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Gustine High

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Gustine High ranks 1257 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 42% of California high schools

Summary

Gustine High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 530 students in the Gustine Unified district, a community where a majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school has a standout strength in ensuring students graduate, with a 99.2% graduation rate that exceeds both the district and state averages and is competitive with or better than nearby comprehensive high schools like Delhi High, Hilmar High, and Orestimba High. However, academic performance is mixed: while English scores are near the state average, math proficiency is critically low at just over 10%, a gap more pronounced than at similar schools. The school also contends with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average, though it has improved from pandemic peaks.

Gustine High achieves its strong graduation results with lower per-student spending than most area schools, suggesting operational efficiency. Performance for specific student groups, such as English Learners and Special Education students, has been inconsistent year-to-year. Additionally, a significant performance gap exists between female and male students. Compared to continuation schools in the area like Pioneer High, Gustine High performs strongly across all metrics, as expected.

531

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,823

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg21%

California avg41%

1,257^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1277^th of 1,543Gustine 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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-15 vs school

White (2024)26th percentile-11 vs school

Migrant (2023)22nd percentile-14 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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 (2024)
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 10th Grade	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
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%)	40	1257^th of 2162 public high schools	41.9%		35.1	1369^th of 2159 public high schools	36.6%	112	0.0	28.7		23.6	48.3	48.3	10.4	10.4	$11,823	$950	$10,873
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)									$6,495	$33	$6,462
Foothill Community Day	Public	7-12	890 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$20,054	$1,553	$18,501
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%)	7	2156^th of 2162 public high schools	0.3%					(n/a)		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$22,706	$876	$21,830
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%)	39.1	1289^th of 2162 public high schools	40.4%		35.7	1347^th of 2159 public high schools	37.6%	58		14.4		15.6	53.9	53.9	15.1	15.1	$18,350	$906	$17,444
Colony Basic Skills Alternative High	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0277	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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)									$21,265	$734	$20,531
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%)	45.5	1129^th of 2162 public high schools	47.8%		46.4	1089^th of 2159 public high schools	49.6%	40		24.9		24.7	53.7	53.7	15.3	15.3	$15,569	$797	$14,772
Valley Los Banos Community	Public	6-12	715 West H St.	Los Banos	93635	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%)	11.6	1934^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%		10	2068^th of 2159 public high schools	4.2%	134			2.6	2.4	14.0	12.3	0.0	0.0	$28,351	$5,123	$23,228
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%)	8.2	2106^th of 2162 public high schools	2.6%		9.9	2075^th of 2159 public high schools	3.9%	31		0.0		1.9	10.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	$29,872	$4,325	$25,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Gustine High

Is Gustine High a good school?

Gustine High ranks 1257^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Gustine High?

Gustine High is fed by the following schools:

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

What is the racial makeup of Gustine High?

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

How many students attend Gustine High?

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

What district is Gustine High in?

Gustine Unified

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