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Oak Glen High

Public Grades 9-12
1920th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California High Schools
Better than 11% of California high schools
Summary

Oak Glen High is a very small public high school serving 78 students in grades 9-12 within the Valley Center-Pauma Unified district, and it consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in California.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science all below 6%, which is dramatically lower than the state average and nearby schools like Valley Center High just a short walk away. Chronic absenteeism, at over 71%, is a major concern and is more than triple the district rate, while the dropout rate is high and volatile. Despite spending more per student than most surrounding schools, these resources have not translated into better outcomes for students.

Interesting comparisons show that other local schools with similar student demographics, such as Escondido High and Orange Glen High, achieve much higher academic results. Furthermore, the stark performance gap with Valley Center High in the same district suggests concentrated challenges at Oak Glen. Nearby charter schools like Classical Academy High demonstrate that high achievement is possible in the region, even with lower per-student spending.

78
Students ?
31.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,751
Per pupil spending ?
76.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 14172 West Oak Glen Rd.
       Valley Center, CA  92082-4123

(760) 751-0455

District: Valley Center-Pauma Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.5%
American Indian:
11.5%
Two or more races:
11.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the California average (80% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school4%
District avg23%
California avg41%
1,920th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Bottom 11%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Valley Center-Pauma Unified
1237th of 1,543Valley Center-Pauma 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.91920 of 216211.2%★☆☆☆☆
20249.92078 of 21593.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.21959 of 21709.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.91952 of 21238.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.31040 of 129019.4%★☆☆☆☆
201915.41756 of 213317.7%★☆☆☆☆
20189.71912 of 20175.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.21826 of 20219.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.71977 of 20393.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.91928 of 19943.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201330.61301 of 242646.4%★★☆☆☆
201211.91945 of 235417.4%★☆☆☆☆
201123.61513 of 236736.1%★★☆☆☆
201017.11744 of 228123.5%★☆☆☆☆
200948.7780 of 223865.1%★★★☆☆
200824.21350 of 211736.2%★★☆☆☆
200713.11789 of 206313.3%★☆☆☆☆
200626.11214 of 196838.3%★★☆☆☆
200527.11126 of 190140.8%★★☆☆☆
200422.51178 of 165328.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202423.51084 of 10850.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202238.5569 of 104445.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20258.41812 of 19064.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.31911 of 19150.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.41915 of 19150.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.51815 of 18582.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.91650 of 17606.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.51672 of 190012.0%★☆☆☆☆
20249.61822 of 19024.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.71725 of 191710.0%★☆☆☆☆
202211.81713 of 18618.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.51471 of 181418.9%★☆☆☆☆
20188.71684 of 17423.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.11693 of 201315.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.01898 of 20266.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.01786 of 203012.0%★☆☆☆☆
202212.11788 of 19438.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.2912 of 112619.0%★☆☆☆☆
201914.31658 of 193714.4%★☆☆☆☆
201810.41716 of 18627.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.71716 of 194211.6%★☆☆☆☆
202410.61819 of 19486.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.61615 of 196317.7%★☆☆☆☆
202214.61644 of 191614.2%★☆☆☆☆
201912.11665 of 188011.4%★☆☆☆☆
20188.91773 of 18343.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Science5%-28 vs state
Mathematics3%-34 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy3%-46 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 78 students attended Oak Glen High.

Students at Oak Glen High are 71% Hispanic, 12% American Indian, 12% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% African American.

Oak Glen High ranks in the bottom 11.2% of California high schools.


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