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Washington High

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

2336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 15% of California alternative schools

Summary

Washington High is a small, alternative public school serving grades K-12 in the Colton Joint Unified district, with an enrollment of 126 students for the 2024-2025 school year, offering a specialized educational setting with a very low student-to-teacher ratio.

The school serves a high-needs population and, compared to other local alternative schools, shows a clear strength in supporting its 11th graders, who achieve proficiency rates in English and math that meet or exceed state averages—a notable contrast to its lower grades. Its graduation rate of 84.6% is also a positive standout, performing better than many nearby alternatives like Vista Norte Public Charter and Community School/Independent Alternative Education. However, the school faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism, and its year-to-year performance in areas like graduation rates can fluctuate considerably.

Despite a high level of financial investment per student, academic outcomes overall remain below state averages, placing Washington High in a middle range among comparable schools—performing better than schools serving detained youth but behind higher-performing charters like Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita. The school's small size allows for intensive, individualized support for students but also contributes to volatility in its annual metrics.

126

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$67,131

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 26th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (15% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,336^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

869^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1245^th of 1,543Colton 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2024	36.9	1291 of 2026	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1242 of 2030	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

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

Male (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)36th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)		16.7		21.4		19.2				18.2	24.0	13.8	57.1	25.0				18.2	18.5	17.9	35.7	20.4							$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)	7.7	3.6		2.6	5.9	3.4	14.3	15.0	15.4	22.5	9.5	19.3	24.2	19.5	9.5	10.0	0.0	2.4	6.4	2.4	1.9	3.5							$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	4.2		4.0		3.3	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	3.7	12.5	8.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.9	73.9	72.1	87.6	70.8	60.9
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)	17.0	25.9		25.8		22.6	21.2	31.0	29.0	36.1	49.6	52.6	58.1	38.3	27.3	30.3	16.2	27.9	19.0	27.6	12.9	24.2
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)		2.2			0.0	1.4					0.0	4.3	10.2	7.4					4.6	2.2	3.8	3.8							$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)				25.0		25.0							46.0	46.0							25.0	25.0							$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			8.3	4.4						4.8	4.9	4.8						0.0	0.0	0.0							$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)		14.3			32.0	17.3	27.3			8.7	18.2	19.7	27.6	22.4	36.4			4.4	12.1	14.5	7.0	11.2							$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)	43.5	34.4	54.6	35.3	57.1	39.5	39.4	41.4	50.6	45.8	57.4	56.7	57.7	49.9	36.5	30.5	33.0	33.9	45.4	33.6	37.9	35.9	34.1	40.6	48.6	35.5	37.0	36.2	$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 15.4% of California alternative schools.

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