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Barstow High

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Barstow High ranks 1356 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 37% of California high schools

Summary

Barstow High is a public high school in Barstow, California, serving 1,549 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Barstow Unified School District, which is ranked 1467 out of 1543 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barstow High consistently ranks in the bottom half of California high schools, with a ranking between 1356-1539 out of 2162 schools in the past 5 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state average, with only 37.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96%. In Mathematics, only 16.13% of 11th-graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.5%. Barstow High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 82.7% and 90.2% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average, and the school's dropout rate has ranged from 8.1% to 13.5% during the same period, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Silver Valley High, which is part of the Silver Valley Unified School District, consistently outperforms Barstow High on academic measures and has higher graduation rates. The continuation schools in the area, Calico Continuation High and Central High (Continuation), also struggle academically, with lower test scores and graduation rates compared to Barstow High.

1,558

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,378

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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
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	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 — 40th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg14%

California avg41%

1,356^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Barstow Unified

1467^th of 1,543Barstow 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

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

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 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 (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 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
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%)	36.1	1356^th of 2162 public high schools	37.3%		28.8	1523^rd of 2159 public high schools	29.5%	167	22.9	23.1	37.5	37.5	16.1	16.1	$14,378	$2,148	$12,230
BUSD School of Opportunity	Public	6-12	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)
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%)	12.1	1909^th of 2162 public high schools	11.7%		11.8	1965^th of 2159 public high schools	9.0%	56	2.6	6.7	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	$22,686	$3,957	$18,729
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%)	61.5	782^nd of 2162 public high schools	63.8%		82.2	370^th of 2159 public high schools	82.9%	412	25.6	26.0	62.6	62.6	31.9	31.9	$23,026	$1,546	$21,480
Calico Continuation High	Public	6-12	33525 Ponnay	Yermo	92327	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%)	19.5	1704^th of 2162 public high schools	21.2%		37.6	1306^th of 2159 public high schools	39.5%	398			33.3	28.6	0.0	0.0	$27,526	$2,384	$25,142
Silver Valley Community Day	Public	9-12	33525 Ponnay	Daggett	92327	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

Is Barstow High a good school?

Barstow High ranks 1356^th of 2162 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

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.

What district is Barstow High in?

Barstow Unified

How many students attend Barstow High?

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

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