Colony Basic Skills Alternative High

Colony Basic Skills Alternative High is a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in Hilmar, California, one of the schools within Hilmar Unified. The school works with students from the surrounding community in grades 9 through 12.

Colony Basic Skills Alternative High is one of 6 schools operated by Hilmar Unified, a district that caters to 2,284 students overall.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Merced County) records that median household earnings sit near $65,510, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Merced County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), Colony Basic Skills Alternative High is one campus in the mix.

Irwin High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

On the community side, the feed for Colony Basic Skills Alternative High typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.