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Nogales High

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Nogales High ranks 1175 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Nogales High is a public high school serving approximately 1,535 students in grades 9-12 within the Rowland Unified School District in La Puente, a community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has a strong record of graduating students, with a 94% graduation rate that exceeds both district and state averages, and it shows particular effectiveness in supporting homeless students. However, academic performance is mixed: while English Language Arts scores are above average, mathematics proficiency is a significant challenge, with only about 14% of students testing as proficient, which is less than half the rate of nearby comprehensive high schools like John A. Rowland High and far below schools such as Glen A. Wilson High or Diamond Bar High. Chronic absenteeism is also higher than the district average.

Compared to other schools in the area, Nogales serves a student population with greater economic need than most of its peers, and its overall state ranking has declined in recent years. While it spends less per student than some neighboring schools like South Hills High, it achieves a much higher graduation rate than continuation schools in the region, which have different educational missions. The performance gap within the same district, particularly in mathematics, highlights a key area for potential focus and improvement.

1,535

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,001

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 South Nogales St.
La Puente, CA 91744-6144

(626) 965-3437

District: Rowland Unified

Feeder schools for Nogales High:

Elementary:	Hollingworth Elementary
	Hurley Elementary
	Northam Elementary
	Rorimer Elementary
	More...
	Stanley G. Oswalt Academy
	Telesis Academy of Science & Math
	Villacorta Elementary
	Yorbita Elementary
Middle:	Giano Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

Asian:

6.6%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,175^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Rowland Unified

770^th of 1,543Rowland 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	43.7	1175 of 2162	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1203 of 2159	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1115 of 2170	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1159 of 2123	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	493 of 1290	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	973 of 2133	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	980 of 2017	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	839 of 2021	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.5	798 of 2039	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	908 of 1994	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	33.8	1220 of 2426	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.7	1133 of 2354	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.1	1085 of 2367	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.0	838 of 2281	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.4	1006 of 2238	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.9	943 of 2117	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.5	912 of 2063	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.8	898 of 1968	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	34.2	939 of 1901	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.5	878 of 1653	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.2	386 of 591	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	923 of 1161	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.9	133 of 555	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	724 of 1117	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	648 of 1052	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	800 of 1085	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.0	328 of 1064	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	759 of 1044	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	185 of 467	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	387 of 941	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	367 of 938	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1132 of 1906	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1148 of 1915	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1087 of 1915	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1116 of 1858	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	566 of 1054	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	944 of 1833	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	976 of 1760	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	972 of 1900	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	957 of 1902	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	1006 of 1917	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	976 of 1861	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	692 of 1814	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	783 of 1742	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	132 of 410	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	169 of 328	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	84 of 299	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	134 of 290	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1005 of 2013	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1064 of 2026	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	1004 of 2030	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	963 of 1943	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	352 of 1126	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	741 of 1937	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	776 of 1862	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1063 of 1942	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	1096 of 1948	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	991 of 1963	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1046 of 1916	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.7	388 of 1122	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	903 of 1880	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	879 of 1834	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	761 of 1252	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	847 of 1216	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	637 of 1197	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)35th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+6 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 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 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
Nogales High	Public	9-12	401 South Nogales St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3437	1,535	78	19.6	82.8%	13 (0.8%)	17 (1.1%)	1,376 (89.6%)	101 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	18 (1.2%)	43.7	1175^th of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		41.6	1203^rd of 2159 public high schools	44.3%	28		22.4		22.4	54.3	54.3	13.7	13.7	$20,001	$19,468	$533
Santana High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	341 South La Seda Rd.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-5971	89	9	10.3	91.0%	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	86 (96.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	1758^th of 2162 public high schools	18.7%		23	1630^th of 2159 public high schools	24.5%	128		0.0	21.4	4.8	23.2	23.2	3.6	3.6	$63,875	$61,834	$2,041
Rowland Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	1928 Nogales St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 935-8202	28	3	9.3	53.6%	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (53.6%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$4,439	$00	$4,439
John A. Rowland High	Public	9-12	2000 South Otterbein St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3448	2,016	83	24.3	68.1%	49 (2.4%)	32 (1.6%)	922 (45.7%)	953 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.6%)	82.2	377^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%		86.5	295^th of 2159 public high schools	86.3%	82	26.8	61.0	48.6	48.3	66.5	66.5	42.3	42.3	$16,290	$16,204	$86
Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)	Public	9-12	476 South Lemon Ave.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0776	36	7	5.0	27.8%	5 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (47.2%)	13 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$60,069	$58,236	$1,833
Walnut High	Public	9-12	400 North Pierre Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1333	2,148	93	23.1	23.6%	80 (3.7%)	26 (1.2%)	663 (30.9%)	1,264 (58.8%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.8%)	94 (4.4%)	94.2	116^th of 2162 public high schools	94.6%		93.6	141^st of 2159 public high schools	93.5%	25		58.7		58.7	79.0	79.0	64.2	64.2	$21,189	$20,640	$549
William Workman High	Public	9-12	16303 East Temple Ave.	City Of Industry	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8800	723	38	18.8	84.4%	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	625 (86.4%)	78 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	47.9	1073^rd of 2162 public high schools	50.4%		44.9	1126^th of 2159 public high schools	47.8%	53		23.1		22.4	45.2	45.2	27.5	27.5	$32,738	$30,956	$1,782
Coronado High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1500 East Francisquito Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1810	120	12	9.6	90.0%	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	107 (89.2%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1878^th of 2162 public high schools	13.1%		9.8	2087^th of 2159 public high schools	3.3%	209		3.2	18.2	5.4	12.1	12.1	4.6	4.6	$65,049	$61,652	$3,397
Glen A. Wilson High	Public	9-12	16455 Wedgeworth Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-4410	1,456	60	24.3	65.2%	52 (3.6%)	19 (1.3%)	654 (44.9%)	702 (48.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	88.2	238^th of 2162 public high schools	89.0%		91.1	196^th of 2159 public high schools	90.9%	42		44.7	7.1	43.3	78.2	78.2	59.2	59.2	$25,915	$24,192	$1,723
Diamond Bar High	Public	9-12	21400 Pathfinder Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1405	2,563	99	26.0	22.6%	128 (5.0%)	36 (1.4%)	440 (17.2%)	1,843 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.4%)	105 (4.1%)	94.8	98^th of 2162 public high schools	95.5%		96.1	84^th of 2159 public high schools	96.1%	14			53.7	53.6	76.3	76.3	68.3	68.3	$19,649	$19,128	$521

Frequently Asked Questions about Nogales High

What is the racial makeup of Nogales High?

Students at Nogales High are 90% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Nogales High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,535 students attended Nogales High.

Is Nogales High a good school?

Nogales High ranks 1175^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Nogales High?

Nogales High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hollingworth Elementary
Elementary : Hurley Elementary
Elementary : Northam Elementary
Elementary : Rorimer Elementary
Elementary : Stanley G. Oswalt Academy
Elementary : Telesis Academy of Science & Math
Elementary : Villacorta Elementary
Elementary : Yorbita Elementary
Middle : Giano Intermediate

What district is Nogales High in?

Rowland Unified

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