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Dos Palos High

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Dos Palos High ranks 1463 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 32% of California high schools

Summary

Dos Palos High is a public high school serving 639 students in grades 9-12 in the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school presents a notable mix of strengths and challenges. Its greatest strength is an exceptional graduation rate of 98.7%, far exceeding the state average, coupled with a very low dropout rate, demonstrating a strong commitment to keeping students enrolled and on track to graduate. However, academic proficiency, especially in mathematics where only 9.09% of students are proficient, is a critical area for improvement. Performance can vary significantly from year to year, and the school faces particular challenges in effectively serving students with special education needs.

Compared to nearby schools, Dos Palos High graduates students at a higher rate than most, including Los Banos High. However, its academic results are lower than some neighbors with similar student populations, such as Firebaugh High and Pacheco High. A striking contrast exists within its own district, where it dramatically outperforms the much smaller Westside High, which has severe struggles with attendance and achievement.

639

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,954

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 East Blossom St.
Dos Palos, CA 93620-2706

(209) 392-0300

District: Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Dos Palos High:

Elementary:	Bernhard Marks Elementary
	Dos Palos Elementary
Middle:	Bryant Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

White:

9.2%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg18%

California avg41%

1,463^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified

1436^th of 1,543Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1463 of 2162	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	1043 of 2159	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	1363 of 2170	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1333 of 2123	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	827 of 1290	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1149 of 2133	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	1054 of 2017	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.6	758 of 2021	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	889 of 2039	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.4	1242 of 1994	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.2	1257 of 2426	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.3	1223 of 2354	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.4	1223 of 2367	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	1097 of 2281	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.7	991 of 2238	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.0	1042 of 2117	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.7	1049 of 2063	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.3	943 of 1968	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.5	910 of 1901	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	27.1	1010 of 1653	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	862 of 1161	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	554 of 555	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1059 of 1117	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	397 of 1085	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	408 of 1044	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1418 of 1906	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.9	847 of 1915	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	1384 of 1915	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1232 of 1858	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	804 of 1054	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	920 of 1833	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	932 of 1760	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1232 of 1900	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	675 of 1902	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	1212 of 1917	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1116 of 1861	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	868 of 1814	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	816 of 1742	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1277 of 2013	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	830 of 2026	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	1220 of 2030	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1072 of 1943	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	707 of 1126	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1005 of 1937	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	984 of 1862	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1298 of 1942	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1124 of 1948	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1178 of 1963	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1248 of 1916	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	663 of 1122	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1171 of 1880	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	1080 of 1834	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	171 of 175	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	116 of 183	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	138 of 190	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	165 of 168	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1171 of 1252	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1164 of 1216	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	617 of 1197	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	54.9	551 of 1193	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.9	973 of 1204	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	970 of 1222	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	809 of 1173	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)54th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2025)2nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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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 (2024)
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 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
Dos Palos High	Public	9-12	1701 East Blossom St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0300	639	33	19.3	88.6%	59 (9.2%)	16 (2.5%)	546 (85.4%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.2	1463^rd of 2162 public high schools	32.3%		48.4	1043^rd of 2159 public high schools	51.7%	420	22.0		21.9	37.1	37.1	9.1	9.1	$20,954	$2,293	$18,661
Westside High	Public	9-12	22368 South Sixth St.	South Dos Palos	93665	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0280	71	5	14.2	93.0%	6 (8.5%)	4 (5.6%)	58 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	2138^th of 2162 public high schools	1.1%		9.7	2090^th of 2159 public high schools	3.2%	48	0.0		0.0	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0	$20,742	$1,936	$18,806
Westside Community Day Middle High	Public	7-12	22368 South Sixth St.	South Dos Palos	93665	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0280	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pacheco High	Public	9-12	200 North Ward Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-4506	1,725	85	20.3	71.1%	108 (6.3%)	18 (1.0%)	1,548 (89.7%)	28 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.7%)	52.3	986^th of 2162 public high schools	54.4%		51.7	965^th of 2159 public high schools	55.3%	21	27.0	5.3	25.9	55.3	55.3	22.8	22.8	$16,413	$1,728	$14,685
Los Banos High	Public	9-12	1966 11th St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-6033	1,543	73	21.2	78.5%	184 (11.9%)	11 (0.7%)	1,303 (84.4%)	24 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	38.1	1308^th of 2162 public high schools	39.5%		38.4	1285^th of 2159 public high schools	40.5%	23	21.5	0.0	20.4	46.7	46.7	13.8	13.8	$17,419	$1,361	$16,058
El Puente High	Public	9-12	1666 Saipan Ave.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-3899	18	2	10.7	88.9%	3 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$34,098	$853	$33,245
San Luis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	125 Seventh St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-8410	82	7	12.3	95.1%	6 (7.3%)	2 (2.4%)	71 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	8.2	2106^th of 2162 public high schools	2.6%		9.9	2075^th of 2159 public high schools	3.9%	31	0.0		1.9	10.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	$29,872	$4,325	$25,547
Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	1976 Morris Kyle Dr.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-1415	673	36	18.6	84.2%	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	660 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52	992^nd of 2162 public high schools	54.1%		54.9	881^st of 2159 public high schools	59.2%	111	26.8		27.3	65.2	65.2	14.6	14.6	$21,262	$1,837	$19,425
Valley Los Banos Community	Public	6-12	715 West H St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-5600	160	11	14.6	88.1%	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	146 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	11.6	1934^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%		10	2068^th of 2159 public high schools	4.2%	134		2.6	2.4	14.0	12.3	0.0	0.0	$28,351	$5,123	$23,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Dos Palos High

Is Dos Palos High a good school?

Dos Palos High ranks 1463^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Dos Palos High?

Dos Palos High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bernhard Marks Elementary
Elementary : Dos Palos Elementary
Middle : Bryant Middle

What is the racial makeup of Dos Palos High?

Students at Dos Palos High are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Dos Palos High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Dos Palos High.

What district is Dos Palos High in?

Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified

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