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Coalinga High

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Coalinga High ranks 1580 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 26% of California high schools

Summary

Coalinga High is a grades 9–12 school in Coalinga, California, serving 1,256 students as part of Coalinga-Huron Unified. Its strongest statewide result is its graduation rate: 94% in 2025–2026, compared with 88% for California, even as proficiency and attendance remain concerns.

English language arts is the school’s strongest subject compared with the state and district: 39% of students were proficient, 14 points above the district and 10 points below the state. Math proficiency was 11%, the highest among nearby schools with reported results, but 7 points below the district and 28 below the state. Science proficiency was 12%, below the district by 2 points and the state by 24; nearby Avenal High was higher at 14%. Coalinga High ranked second of four nearby schools with results in ELA and science. Chronic absenteeism is another concern: 31% of students were chronically absent, compared with 18% statewide and 26% in the district. Nearby comparisons include small continuation and alternative schools, so they are not all like-for-like.

Recent results show modest gains in ELA and math but a longer-term decline in science: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 2 points and math 4, while science fell 5. The science result has recovered from a low in 2023–2024, but the gap with the state widened from 13 to 24 points. SchoolDigger places Coalinga High at the 26th statewide percentile with 1 star for 2025–2026, above its district’s 5th percentile and 0 stars. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20, higher than most nearby schools; 80% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Special Education Students was at the 11th percentile in 2025–2026, 15 points below its overall percentile. For English Language Learner Students, the ranking dropped from the 50th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 27th in 2023–2024.

1,256

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,739

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

750 Van Ness Ave.
Coalinga, CA 93210-1541

(559) 935-7520

District: Coalinga-Huron Unified

Feeder schools for Coalinga High:

Elementary:	Annie E. Cheney Kindergarten
	Henry F. Bishop Elementary
	Huron Elementary
	Nell Dawson Elementary
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	Sunset Elementary
Middle:	Coalinga Middle
	Huron Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.4%

White:

9.0%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg20%

California avg42%

1,580^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Coalinga-Huron Unified

1441^st of 1,530Coalinga-Huron 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	25.3	1580 of 2135	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	1601 of 2162	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1579 of 2159	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1387 of 2170	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1201 of 2123	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	867 of 1290	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1204 of 2133	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	1049 of 2017	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.9	1004 of 2021	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.7	1243 of 2039	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	978 of 1994	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.2	1347 of 2426	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.2	1318 of 2354	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1310 of 2367	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.1	1426 of 2281	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.4	1177 of 2238	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.4	1059 of 2117	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.1	848 of 2063	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.8	719 of 1968	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.5	844 of 1901	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	28.5	972 of 1653	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	1002 of 1161	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	399 of 555	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	870 of 1117	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	655 of 1052	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	794 of 1085	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	536 of 1064	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	829 of 1044	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	452 of 467	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	414 of 941	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	599 of 938	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	1395 of 1864	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	1442 of 1906	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1463 of 1915	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1361 of 1915	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1155 of 1858	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	783 of 1054	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1054 of 1833	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	907 of 1760	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1401 of 1880	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1404 of 1900	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1398 of 1902	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1143 of 1917	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	944 of 1861	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1063 of 1814	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	853 of 1742	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	1546 of 1997	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1501 of 2013	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1486 of 2026	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1246 of 2030	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1100 of 1943	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	788 of 1126	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	1099 of 1937	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	980 of 1862	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	1517 of 1930	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	1474 of 1942	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1462 of 1948	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1211 of 1963	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1091 of 1916	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	851 of 1122	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1160 of 1880	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1085 of 1834	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	1101 of 1235	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	1088 of 1252	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1133 of 1216	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1164 of 1197	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	980 of 1130	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	1007 of 1155	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	955 of 1173	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	976 of 1193	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	787 of 1204	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	663 of 1222	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	794 of 1173	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-30 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science12%-24 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Coalinga High	Public	9-12	750 Van Ness Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7520	1,256	63	20.0	80.3%	113 (9.0%)	18 (1.4%)	1,085 (86.4%)	24 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.0%)	25.3	1580^th of 2135 public high schools	26.0%		24.8	1601^st of 2162 public high schools	25.9%	21			12.2		12.0		38.9	38.9		10.7	10.7	$21,739	$20,652	$1,087
Cambridge High	Public	9-12	516 Baker St.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7565	48	5	8.7	83.3%	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (87.5%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	6.4	2121^st of 2135 public high schools	0.7%		8.8	2074^th of 2162 public high schools	4.1%	47			0.0		0.0		2.4	2.4		0.0	0.0	$2,352	$1,924	$428
Miles W. Culwell Community Day	Public	7-12	275 Cambridge Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7644	5	2	2.7	—	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chesnut High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	16673 Palmer	Huron	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 945-2066	35	3	10.1	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	33 (94.3%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	1987^th of 2135 public high schools	6.9%		9.3	2053^rd of 2162 public high schools	5.0%	66			0.0		0.0		10.5	10.5		5.3	5.3	$608	$324	$284
Avenal High	Public	9-12	601 Mariposa St.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5253	762	30	25.6	95.7%	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	745 (97.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	1617^th of 2135 public high schools	24.3%		28.4	1515^th of 2162 public high schools	29.9%	102		14.7			14.3		34.6	34.6		5.2	5.2	$23,627	$22,844	$783
Sunrise Continuation High	Public	9-12	209 North Park Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-4162	14	3	4.6	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day	Public	6-12	861 Monterey St.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-0460	7	1	7.2	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$35,453	$34,766	$687

Frequently Asked Questions about Coalinga High

How many students attend Coalinga High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,256 students attended Coalinga High.

What is the racial makeup of Coalinga High?

Students at Coalinga High are 86% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Coalinga High in?

Coalinga-Huron Unified

What schools feed into Coalinga High?

Coalinga High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annie E. Cheney Kindergarten
Elementary : Henry F. Bishop Elementary
Elementary : Huron Elementary
Elementary : Nell Dawson Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Elementary
Middle : Coalinga Middle
Middle : Huron Middle

Is Coalinga High a good school?

Coalinga High ranks 1580^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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