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Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex

Public Grades 9-12

1031^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 52% of California high schools

Summary

Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex is a public high school serving about 1,650 students in grades 9-12 within the Colton Joint Unified School District, a district that faces significant challenges but where this school consistently stands out as a high performer.

The school excels in several key areas, particularly in graduating students and teaching English Language Arts. Its 95.5% graduation rate is notably higher than both the district and state averages, and it successfully keeps chronic absenteeism lower than many neighboring schools, including Slover Mountain High (Continuation) and Abraham Lincoln Continuation. Academically, students here outperform their district peers in English and science, with scores that beat the state average in English. The school has shown impressive, steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years.

Like other comprehensive high schools in the area, such as Colton High and John W. North High, Grand Terrace High faces a shared challenge with mathematics proficiency. It's important for parents to know that while the school serves a community with high economic need, it has received a substantial increase in funding per student in recent years. Although it operates in a lower-ranked district, Grand Terrace High itself ranks significantly higher, demonstrating its ability to deliver strong results for its students.

1,647

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,177

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21810 Main St.
Grand Terrace, CA 92313-5810

(909) 580-5006

District: Colton Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex:

Elementary:	Cooley Ranch Elementary
	Grand Terrace Elementary
	Reche Canyon Elementary
	Terrace View Elementary
	More...
	Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Middle:	Terrace Hills Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

White:

9.6%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Colton Joint Unified

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,031^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 48%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Colton Joint Unified

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1031 of 2162	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	939 of 2159	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	1112 of 2170	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1448 of 2123	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	609 of 1290	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	1080 of 2133	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	789 of 2017	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.8	1133 of 2021	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	1008 of 2039	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	951 of 1994	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	32.9	1243 of 2426	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	204 of 523	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	288 of 517	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	177 of 521	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	342 of 522	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	267 of 592	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	319 of 582	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.4	440 of 591	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	479 of 582	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	365 of 581	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	614 of 1161	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	240 of 555	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	471 of 1117	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.0	817 of 1052	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	431 of 1085	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	879 of 1064	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	845 of 1044	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	360 of 467	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	425 of 941	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	616 of 938	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	891 of 1906	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	796 of 1915	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	819 of 1915	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.7	1399 of 1858	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	658 of 1054	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1043 of 1833	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	711 of 1760	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	814 of 1900	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	604 of 1902	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	966 of 1917	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1276 of 1861	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	780 of 1814	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	561 of 1742	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	102 of 410	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	83 of 328	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	127 of 299	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	201 of 290	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	1059 of 2013	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	822 of 2026	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	1074 of 2030	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1396 of 1943	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	518 of 1126	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	1056 of 1937	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	666 of 1862	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	993 of 1942	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	934 of 1948	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	1220 of 1963	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1285 of 1916	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	461 of 1122	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	956 of 1880	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	819 of 1834	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	648 of 1252	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	955 of 1216	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	794 of 1197	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	581 of 1155	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	696 of 1173	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	599 of 1193	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1076 of 1204	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	837 of 1222	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	445 of 1173	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2023)26th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Speaking33%-4 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Listening13%-12 vs state

Writing7%-10 vs state

Overall6%-4 vs state

Reading5%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)			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	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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex	Public	9-12	21810 Main St.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5006	1,647	82	20.0	73.7%	158 (9.6%)	127 (7.7%)	1,283 (77.9%)	43 (2.6%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	50.4	1031^st of 2162 public high schools	52.3%		52.3	939^th of 2159 public high schools	56.5%	92	4.3	4.4		6.1	8.5	15.6		13.1	6.4	4.4		7.1	6.4	2.2		5.1	31.9	33.3				25.5	15.4	25.1					59.2	59.2					17.9	17.9	$25,177	$22,582	$2,595
John W. North High	Public	9-12	1550 West Third St.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7311	2,011	88	22.7	87.9%	147 (7.3%)	177 (8.8%)	1,519 (75.5%)	82 (4.1%)	9 (0.4%)	14 (0.7%)	58 (2.9%)	46	1116^th of 2162 public high schools	48.4%		40.1	1235^th of 2159 public high schools	42.8%	119																						22.1		22.2					52.8	52.8					19.5	19.5	$24,760	$24,004	$756
Colton High	Public	9-12	777 West Valley Blvd.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5005	1,729	89	19.3	90.7%	27 (1.6%)	42 (2.4%)	1,642 (95.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	43.8	1174^th of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		48.1	1057^th of 2159 public high schools	51.0%	117	3.7	4.6	8.7	5.1	8.6	7.6	13.0	9.6	4.9	6.2	4.4	5.7	2.5	3.1	13.0	4.6	18.5	34.9	30.4			22.9	0.0	22.2					49.6	49.6					18.6	18.6	$35,773	$33,132	$2,641
Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	665	26	25.5	53.5%	153 (23.0%)	24 (3.6%)	296 (44.5%)	144 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (6.5%)	99.5	2^nd of 2162 public high schools	99.9%		99.3	11^th of 2159 public high schools	99.5%	9																				77.7	77.1	94.7		81.1	89.3	68.9	74.0	88.6	100.0	82.7	77.7	74.8	61.0	85.7	100.0	78.0	$23,483	$23,058	$425
Abraham Lincoln Continuation	Public	9-12	4341 Victoria Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7371	148	12	12.2	94.6%	7 (4.7%)	4 (2.7%)	124 (83.8%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	9.8	2025^th of 2162 public high schools	6.3%		8.6	2138^th of 2159 public high schools	1.0%	113																						4.5		4.0					9.0	9.0					1.5	1.5	$47,158	$45,102	$2,056
Riverside County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92502	Riverside County	Riverside County Office Of Education Regional Occupational	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 826-6797	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Riverside County Community	Public	7-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	181	13	14.1	85.6%	13 (7.2%)	18 (9.9%)	134 (74.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.5%)	9.6	2036^th of 2162 public high schools	5.8%		9.1	2119^th of 2159 public high schools	1.9%	83																					5.7			5.4			4.6	11.4	3.7	6.0			0.0	8.8	3.7	4.3
CBK Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6461	612	23	26.9	75.7%	67 (10.9%)	40 (6.5%)	464 (75.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	18.8	1718^th of 2162 public high schools	20.5%		16.8	1764^th of 2159 public high schools	18.3%	46																							7.4	7.4					28.1	28.1					2.9	2.9	$23,330	$22,140	$1,190
Gateway College and Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Gateway College and Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-3710	394	8	49.3	60.2%	45 (11.4%)	24 (6.1%)	301 (76.4%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.0%)	61.7	776^th of 2162 public high schools	64.1%		26.8	1556^th of 2159 public high schools	27.9%	780																							31.3	31.3					35.5	35.5					46.0	46.0
Options for Youth-San Bernardino	Public, Charter	7-12	985 South E St. #A	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-San Bernardino District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-6260	1,168	33	35.3	86.9%	103 (8.8%)	96 (8.2%)	885 (75.8%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.5%)	32.6	1435^th of 2162 public high schools	33.6%		28.6	1528^th of 2159 public high schools	29.2%	93																					9.5		20.4	14.2			15.4	16.1	37.8	25.6			11.5	8.8	7.3	8.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex

How many students attend Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,647 students attended Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex.

Is Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex a good school?

Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex ranks 1031^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex?

Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cooley Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Grand Terrace Elementary
Elementary : Reche Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Terrace View Elementary
Elementary : Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Middle : Terrace Hills Middle

What district is Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex in?

Colton Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex?

Students at Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex are 78% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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