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Ruben S. Ayala High

Public Grades 9-12

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Ruben S. Ayala High is a large, top-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 to over 2,500 students in the Chino Valley Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California high schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional and consistent academic results, including a near-perfect 99.1% graduation rate and very low dropout rate. It significantly outperforms other comprehensive high schools in the area, such as Chino High and Don Antonio Lugo High, particularly in providing balanced strength across English, math, and science. Impressively, Ayala achieves these outstanding outcomes while spending less per student than several neighboring schools, demonstrating highly effective use of resources.

Ayala High has a proven decade-long record of excellence and shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting all students, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Its chronic absenteeism rate is the lowest among comparable local schools, pointing to a positive and engaging school climate. For parents, Ayala represents a model of sustained academic quality and strong student support within the region.

2,541

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14255 Peyton Ave.
Chino Hills, CA 91709-1607

(909) 627-3584

District: Chino Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Ruben S. Ayala High:

Elementary:	Country Springs Elementary
	Eagle Canyon Elementary
	Gerald F. Litel Elementary
	Hidden Trails Elementary
	More...
	Rolling Ridge Elementary
Middle:	Canyon Hills Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.8%

Hispanic:

38.9%

White:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg53%

California avg41%

159^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Chino Valley Unified

480^th of 1,543Chino Valley 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	92.4	159 of 2162	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	173 of 2159	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	227 of 2170	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	242 of 2123	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	353 of 2133	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	164 of 2017	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.7	324 of 2021	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	288 of 2039	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	87.9	218 of 1994	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	77.8	169 of 2426	93.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.6	126 of 2354	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	153 of 2367	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	81.9	113 of 2281	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	75.4	183 of 2238	91.8%	★★★★★
2008	73.3	212 of 2117	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	79.7	122 of 2063	94.1%	★★★★★
2006	75.5	190 of 1968	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	79.3	100 of 1901	94.7%	★★★★★
2004	71.2	167 of 1653	89.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	92 of 523	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	99.2	7 of 517	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	56.5	186 of 521	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	115 of 522	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	36 of 592	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.3	143 of 582	75.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	113 of 585	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	118 of 573	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	161 of 591	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	185 of 581	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	275 of 582	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	126 of 581	78.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.8	330 of 1161	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	202 of 1117	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	207 of 1052	80.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	348 of 1085	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	110 of 1064	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	96 of 1044	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	28 of 941	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	12 of 938	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	125 of 1906	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	161 of 1915	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	236 of 1915	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	216 of 1858	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	364 of 1833	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	175 of 1760	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	150 of 1900	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	229 of 1902	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	238 of 1917	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	278 of 1861	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	356 of 1814	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	168 of 1742	90.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	3 of 410	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	1 of 328	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	98 of 2013	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	136 of 2026	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	188 of 2030	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	125 of 1943	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	208 of 1937	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.5	114 of 1862	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	179 of 1942	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	163 of 1948	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	194 of 1963	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	240 of 1916	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	352 of 1880	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	158 of 1834	91.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	161 of 577	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	172 of 574	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	291 of 541	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	190 of 515	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	310 of 422	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.8	161 of 366	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	393 of 1252	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	607 of 1216	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	210 of 1197	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	557 of 1155	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	393 of 1173	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	434 of 1193	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	538 of 1204	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	511 of 1222	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	268 of 1173	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)99th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

