Summary:
The Newman-Crows Landing Unified high-school list includes two schools serving grades 9–12: Orestimba High (925 students) and West Side Valley High (Continuation) (41 students). Their 2025–2026 outcomes show a sharp divide: chronic absenteeism was 9% at Orestimba and 85% at West Side, a 77-point gap; Orestimba was also below the state’s 18% rate, while West Side was far above it. The most important finding for families is that attendance outcomes differ dramatically between the district’s two high schools.
Orestimba High stands out in tested subjects, while West Side Valley High (Continuation) reports 0% proficiency in ELA, math and science. In 2025–2026, Orestimba reported 53% in ELA, 19% in math and 20% in science; its ELA result was 4 points above the state, while math and science were 20 and 16 points below. The two-school averages—27% in ELA, 9% in math and 10% in science—were below state results in every subject. Orestimba also had a higher graduation rate (97% versus 89%) and lower dropout rate (0% versus 9%). West Side’s 89% graduation rate was a notable exception: it was 1 point above the state’s 88%, though below the district’s 96%.
Orestimba’s math and science results improved over the previous year, each rising by 4 points, while ELA slipped by 1 point; West Side’s reported results stayed at 0% in all three subjects. SchoolDigger rankings also moved modestly upward for Orestimba, from the 38th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 42nd in 2025–2026, while West Side was at the 0th percentile in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026; these are rankings, not proficiency scores. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 61% at Orestimba and 78% at West Side, and student-teacher ratios were similar at 20.1 and 20.5. These are differences in school context, not evidence that any one measure explains results.
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