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Gustine High

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Gustine High ranks 1145 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Gustine High is a public school serving grades 9–12 and 531 students in Gustine, California. Its 2025–26 results show a clear split: English language arts (ELA) is stronger than the state and district, and science is stronger than the district, but mathematics lags. The most important academic concern is math: 15% of students met proficiency, 23 percentage points below the state and 4 points below Gustine Unified.

ELA and science are relative strengths compared with nearby traditional high schools. Gustine’s ELA proficiency was 54%, above the state’s 49% and district’s 31%; it ranked second among nearby schools, behind Patterson High at 60%. Science proficiency was 28%—8 points below the state, but 2 points above the district—and the highest among nearby schools, including Delhi High, Patterson, Hilmar High and Orestimba High. Math was above only Hilmar’s 13% among those four schools. So, despite the ELA and science strengths, the math gap remains pronounced.

Proficiency has improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 8 percentage points, math 8 points and science 16 points, though math remains well below the state. SchoolDigger gives Gustine a 46th-percentile ranking and 2 stars for 2025–26; among nearby schools with rankings, only Patterson ranks higher. The school has a 19.5:1 student-teacher ratio. In 2024–25, 80% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-highest share among the five nearby traditional high schools. Other outcomes are mixed: the graduation rate was 99% in 2025–26, while chronic absenteeism was 29%, compared with 18% statewide. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner effectiveness percentile fell from 72 in 2022–23 to 9 in 2023–24, while the school’s overall percentile was 35 and 37 in those years. For Special Education Students, its effectiveness percentile rose from 11 in 2023–24 to 43 in 2024–25, compared with overall percentiles of 37 and 42, respectively.

531

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,106

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

501 North Ave.
Gustine, CA 95322-1116

(209) 854-6414

District: Gustine Unified

Feeder schools for Gustine High:

Elementary:	Gustine Elementary
	Romero Elementary
Middle:	Gustine Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

White:

10.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

California avg42%

1,145^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

738^th of 968Gustine 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
2026	44.9	1145 of 2137	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	1257 of 2162	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1369 of 2159	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1405 of 2170	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1317 of 2123	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1115 of 2133	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1263 of 2017	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.0	797 of 2021	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	842 of 2039	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.2	1016 of 1994	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	739 of 2426	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.4	895 of 2354	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.9	849 of 2367	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.0	763 of 2281	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.3	926 of 2238	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.9	866 of 2117	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	28.5	1173 of 2063	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.9	813 of 1968	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.4	850 of 1901	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	33.3	856 of 1653	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.1	437 of 1161	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.2	1096 of 1117	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	396 of 1052	62.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	992 of 1085	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	299 of 1064	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	31.4	785 of 1044	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.3	126 of 941	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	924 of 1865	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	924 of 1906	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	1091 of 1915	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1309 of 1915	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1162 of 1858	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	745 of 1833	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	1197 of 1760	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	947 of 1880	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	1213 of 1900	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1217 of 1902	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1254 of 1917	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1162 of 1861	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	931 of 1814	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1144 of 1742	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	1056 of 1999	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	1199 of 2013	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1385 of 2026	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1294 of 2030	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1259 of 1943	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1044 of 1937	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1146 of 1862	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1250 of 1932	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1428 of 1942	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1406 of 1948	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1268 of 1963	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1295 of 1916	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1066 of 1880	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1188 of 1834	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	58 of 74	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	710 of 1252	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1078 of 1216	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	651 of 1132	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	871 of 1173	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	812 of 1193	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	794 of 1204	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	762 of 1222	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	817 of 1173	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile~ school

White (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-11 vs school

Migrant (2023)22nd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Gustine High	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	531	27	19.5	79.5%	55 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (84.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	44.9	1145^th of 2137 public high schools	46.4%		40	1257^th of 2162 public high schools	41.9%	112		29.0		28.2				54.3	54.3				15.0	15.0	$23,106	$21,902	$1,204
Pioneer High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	18	1	22.5	44.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)															$44,098	$21,058	$23,040
West Side Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	908 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	41	2	20.5	78.0%	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	6.1	2135^th of 2137 public high schools	0.1%		7	2156^th of 2162 public high schools	0.3%	21		0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$43,288	$39,104	$4,184
Orestimba High	Public	9-12	707 Hardin Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2916	925	46	20.1	60.9%	118 (12.8%)	22 (2.4%)	748 (80.9%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	41	1247^th of 2137 public high schools	41.6%		39.1	1289^th of 2162 public high schools	40.4%	42		19.9		19.9				53.3	53.3				18.8	18.8	$25,794	$23,558	$2,236
Irwin High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0276	16	3	5.2	81.3%	4 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$41,897	$41,318	$579
Hilmar High	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-5903	696	36	19.3	60.6%	347 (49.9%)	1 (0.1%)	338 (48.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	31.2	1461^st of 2137 public high schools	31.6%		45.5	1129^th of 2162 public high schools	47.8%	332		18.6		19.1				42.8	42.8				13.1	13.1	$22,086	$21,436	$650
Valley Los Banos Community	Public	6-12	715 West H St.	Los Banos	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-5600	160	11	14.6	88.1%	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	146 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	11	1888^th of 2137 public high schools	11.7%		11.6	1934^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%	46		4.8	4.4	4.4				14.3	12.0				0.0	0.0	$41,996	$40,846	$1,150
Crossroads Alternative Education Center	Public, Virtual	7-12	929 West Pacheco Blvd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 826-4013	183	8	22.2	86.9%	14 (7.7%)	3 (1.6%)	161 (88.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	11	1894^th of 2137 public high schools	11.4%		11.9	1923^rd of 2162 public high schools	11.1%	29		10.4		10.3				14.6	16.1				0.0	0.0	$23,673	$22,190	$1,483
San Luis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	125 Seventh St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-8410	82	7	12.3	95.1%	6 (7.3%)	2 (2.4%)	71 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	13.1	1806^th of 2137 public high schools	15.5%		8.2	2106^th of 2162 public high schools	2.6%	300		7.6		7.4				16.4	16.4				7.3	7.3	$55,813	$50,612	$5,201
Delhi High	Public	9-12	16881 West Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2050	710	40	17.9	90.0%	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	659 (92.8%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43.8	1174^th of 2137 public high schools	45.1%		36.5	1344^th of 2162 public high schools	37.8%	170		24.6		24.4				44.4	44.4				26.3	26.3	$34,676	$33,588	$1,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Gustine High

How many students attend Gustine High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Gustine High.

What is the racial makeup of Gustine High?

Students at Gustine High are 84% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Gustine High in?

Gustine Unified

What schools feed into Gustine High?

Gustine High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gustine Elementary
Elementary : Romero Elementary
Middle : Gustine Middle

Is Gustine High a good school?

Gustine High ranks 1145^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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