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Brawley Union High

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Brawley Union High ranks 699 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

Brawley Union High is a large, traditional high school serving about 1,860 students in grades 9-12 in Brawley, California, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results and exceptional graduation rates despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school's most impressive achievement is its 98% graduation rate, which is among the best in the region and far exceeds the state average, paired with an extremely low dropout rate of less than 1%. Academically, students excel in English Language Arts, outperforming both the state and similar local schools like Central Union High and Calipatria High. However, math scores are a known challenge, reflecting a trend seen across the Imperial Valley. The school is particularly effective in supporting English learners and has earned high rankings for their progress.

Compared to other schools in the Brawley Union High district, such as the alternative Desert Valley High (Continuation), the main campus's success is clear. It also operates very efficiently, achieving these strong outcomes with a moderate per-student budget, unlike some neighboring schools that spend more for lower results. While chronic absenteeism is slightly above the state average, it is much lower than at local continuation schools. The main area identified for growth is improving outcomes for students in special education.

1,863

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,958

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 North Imperial Ave.
Brawley, CA 92227-1625

(760) 312-6073

District: Brawley Union High

Feeder schools for Brawley Union High:

Elementary:	J. W. Oakley Elementary
	Magnolia Union Elementary
	Miguel Hidalgo Elementary
	Mulberry Elementary
	More...
	Myron D. Witter Elementary
	Phil D. Swing Elementary
	Westmorland Elementary
Middle:	Barbara Worth Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

White:

3.3%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

California avg41%

699^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Brawley Union High

885^th of 1,543Brawley 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	64.5	699 of 2162	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	810 of 2159	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	1030 of 2170	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	835 of 2123	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	695 of 1290	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1016 of 2133	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	537 of 2017	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.6	642 of 2021	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.5	1150 of 2039	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	1241 of 1994	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	681 of 2426	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	55.6	661 of 2354	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	59.2	540 of 2367	77.2%	★★★★☆
2010	48.6	806 of 2281	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	626 of 2238	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	47.8	720 of 2117	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.1	750 of 2063	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.2	751 of 1968	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.6	909 of 1901	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	26.0	1041 of 1653	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	674 of 1161	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	516 of 555	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	816 of 1117	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	510 of 1052	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	144 of 1085	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	37.6	616 of 1064	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	224 of 1044	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	39.4	260 of 467	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	267 of 941	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	176 of 938	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	730 of 1906	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	769 of 1915	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	1119 of 1915	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	832 of 1858	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	636 of 1054	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	939 of 1833	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.9	497 of 1760	71.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	431 of 1900	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	516 of 1902	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	801 of 1917	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	567 of 1861	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	695 of 1814	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.6	287 of 1742	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	635 of 2013	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	783 of 2026	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	1037 of 2030	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	730 of 1943	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	688 of 1126	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	956 of 1937	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	405 of 1862	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	611 of 1942	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	760 of 1948	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	794 of 1963	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	755 of 1916	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	621 of 1122	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	955 of 1880	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.2	568 of 1834	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	13 of 85	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	32 of 85	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	15 of 74	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	803 of 1252	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	810 of 1216	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1077 of 1197	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	507 of 1155	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	494 of 1173	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	461 of 1193	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	270 of 1204	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	34.8	818 of 1222	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.1	359 of 1173	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+24 vs school

Migrant (2025)85th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-10 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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
Brawley Union High	Public	9-12	480 North Imperial Ave.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-6073	1,863	80	23.1	70.7%	61 (3.3%)	14 (0.8%)	1,741 (93.5%)	17 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.4%)	64.5	699^th of 2162 public high schools	67.7%		58.2	810^th of 2159 public high schools	62.5%	111		33.1		32.9	65.2	65.2	26.8	26.8	$24,958	$23,598	$1,360
Renaissance	Public	9-12	104 Magnolia Ave.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5110	22	1	21.1	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$28,562	$27,776	$786
Desert Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	104 West Magnolia St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5100	162	9	18.7	80.9%	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	160 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.8	1727^th of 2162 public high schools	20.1%		16.1	1784^th of 2159 public high schools	17.4%	57		4.8		4.5	17.2	17.2	13.8	13.8	$31,468	$30,460	$1,008
Imperial Ave. Holbrook High	Public	9-12	322 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3207	28	3	11.1	60.7%	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	1400^th of 2162 public high schools	35.2%		14.2	1844^th of 2159 public high schools	14.6%	444		27.3		27.3	27.3	27.3			$17,963	$10,320	$7,643
Imperial High	Public	9-12	517 West Barioni Blvd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3220	1,439	62	23.0	47.0%	117 (8.1%)	12 (0.8%)	1,278 (88.8%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	64.3	702^nd of 2162 public high schools	67.5%		65.2	646^th of 2159 public high schools	70.1%	56		39.0		38.8	60.4	60.4	24.3	24.3	$22,967	$21,948	$1,019
Calipatria High	Public	9-12	601 West Main St.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-2254	345	22	15.7	83.8%	20 (5.8%)	8 (2.3%)	310 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	37.4	1323^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.8%		38	1290^th of 2159 public high schools	40.3%	33	0.0	6.3	31.0	11.1	48.8	48.8	14.9	14.9	$25,676	$23,132	$2,544
Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	687 State St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 482-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Union High	Public	9-12	1001 Brighton Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4300	2,006	96	20.9	72.6%	41 (2.0%)	19 (0.9%)	1,931 (96.3%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	51	1018^th of 2162 public high schools	52.9%		61.1	740^th of 2159 public high schools	65.7%	278			23.7	23.7	48.5	48.5	19.2	19.2	$26,604	$25,254	$1,350
Mt. Signal Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	1001 Brighton Avenue Tr. 25	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 312-7050	60	2	25.2	83.3%	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	56 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	1558^th of 2162 public high schools	27.9%		39	1265^th of 2159 public high schools	41.4%	293		10.0	0.0	7.1	50.0	50.0	3.3	3.3	$25,180	$24,468	$712
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1302 South Third St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4555	138	10	13.9	94.2%	3 (2.2%)	3 (2.2%)	131 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.4	1821^st of 2162 public high schools	15.8%		14.8	1824^th of 2159 public high schools	15.5%	3			4.1	4.1	22.1	22.1	0.0	0.0	$43,806	$40,908	$2,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Brawley Union High

What is the racial makeup of Brawley Union High?

Students at Brawley Union High are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Brawley Union High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,863 students attended Brawley Union High.

What schools feed into Brawley Union High?

Brawley Union High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J. W. Oakley Elementary
Elementary : Magnolia Union Elementary
Elementary : Miguel Hidalgo Elementary
Elementary : Mulberry Elementary
Elementary : Myron D. Witter Elementary
Elementary : Phil D. Swing Elementary
Elementary : Westmorland Elementary
Middle : Barbara Worth Junior High

What district is Brawley Union High in?

Brawley Union High

Is Brawley Union High a good school?

Brawley Union High ranks 699^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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