Summary:
Firebaugh has two public high schools serving grades 9–12: Firebaugh High (673 students) and El Puente High (18 students). In 2025–26, Firebaugh’s proficiency was 67% in ELA, compared with 49% statewide, but 16% in math and 28% in science, below state results of 38% and 36%. El Puente’s school-level proficiency results are suppressed, so the available scores cannot establish a two-school ranking. The key academic takeaway is that Firebaugh’s results vary sharply by subject: ELA is a strength, while math is its clearest weakness against the state.
Firebaugh High stands out for its reported graduation and attendance outcomes: its graduation rate is 99%, versus 75% at El Puente High, a 24-point gap, and its chronic absenteeism is 13%, compared with 75%, a 62-point gap. El Puente’s dropout rate is also higher—6% versus 0%. In contrast, El Puente has a smaller student-teacher ratio (10.7 versus 18.6) and greater spending per student ($57,755 versus $27,207); these contrasts do not explain the difference in reported outcomes.
Firebaugh High’s proficiency scores rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26: by 2 points in ELA, 1 point in math and 1 point in science. However, the state’s science result improved by 3 points, so Firebaugh’s science gap widened by about 2 points. SchoolDigger gives Firebaugh three stars and places it at the 53rd percentile statewide in 2025–26, down from the 59th percentile in 2023–24; its rank is 1,015 of 2,137 schools. For additional context, both schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25: 84% at Firebaugh and 89% at El Puente, a 5-point difference.
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