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If you could change one rule at Calexico High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,746
High
DISTRICT 948 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEXICO UNIFIED·NCES 060690000634
Calexico High
1030 Encinas Ave., Calexico, CA 92231 · (760) 768-3980 · Imperial County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,746 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.3:1
123 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
2,331 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 670 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 707 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 662 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 707 | 26% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
50.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +33.2pp since 2014
Math
18.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 33 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.5% | 28.7% | 21.5% | 28.4% |
| Math | 6.1% | 11.9% | 18.4% | 63.6% |
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 | 50.2% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 14.4% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 29.5% |
| 2018-19 | 55.6% | 24.6% |
| 2017-18 | 49.9% | 27.2% |
| 2016-17 | 44.8% | 21.8% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Calexico High
Calexico High's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calexico High this school | 2,746 | 84.9% | 31.4% |
| Bell Gardens High Bell Gardens | 2,046 | 87.0% | 26.0% |
| Santa Ana High Santa Ana | 2,505 | 90.6% | 27.5% |
| Pacifica High Oxnard | 2,675 | 81.2% | 24.1% |
| Coachella Valley High Thermal | 2,300 | 90.3% | 25.6% |
| Montebello High Montebello | 1,907 | 89.0% | 28.8% |
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 Calexico High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #756 of 1,052 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #734 of 1,056 ▲ 155 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #703 of 1,056 ▲ 34 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #435 of 1,044 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,746 | #54 of 2,093 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #909 of 1,352 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.3% | #1,350 of 1,351 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #469 of 1,575 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #451 of 802 | N/A |
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
2,746
-228 (-8%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,962
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 2,746 | 123.2 | 22.3:1 | 85% (2,331) |
| 2023-24 | 2,718 | 118.1 | 23.0:1 | 83% (2,253) |
| 2022-23 | 2,836 | 123.1 | 23.0:1 | 80% (2,274) |
| 2020-21 | 2,974 | 125 | 23.8:1 | 86% (2,567) |
| 2017-18 | 3,059 | 126.8 | 24.1:1 | 82% (2,510) |
| 2015-16 | 3,036 | 123 | 24.7:1 | 83% (2,509) |
| 2010-11 | 2,127 | N/A | N/A | 80% (1,699) |
| 2000-01 | 1,698 | 80 | 21.2:1 | 78% (1,325) |
| 1990-91 | 1,962 | 84 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calexico High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (3,059 to 2,746); teachers down 3% (126.8 to 123.2).
About Calexico High
Calexico High is a high-enrollment high school based in Calexico, California. It serves 2,746 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 228% bigger than that.
Calexico Unified has a total of 12 schools and 8,022 students, Calexico High among them.
Calexico High's enrollment is 100% Hispanic. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 86% share among Imperial County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 0% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Calexico High employs 123.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Calexico High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%.
Calexico High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Calexico High is 1.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.4% actual, 29.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Imperial County show that the median household income is $57,681, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Besides Calexico High, Imperial County has 75 other public schools.
Dool Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Calexico High. By average proficiency, Calexico High is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Calexico High is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 228 students since 2020-21, to 2,746. Students per teacher fell from 23.8 in 2020-21 to 22.3 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calexico Unified
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighMiddle · 674 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- William Moreno Junior HighMiddle · 618 students
- Rockwood ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Dool ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Other schools in Calexico
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighMiddle · 674 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- William Moreno Junior HighMiddle · 618 students
- Rockwood ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Dool ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Dool Elementary0.3 mi · 568
- Jefferson Elementary0.5 mi · 625
- Rockwood Elementary0.5 mi · 617
- Enrique Camarena Jr. High0.8 mi · 674
- Kennedy Gardens Elementary1.0 mi · 484
- Cesar Chavez Elementary1.0 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About Calexico HighWhat is the total enrollment at Calexico High?
Calexico High enrolls approximately 2,746 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Calexico High serve?
Calexico High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Calexico High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Calexico High is approximately 22.3:1 (123 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Calexico High?
At Calexico High, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is Calexico High public or private?
Calexico High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calexico Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.