African American (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science56%+24 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Ruben S. Ayala High	Public	9-12	14255 Peyton Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3584	2,541	98	25.9		339 (13.3%)	59 (2.3%)	988 (38.9%)	1,063 (41.8%)	1 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	81 (3.2%)	92.4	159^th of 2162 public high schools	92.6%		92.4	173^rd of 2159 public high schools	92.0%	14			56.8		56.3			77.5	77.5			55.4	55.4
Boys Republic High	Public	9-12	3493 Grand Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 902-6690	47	8	5.9	91.5%	6 (12.8%)	12 (25.5%)	29 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.9	2157^th of 2162 public high schools	0.2%		9.3	2105^th of 2159 public high schools	2.5%	52			0.0		0.0			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0
Don Antonio Lugo High	Public	9-12	13400 Pipeline Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-3902	1,256	65	19.2	82.2%	118 (9.4%)	25 (2.0%)	1,056 (84.1%)	34 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	61.7	774^th of 2162 public high schools	64.2%		62.5	709^th of 2159 public high schools	67.2%	65			33.0		32.4			64.7	64.7			23.1	23.1
Buena Vista Continuation High	Public	9-12	13509 Ramona Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 628-9903	121	15	8.3	65.3%	8 (6.6%)	7 (5.8%)	98 (81.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	15.4	1795^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%		9.8	2083^rd of 2159 public high schools	3.5%	288			4.7		4.6			27.1	27.1			3.5	3.5
Chino Valley Learning Academy	Public	7-12	15650 Pipeline Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 628-1201	27	3	9.5	92.6%	3 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (81.5%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	15.4				12.5		15.4		18.2		7.7		9.1
Garey High	Public	9-12	321 West Lexington Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4451	1,567	75	20.9	91.4%	22 (1.4%)	36 (2.3%)	1,450 (92.5%)	38 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	15 (1.0%)	53.6	960^th of 2162 public high schools	55.6%		41.1	1222^nd of 2159 public high schools	43.4%	262			26.5	20.8	23.5			53.4	53.4			25.9	25.9	$20,129	$2,546	$17,583
Diamond Ranch High	Public	9-12	100 Diamond Ranch Dr.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4715	1,542	68	22.5	78.7%	50 (3.2%)	77 (5.0%)	1,204 (78.1%)	159 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	45 (2.9%)	59	848^th of 2162 public high schools	60.8%		64.7	656^th of 2159 public high schools	69.6%	192		21.2		23.3	22.2			67.9	67.9			26.3	26.3	$18,971	$2,316	$16,655
Chino High	Public	9-12	5431 Jefferson Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-7351	2,077	95	21.8	76.8%	191 (9.2%)	63 (3.0%)	1,622 (78.1%)	159 (7.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	36 (1.7%)	50.5	1029^th of 2162 public high schools	52.4%		49.4	1017^th of 2159 public high schools	52.9%	12			24.4	21.1	24.2			58.3	58.3			19.7	19.7
Chino Hills High	Public	9-12	16150 Pomona Rincon Rd.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 606-7540	2,748	104	26.4		416 (15.1%)	173 (6.3%)	1,177 (42.8%)	866 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	106 (3.9%)	84.2	328^th of 2162 public high schools	84.8%		86.1	305^th of 2159 public high schools	85.9%	23			51.0	15.0	49.9			67.7	67.7			44.8	44.8
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design	Public	7-12	725 West Franklin Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4521	597	32	18.6	93.1%	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	560 (93.8%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	46.3	1108^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%		45.1	1120^th of 2159 public high schools	48.1%	12	11.0			14.9	12.6	27.1	35.1	56.5	36.3	14.9	12.6	17.7	14.5	$22,717	$3,171	$19,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruben S. Ayala High

What is the racial makeup of Ruben S. Ayala High?

Students at Ruben S. Ayala High are 42% Asian, 39% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Ruben S. Ayala High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,541 students attended Ruben S. Ayala High.

What schools feed into Ruben S. Ayala High?

Ruben S. Ayala High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Country Springs Elementary
Elementary : Eagle Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Gerald F. Litel Elementary
Elementary : Hidden Trails Elementary
Elementary : Rolling Ridge Elementary
Middle : Canyon Hills Junior High

Is Ruben S. Ayala High a good school?

Yes. Ruben S. Ayala High ranks in the top 7.4% of California high schools.

What district is Ruben S. Ayala High in?

Chino Valley Unified

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