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Colton High

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Colton High ranks 1174 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Colton High is a large, traditional public high school serving about 1,730 students in grades 9-12 within the Colton Joint Unified School District in Colton, CA, an area where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school shows a mixed picture: its 93% graduation rate is strong and exceeds many nearby schools like Rialto High, but its test scores are generally in the middle of the pack for the region. For example, its English scores are higher than Arroyo Valley High but lower than Eisenhower High or Middle College High. Math proficiency is low at under 19%, but this is a common challenge across most traditional high schools in the area. The school spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors, but it also demonstrates notable strengths in supporting homeless students and English learners.

Key areas for parents to note include a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 25%, which is above the state average, and significant performance gaps for students in special education and between male and female students. While the school effectively helps most students graduate, ensuring they are academically proficient, particularly in math and science, remains a focus. Its performance ranking has been somewhat volatile in recent years, suggesting ongoing efforts to find consistent academic improvement.

1,729

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,773

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

777 West Valley Blvd.
Colton, CA 92324-2251

(909) 580-5005

District: Colton Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Colton High:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary
	Alice Birney Elementary
	Paul Rogers Elementary
	Ruth Grimes Elementary
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	Ulysses Grant Elementary
	William McKinley Elementary
Middle:	Colton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

African American:

2.4%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,174^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Colton Joint Unified

1245^th of 1,543Colton Joint 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	43.8	1174 of 2162	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	1057 of 2159	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	1329 of 2170	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1434 of 2123	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	791 of 1290	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1329 of 2133	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	946 of 2017	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.8	1153 of 2021	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	1178 of 2039	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	1307 of 1994	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.8	1333 of 2426	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	1298 of 2354	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.1	1200 of 2367	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.7	1341 of 2281	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.5	1319 of 2238	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.9	1358 of 2117	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.2	1103 of 2063	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.8	1158 of 1968	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.2	1161 of 1901	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.7	1171 of 1653	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	1038 of 1161	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	466 of 555	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	920 of 1117	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	607 of 1052	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	452 of 1085	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	573 of 1064	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	388 of 1044	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	305 of 467	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	547 of 941	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	622 of 938	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	992 of 1906	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	958 of 1915	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	1350 of 1915	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1369 of 1858	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	751 of 1054	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1142 of 1833	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	910 of 1760	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	862 of 1900	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	716 of 1902	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	1067 of 1917	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1172 of 1861	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1053 of 1814	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	660 of 1742	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	121 of 410	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	127 of 328	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.8	241 of 299	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	241 of 290	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	933 of 2013	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	884 of 2026	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	1114 of 2030	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1237 of 1943	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	622 of 1126	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1152 of 1937	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	739 of 1862	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1178 of 1942	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	1010 of 1948	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1131 of 1963	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1265 of 1916	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	722 of 1122	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1273 of 1880	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	885 of 1834	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	934 of 1252	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1137 of 1216	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	739 of 1197	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	643 of 1222	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	494 of 1173	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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)70th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2019)47th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Speaking26%-17 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Listening10%-16 vs state

Writing6%-11 vs state

Overall5%-5 vs state

Reading5%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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
Colton High	Public	9-12	777 West Valley Blvd.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5005	1,729	89	19.3	90.7%	27 (1.6%)	42 (2.4%)	1,642 (95.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	43.8	1174^th of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		48.1	1057^th of 2159 public high schools	51.0%	117	3.7	4.6	8.7	5.1	8.6	7.6	13.0	9.6	4.9	6.2	4.4	5.7	2.5	3.1	13.0	4.6	18.5	34.9	30.4		22.9	0.0	22.2			49.6	49.6			18.6	18.6	$35,773	$33,132	$2,641
Rialto High	Public	9-12	595 South Eucalyptus Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7500	2,623	114	22.9	85.7%	32 (1.2%)	141 (5.4%)	2,395 (91.3%)	30 (1.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	15 (0.6%)	61.7	771^st of 2162 public high schools	64.3%		48.8	1030^th of 2159 public high schools	52.3%	259																					35.0	15.0	34.4			62.6	62.6			22.8	22.8	$20,037	$18,142	$1,895
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	269	14	18.8	91.1%	8 (3.0%)	24 (8.9%)	223 (82.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	90.4	193^rd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%		97	72^nd of 2159 public high schools	96.7%	121																					51.7		51.7			72.4	72.4			62.1	62.1	$28,466	$26,690	$1,776
Dr. John H. Milor High Continuation	Public	9-12	266 West Randall	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-8110	190	19	10.0	81.1%	5 (2.6%)	15 (7.9%)	165 (86.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10.4	2002^nd of 2162 public high schools	7.4%		10.5	2041^st of 2159 public high schools	5.5%	39																					6.0	7.7	6.4			4.2	4.2			1.5	1.5	$56,516	$56,118	$398
Zupanic Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	266 West Randall Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 820-8110	90	5	18.7	88.9%	9 (10.0%)	9 (10.0%)	70 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	47.7	1081^st of 2162 public high schools	50.0%		35.6	1348^th of 2159 public high schools	37.6%	267																					25.0		25.0			46.0	46.0			25.0	25.0	$37,602	$37,438	$164
Options for Youth-San Bernardino	Public, Charter	7-12	985 South E St. #A	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-San Bernardino District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-6260	1,168	33	35.3	86.9%	103 (8.8%)	96 (8.2%)	885 (75.8%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.5%)	32.6	1435^th of 2162 public high schools	33.6%		28.6	1528^th of 2159 public high schools	29.2%	93																				9.5		20.4	14.2	15.4	16.1	37.8	25.6	11.5	8.8	7.3	8.8
Arroyo Valley High	Public	9-12	1881 West Baseline St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-4295	2,692	112	24.0	96.2%	32 (1.2%)	94 (3.5%)	2,510 (93.2%)	24 (0.9%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	17 (0.6%)	31.9	1450^th of 2162 public high schools	32.9%		31.2	1465^th of 2159 public high schools	32.1%	15																					15.1	3.5	14.6			37.0	37.0			18.0	18.0	$19,446	$17,632	$1,814
Slover Mountain High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	18829 Orange St.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5013	231	18	12.5	81.8%	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	217 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8.8	2075^th of 2162 public high schools	4.0%		9.7	2091^st of 2159 public high schools	3.1%	16																					1.0	6.7	1.8			1.9	1.9			1.9	1.9	$39,183	$35,966	$3,217
Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex	Public	9-12	21810 Main St.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5006	1,647	82	20.0	73.7%	158 (9.6%)	127 (7.7%)	1,283 (77.9%)	43 (2.6%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	50.4	1031^st of 2162 public high schools	52.3%		52.3	939^th of 2159 public high schools	56.5%	92	4.3	4.4		6.1	8.5	15.6		13.1	6.4	4.4		7.1	6.4	2.2		5.1	31.9	33.3			25.5	15.4	25.1			59.2	59.2			17.9	17.9	$25,177	$22,582	$2,595
San Bernardino County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	670 East Carnegie Dr.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 386-2449	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Colton High

Is Colton High a good school?

Colton High ranks 1174^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Colton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,729 students attended Colton High.

What schools feed into Colton High?

Colton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Alice Birney Elementary
Elementary : Paul Rogers Elementary
Elementary : Ruth Grimes Elementary
Elementary : Ulysses Grant Elementary
Elementary : William McKinley Elementary
Middle : Colton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Colton High?

Students at Colton High are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

What district is Colton High in?

Colton Joint Unified

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