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West Shores High

Q: Is West Shores High a good school?

West Shores High ranks 1555 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

1555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 28% of California high schools

Summary

West Shores High is a public 7-12 grade school serving 503 students in Salton City within the Coachella Valley Unified district, facing significant challenges with academic proficiency but achieving a notably high graduation rate.

The school presents a complex picture: while its academic test scores in English, math, and science are well below state averages, it graduates over 92% of its students, which is higher than both the district and state. This suggests the school has effective systems to help students complete their requirements, even if they struggle on standardized tests. However, a major obstacle is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 44% of students missing too much school, a rate more than double the state average, which severely impacts learning. The school's per-student spending is relatively high, and it maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio.

Performance varies for different student groups; the school shows relative strength with some populations but has faced severe challenges in supporting English Language Learners and students with disabilities in recent years. There are no other schools within 20 miles for direct comparison, but it's notable that West Shores High's graduation rate exceeds its district's average, even as both perform below state standards academically. Key areas for improvement include tackling the attendance crisis, strengthening math instruction across all grades, and expanding support for the school's most vulnerable learners.

503

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,338

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2381 Shore Hawk Ave.
Salton City, CA 92275

(760) 848-1360

District: Coachella Valley Unified

Feeder schools for West Shores High:

Elementary:

Sea View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

3.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 20th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg22%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,673^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,555^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Coachella Valley Unified

1305^th of 1,543Coachella Valley 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2673 of 2761	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2521 of 2783	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2452 of 2781	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	2510 of 2740	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	855 of 894	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	2582 of 2715	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	2429 of 2480	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	2402 of 2508	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	2237 of 2497	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	2268 of 2477	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	1945 of 2379	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	2012 of 2259	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1847 of 2236	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	2021 of 2179	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1888 of 2063	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	1831 of 2005	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1683 of 1999	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	1619 of 1804	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.5	1580 of 1777	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	1548 of 1769	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.0	1483 of 1491	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	641 of 1478	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	725 of 1521	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	895 of 1540	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	329 of 363	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1224 of 1442	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1293 of 1364	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	2493 of 2533	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	2405 of 2551	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2298 of 2531	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	2352 of 2509	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	698 of 738	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	2322 of 2380	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	2249 of 2262	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	2341 of 2395	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	2179 of 2388	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2027 of 2374	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2112 of 2359	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2135 of 2213	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	2046 of 2072	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	2441 of 2542	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2240 of 2579	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2145 of 2531	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2217 of 2458	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	666 of 721	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2251 of 2369	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2184 of 2230	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2439 of 2534	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2204 of 2552	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2227 of 2538	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2266 of 2527	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	734 of 763	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	2308 of 2407	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2218 of 2273	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.0	1497 of 1552	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1555 of 2162	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1466 of 2159	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1557 of 2170	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1668 of 2123	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1034 of 1290	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1235 of 2133	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1286 of 2017	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	1242 of 2021	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	1247 of 2039	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.3	1309 of 1994	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	1197 of 2426	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.2	1147 of 2354	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.8	1092 of 2367	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	34.4	1153 of 2281	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.2	1521 of 2238	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.6	1426 of 2117	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.5	1250 of 2063	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1244 of 1968	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.9	1131 of 1901	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.1	1149 of 1653	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	1131 of 1161	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	871 of 1117	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	917 of 1044	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	520 of 941	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1371 of 1906	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1418 of 1915	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1426 of 1915	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1463 of 1858	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	834 of 1054	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1139 of 1833	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1126 of 1760	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1309 of 1900	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1195 of 1902	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1300 of 1917	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1454 of 1861	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	997 of 1814	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1167 of 1742	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1395 of 2013	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1293 of 2026	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1353 of 2030	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1492 of 1943	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	883 of 1126	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1058 of 1937	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1210 of 1862	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1465 of 1942	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1276 of 1948	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1446 of 1963	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1620 of 1916	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1004 of 1122	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1159 of 1880	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1312 of 1834	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile-4 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

Science9%-24 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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
West Shores High	Public	7-12	2381 Shore Hawk Ave.	Salton City	92275	Imperial County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 848-1360	503	32	15.5	93.8%	17 (3.4%)	7 (1.4%)	469 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	26.8	1555^th of 2162 public high schools	28.1%		31.1	1466^th of 2159 public high schools	32.1%	89	5.3	10.1	12.3	9.0	15.8	6.6	28.8	17.1	9.9	6.5	16.7	10.9	$28,338	$23,028	$5,310

Frequently Asked Questions about West Shores High

How many students attend West Shores High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended West Shores High.

What is the racial makeup of West Shores High?

Students at West Shores High are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into West Shores High?

West Shores High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sea View Elementary

Is West Shores High a good school?

West Shores High ranks 1555^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is West Shores High in?

Coachella Valley Unified

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