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Wasco Union High

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At a glance

1037^thof 1,530 California districts▼ 33

Better than 32% of California districts

High 2Grades 9-12

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

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 32.2% of districts

Schools

1,781

Students

Top rankedWasco High1023^rd of 2,135 California high schools

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Summary:

The two high schools in Wasco Union High serve grades 9–12: Wasco High enrolls 1,672 students, while Wasco Independence High enrolls 109. In 2025–2026, their results differed in all three tested subjects, and attendance and graduation measures also favored Wasco High. The most important finding for families is the achievement gap: Wasco High led Independence by 45 percentage points in English language arts (ELA), 23 points in math and 4 points in science.

Wasco High was the stronger school in each subject, with 64% proficient in ELA, 23% in math and 22% in science; Wasco Independence High had 19%, 0% and 18%, respectively. Wasco High was 14 points above California in ELA, but 16 points below in math and 14 points below in science. Independence was below the state in all three subjects. Graduation and attendance indicators also favored Wasco High: its graduation rate was 98%, compared with 88% at Independence; chronic absenteeism was 16% versus 60%, a 44-point difference. In 12th-grade science, Wasco High had a notable exception to its below-state all-grades result: 34% proficient, compared with 20% at Independence and 33% statewide.

Recent test-score changes were mixed rather than consistent. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Wasco High gained 6 points in ELA and 1 in science, but fell 2 in math; Independence fell 6 points in ELA and 4 in math, while gaining 7 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Wasco High 1,023rd of 2,137 California schools in 2025–2026 (52nd percentile, 3 stars), ahead of Independence at 1,743rd (18th percentile, 1 star); both schools’ percentiles were lower than in 2023–2024. In 2024–2025, Independence had a lower student-teacher ratio (17.6 versus 21.4) and a higher reported free/reduced lunch eligible share (96% versus 88%). These are useful context, not explanations for the schools’ results.

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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 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%)	50.7	1023^rd of 2135 public high schools	52.1%		52.3	983^rd of 2162 public high schools	54.5%	40	16.9	27.3	34.5	22.4	63.7	63.7	22.7	22.7	$25,349	$1,041	$24,308
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%)	15.7	1741^st of 2135 public high schools	18.5%		20.1	1691^st of 2162 public high schools	21.8%	50			20.0	18.2	18.6	18.6	0.0	0.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wasco Union Elementary	0.39 mi	6	1215^th
Maple Elementary	5.62 mi	1	291^st
Richland Union Elementary	7.05 mi	5	1250^th
Kern High	7.42 mi	25	1000^th
McFarland Unified	7.77 mi	7	1175^th

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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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