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Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)

6937 Fox Rd., Hughson, CA 95326 · (209) 883-4182 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL33 STUDENTS
Enrollment
33
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
24 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Grade 10
2
Grade 11
14
Grade 12
17
Student demographics
White
618%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
2782%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1648%
Female
1752%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
18.8%
own-school result
Math
6.3%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
33
+1 (+3%) vs 2017
% White
18%
was 19%
% Hispanic
82%
was 69%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)

Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) is one of the rural-scale high schools in Hughson, California, one of the schools within Hughson Unified, with 33 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) sits 96% below that benchmark.

Within Hughson Unified, which oversees 6 schools and 2,237 students, Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) lists that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 18% White. By comparison, Stanislaus County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 73% of students at Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stanislaus County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) is one.

Valley Community Day is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation).

Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) has grew 3%, going from 32 students in 2018 to 33 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 69% to 82% over that span.

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Stanislaus County at a glance

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Population
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students

Quick facts

School name
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)
District
Hughson Unified
Address
6937 Fox Rd., Hughson, CA 95326
Phone
(209) 883-4182
County
Stanislaus County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
33
Free/Reduced lunch
24 (73%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
060006004164
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)
How large is Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)?
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) enrolls approximately 33 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) serve?
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) serves grades 09-12.
What is the student diversity at Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)?
Student demographics at Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) are roughly 18% White, 82% Hispanic.
What district is Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) in?
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) is part of Hughson Unified.
What city is Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) in?
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) is located in Hughson, CA.
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