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Irwin High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Irwin High (Continuation) is a small public high school in Hilmar, California, serving grades 9-12 with just 53 students. Unfortunately, this continuation school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools based on academic performance.

Irwin High (Continuation) struggles with low test scores, with 0% of students proficient or better in English, Math, and Science. The school also has a high dropout rate of 4.8% and a low four-year graduation rate of 95.2%, well below the state average. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, reaching 66.7% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school serves a high-need student population, with 67.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. In comparison, nearby Hilmar High performs significantly better, ranking 842 out of 2,335 California high schools and maintaining a 100% graduation rate.

The racial makeup of Irwin High (Continuation) has shifted over the years, with the percentage of Hispanic students increasing from 63.89% to 73.58%, while the percentage of White students decreased from 36.11% to 20.75%. Across various student subgroups, including females, males, Hispanics, and low-socioeconomic status students, Irwin High (Continuation) consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Students ?

5.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,265

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7807 North Lander Ave
Hilmar, CA 95324-9398

(209) 667-0276

District: Hilmar Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

White:

25.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2012 → 1st in 2023

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school0%

District avg28%

California avg39%

Not ranked this year

Irwin High (Continuation) did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1160^th of 1,543Hilmar 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
2023	8.7	2146 of 2170	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1940 of 2123	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1129 of 1290	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	2043 of 2133	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1965 of 2017	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1795 of 2021	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	2026 of 2039	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	1982 of 1994	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	2150 of 2426	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	2103 of 2354	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	1772 of 2367	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	2026 of 2281	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.4	1249 of 2238	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	6.9	1942 of 2117	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	1899 of 2063	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	1336 of 1968	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	8.9	1724 of 1901	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	1638 of 1653	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	8.6	1813 of 1858	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.4	1895 of 1917	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1673 of 1861	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.0	2006 of 2030	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1741 of 1943	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.5	1947 of 1963	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1640 of 1916	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1773 of 1834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	2.9	1165 of 1173	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2022)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

White (2018)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-47 vs state

Mathematics0%-35 vs state

Science0%-30 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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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
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%)	36.5	1344^th of 2162 public high schools	37.8%		29.2	1510^th of 2159 public high schools	30.1%	166											20.7		19.9		43.7	43.7		14.0	14.0	$23,872	$3,485	$20,387
Fusion Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	441 West Linwood Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Fusion Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-9047	142	4	35.7	84.5%	29 (20.4%)	4 (2.8%)	101 (71.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	15.6	1787^th of 2162 public high schools	17.3%		11.5	1977^th of 2159 public high schools	8.4%	190										7.1		0.0	2.7	0.0	9.5	6.6	0.0	11.1	7.9	$6,642	$1,515	$5,127
Roselawn High	Public	9-12	350 North Kilroy	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-9311	181	10	18.6	78.5%	27 (14.9%)	5 (2.8%)	133 (73.5%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	15.5	1792^nd of 2162 public high schools	17.1%		13	1889^th of 2159 public high schools	12.5%	97											7.7	3.0	4.4		14.5	14.5		8.4	8.4	$18,041	$1,295	$16,746
Turlock High	Public	9-12	1600 East Canal Dr.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-6400	2,479	119	20.8	58.8%	682 (27.5%)	38 (1.5%)	1,593 (64.3%)	74 (3.0%)	11 (0.4%)	11 (0.4%)	65 (2.6%)	51.9	993^rd of 2162 public high schools	54.1%		48.6	1037^th of 2159 public high schools	52.0%	44											25.9	10.7	25.1		53.7	53.7		24.5	24.5	$16,658	$1,003	$15,655
Livingston High	Public	9-12	1617 Main St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 398-3200	1,169	56	20.9	85.5%	41 (3.5%)	7 (0.6%)	994 (85.0%)	114 (9.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	24.9	1598^th of 2162 public high schools	26.1%		26.1	1571^st of 2159 public high schools	27.2%	27											13.8		13.8		34.5	34.5		9.0	9.0	$14,910	$1,582	$13,328
Denair High	Public	9-12	3431 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-9911	306	17	17.9	75.2%	115 (37.6%)	1 (0.3%)	177 (57.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	21.5	1663^rd of 2162 public high schools	23.1%		26.7	1560^th of 2159 public high schools	27.7%	103	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	26.7	26.7	6.7	6.7	93.3		6.4		7.5		29.7	29.7		12.5	12.5	$15,900	$1,195	$14,705
John H. Pitman High	Public	9-12	2525 West Christoffersen Pkwy.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-1592	1,986	90	22.1	65.9%	549 (27.6%)	41 (2.1%)	1,117 (56.2%)	189 (9.5%)	9 (0.5%)	14 (0.7%)	66 (3.3%)	47.7	1078^th of 2162 public high schools	50.1%		61.5	729^th of 2159 public high schools	66.2%	349											17.0	35.3	22.2		49.7	49.7		21.7	21.7	$16,510	$913	$15,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Irwin High (Continuation)

What district is Irwin High (Continuation) in?

Hilmar Unified

How many students attend Irwin High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 16 students attended Irwin High (Continuation).

What is the racial makeup of Irwin High (Continuation)?

Students at Irwin High (Continuation) are 75% Hispanic, 25% White.

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