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Calexico High

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Calexico High ranks 1326 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 39% of California high schools

Summary

Calexico High is a large public high school serving about 2,750 students in grades 9-12 within the Calexico Unified School District, a community with significant economic need where the school is a notable success story for graduating students and supporting English learners.

The school has clear strengths, including a graduation rate above 93% that beats both district and state averages, and it is exceptionally effective with English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 15% of schools statewide for serving this group. However, it faces significant challenges in mathematics and science proficiency, where scores are well below state averages, and with chronic absenteeism, where nearly 3 in 10 students are chronically absent—a rate much higher than at nearby comprehensive high schools like Southwest High (19.4%) and Central Union High (11.3%).

Compared to similar schools in the region, Calexico High receives more funding per student but has lower academic rankings and higher absenteeism. While it outperforms its own district's continuation schools like Aurora High, it ranks below peer comprehensive schools such as Holtville High. The school's key opportunities lie in improving math and science achievement and reducing student absences to match the performance of other local schools.

2,746

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,872

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1030 Encinas Ave.
Calexico, CA 92231-2560

(760) 768-3980

District: Calexico Unified

Feeder schools for Calexico High:

Elementary:	Blanche Charles Elementary
	Cesar Chavez Elementary
	Dool Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	More...
	Kennedy Gardens Elementary
	Mains Elementary
	Rockwood Elementary
Middle:	Enrique Camarena Junior High
	William Moreno Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

Not Specified:

0.2%

White:

0.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2019 → 39th 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 (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2019) to 39th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

California avg41%

1,326^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Calexico Unified

1379^th of 1,543Calexico 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	37.0	1326 of 2162	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1357 of 2159	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1289 of 2170	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1195 of 2123	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	708 of 1290	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	891 of 2133	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	843 of 2017	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.6	1109 of 2021	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	1220 of 2039	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	1425 of 1994	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1125 of 2426	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	29.6	1305 of 2354	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	1297 of 2367	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.7	403 of 2281	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	35.2	1183 of 2238	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.4	1135 of 2117	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.1	1301 of 2063	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.2	1116 of 1968	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.0	900 of 1901	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.7	868 of 1653	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	575 of 1161	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.1	419 of 555	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	926 of 1117	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	618 of 1052	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	166 of 1085	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	160 of 1064	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	189 of 1044	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	82 of 467	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	172 of 941	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	150 of 938	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1292 of 1906	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1195 of 1915	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1218 of 1915	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1156 of 1858	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	617 of 1054	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	904 of 1833	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	848 of 1760	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1077 of 1900	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1101 of 1902	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	1024 of 1917	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	870 of 1861	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	540 of 1814	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	521 of 1742	70.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	208 of 410	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	224 of 328	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	239 of 299	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.9	71 of 290	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1198 of 2013	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1316 of 2026	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1146 of 2030	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1092 of 1943	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	573 of 1126	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	742 of 1937	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	664 of 1862	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1177 of 1942	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1342 of 1948	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1160 of 1963	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1081 of 1916	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	675 of 1122	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	811 of 1880	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	781 of 1834	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	50 of 85	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	36 of 74	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	705 of 1252	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	638 of 1216	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	893 of 1197	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science11%-22 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 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
Calexico High	Public	9-12	1030 Encinas Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3980	2,746	123	22.2	84.9%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2,737 (99.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37	1326^th of 2162 public high schools	38.7%		35.4	1357^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	31	10.8	15.2	11.0	50.2	50.2	18.0	18.0	$24,872	$21,772	$3,100
Aurora High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1391 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3940	96	10	9.9	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	94 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2056^th of 2162 public high schools	4.9%		10	2072^nd of 2159 public high schools	4.0%	16	2.2		1.9	8.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	$66,987	$63,200	$3,787
Pinnacle Hall Community Day	Public	6-12	1391 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3914	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Imperial Pathways Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1398 Sperber Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Imperial County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 312-5566	246	11	22.9	92.7%	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	237 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		8.3	8.3					$28,471	$27,860	$611
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
Southwest High	Public	9-12	2001 Ocotillo Dr.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4100	1,846	94	19.5	72.1%	54 (2.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1,760 (95.3%)	19 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	55.8	911^th of 2162 public high schools	57.9%		61.3	735^th of 2159 public high schools	66.0%	176		25.5	25.5	53.4	53.4	20.6	20.6	$27,495	$25,764	$1,731
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
Holtville High	Public	9-12	755 Olive Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2926	516	33	15.5	74.2%	57 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	452 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	44.5	1156^th of 2162 public high schools	46.5%		37.7	1303^rd of 2159 public high schools	39.6%	147	15.8		15.5	55.8	55.8	20.9	20.9	$26,247	$25,194	$1,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Calexico High

What district is Calexico High in?

Calexico Unified

Is Calexico High a good school?

Calexico High ranks 1326^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Calexico High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,746 students attended Calexico High.

What schools feed into Calexico High?

Calexico High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blanche Charles Elementary
Elementary : Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Dool Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Kennedy Gardens Elementary
Elementary : Mains Elementary
Elementary : Rockwood Elementary
Middle : Enrique Camarena Junior High
Middle : William Moreno Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Calexico High?

Students at Calexico High are 100% Hispanic.

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