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San Pasqual Valley High

Public Grades 9-12
1642nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California High Schools
Better than 24% of California high schools
Summary

San Pasqual Valley High is a small public high school serving 177 students in grades 9-12 within the San Pasqual Valley Unified school district in Winterhaven, CA, a district that ranks in the bottom 5% statewide.

The school faces significant challenges, including very low math proficiency and high chronic absenteeism, but it also shows notable strengths, particularly in its 85.4% graduation rate, which is higher than the district average and approaches the state average. It significantly outperforms its district in English Language Arts, and it demonstrates exceptional success with its English Language Learner students, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide for that group. Compared to the other high school in the district, Bill M. Manes High, San Pasqual Valley High is the stronger academic option, especially for graduation outcomes.

With per-student funding well above typical averages, the school has resources that could be directed toward urgent needs like improving math instruction and student attendance. The rapid increase in students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch highlights growing economic challenges in the community that the school is working to address.

177
Students ?
11.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,023
Per pupil spending ?
92.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 Rt.1 676 Baseline Rd.
       Winterhaven, CA  92283

(760) 572-0222

District: San Pasqual Valley Unified


Feeder schools for San Pasqual Valley High:

Elementary:    San Pasqual Valley Elementary
Middle:    San Pasqual Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.4%
American Indian:
33.9%
Two or more races:
10.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg14%
California avg41%
1,642nd of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1470th of 1,543San Pasqual Valley 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.41642 of 216224.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.31673 of 215922.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.51445 of 217033.4%★★☆☆☆
202226.01512 of 212328.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.11597 of 213325.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.41446 of 201728.3%★☆☆☆☆
201726.71423 of 202129.6%★☆☆☆☆
201615.41605 of 203921.3%★☆☆☆☆
201520.21487 of 199425.4%★☆☆☆☆
201320.61621 of 242633.2%★★☆☆☆
201227.61367 of 235441.9%★★☆☆☆
201122.81544 of 236734.8%★★☆☆☆
201029.31293 of 228143.3%★★☆☆☆
200928.51460 of 223834.8%★★☆☆☆
200828.91203 of 211743.2%★★☆☆☆
200729.11153 of 206344.1%★★☆☆☆
200630.81071 of 196845.6%★★☆☆☆
200525.31194 of 190137.2%★★☆☆☆
200420.21267 of 165323.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202464.2158 of 108585.4%★★★★☆
202365.9156 of 106485.3%★★★★☆
201949.1297 of 94168.4%★★★☆☆
201848.5325 of 93865.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202520.01516 of 190620.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.41467 of 191523.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.61452 of 191524.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.21489 of 185819.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.61355 of 183326.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.11354 of 176023.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.41423 of 190025.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.61471 of 190222.7%★☆☆☆☆
202322.61485 of 191722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.11455 of 186121.8%★☆☆☆☆
201919.61407 of 181422.4%★☆☆☆☆
201820.71298 of 174225.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.01524 of 201324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.51568 of 202622.6%★☆☆☆☆
202341.61137 of 203044.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.51346 of 194330.7%★★☆☆☆
201924.01433 of 193726.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.01308 of 186229.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.01485 of 194223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.01534 of 194821.3%★☆☆☆☆
202337.41157 of 196341.1%★★☆☆☆
202229.61301 of 191632.1%★★☆☆☆
201917.11501 of 188020.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.31342 of 183426.8%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202425.714 of 1612.5%★☆☆☆☆
202369.03 of 1580.0%★★★★☆
202235.09 of 1118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201942.19 of 1643.8%★★★☆☆
201851.28 of 2161.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202424.4985 of 121619.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)85th percentile+63 vs school
Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school
Male (2025)24th percentile~ school
Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2024)19th percentile-4 vs school
Native American (2024)12th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state
Science8%-24 vs state
Mathematics6%-31 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about San Pasqual Valley High

Students at San Pasqual Valley High are 51% Hispanic, 34% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 4% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 177 students attended San Pasqual Valley High.

San Pasqual Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : San Pasqual Valley Elementary
Middle : San Pasqual Middle

San Pasqual Valley High ranks in the bottom 24.1% of California high schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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