Barstow High

As a large four-year high school in Barstow, California, Barstow High caters to 1,558 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Barstow Unified. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 86% above typical.

Barstow High is one of 13 schools operated by Barstow Unified, a district that teaches 6,118 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Barstow High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment; the rest looks like 15% Black, 13% White, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Barstow High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.2%; actual is 21.7%, a gap of -17.4 points.

In the broader community, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Barstow High is one.

Barstow STEM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Barstow High comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 15.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 13%: 1,378 students in 2018 compared to 1,558 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.