Summary:
The Hilmar Unified School District serves approximately 2,158 students across five public schools in the city of Hilmar, California, spanning grades K-12 within a largely agricultural community.
Parents will find a district with notable strengths in student support and graduation, but with significant academic challenges. Hilmar High stands out for its exceptional 99.4% graduation rate, far exceeding the state average, and leads the district in English proficiency. In the elementary grades, Elim Elementary shows relative strength in math, while both Hilmar Elementary and Elim have excellent student attendance rates, less than half the state average for chronic absenteeism.
However, the district's overall academic performance, especially in math and science, lags behind state averages. A concerning trend shows math proficiency declining sharply from elementary to middle to high school. Hilmar Middle and Hilmar High have proficiency rates well below state benchmarks in these subjects. The small Irwin High (Continuation) serves at-risk students with high needs and a focus on credit recovery. In summary, the Hilmar Unified district excels at keeping students in school and graduating them but faces a critical need to improve mastery of core academic content before graduation.
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