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Hughson High

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Hughson High ranks 969 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 55% of California high schools

Summary

Hughson High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 for about 860 students in the Hughson Unified district, known for its strong focus on student support and graduation success.

The school's greatest strengths are its exceptional 98.4% graduation rate and low dropout rate, which are significantly higher than the state average and outperform nearby comprehensive high schools like Ceres High and Peter Johansen High. It also excels in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates well above the state and local averages, and maintains lower chronic absenteeism than many surrounding schools. Notably, it achieves these positive outcomes while spending less per student than comparable schools in neighboring districts.

Areas for growth include mathematics and science proficiency, where scores are below state averages, a challenge also reflected in the school's district. While the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, it continues to be a solid community option, effectively supporting student persistence and literacy. Compared to local alternatives like Whitmore Charter High or continuation schools, Hughson High serves as the area's primary comprehensive high school, balancing cost-efficiency with a supportive environment that keeps students engaged and on track to graduate.

859

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,691

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7419 East Whitmore Ave.
Hughson, CA 95326-0099

(209) 883-0469

District: Hughson Unified

Feeder schools for Hughson High:

Elementary:	Fox Road Elementary
	Hughson Elementary
Middle:	Emilie J. Ross Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

46.3%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

California avg41%

969^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Hughson Unified

901^st of 1,543Hughson 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	52.9	969 of 2162	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	780 of 2159	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	936 of 2170	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	702 of 2123	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.9	388 of 2133	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	459 of 2017	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.6	678 of 2021	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.0	565 of 2039	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.2	540 of 1994	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	184 of 2426	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	71.3	275 of 2354	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.6	406 of 2367	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	62.5	458 of 2281	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.3	318 of 2238	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	65.7	348 of 2117	83.6%	★★★★☆
2007	63.7	379 of 2063	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	270 of 1968	86.3%	★★★★☆
2005	74.5	175 of 1901	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	62.9	297 of 1653	82.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.7	456 of 1117	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	422 of 1052	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	46.0	418 of 1064	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	746 of 1906	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	658 of 1915	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	839 of 1915	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	582 of 1858	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	423 of 1833	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	366 of 1760	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	721 of 1900	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	578 of 1902	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	1052 of 1917	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	702 of 1861	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.4	203 of 1814	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	305 of 1742	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	809 of 2013	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	348 of 2026	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	812 of 2030	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	591 of 1943	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	372 of 1937	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	281 of 1862	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1025 of 1942	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	805 of 1948	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	884 of 1963	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	733 of 1916	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.4	338 of 1880	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	530 of 1834	71.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	825 of 1252	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1039 of 1216	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	716 of 1197	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	794 of 1155	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	738 of 1173	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	735 of 1193	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	588 of 1204	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	423 of 1222	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	363 of 1173	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)61st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science18%-14 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Hughson High	Public	9-12	7419 East Whitmore Ave.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-0469	859	37	23.5	57.2%	421 (49.0%)	6 (0.7%)	398 (46.3%)	18 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	52.9	969^th of 2162 public high schools	55.2%		59.5	780^th of 2159 public high schools	63.9%	189			18.4		18.4			64.3	64.3			24.9	24.9	$18,691	$17,196	$1,495
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	33			72.7%	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1612^th of 2162 public high schools	25.4%		16.5	1774^th of 2159 public high schools	17.8%	162			0.0		0.0			7.1	7.1			28.6	28.6	$35,970	$34,390	$1,580
Valley Community Day	Public	7-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	4	1	3.8		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$35,970	$34,390	$1,580
Teel School in Empire	Public	5-12	5255 1st St.	Empire	95357	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6600	125	13	9.6	81.6%	30 (24.0%)	3 (2.4%)	86 (68.8%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2104^th of 2162 public high schools	2.7%		9.3	2107^th of 2159 public high schools	2.4%	3	0.0				5.3	0.0	0.0	8.0	3.9	9.1	0.0	0.0	2.0	$85,797	$75,536	$10,261
Whitmore Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1617	96	5	19.4	54.2%	32 (33.3%)	1 (1.0%)	49 (51.0%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	5 (5.2%)	52.3	987^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%		59.6	777^th of 2159 public high schools	64.0%	210			30.8		33.3			53.9	53.9			19.2	19.2	$26,680	$26,670	$10
Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard	Public	6-12	3113 Mitchell Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6717	138	8	16.4	86.2%	23 (16.7%)	5 (3.6%)	105 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%		10.1	2066^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	167	0.0				0.0		4.2	11.1	6.3		0.0	5.6	2.1	$45,810	$39,846	$5,964
John H. Pitman High	Public	9-12	2525 West Christoffersen Pkwy.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-1592	1,986	90	22.1	65.9%	549 (27.6%)	41 (2.1%)	1,117 (56.2%)	189 (9.5%)	9 (0.5%)	14 (0.7%)	66 (3.3%)	47.7	1078^th of 2162 public high schools	50.1%		61.5	729^th of 2159 public high schools	66.2%	349			17.0	35.3	22.2			49.7	49.7			21.7	21.7	$20,504	$19,890	$614
Argus High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1800	189	10	18.5	93.1%	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (88.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%		9.8	2085^th of 2159 public high schools	3.4%	44			1.8		3.3			1.8	1.8			0.0	0.0	$33,901	$31,362	$2,539
Peter Johansen High	Public	9-12	641 Norseman Dr.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1760	2,029	91	22.3	81.9%	251 (12.4%)	53 (2.6%)	1,474 (72.6%)	69 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.7%)	164 (8.1%)	35.8	1363^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.0%		45.7	1107^th of 2159 public high schools	48.7%	256		11.1	21.4	6.3	20.5			43.0	43.0			13.1	13.1	$24,410	$22,396	$2,014
Ceres High	Public	9-12	2320 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1920	1,660	74	22.5	87.0%	186 (11.2%)	23 (1.4%)	1,343 (80.9%)	80 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		47.5	1066^th of 2159 public high schools	50.6%	238			35.2		34.6			60.1	60.1			21.3	21.3	$22,538	$20,518	$2,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Hughson High

What schools feed into Hughson High?

Hughson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fox Road Elementary
Elementary : Hughson Elementary
Middle : Emilie J. Ross Middle

How many students attend Hughson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 859 students attended Hughson High.

Is Hughson High a good school?

Hughson High ranks 969^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hughson High?

Students at Hughson High are 49% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Hughson High in?

Hughson Unified

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