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Enrollment
1,558
High
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARSTOW UNIFIED·NCES 060402000355
Barstow High
430 South First Ave., Barstow, CA 92311 · (760) 255-6105 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,558 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,054 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 441 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 398 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 356 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 363 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.5pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 27.9% | 24.7% | 37.8% |
| Math | 6.5% | 9.7% | 15.2% | 68.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.5% | 8.8% |
| 2021-22 | 34.2% | 7.2% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 21.6% |
| 2018-19 | 43.6% | 16.3% |
| 2017-18 | 44.4% | 17.9% |
| 2016-17 | 41.4% | 18.1% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barstow High
Barstow High's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barstow High this school | 1,558 | 67.7% | 24.3% |
| Highland High Palmdale | 2,706 | 63.9% | 27.1% |
| Colony High Ontario | 2,109 | 69.7% | 38.0% |
| Pasadena High Pasadena | 1,303 | 67.6% | 41.3% |
| Mayfair High Lakewood | 2,422 | 70.4% | 38.6% |
| Venice Senior High Los Angeles | 2,293 | 64.7% | 48.9% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barstow High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #940 of 1,052 | #50 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #798 of 1,056 ▲ 148 | #43 of 56 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #922 of 1,056 ▲ 25 | #49 of 56 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #294 of 1,044 | #25 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,558 | #540 of 2,093 | #43 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #1,090 of 1,352 | #58 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #511 of 1,351 | #21 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #909 of 1,575 | #63 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #90 of 327 | #7 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,558
+88 (+6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,605
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,558 | 65.4 | 23.8:1 | 68% (1,054) |
| 2023-24 | 1,549 | 63.2 | 24.5:1 | 64% (991) |
| 2022-23 | 1,584 | 65.1 | 24.4:1 | 67% (1,066) |
| 2020-21 | 1,470 | 64 | 23.0:1 | 70% (1,024) |
| 2017-18 | 1,378 | 62.3 | 22.1:1 | 69% (956) |
| 2015-16 | 1,401 | 64 | 21.9:1 | 70% (976) |
| 2010-11 | 1,519 | N/A | N/A | 59% (896) |
| 2000-01 | 1,755 | 68 | 25.8:1 | 35% (615) |
| 1990-91 | 1,605 | 73 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barstow High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,378 to 1,558); teachers up 5% (62.3 to 65.4).
About Barstow High
Among the schools in Barstow, California, is Barstow High, a large high school. There are 1,558 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Barstow Unified has 6,118 students in 13 schools, and Barstow High is one of those schools.
The student body at Barstow High is 63% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 15% Black, 13% White, and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
With 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.8:1. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Barstow High, 68% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Barstow High holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of California public high schools.
Barstow High scores 15.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 24.3% actual versus 39.9% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider San Bernardino County area, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Barstow High shares San Bernardino County with 582 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Barstow STEM Academy, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Barstow High is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Barstow High as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Barstow High had a net gain of 88 students, or 6%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Barstow High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barstow Unified
- Barstow IntermediateMiddle · 692 students
- Barstow Junior HighMiddle · 646 students
- Barstow STEM AcademyMiddle · 454 students
- Cameron ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Barstow Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 405 students
- Montara ElementaryElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Barstow
- Barstow IntermediateMiddle · 692 students
- Mojave River Academy - Silver MountainCombined · 677 students
- Barstow Junior HighMiddle · 646 students
- Barstow STEM AcademyMiddle · 454 students
- Cameron ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Barstow Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Barstow STEM Academy0.2 mi · 454
- BUSD School of Opportunity0.6 mi · 9
- Central High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 73
- Henderson Elementary0.7 mi · 398
- Barstow Fine Arts Academy0.9 mi · 405
- Cameron Elementary1.0 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Barstow HighWhat is the total enrollment at Barstow High?
Barstow High enrolls approximately 1,558 students in grades 09-12.
Is Barstow High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barstow High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barstow High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barstow High is approximately 23.8:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Barstow High?
Barstow High reports a student body of 13% White, 63% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Barstow High public or private?
Barstow High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barstow Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.