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Wasco Union High

At a glance

1004^thof 1,543 California districts▼ 46

Better than 34% of California districts

High 2Grades 9-12

2100 Seventh St.
Wasco, CA 93280-1563·(661) 758-8447·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 34.9% of districts

Schools

1,781

Students

Top rankedWasco High983^rd of 2,162 California high schools

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Summary:

The Wasco Union High district in California consists of two high schools, Wasco High and Wasco Independence High, both serving grades 9-12 in an area with high economic need.

Wasco High is the district's main comprehensive school, with strong performance in English Language Arts and an excellent 96% graduation rate, both above state averages. It maintains a consistent statewide ranking and has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate. In contrast, Wasco Independence High is a much smaller school that appears to serve a different student population, with significantly higher per-student spending, much higher chronic absenteeism, and lower academic proficiency rates.

Overall, the Wasco Union High district graduates students at a high rate but shows a notable strength in English compared to math and science. The extreme difference in resources and outcomes between the two schools suggests they are designed for different educational purposes, with one providing a standard high school curriculum and the other likely offering intensive, alternative support for students facing significant challenges.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Wasco High	Public	9-12	1900 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7400	1,672	78	21.4	87.5%	51 (3.1%)	29 (1.7%)	1,579 (94.4%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	52.3	983^rd of 2162 public high schools	54.5%		52.7	934^th of 2159 public high schools	56.7%	49	23.3	17.9	23.1	21.2	58.0	58.0	24.5	24.5	$29,261	$28,220	$1,041
Wasco Independence High	Public	9-12	1445 Poso Dr.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7450	109	6	17.6	96.3%	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.8%)	104 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.1	1691^st of 2162 public high schools	21.8%		23.2	1625^th of 2159 public high schools	24.7%	66			10.8	10.8	24.5	24.5	3.8	3.8	$49,259	$33,292	$15,967

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wasco Union Elementary	0.38 mi	6	1250^th
Maple Elementary	5.66 mi	1	280^th
Richland Union Elementary	7.11 mi	5	1282^nd
Kern High	7.48 mi	25	984^th
McFarland Unified	7.8 mi	7	1172^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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