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Gilbert High (Continuation)

Q: Is Gilbert High (Continuation) a good school?

Gilbert High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Gilbert High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Gilbert High (Continuation).

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gilbert High (Continuation)?

Students at Gilbert High (Continuation) are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

1976^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 9% of California high schools

Summary

Gilbert High (Continuation) is a public high school serving 543 students in grades 9-12 within the Anaheim Union High district, designed to support students who have faced significant academic or personal challenges in traditional school settings.

The school operates with a very low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1 and spends significantly more per student ($28,355) than nearby comprehensive high schools like Magnolia High or Anaheim High, reflecting its mission to provide intensive, individualized support. However, it faces profound challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 85.8%, which is more than triple the district average and severely impacts learning. Consequently, standardized test scores in English and math are much lower than at other district schools, and the dropout rate is higher, though the graduation rate has shown encouraging improvement from 60.6% to 81.1% over the past four years.

When compared to other schools serving similar student populations, the data reveals important nuances. For instance, Polaris High, a continuation school located just 0.04 miles away in the same district, reports 0% chronic absenteeism and a lower dropout rate. Another nearby continuation school, Marie L. Hare High in the Garden Grove Unified district, also faces high absenteeism but at a lower rate. This suggests that while Gilbert High serves a uniquely vulnerable population, its extreme attendance issue is a critical barrier that differentiates its outcomes from peer institutions.

543

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,355

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Ball Rd.
Anaheim, CA 92804-5516

(714) 999-3738

District: Anaheim Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

White:

3.9%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (81% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,976^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12High Schools in the Anaheim Union High

861^st of 1,543Anaheim Union High 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	10.8	1976 of 2162	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	2047 of 2159	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1931 of 2170	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1841 of 2123	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1141 of 1290	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1926 of 2133	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1785 of 2017	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	1805 of 2021	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	1643 of 2039	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	1689 of 1994	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	1882 of 2426	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1692 of 2354	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1743 of 2367	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	1482 of 2281	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.7	1450 of 2238	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.6	1269 of 2117	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.4	1177 of 2063	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.2	1249 of 1968	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.4	746 of 1901	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	24.5	1088 of 1653	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	430 of 1161	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	983 of 1117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	732 of 1052	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	873 of 1085	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	861 of 1064	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	738 of 1044	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	349 of 467	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	649 of 941	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	678 of 938	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1859 of 1906	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1813 of 1915	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1834 of 1915	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1713 of 1858	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	986 of 1054	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1727 of 1833	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1666 of 1760	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1724 of 1900	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1781 of 1902	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1699 of 1917	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1678 of 1861	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1674 of 1814	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1561 of 1742	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	238 of 299	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	248 of 290	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1796 of 2013	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1899 of 2026	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1758 of 2030	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1660 of 1943	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	982 of 1126	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1776 of 1937	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1626 of 1862	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1690 of 1942	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1841 of 1948	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1675 of 1963	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1653 of 1916	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1016 of 1122	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1634 of 1880	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1578 of 1834	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.5	190 of 190	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	987 of 1252	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1150 of 1216	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1118 of 1197	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	978 of 1204	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1129 of 1222	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2023)20th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+14 vs school

White (2022)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2023)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 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 8th 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
Gilbert High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1800 Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3738	543	47	11.4	88.2%	21 (3.9%)	13 (2.4%)	487 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	10.8	1976^th of 2162 public high schools	8.6%		10.4	2047^th of 2159 public high schools	5.2%	71		2.1	8.1	3.8			8.0	8.0			1.9	1.9	$28,355	$1,589	$26,766
Polaris High	Public	7-12	1800 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3077	623	30	20.6	88.0%	64 (10.3%)	14 (2.2%)	501 (80.4%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	15.6	1785^th of 2162 public high schools	17.4%		26.6	1563^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.6%	222		7.4	0.0	6.2			19.5	19.8			7.8	7.7	$12,859	$462	$12,397
Loara High	Public	9-12	1765 West Cerritos Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3677	1,539	71	21.7	92.4%	63 (4.1%)	15 (1.0%)	1,260 (81.9%)	159 (10.3%)	18 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.4%)	27.4	1542^nd of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		32.7	1432^nd of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	110		17.8		17.7			36.1	36.1			7.8	7.8	$20,265	$1,367	$18,898
North Orange County Regional Occupational Program	Public	7-12	385 North Muller St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	North Orange County Regional Occupational Program-Adult	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 502-5800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	505 North Euclid St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Orange County Workforce Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 576-2714	210	7	28.2	84.3%	23 (11.0%)	7 (3.3%)	163 (77.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.2%)	17.4	1735^th of 2162 public high schools	19.8%		25.7	1575^th of 2159 public high schools	27.0%	160							25.8	25.8			4.5	4.5	$80,389	$462	$79,927
Magnolia High	Public	9-12	2450 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4221	1,608	74	21.6	90.7%	79 (4.9%)	26 (1.6%)	1,182 (73.5%)	273 (17.0%)	8 (0.5%)	15 (0.9%)	23 (1.4%)	51.6	1003^rd of 2162 public high schools	53.6%		51.4	974^th of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	29		27.7	0.0	26.8			53.6	53.6			22.3	22.3	$19,622	$1,549	$18,073
Anaheim High	Public	9-12	811 West Lincoln Ave.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3717	2,667	114	23.4	94.2%	72 (2.7%)	24 (0.9%)	2,496 (93.6%)	44 (1.6%)	16 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	12 (0.4%)	33.5	1414^th of 2162 public high schools	34.6%		37.9	1296^th of 2159 public high schools	40.0%	118		23.2	4.6	22.5			38.5	38.5			10.9	10.9	$18,090	$1,225	$16,865
Savanna High	Public	9-12	301 North Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4262	1,466	65	22.4	89.6%	61 (4.2%)	35 (2.4%)	1,215 (82.9%)	120 (8.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	37.8	1314^th of 2162 public high schools	39.2%		38.7	1276^th of 2159 public high schools	40.9%	38		22.8	26.3	23.0			44.3	44.3			12.4	12.4	$18,986	$1,296	$17,690
Cambridge Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	830 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 999-7757	195	10	19.1	77.9%	42 (21.5%)	10 (5.1%)	112 (57.4%)	26 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	83.7	343^rd of 2162 public high schools	84.1%		97.2	66^th of 2159 public high schools	96.9%	277	23.8	49.0		36.6	55.6	38.1	71.4	55.9	48.2	21.4	40.8	35.6	$22,424	$371	$22,053
Rancho Alamitos High	Public	9-12	11351 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6415	1,439	74	19.5	86.6%	53 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	905 (62.9%)	437 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	23 (1.6%)	69.6	608^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		71.7	541^st of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	67		35.8	36.4	35.8			63.7	63.7			32.8	32.8	$21,177	$2,557	$18,620

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What is the racial makeup of Gilbert High (Continuation)?

Students at Gilbert High (Continuation) are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gilbert High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Gilbert High (Continuation).

What district is Gilbert High (Continuation) in?

Anaheim Union High

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Gilbert High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California high schools.

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