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Ruben Salazar Continuation

Public Grades 9-12

2086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

Ruben Salazar Continuation is a small, alternative high school serving about 178 students in grades 9–12 within the El Rancho Unified district in Pico Rivera, designed specifically to help students at risk of not graduating from a traditional high school.

The school has a clear and important mission: getting students to graduation. In fact, its graduation rate of 88.2% recently surpassed the California state average. However, this success stands in stark contrast to its students' performance on state standardized tests, which is among the lowest in the state, and an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 73%. This means that while the school is effective in credit recovery, most students are missing a significant amount of school, which is a major barrier to academic achievement. Compared to nearby traditional schools like El Rancho High, Santa Fe High, and Schurr High, Ruben Salazar has much lower test scores and a dramatically higher rate of students missing school.

When compared to other alternative options in the area, such as Vail High (Continuation) and Sierra Vista High (Alternative), some patterns are shared, like high absenteeism. However, Ruben Salazar's test scores are notably lower, even though it spends more per student than most surrounding comprehensive high schools. This highlights the complex challenges the school faces in supporting its students and suggests that its resources are heavily focused on the fundamental goal of graduation rather than standardized test performance.

178

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,604

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9115 Balfour St.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-3225

(562) 801-7680

District: El Rancho Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

White:

1.7%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (73% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,086^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the El Rancho Unified

922^nd of 1,543El Rancho 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	8.7	2086 of 2162	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1989 of 2159	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2029 of 2170	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1736 of 2123	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1238 of 1290	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1940 of 2133	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1701 of 2017	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	1705 of 2021	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	1655 of 2039	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	1758 of 1994	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	1898 of 2426	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	1641 of 2354	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	10.8	2016 of 2367	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	1897 of 2281	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	1668 of 2238	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.9	1824 of 2117	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	1598 of 2063	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.7	1352 of 1968	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.3	1266 of 1901	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	16.5	1405 of 1653	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	860 of 1064	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1842 of 1906	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1790 of 1915	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1796 of 1915	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1632 of 1858	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1052 of 1054	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1592 of 1833	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1542 of 1760	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1819 of 1900	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1743 of 1902	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1763 of 1917	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1520 of 1861	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1614 of 1814	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1474 of 1742	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1949 of 2013	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1828 of 2026	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1891 of 2030	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1617 of 1943	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1057 of 1126	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1763 of 1937	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1542 of 1862	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1860 of 1942	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1787 of 1948	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1829 of 1963	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1581 of 1916	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1062 of 1122	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1768 of 1880	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1567 of 1834	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)19th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy7%-42 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Ruben Salazar Continuation	Public	9-12	9115 Balfour St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7680	178	11	16.1	77.5%	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (97.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8.7	2086^th of 2162 public high schools	3.5%		11.2	1989^th of 2159 public high schools	7.9%	97	3.1		2.9	7.3	7.3	0.0	0.0	$28,604	$27,590	$1,014
El Rancho High	Public	9-12	6501 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7500	1,995	90	22.2	73.9%	21 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1,934 (96.9%)	28 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	59.8	827^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		65.2	648^th of 2159 public high schools	70.0%	179	27.3	0.0	26.6	61.5	61.5	28.9	28.9	$19,394	$18,692	$702
Tri-Cities Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	10800 Ben Avon St. Unit E	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Tri-Cities Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 698-9571	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pioneer High	Public	9-12	10800 Ben Avon	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,000	53	18.7	87.7%	26 (2.6%)	8 (0.8%)	954 (95.4%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	61.8	768^th of 2162 public high schools	64.5%		66.4	626^th of 2159 public high schools	71.0%	142	31.7	23.1	31.3	61.8	61.8	26.5	26.5	$35,008	$33,888	$1,120
Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	1200 West Mines Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 248-2500	295	25	12.0	88.5%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	284 (96.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47.4	1088^th of 2162 public high schools	49.7%		55.8	858^th of 2159 public high schools	60.3%	230	23.0		23.0	64.0	64.0	12.0	12.0	$26,272	$24,424	$1,848
Vail High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1230 South Vail Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-1940	219	12	18.1	95.0%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	216 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	1904^th of 2162 public high schools	11.9%		10.1	2065^th of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	161	9.1	7.7	8.9	10.6	10.6	1.2	1.2	$28,531	$25,402	$3,129
Montebello High	Public	9-12	2100 West Cleveland Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-0121	1,907	99	19.3	89.0%	26 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1,859 (97.5%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38.7	1297^th of 2162 public high schools	40.0%		35.2	1364^th of 2159 public high schools	36.8%	67	20.0	5.9	19.5	43.7	43.7	18.5	18.5	$16,973	$14,990	$1,983
Whittier High	Public	9-12	12417 East Philadelphia St.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,652	77	21.4	85.5%	84 (5.1%)	14 (0.8%)	1,525 (92.3%)	17 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	68.3	630^th of 2162 public high schools	70.9%		71.6	543^rd of 2159 public high schools	74.8%	87	28.8	7.1	27.2	63.7	63.7	41.6	41.6	$26,346	$25,462	$884
Schurr High	Public	9-12	820 North Wilcox Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-3090	2,121	106	19.9	84.1%	22 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	1,964 (92.6%)	114 (5.4%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	64	712^th of 2162 public high schools	67.1%		48.9	1028^th of 2159 public high schools	52.4%	316	34.2	0.0	32.7	58.4	58.4	31.0	31.0	$17,186	$15,246	$1,940
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	10400 South Orr and Day Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,865	77	24.1	77.6%	95 (5.1%)	16 (0.9%)	1,699 (91.1%)	42 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	79.4	421^st of 2162 public high schools	80.5%		77	456^th of 2159 public high schools	78.9%	35	37.6	9.5	36.4	68.9	68.9	49.3	49.3	$24,603	$24,142	$461

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruben Salazar Continuation

What is the racial makeup of Ruben Salazar Continuation?

Students at Ruben Salazar Continuation are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Ruben Salazar Continuation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Ruben Salazar Continuation.

What district is Ruben Salazar Continuation in?

El Rancho Unified

Is Ruben Salazar Continuation a good school?

Ruben Salazar Continuation ranks in the bottom 3.5% of California high schools.

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