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Corning Union High

Public Grades 9-12
1584th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,137 California High Schools
Better than 26% of California high schools
Summary

Corning Union High is a grades 9–12 school in Corning, California, with 974 students—the largest enrollment among nine nearby schools with enrollment data. Its latest results show a contrast: graduation is high at 98%, and chronic absenteeism is lower than in its district and statewide, at 14.9% compared with 17.8% and 18.3%. The most important concern is that proficiency remains well below California’s in all three tested subjects, especially math, where 7% of students are proficient compared with 38% statewide.

Corning’s proficiency results are higher than those of the Corning Union High district in ELA, math and science: 35%, 7% and 20%, versus 30%, 6% and 18%. But the school trails the state by 14 points in ELA, 32 in math and 16 in science. It also falls below nearby traditional high schools in all three subjects. The average for Hamilton High, Orland High and Los Molinos High is 52% in ELA, 26% in math and 28% in science—17, 19 and 8 points above Corning. Science is closest to those schools’ average; math is the clearest weakness. Nearby schools include different school types, so not all comparisons are like-for-like.

Over the reported period, Corning’s ELA proficiency fell 3 points and math fell 5, while science rose 5; state results increased in all three subjects, widening the overall gaps. SchoolDigger ranks Corning in the 26th statewide percentile with 1 star for 2025–2026, down from the 41st percentile two years earlier; it ranks fifth among eight nearby schools with a current ranking. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings also flag lower results: the school ranks in the 6th percentile for how well it serves Special Education Students and the 8th percentile for White Students, compared with the 26th percentile overall. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 17.9. In that same school year, 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, a measure that provides context but does not explain the results.

974
Students ?
17.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,946
Per pupil spending ?
82.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 643 Blackburn Ave.
       Corning, CA  96021-2216

(530) 824-8000

District: Corning Union High


Feeder schools for Corning Union High:

Elementary:    Flournoy Elementary
    Kirkwood Elementary
    Olive View Elementary
    Rancho Tehama Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Maywood Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.7%
White:
24.0%
Two or more races:
3.4%
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 Compare Corning Union High to nearby high schools!
At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026
Strengths
✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school20%
District avg18%
California avg42%
1,584th of 2,137
California public high schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3High Schools in the Corning Union High
946th of 968Corning Union High 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.81584 of 213725.9%★☆☆☆☆
202535.51370 of 216236.6%★★☆☆☆
202438.81275 of 215940.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.71411 of 217035.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.51389 of 212334.6%★★☆☆☆
202128.4930 of 129027.9%★☆☆☆☆
201940.51198 of 213343.8%★★☆☆☆
201850.11012 of 201749.8%★★☆☆☆
201739.61248 of 202138.2%★★☆☆☆
201635.81263 of 203938.1%★★☆☆☆
201547.61026 of 199448.5%★★☆☆☆
201338.81084 of 242655.3%★★★☆☆
201245.7888 of 235462.3%★★★☆☆
201151.4759 of 236767.9%★★★☆☆
201050.6745 of 228167.3%★★★☆☆
200946.3844 of 223862.3%★★★☆☆
200849.6683 of 211767.7%★★★☆☆
200740.3867 of 206358.0%★★★☆☆
200640.7822 of 196858.2%★★★☆☆
200548.1629 of 190166.9%★★★☆☆
200446.8556 of 165366.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202240.5566 of 116151.2%★★★☆☆
202157.2157 of 55571.7%★★★★☆
201932.9696 of 111737.7%★★☆☆☆
201856.9317 of 105269.9%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202434.6730 of 108532.7%★★☆☆☆
202334.4703 of 106433.9%★★☆☆☆
202236.0640 of 104438.7%★★☆☆☆
202126.2377 of 46719.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1866 of 9418.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.0540 of 93842.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.31484 of 186520.4%★☆☆☆☆
202542.41063 of 190644.2%★★☆☆☆
202431.61303 of 191532.0%★★☆☆☆
202329.71325 of 191530.8%★★☆☆☆
202231.81230 of 185833.8%★★☆☆☆
202122.5848 of 105419.5%★☆☆☆☆
201935.51164 of 183336.5%★★☆☆☆
201843.31043 of 176040.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.91396 of 188025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202533.71290 of 190032.1%★★☆☆☆
202438.91183 of 190237.8%★★☆☆☆
202338.81157 of 191739.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.21220 of 186134.4%★★☆☆☆
201938.61118 of 181438.4%★★☆☆☆
201853.6825 of 174252.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.01503 of 199924.8%★☆☆☆☆
202538.81243 of 201338.3%★★☆☆☆
202443.81099 of 202645.8%★★☆☆☆
202335.11296 of 203036.2%★★☆☆☆
202238.71159 of 194340.3%★★☆☆☆
202132.3807 of 112628.3%★☆☆☆☆
201941.61135 of 193741.4%★★☆☆☆
201849.9960 of 186248.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.51447 of 193225.1%★☆☆☆☆
202525.91409 of 194227.4%★☆☆☆☆
202440.71089 of 194844.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.51279 of 196334.8%★★☆☆☆
202227.31348 of 191629.6%★☆☆☆☆
202128.6818 of 112227.1%★☆☆☆☆
201939.01099 of 188041.5%★★☆☆☆
201850.6904 of 183450.7%★★★☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202420.273 of 8514.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202430.2415 of 57427.7%★☆☆☆☆
20223.5508 of 5151.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202616.11163 of 12355.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.31119 of 125210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.31164 of 12164.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.71095 of 11978.5%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20268.21036 of 11328.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202534.3792 of 115531.4%★★☆☆☆
202424.6908 of 117322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202315.21018 of 119314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2911 of 120424.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.6896 of 122226.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.8837 of 117328.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)51st percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)28th percentile-13 vs school
Hispanic (2026)26th percentile~ school
Male (2026)25th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school
Female (2026)20th percentile-5 vs school
Migrant (2024)14th percentile-27 vs school
White (2026)8th percentile-17 vs school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state
Science20%-16 vs state
Mathematics7%-32 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Corning Union High

Corning Union High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Flournoy Elementary
Elementary : Kirkwood Elementary
Elementary : Olive View Elementary
Elementary : Rancho Tehama Elementary
Elementary : Richfield Elementary
Elementary : West Street Elementary
Elementary : Woodson Elementary
Middle : Maywood Middle

Students at Corning Union High are 69% Hispanic, 24% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Corning Union High ranks 1584th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 974 students attended Corning Union High.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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