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Best High Schools in Imperial County, CA

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Schools

12,159

Students

Districts

Top rankedImperial High822^nd of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Desert Oasis High (Continuation) up 197 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

San Pasqual Valley High 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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)
Brawley Union High	Public	9-12	480 North Imperial Ave.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-6073	1,863	80	23.1	70.7%	61 (3.3%)	14 (0.8%)	1,741 (93.5%)	17 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.4%)	59	836^th of 2135 public high schools	60.8%		64.5	699^th of 2162 public high schools	67.7%	137		21.1	42.4	26.7	31.0			61.8	61.8			33.6	33.6	$19,623	$1,360	$18,263
Desert Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	104 West Magnolia St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5100	162	9	18.7	80.9%	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	160 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1681^st of 2135 public high schools	21.3%		17.8	1727^th of 2162 public high schools	20.1%	46			9.2		10.3			31.1	31.1			6.6	6.6	$21,875	$1,008	$20,867
Renaissance	Public	9-12	104 Magnolia Ave.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5110	22	1	21.1	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$18,825	$786	$18,039
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%)	8.3	2039^th of 2135 public high schools	4.5%		9.2	2056^th of 2162 public high schools	4.9%	17			0.0	0.0	0.0			12.5	12.5			0.0	0.0	$45,223	$3,787	$41,436
Calexico High	Public	9-12	1030 Encinas Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3980	2,746	123	22.2	84.9%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2,737 (99.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.4	1412^th of 2135 public high schools	33.9%		37	1326^th of 2162 public high schools	38.7%	86			16.8	17.7	16.9			45.7	45.7			15.6	15.6	$23,822	$3,100	$20,722
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)
Calipatria High	Public	9-12	601 West Main St.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-2254	345	22	15.7	83.8%	20 (5.8%)	8 (2.3%)	310 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	39.5	1287^th of 2135 public high schools	39.7%		37.4	1323^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.8%	36		14.6	23.1	69.6	31.1			45.8	45.8			12.5	12.5	$21,169	$2,544	$18,625
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%)	45	1142^nd of 2135 public high schools	46.5%		51	1018^th of 2162 public high schools	52.9%	124			20.0	18.3	19.2			55.1	55.1			25.1	25.1	$19,850	$1,350	$18,500
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%)	21.6	1624^th of 2135 public high schools	23.9%		14.4	1821^st of 2162 public high schools	15.8%	197				6.8	6.8			37.3	37.3			1.5	1.5	$29,225	$2,898	$26,327
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%)	52.1	991^st of 2135 public high schools	53.6%		55.8	911^th of 2162 public high schools	57.9%	80				23.5	23.5			52.8	52.8			23.7	23.7	$20,486	$1,731	$18,755
West Shores High	Public	7-12	2381 Shore Hawk Ave.	Salton City	92275	Imperial County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 848-1360	503	32	15.5	93.8%	17 (3.4%)	7 (1.4%)	469 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	31.5	1456^th of 2135 public high schools	31.8%		26.8	1555^th of 2162 public high schools	28.1%	99	16.5		13.9		15.3	27.4	24.5	50.0	31.9	7.1	8.3	10.3	8.3	$28,192	$5,310	$22,882
Holtville High	Public	9-12	755 Olive Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2926	516	33	15.5	74.2%	57 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	452 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	49.4	1045^th of 2135 public high schools	51.1%		44.5	1156^th of 2162 public high schools	46.5%	111			27.1		26.0			55.9	55.9			22.9	22.9	$20,777	$1,053	$19,724
Sam Webb Continuation	Public	9-12	522 West Eighth St.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-1304	10	1	16.1	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$36,655	$4,603	$32,052
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%)	20.2	1651^st of 2135 public high schools	22.7%		34.1	1400^th of 2162 public high schools	35.2%	251			20.0		20.0			30.0	30.0			0.0	0.0	$19,678	$7,643	$12,035
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%)	59.7	822^nd of 2135 public high schools	61.5%		64.3	702^nd of 2162 public high schools	67.5%	120			40.3		40.2			63.9	63.9			19.6	19.6	$18,868	$1,019	$17,849
Bill M. Manes High	Public	9-12	676 Baseline Rd.	Winterhaven	92283	Imperial County	San Pasqual Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 572-0095	14	1	9.3	78.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$36,894	$3,834	$33,060
San Pasqual Valley High	Public	9-12	Rt.1 676 Baseline Rd.	Winterhaven	92283	Imperial County	San Pasqual Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 572-0222	177	15	11.8	92.1%	7 (4.0%)	1 (0.6%)	91 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	27.5	1533^rd of 2135 public high schools	28.2%		22.4	1642^nd of 2162 public high schools	24.1%	109			9.1		9.1			47.8	47.8			8.7	8.7	$31,817	$3,859	$27,958
San Pasqual Vocational Academy	Public	7-12	676 Baseline Rd.	Winterhaven	92283	Imperial County	San Pasqual Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 572-0222	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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)				17.2	17.2									$14,707	$611	$14,096

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