	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	1614 of 2426	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	15.9	1777 of 2354	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.1	1798 of 2367	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	1724 of 2281	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	1706 of 2238	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	1724 of 2117	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.2	1664 of 2063	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	1611 of 1968	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	1568 of 1901	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.7	1246 of 1653	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	777 of 1085	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	613 of 1064	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	346 of 467	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	521 of 941	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	520 of 938	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1679 of 1906	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1747 of 1915	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1657 of 1915	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1692 of 1833	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1668 of 1760	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1588 of 1900	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1578 of 1902	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1608 of 1917	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1392 of 1861	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1384 of 1814	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1471 of 1742	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1682 of 2013	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1685 of 2026	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1747 of 2030	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1331 of 1943	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	880 of 1126	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1442 of 1937	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1505 of 1862	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1627 of 1942	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1612 of 1948	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1698 of 1963	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1145 of 1916	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	900 of 1122	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1346 of 1880	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1442 of 1834	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 (2024)
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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					$13,015	$797	$12,218
Imperial High	Public	9-12	517 West Barioni Blvd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3220	1,439	62	23.0	47.0%	117 (8.1%)	12 (0.8%)	1,278 (88.8%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	64.3	702^nd of 2162 public high schools	67.5%		65.2	646^th of 2159 public high schools	70.1%	56	39.0		38.8	60.4	60.4	24.3	24.3	$15,094	$1,744	$13,350
Imperial Ave. Holbrook High	Public	9-12	322 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3207	28	3	11.1	60.7%	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	1400^th of 2162 public high schools	35.2%		14.2	1844^th of 2159 public high schools	14.6%	444	27.3		27.3	27.3	27.3			$8,006	$1,789	$6,217
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	$30,998	$4,029	$26,969
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)								$53,468	$3,050	$50,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert Oasis High (Continuation)

What district is Desert Oasis High (Continuation) in?

Central Union High

How many students attend Desert Oasis High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Desert Oasis High (Continuation).

Is Desert Oasis High (Continuation) a good school?

Desert Oasis High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 15.8% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Desert Oasis High (Continuation)?

Students at Desert Oasis High (Continuation) are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

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