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Holtville High

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Holtville High ranks 1156 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 47% of California high schools

Summary

Holtville High is a public high school serving about 516 students in grades 9-12 within the Holtville Unified district, characterized by a supportive environment with a low student-teacher ratio of 15.5 to 1 and higher per-student spending than most traditional high schools in the area.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional record of helping students graduate, with rates consistently near or at 100%, significantly higher than the state average and outperforming nearby schools like Calexico High and Southwest High. It also maintains better student attendance than the state average. Academically, the school excels in English Language Arts, outperforming the state, and shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting English Language Learner students. However, like many schools in the region, it faces significant challenges in mathematics and science proficiency, where scores lag behind state averages.

Compared to other local schools, Holtville High offers a more supportive setting that excels at keeping students on track to graduate, even as it works to improve instruction in core subjects like math and science where performance is similar to or below that of peers such as Central Union High and Imperial High.

516

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,802

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 Olive Ave.
Holtville, CA 92250-1015

(760) 356-2926

District: Holtville Unified

Feeder schools for Holtville High:

Elementary:	Emmett S. Finley Elementary
	Pine Elementary
Middle:	Holtville Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

White:

11.0%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,156^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

534^th of 1,543Holtville 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	44.5	1156 of 2162	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1303 of 2159	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	809 of 2170	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	1450 of 2123	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	725 of 1290	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	977 of 2133	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	583 of 2017	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.2	665 of 2021	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.0	1025 of 2039	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.9	919 of 1994	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.1	925 of 2426	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.8	782 of 2354	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.2	861 of 2367	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.1	790 of 2281	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.3	679 of 2238	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.6	638 of 2117	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.4	864 of 2063	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.8	867 of 1968	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.7	837 of 1901	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.0	809 of 1653	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.0	318 of 1085	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	21 of 1064	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	50.9	315 of 1044	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	80 of 467	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	167 of 941	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	42.5	400 of 938	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	995 of 1906	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1101 of 1915	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	785 of 1915	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	1329 of 1858	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	584 of 1054	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1016 of 1833	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.3	616 of 1760	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	917 of 1900	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	1041 of 1902	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	582 of 1917	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	1293 of 1861	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	693 of 1814	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	369 of 1742	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1201 of 2013	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1210 of 2026	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	811 of 2030	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	1345 of 1943	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	658 of 1126	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	827 of 1937	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	531 of 1862	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1146 of 1942	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1278 of 1948	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	739 of 1963	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	1352 of 1916	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	747 of 1122	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	805 of 1880	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	520 of 1834	71.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	44 of 85	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	21 of 85	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	8 of 74	89.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	19.0	1120 of 1197	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	754 of 1155	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	888 of 1173	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.4	499 of 1193	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	751 of 1204	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	679 of 1222	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.3	257 of 1173	78.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)71st percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Holtville High

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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 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
Holtville High	Public	9-12	755 Olive Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2926	516	33	15.5	74.2%	57 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	452 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	44.5	1156^th of 2162 public high schools	46.5%		37.7	1303^rd of 2159 public high schools	39.6%	147	15.8		15.5	55.8	55.8	20.9	20.9	$20,802	$1,494	$19,308
Sam Webb Continuation	Public	9-12	522 West Eighth St.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-1304	10	1	16.1	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$28,982	$8,937	$20,045
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1302 South Third St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4555	138	10	13.9	94.2%	3 (2.2%)	3 (2.2%)	131 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.4	1821^st of 2162 public high schools	15.8%		14.8	1824^th of 2159 public high schools	15.5%	3		4.1	4.1	22.1	22.1	0.0	0.0
Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	687 State St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 482-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Union High	Public	9-12	1001 Brighton Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 336-4300	2,006	96	20.9	72.6%	41 (2.0%)	19 (0.9%)	1,931 (96.3%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	51	1018^th of 2162 public high schools	52.9%		61.1	740^th of 2159 public high schools	65.7%	278		23.7	23.7	48.5	48.5	19.2	19.2
Mt. Signal Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	1001 Brighton Avenue Tr. 25	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 312-7050	60	2	25.2	83.3%	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	56 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	1558^th of 2162 public high schools	27.9%		39	1265^th of 2159 public high schools	41.4%	293	10.0	0.0	7.1	50.0	50.0	3.3	3.3
Imperial Ave. Holbrook High	Public	9-12	322 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3207	28	3	11.1	60.7%	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	1400^th of 2162 public high schools	35.2%		14.2	1844^th of 2159 public high schools	14.6%	444	27.3		27.3	27.3	27.3			$8,006	$1,789	$6,217
Calexico High	Public	9-12	1030 Encinas Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3980	2,746	123	22.2	84.9%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2,737 (99.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37	1326^th of 2162 public high schools	38.7%		35.4	1357^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	31	10.8	15.2	11.0	50.2	50.2	18.0	18.0	$22,845	$3,114	$19,731
Imperial Pathways Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1398 Sperber Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Imperial County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 312-5566	246	11	22.9	92.7%	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	237 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		8.3	8.3					$13,015	$797	$12,218
Imperial High	Public	9-12	517 West Barioni Blvd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3220	1,439	62	23.0	47.0%	117 (8.1%)	12 (0.8%)	1,278 (88.8%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	64.3	702^nd of 2162 public high schools	67.5%		65.2	646^th of 2159 public high schools	70.1%	56	39.0		38.8	60.4	60.4	24.3	24.3	$15,094	$1,744	$13,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Holtville High

What schools feed into Holtville High?

Holtville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emmett S. Finley Elementary
Elementary : Pine Elementary
Middle : Holtville Middle

What is the racial makeup of Holtville High?

Students at Holtville High are 88% Hispanic, 11% White.

Is Holtville High a good school?

Holtville High ranks 1156^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Holtville High in?

Holtville Unified

How many students attend Holtville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Holtville High.

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