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Calipatria High

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Calipatria High ranks 1287 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Calipatria High is a public high school in Calipatria, California, serving 345 students in grades 9–12. Its results show a clear contrast across subjects: ELA is close to nearby schools, but mathematics is the most important concern, with just 13% of students proficient in 2025–2026—26 percentage points below the state.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to its comparison groups: 46% were proficient, near the nearby-school average of 47%, below the state’s 49%, and above Calipatria Unified at 37%. Math was also below the district (27%) and the nearby average (15%). Science proficiency was 31%, below the state’s 36% but above the district’s 25% and the nearby average of 25%. That overall science figure masks a sharp grade-level split: proficiency was 15% in 10th grade and 23% in 11th, compared with 70% in 12th; the 12th-grade result was 43 points above Brawley Union High, the only nearby school with a reported numeric result for that grade.

Math has declined over time, from 26% proficiency in 2022–2023 to 13% in 2025–2026, while its gap below the state widened by 17 points. Science improved from 22% to 31% over those years, though its results fluctuated; ELA stayed essentially flat. SchoolDigger ranked Calipatria at the 40th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–2026, around the middle of nearby schools with current rankings. Graduation was 95%, compared with 88% statewide, while chronic absenteeism was 28%, above the state’s 18% and the district’s 24%. In 2024–2025, 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest share among the nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings also varied notably: Special Education Students ranked at the 75th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026, versus the school’s overall 40th percentile; English Language Learner Students ranged from the 3rd percentile in 2022–2023 to the 93rd in 2023–2024. These group rankings can shift sharply from year to year.

345

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,169

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

601 West Main St.
Calipatria, CA 92233-9787

(760) 348-2254

District: Calipatria Unified

Feeder schools for Calipatria High:

Elementary:	Fremont Primary
	Grace Smith Elementary
Middle:	Bill E. Young Junior Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

White:

5.8%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,287^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1194^th of 1,530Calipatria 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	39.5	1287 of 2135	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	1323 of 2162	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1290 of 2159	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	913 of 2170	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	941 of 2123	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	707 of 1290	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	643 of 2133	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	700 of 2017	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.0	446 of 2021	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	515 of 2039	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	464 of 1994	76.7%	★★★★☆
2013	51.1	759 of 2426	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.8	935 of 2354	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.4	878 of 2367	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.3	666 of 2281	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	43.4	921 of 2238	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.5	832 of 2117	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.4	1077 of 2063	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.1	1019 of 1968	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	821 of 1901	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	29.7	940 of 1653	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.2	71 of 1085	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	60.6	194 of 1044	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	157 of 467	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	171 of 941	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	273 of 938	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	1135 of 1864	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	1222 of 1906	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1308 of 1915	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	745 of 1915	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	817 of 1858	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	631 of 1054	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	589 of 1833	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	664 of 1760	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	1100 of 1880	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	1080 of 1900	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1097 of 1902	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	571 of 1917	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	597 of 1861	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	374 of 1814	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	362 of 1742	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	1179 of 1997	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	1234 of 2013	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1328 of 2026	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	1002 of 2030	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	882 of 1943	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	564 of 1126	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	622 of 1937	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	518 of 1862	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	1338 of 1930	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1261 of 1942	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1283 of 1948	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	926 of 1963	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	898 of 1916	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	607 of 1122	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	542 of 1880	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	672 of 1834	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	38 of 82	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	43 of 85	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	12 of 74	83.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	308 of 1235	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	20.7	1110 of 1252	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.4	880 of 1222	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	699 of 1173	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+35 vs school

Migrant (2026)54th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

White (2019)28th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science31%-5 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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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 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
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%)	39.5	1287^th of 2135 public high schools	39.7%		37.4	1323^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.8%	36	14.6	23.1	69.6	31.1	45.8	45.8	12.5	12.5	$21,169	$2,544	$18,625
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%)	18.5	1681^st of 2135 public high schools	21.3%		17.8	1727^th of 2162 public high schools	20.1%	46		9.2		10.3	31.1	31.1	6.6	6.6	$21,875	$1,008	$20,867
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)									$18,825	$786	$18,039
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%)	59	836^th of 2135 public high schools	60.8%		64.5	699^th of 2162 public high schools	67.7%	137	21.1	42.4	26.7	31.0	61.8	61.8	33.6	33.6	$19,623	$1,360	$18,263
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%)	20.2	1651^st of 2135 public high schools	22.7%		34.1	1400^th of 2162 public high schools	35.2%	251		20.0		20.0	30.0	30.0	0.0	0.0	$19,678	$7,643	$12,035
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%)	59.7	822^nd of 2135 public high schools	61.5%		64.3	702^nd of 2162 public high schools	67.5%	120		40.3		40.2	63.9	63.9	19.6	19.6	$18,868	$1,019	$17,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Calipatria High

What is the racial makeup of Calipatria High?

Students at Calipatria High are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Calipatria High?

Calipatria High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fremont Primary
Elementary : Grace Smith Elementary
Middle : Bill E. Young Junior Middle

What district is Calipatria High in?

Calipatria Unified

Is Calipatria High a good school?

Calipatria High ranks 1287^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Calipatria High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Calipatria High.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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