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Washington High

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

2607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Alternative Schools

Better than 5% of California alternative schools

Summary

Washington High is a K–12 alternative school in Colton, in Colton Joint Unified, with 126 students. Its 2025–26 results show a sharp contrast: all-grade proficiency is below California’s in ELA, math, and science, while 11th-grade math is a standout. The latest graduation rate is also slightly above the state’s—90% compared with 88%—but chronic absenteeism is the most serious concern: 51%, versus 18% statewide and 21% in the district.

Math and science are relative strengths in the all-grade results: proficiency is 24% in each, above the district’s 20% in math and 20% in science, but below the state’s 38% and 36%. ELA is weaker at 22%, compared with 34% in the district and 49% statewide. Against nearby schools with scores reported, Washington is above the peer average in math and science but below it in ELA. The 11th-grade math result is especially strong: 52%, versus 32% statewide and 18% in the district, ranking second among the nearby schools with results. In 11th-grade science, Washington also exceeds state and district results; 11th-grade ELA is roughly level with the district but below the state.

Math and science have improved over four years: math rose from 9% to 24%, and science from 12% to 24%, while their gaps with the state narrowed by 12 and 7 points. ELA rose only from 20% to 22%, and its gap with the state widened by 1 point over the period. Context includes a low 7.4 students per teacher in 2024–25 and a 91% free/reduced lunch eligible rate that year, the third-highest among nearby schools with the same measure. The supplied data mark California as a statewide-free-meals state, so the eligibility rate is best read as Washington’s reported measure. SchoolDigger ranks Colton Joint Unified 807th of 968 districts, at the 17th percentile, with one star; this is a district rating, not a school ranking, and nearby district data are incomplete.

126

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$67,131

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

900 East C St.
Colton, CA 92324-2600

(909) 580-5011

District: Colton Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

7.9%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 67 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg26%

California avg42%

Middle school

2,607^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

662^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 36 pts since 2023

From bottom 33% (2023) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1216^th of 1,530Colton Joint 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
2026	9.7	2607 of 2740	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	2336 of 2761	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2503 of 2783	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2523 of 2781	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	2662 of 2715	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	2338 of 2497	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	2313 of 2477	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	2338 of 2379	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	2206 of 2259	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	2200 of 2236	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	2114 of 2179	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	2022 of 2063	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	1958 of 2005	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1906 of 1999	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.3	1680 of 1804	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	1713 of 1777	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.0	1695 of 1769	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	1288 of 1521	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	2382 of 2516	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	1815 of 2533	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2471 of 2551	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2457 of 2531	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	2263 of 2357	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1748 of 2395	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2151 of 2388	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2187 of 2374	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	2175 of 2213	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	2354 of 2529	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1985 of 2542	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2322 of 2579	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2241 of 2531	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2321 of 2369	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	2332 of 2514	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	2334 of 2534	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2111 of 2552	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2319 of 2538	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	2361 of 2407	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	662 of 2135	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	869 of 2162	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	1267 of 2159	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1446 of 2170	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.8	1478 of 1994	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	1794 of 2426	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	1722 of 2354	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	1651 of 2367	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1743 of 2281	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	1676 of 2238	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	1465 of 2117	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.0	1415 of 2063	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1131 of 1968	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.9	1206 of 1901	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.6	1052 of 1653	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	782 of 1864	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	812 of 1906	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.9	1610 of 1915	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	536 of 1880	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	43.3	1071 of 1902	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1210 of 1917	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	370 of 1997	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	36.9	1291 of 2026	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1242 of 2030	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	566 of 1930	70.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2023)16th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)15th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)13th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)15th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-12 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

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Washington High	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 East C St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 580-5011	126	17	7.4	90.5%	10 (7.9%)	9 (7.1%)	106 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)		10.3		41.4		24.2					0.0	13.3	44.8	22.0					0.0	17.2	51.7	24.2			$67,131	$64,042	$3,089
Mojave River Academy - National Trails	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 South Mt. Vernon	Colton	92368	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - National Trails District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	801	32	24.9	82.4%	135 (16.9%)	26 (3.2%)	582 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.1%)								(n/a)	13.0	5.4		8.9	5.9	7.9	6.7	25.0	12.5	13.3	17.6	14.1	22.7	18.5	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.0	4.1	3.3	1.1	2.1			$17,895	$17,816	$79
San Bernardino County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1950 S Sunwest Ln.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-8511	1,860	164	11.3	74.8%	269 (14.5%)	250 (13.4%)	1,130 (60.8%)	77 (4.1%)	12 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.2%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.4				2.2	3.3	4.2	0.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.3	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	1.9	35%	0%
Norton Science and Language Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	230 S Waterman Ave	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Norton Science and Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2300	1,249	60	20.9	76.7%	32 (2.6%)	39 (3.1%)	1,153 (92.3%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.2%)								(n/a)	27.0	27.2		39.0		29.0	28.7	16.8	37.0	30.3	44.9	62.3	65.9	39.0	30.9	25.7	22.0	28.7	24.6	23.7	22.0	25.7	≥ 99%
Community School/Independent Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 North E St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2722	394	27	14.6	90.1%	30 (7.6%)	57 (14.5%)	285 (72.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)		1.9			8.1	6.1					9.7	9.6	6.6	7.2					9.7	1.9	2.5	3.2			$93,249	$80,348	$12,901
Anderson	Public, Alternative	K-12	24302 East Fourth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6311	76	8	9.5	92.1%	3 (3.9%)	7 (9.2%)	64 (84.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$14,075	$12,786	$1,289
Zupanic Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	809 South Willow Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 820-8110	90	5	18.7	88.9%	9 (10.0%)	9 (10.0%)	70 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)				43.2		43.2							57.9	57.9							46.2	46.2			$37,602	$37,438	$164
San Bernardino County Juve Detention and Assessment Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 Gilbert St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-7490	113	7	16.2	97.3%	7 (6.2%)	37 (32.7%)	65 (57.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)		0.0			2.7	2.0						0.0	6.5	4.7						8.3	0.0	1.6			$75,556	$72,380	$3,176
Vista Norte Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	248 East Base Line Rd.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Vista Norte Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 509-5496	667	22	30.2	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		26.1			21.4	21.7	50.0				6.9	28.3	20.4	22.1	41.7				17.2	21.7	2.7	11.6			$37,327	$36,842	$485
Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,559	68	23.0	31.3%	693 (44.5%)	51 (3.3%)	599 (38.4%)	95 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (7.1%)								(n/a)	34.5	44.9	84.2	43.4		44.1	46.8	50.9	55.2	50.5	66.9	62.7	61.8	56.4	42.7	35.6	29.3	33.3	43.3	41.5	56.2	40.0	27%	0%	$17,548	$17,144	$404

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High

What district is Washington High in?

Colton Joint Unified

How many students attend Washington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 126 students attended Washington High.

What is the racial makeup of Washington High?

Students at Washington High are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% African American.

Is Washington High a good school?

Washington High ranks in the bottom 4.9% of California alternative schools.

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