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Gridley High

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Gridley High ranks 350 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 84% of California high schools

Summary

Gridley High is a public high school serving about 670 students in grades 9-12 within the Gridley Unified School District, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results even though a high percentage of its students face economic challenges.

The school consistently outperforms most other high schools in the area, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide. For example, its students score significantly higher in English, math, and science than those at nearby Oroville High or Las Plumas High, which serve similar student populations. Gridley High also maintains graduation rates above 94% and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to below state averages, showing a strong recovery from the pandemic years.

This success is notable for being consistent across different student groups and is achieved with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some neighboring schools with lower results. While mathematics is an area for continued growth, the school's overall performance, especially in English, is exceptional for the region and makes Gridley High a high-performing choice for families.

670

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,062

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East Spruce St.
Gridley, CA 95948-2235

(530) 846-4791

District: Gridley Unified

Feeder schools for Gridley High:

Elementary:	McKinley Elementary
	Wilson Elementary
Middle:	Sycamore Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

White:

34.3%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg41%

California avg41%

350^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

498^th of 1,543Gridley 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	83.4	350 of 2162	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	212 of 2159	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	306 of 2170	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	338 of 2123	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	378 of 1290	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	970 of 2133	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	536 of 2017	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	349 of 2021	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	484 of 2039	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	625 of 1994	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.3	297 of 2426	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	63.3	457 of 2354	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.7	321 of 2367	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	166 of 2281	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	75.0	189 of 2238	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	76.2	179 of 2117	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	56.9	514 of 2063	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	63.7	392 of 1968	80.1%	★★★★☆
2005	56.3	477 of 1901	74.9%	★★★★☆
2004	68.0	220 of 1653	86.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.8	173 of 1161	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	423 of 1117	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	532 of 1052	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	330 of 1906	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	207 of 1915	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	290 of 1915	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	331 of 1858	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	332 of 1054	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	870 of 1833	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	402 of 1760	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	169 of 1900	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	92 of 1902	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	197 of 1917	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	150 of 1861	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	51.4	829 of 1814	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	387 of 1742	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	287 of 2013	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	154 of 2026	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	178 of 2030	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	198 of 1943	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	233 of 1126	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	819 of 1937	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	419 of 1862	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	361 of 1942	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	212 of 1948	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	289 of 1963	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	264 of 1916	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	333 of 1122	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	967 of 1880	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	646 of 1834	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	183 of 1252	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	224 of 1216	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	294 of 1197	75.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	254 of 1155	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	174 of 1173	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	83 of 1193	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	290 of 1204	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	750 of 1222	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	488 of 1173	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 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
Gridley High	Public	9-12	300 East Spruce St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-4791	670	35	19.3	70.6%	230 (34.3%)	5 (0.7%)	396 (59.1%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	83.4	350^th of 2162 public high schools	83.8%		90.6	212^th of 2159 public high schools	90.2%	138	47.4	37.2	44.6	72.8	72.8	40.4	40.4	$18,062	$1,443	$16,619
Esperanza High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	581 B Jackson St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-6721	23	2	11.3	82.6%	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			0.0			0.0	0.0	$32,449	$4,307	$28,142
Biggs High	Public	9-12	3046 Second St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 868-5825	161	13	12.3	64.0%	89 (55.3%)	5 (3.1%)	64 (39.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	1305^th of 2162 public high schools	39.6%		45.1	1122^nd of 2159 public high schools	48.0%	183	18.0		18.0	53.9	53.9	10.3	10.3	$26,726	$3,069	$23,657
Live Oak High	Public	9-12	2351 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5415	603	31	19.5	71.5%	132 (21.9%)	6 (1.0%)	366 (60.7%)	82 (13.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	54.3	943^rd of 2162 public high schools	56.4%		62.9	698^th of 2159 public high schools	67.7%	245	28.1		27.9	65.5	65.5	16.6	16.6	$17,535	$1,076	$16,459
Valley Oak Continuation High	Public	9-12	2207 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5430	19	2	11.0	84.2%	10 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.3	1871^st of 2162 public high schools	13.5%		23.4	1617^th of 2159 public high schools	25.1%	254	0.0		0.0	20.0	20.0	7.1	7.1	$18,196	$995	$17,201
Las Plumas High	Public	9-12	2380 Las Plumas Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2310	1,265	65	19.3	74.5%	685 (54.2%)	29 (2.3%)	320 (25.3%)	88 (7.0%)	65 (5.1%)	6 (0.5%)	71 (5.6%)	35.8	1364^th of 2162 public high schools	36.9%		45.4	1115^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	249	27.5		27.3	33.6	33.6	13.7	13.7	$19,329	$1,803	$17,526
Come Back Butte Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2350 Lincoln St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 712-2242	93	4	22.5	95.7%	46 (49.5%)	3 (3.2%)	27 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.7%)	7.6	2134^th of 2162 public high schools	1.3%		13.6	1864^th of 2159 public high schools	13.7%	270				4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	$17,228	$4,264	$12,964
Prospect High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2060 Second St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2330	88	9	10.3	89.8%	47 (53.4%)	7 (8.0%)	23 (26.1%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	15.8	1774^th of 2162 public high schools	17.9%		9.2	2117^th of 2159 public high schools	1.9%	343	5.7		4.6	25.0	25.0	5.4	5.4	$35,070	$2,665	$32,405
Oroville High Community Day	Public	9-12	2120 Second St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2330	5	1	4.5		2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)								$69,407	$5,404	$64,003
Oroville High	Public	9-12	1535 Bridge St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2320	872	45	19.5	81.8%	350 (40.1%)	44 (5.0%)	154 (17.7%)	209 (24.0%)	47 (5.4%)	9 (1.0%)	57 (6.5%)	45.7	1126^th of 2162 public high schools	47.9%		36.6	1323^rd of 2159 public high schools	38.7%	197	29.6		28.8	47.8	47.8	15.3	15.3	$20,556	$2,115	$18,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Gridley High

What schools feed into Gridley High?

Gridley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary
Middle : Sycamore Middle

What is the racial makeup of Gridley High?

Students at Gridley High are 59% Hispanic, 34% White, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Gridley High a good school?

Gridley High ranks 350^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Gridley High in?

Gridley Unified

How many students attend Gridley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Gridley High.

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