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Calistoga Junior/Senior High

1608 Lake St., Calistoga, CA 94515 · (707) 942-6278 · Napa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public high schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats 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

Enrollment
355
High
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
313 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 75917%
Grade 86017%
Grade 95816%
Grade 105716%
Grade 116217%
Grade 125917%
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
319%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
31789%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
19455%
Female
16145%

School pathway

Feeds from
Calistoga ElementaryKG–06
Based on grade levels within Calistoga Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
48.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.6pp since 2014
Math
19.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.7pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts8.6%40.0%25.7%25.7%
Math6.7%12.9%33.7%46.6%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2548.6%19.7%
2023-2454.7%22.2%
2022-2343.7%21.3%
2021-2242.6%17.3%
2018-1950.0%17.3%
2017-1853.5%21.9%
2016-1745.9%27.0%
2015-1640.0%24.0%
2014-1545.0%19.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Calistoga Junior/Senior High

Calistoga Junior/Senior High's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Calistoga Junior/Senior High this school35588.2%36.3%
Strathmore High
Strathmore
28688.8%25.5%
Le Grand High
Le Grand
48487.2%34.0%
Riverdale High
Riverdale
49690.7%34.1%
Calipatria High
Calipatria
34583.8%30.4%
Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High
Los Angeles
29687.2%N/A
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 Calistoga Junior/Senior High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Napa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.3%#627 of 1,052N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.7%#692 of 1,056
▼ 142
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.6%#733 of 1,056
▼ 186
N/A
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.2pp#390 of 1,044N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
355#1,153 of 2,093#6 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#89 of 1,352#2 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.5%#1,104 of 1,351#6 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.2%#364 of 1,575#2 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.6%#782 of 802N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
355
-41 (-10%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253552414.8:188% (313)
2023-2437823.116.4:185% (321)
2022-2338023.316.3:180% (305)
2020-213962218.0:171% (282)
2017-1835721.516.6:168% (244)
2015-163512116.7:150% (175)
2010-11365N/AN/A75% (275)
2000-014051822.5:140% (160)
1990-913111619.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calistoga Junior/Senior High.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (357 to 355); teachers up 11% (21.5 to 24).

About Calistoga Junior/Senior High

Calistoga Junior/Senior High is one of the public schools in Calistoga, California. It is a small high school. There are 355 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. The school is 58% below the average for high schools in California.

Within Calistoga Joint Unified, Calistoga Junior/Senior High is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 767 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Calistoga Junior/Senior High is Hispanic, at 89%. Other reported shares: 9% White. Napa County's residents are about 36% Hispanic, 53 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.

There are about 14.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Calistoga Junior/Senior High, which has 24. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Calistoga Junior/Senior High is about 88%. The rate at public schools in Napa County averages 64%, lower than here.

On the allk12 Grade, Calistoga Junior/Senior High lands at B, ahead of 58% of California public high schools.

Test results at Calistoga Junior/Senior High are 8.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.3% actual, 27.9% predicted).

In Napa County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $111,471, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 43 public schools and about 18,557 students.

Palisades High (Continuation) is about 0.1 miles from Calistoga Junior/Senior High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Calistoga Junior/Senior High ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.

From 396 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 355 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 18.0 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.

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Napa County at a glance

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Population
134,869
Census ACS
Median income
$111,471
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
18,557 students

Quick facts

School name
Calistoga Junior/Senior High
District
Calistoga Joint Unified
Address
1608 Lake St., Calistoga, CA 94515
Phone
(707) 942-6278
County
Napa County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
355
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
313 (88%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
060702000647
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Calistoga Junior/Senior High
What is the total enrollment at Calistoga Junior/Senior High?
Calistoga Junior/Senior High enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Calistoga Junior/Senior High serve?
Calistoga Junior/Senior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Calistoga Junior/Senior High?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Calistoga Junior/Senior High.
How diverse is Calistoga Junior/Senior High?
Calistoga Junior/Senior High reports a student body of 9% White, 89% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Calistoga Junior/Senior High?
Calistoga Junior/Senior High is overseen by Calistoga Joint Unified in Napa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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