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Barstow High

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Barstow High ranks 1077 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1077^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 50% of California high schools

Summary

Barstow High serves 1,558 students in grades 9–12 in Barstow, California, as part of Barstow Unified. Its test scores are stronger than the district’s and rank second among nearby schools with reported results, but remain below state results in every subject. The biggest concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 54% in 2025–26, compared with 18% statewide and 48% in the district.

Academically, the school outperformed its district in 2025–26 by 25 points in English, 17 in math and 15 in science, while trailing state results by 6, 10 and 6 points, respectively. It ranked second among nearby schools with reported scores in all three subjects, behind Silver Valley High by 23 points in English, 4 in math and 8 in science. Completion outcomes offer a brighter picture: Barstow High’s graduation rate was 92%, above the state’s 88% and the district’s 86%; its dropout rate was 6%, below the state’s 8%. Nearby schools have different grade spans, including continuation schools, so those comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

Scores have risen since 2022–23: English increased by 10 points, math by 19 and science by 17, narrowing the gaps with the state. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking improved from the 29th percentile and 1 star in 2023–24 to the 50th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26. Its estimated effectiveness ranking was higher for Hispanic students, at the 64th percentile, and lower for African American students, at the 24th percentile, compared with the school’s 50th-percentile overall ranking. The 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figure was 68%; nearby schools averaged 77%, a 9-point difference. Barstow High’s student-teacher ratio was 23.8 in 2024–25, above the average of 16.7 at nearby schools.

1,558

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,904

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

430 South First Ave.
Barstow, CA 92311-2860

(760) 255-6105

District: Barstow Unified

Feeder schools for Barstow High:

Elementary:	Cameron Elementary
	Crestline Elementary
	Henderson Elementary
	Lenwood Elementary
	More...
	Montara Elementary
	Skyline North Elementary
Middle:	Barstow Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

African American:

15.3%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg15%

California avg42%

1,077^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Barstow Unified

1443^rd of 1,530Barstow 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
2026	48.0	1077 of 2135	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.1	1356 of 2162	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1523 of 2159	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1529 of 2170	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1539 of 2123	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	801 of 1290	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1423 of 2133	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1126 of 2017	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	1250 of 2021	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.4	937 of 2039	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.4	1190 of 1994	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.5	1068 of 2426	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.3	1246 of 2354	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.0	1317 of 2367	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.7	1309 of 2281	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.5	1362 of 2238	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.0	1294 of 2117	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.7	1202 of 2063	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.1	1252 of 1968	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.6	1108 of 1901	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.5	946 of 1653	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	373 of 492	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	422 of 523	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	352 of 517	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	376 of 521	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	372 of 522	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	368 of 592	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	306 of 582	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	803 of 1161	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	345 of 555	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	997 of 1117	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	837 of 1085	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	453 of 1064	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	426 of 1044	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	204 of 467	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	218 of 941	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	32.0	593 of 938	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	757 of 1864	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.3	1140 of 1906	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1380 of 1915	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1480 of 1915	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1370 of 1858	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	657 of 1054	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1280 of 1833	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	1059 of 1760	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	670 of 1880	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	1084 of 1900	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1272 of 1902	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1240 of 1917	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1414 of 1861	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1257 of 1814	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	877 of 1742	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	1217 of 1997	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	1396 of 2013	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1466 of 2026	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1461 of 2030	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1481 of 1943	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	798 of 1126	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1361 of 1937	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	1074 of 1862	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	1235 of 1930	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	1339 of 1942	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1415 of 1948	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1346 of 1963	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1478 of 1916	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	794 of 1122	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1328 of 1880	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1071 of 1834	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	501 of 588	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	464 of 577	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	560 of 574	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	467 of 515	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	343 of 366	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	815 of 1235	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.4	1089 of 1252	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	689 of 1216	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	930 of 1197	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	801 of 1130	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	968 of 1155	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	991 of 1173	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1036 of 1193	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1035 of 1204	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	863 of 1222	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	830 of 1173	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)64th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, March 11, 2010

I think this school's organization is horrible, the teachers are not there to teach & they write referrals the stupidest things. I personally think that they're firing the wrong people. I think that the state should take some time to examine their teaching staff. Our school gets such horrible test scores because our teachers are failing to teach us, they skip chapters & when it comes time to take the CST's we don't know what is going on because we were never taught. I am a good student, not a behavior problem, always got very good state test scores & a teacher had wrote me a referral for saying "dog" now that's a bit ridiculous. (His recomendation was three saturday schools) There needs to be A LOT done to this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	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
Barstow High	Public	9-12	430 South First Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6105	1,558	65	23.8	67.7%	206 (13.2%)	239 (15.3%)	977 (62.7%)	17 (1.1%)	9 (0.6%)	21 (1.3%)	89 (5.7%)	48	1077^th of 2135 public high schools	49.6%		36.1	1356^th of 2162 public high schools	37.3%	279			30.1		30.1					43.2	43.2					28.1	28.1	$16,904	$14,760	$2,144
BUSD School of Opportunity	Public	7-12	405 North Second Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6028	9	1	8.3	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (88.9%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$55,612	$53,960	$1,652
Independent Study Program	Public	5-12	405 North 2nd Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 255-6010	0			—															(n/a)		0.0			0.0		5.6	8.3	0.0		7.7		0.0	0.0	0.0		1.9
Central High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	405 North Second Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6063	73	6	11.2	82.2%	8 (11.0%)	18 (24.7%)	42 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	7.6	2078^th of 2135 public high schools	2.7%		12.1	1909^th of 2162 public high schools	11.7%	169			5.3		4.7					2.6	2.6					0.0	0.0	$43,975	$40,058	$3,917
Silver Valley High	Public	9-12	35484 Daggett/Yermo Rd.	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2963	392	23	17.1	65.1%	132 (33.7%)	37 (9.4%)	173 (44.1%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	27 (6.9%)	69.9	629^th of 2135 public high schools	70.5%		61.5	782^nd of 2162 public high schools	63.8%	153			41.6		38.1					66.2	66.2					32.5	32.5	$29,274	$28,640	$634
Calico Continuation High	Public	6-12	33525 Ponnay	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2715	45	1	30.2	93.3%	17 (37.8%)	2 (4.4%)	23 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	2 (4.4%)	12.2	1834^th of 2135 public high schools	14.1%		19.5	1704^th of 2162 public high schools	21.2%	130			0.0		0.0					20.0	16.0					6.7	4.2	$36,596	$35,448	$1,148
Silver Valley Community Day	Public	9-12	33525 Ponnay	Daggett	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2715	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Barstow High

What is the racial makeup of Barstow High?

Students at Barstow High are 63% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Barstow High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,558 students attended Barstow High.

What district is Barstow High in?

Barstow Unified

Is Barstow High a good school?

Barstow High ranks 1077^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Barstow High?

Barstow High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cameron Elementary
Elementary : Crestline Elementary
Elementary : Henderson Elementary
Elementary : Lenwood Elementary
Elementary : Montara Elementary
Elementary : Skyline North Elementary
Middle : Barstow Junior High

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