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Westside High

Public Grades 9-12

2138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 1% of California high schools

Summary

Westside High is a very small public high school serving 71 students in grades 9-12 in South Dos Palos, California, and is part of the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified school district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below both state averages and nearby schools like Dos Palos High and Firebaugh High. A critical issue is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 9 out of 10 students missing a large amount of school, a rate more than triple the district average. While the school's graduation rate is near the state average, it has fluctuated dramatically year-to-year, and its statewide ranking has fallen sharply over the past decade to the bottom percentile.

Interestingly, Westside High's small size and low student-teacher ratio have not led to better outcomes, as it performs worse than much larger nearby high schools. Its performance is also notably lower than other schools in the area with similar student demographics. The school's extreme challenges with attendance and its volatile results suggest it may require specific, targeted support to improve stability and academic achievement for its students.

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,622

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22368 South Sixth St.
South Dos Palos, CA 93665

(209) 392-0280

District: Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.7%

White:

8.5%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (1% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school1%

District avg18%

California avg41%

2,138^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	7.3	2138 of 2162	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2090 of 2159	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2121 of 2170	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2104 of 2123	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1247 of 1290	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1877 of 2133	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1546 of 2017	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1757 of 2021	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	1587 of 2039	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	1655 of 1994	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	1853 of 2426	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	1896 of 2354	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.6	1516 of 2367	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	17.9	1708 of 2281	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	1596 of 2238	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.8	1174 of 2117	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1285 of 2063	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.9	1187 of 1968	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	14.2	1610 of 1901	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.1	1586 of 1653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1881 of 1906	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1879 of 1915	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1044 of 1054	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1824 of 1833	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1873 of 1900	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1795 of 1902	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1879 of 1917	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1845 of 1861	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1799 of 1814	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1326 of 1742	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1991 of 2013	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1948 of 2026	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1992 of 2030	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1927 of 1943	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1077 of 1126	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1687 of 1937	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1404 of 1862	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1929 of 1942	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1922 of 1948	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1892 of 1963	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1909 of 1916	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1080 of 1122	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1687 of 1880	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1402 of 1834	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)12th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy3%-46 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 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 (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 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
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	$31,622	$29,554	$2,068
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)
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	$27,780	$25,618	$2,162
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	$26,345	$24,882	$1,463
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	$27,159	$25,882	$1,277
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	$55,813	$50,612	$5,201
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	$41,996	$40,846	$1,150
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)								$57,755	$57,088	$667
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	$27,207	$26,088	$1,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside High

How many students attend Westside High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 71 students attended Westside High.

What is the racial makeup of Westside High?

Students at Westside High are 82% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% African American, 4% American Indian.

What district is Westside High in?

Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified

Is Westside High a good school?

Westside High ranks in the bottom 1.1% of California high schools.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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